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Trip.Best Top 17 Best Things to Do in Taiyuan [2024]

Explore the best things to do in Taiyuan! Uncover top activities and experiences for an unforgettable visit.
Updated Sep 2024
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    󰺂8.3
    4.7/5
    170 Review
    Free
    "Very worth going to the place, beautiful scenery, exquisite architecture, and a shot is beautiful. Listening to the tour guide explaining the story that happened inside is even more interesting. It is worthy of being the first-ranked attraction in Taiyuan. There are other scenic spots near Tianlong Mountain. You can arrange enough time to play together."
    Taiyuan.Taiyuan Ancient County/Jinci Temple
    20.4km from downtown
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    󰺂7.6
    4.8/5
    1712 Review
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 98 reviews
    "Very good museum tour, the museum collection is very rich, the theme of the exhibition hall is clear, the layout is reasonable, and the tour experience is very good. The gold medal explained that Mr. Zhao Yaqi is very professional, touching bypass, patient and meticulous, and answering all questions, very good!"
    Taiyuan.Xiayuan/Taiyuan University of Technology
    1.7km from downtown
    Highlights: The Shanxi Provincial Museum is located in Taiyuan City on West Binhe Road. Visitors enter free and can enjoy many excellent examples of Shanxi’s traditional and historical culture such as the Houma Jades from the Spring and Autumn Period, oil paintings from the Northern Wei Dynasty and a carved white stone sarcophagus from the Sui Dynasty. The items on display in the Shanxi Provincial Museum cover a broad range of eras, from the Neolithic times dating from the remains left behind during man's ancient past to more recent artifacts related to Shanxi merchants during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. You will find many excellent learning opportunities here.
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  • top_3
    󰺂7.2
    4.6/5
    1341 Review
    From6.39
    "Overall it is good, it feels that the fare is a bit expensive. Hahaha. The park is quite big. You can rent an electric car. It is more convenient. You can go further. After dark, many people are punching in and taking pictures. You must not miss it."
    Taiyuan.Taiyuan Ancient County/Jinci Temple
    15.6km from downtown
    No.1 of Family-friendly Attractions in Taiyuan
    Highlights: Taiyuan Botanical Garden is located at the foot of Taishan Mountain in Jinyuan District and collects more than 3,000 species of plants. Visitors can stand on the cantilever at the main entrance and overlook the whole botanical garden.
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    󰺂6.8
    4.4/5
    1491 Review
    From7.67
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 12 reviews
    "Deeply feel the coal culture, the entrance door is on the right hand side of the road, friends do not take more wrong roads, you can also go deep underground after the visit, the richness is very high, but it is recommended that the fare can be slightly lower."
    Taiyuan.Xiayuan/Taiyuan University of Technology
    2.4km from downtown
    No.2 of Family-friendly Attractions in Taiyuan
    Highlights: The Chinese Coal Museum is located in Taiyuan City on the west bank of Fenhe Park. Every day our lives are affected by coal. Do you know where coal comes from, how it is formed, or how it is excavated from deep beneath the surface of the earth's crust? A visit to the Chinese Coal Museum will help answer some of these questions along with many other questions you never knew you had. One of the most interesting features of the museum is the Coal Palace. The Coal Palace is a is an underground facility built to replicate a real mine at a scale that is true to life. You can put on a miner's suit and hat and go down an elevator and passageways similar to ones coal miners use to work. This experience provides a new understanding of the hardship and dangers miners face every day while working.
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    󰺂6.6
    4.2/5
    2656 Review
    From1.28
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 33 reviews
    "Taiyuan Zoo has more and more animals, the price is close to the people, the layout is reasonable, the tour bus is convenient and the service is good, there are many self-service shopping machines in the park, there is a parking lot at the northwest gate of the car, and you can consider the east gate to take a taxi."
    Taiyuan.Taiyuan Zoo
    5.4km from downtown
    No.3 of Family-friendly Attractions in Taiyuan
    Highlights: The Taiyuan Zoo is located in the northern part of downtown Taiyuan. It is an ideal place for bringing small children. The zoo is full of lush green trees, potted plants and flowers. At the Taiyuan City Zoo visitors can see precious wildlife, such as snub-nosed monkeys, Siberian tigers and red-crowned cranes. There are also many precious wild animals from the rest of the world, such as white rhinos, giraffes, baboons and zebras. While at the Taiyuan City Zoo you can also watch the Sea Lion Show, Elephant Show, a circus and many other kinds of animal performances.
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    󰺂6.6
    4.4/5
    503 Review
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 60 reviews
    "This is the best attraction to experience Taiyuan this time. I took a taxi early. It is not too far from the city. It is more than ten kilometers. I bought the ticket in advance. I bought the child ticket on the spot. I took the tour bus and arrived in three or four minutes. Then I started to walk in, a lot of slopes, So it is not laborious to walk, there are mountains, water and trees, the environment is particularly good, about 2 hours, it is almost the same, come out and call the car at the drop-off point, and quickly take orders."
    Taiyuan
    13.4km from downtown
    Highlights: The Mengshan Giant Buddha is also known as the Giant Buddha of the Western Mountains. It was built in the Northern Qi Dynasty during the reign of the Tianbao Emperor, making for over a thousand years of history. The Mengshan Giant Buddha was originally carved into the cliff face to the rear of Mengshan’s Kaihua Temple. During the later years of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mengshan Giant Buddha was damaged. It was rediscovered in 1980 but, at the time, the head of the Buddha was missing. A new head has since been carved for the giant Buddha. The Mengshan Buddha is incredibly majestic. From the bottom of his legs to his neck is about 30 meters. Based on the proportions of the human body, it is assumed that the original statue (including the missing head) would have been 46 meters tall.
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    󰺂6.5
    4.7/5
    2560 Review
    From19.03
    "Arrived at 10 o'clock in the morning, boiled eggs were not allowed to be brought in, and 7 projects were played. The pirate ship was still very exciting, especially the feeling of sitting was quite interesting. I shouted for a day. I saw that there may be 4 indoor pictures. The performance art, overall is good, the children are very happy to play"
    Yangqu
    21.4km from downtown
    No.4 of Family-friendly Attractions in Taiyuan
    Highlights: Taiyuan Fantawild Oriental Heritage is the second Fantawild park in Shanxi province after Datong Fantawild Adventure. This new park is themed around Chinese history and culture. It cleverly blends mythology,folk tales, and local culture to present visitors with a fantastic oriental world filled with innovation and technology. This new park adopts many cutting-edge technologies such as a flight simulation theater, panoramic AR, comprehensive tracks, 4D dynamic special effects, programmable blocks, and more.This Park combines live performance and other technology to provide visitors with an immersive experience presenting five thousand years of Chinese culture.
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    󰺂6.3
    4.8/5
    101 Review
    Free
    "The place is not big. It is in the city. The three exhibition halls are exquisite. The completeness of the murals is very good. There are also digital explanations and public welfare explanations. It is strongly recommended that you can also stamp the seal. The package is very beautiful."
    Taiyuan.Taiyuan Railway Station
    7.2km from downtown
    Highlights: The Taiyuan Northern Qi Mural Museum is located in Yingze District, Taiyuan City. It has an exhibition hall and a mural restoration research center. It mainly includes sections such as site overview, digital exhibition, and cultural lecture hall. It displays murals from Xu Xianxiu's tomb, such as cattle, horses, and weapons.
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    󰺂6.1
    4.5/5
    178 Review
    From6.39
    "Self-driving tours can punch in and take pictures on the bridge, but please remember not to cause congestion. If you take a taxi, you can hit the mountain and then go down the stairs all the way to the map from left to right. The main thing is to see the grottoes and experience culture. The scenic spot is not big but it all depends on walking. After you come out, you can take the bus to Jinci. The route is much more convenient, and the road down the mountain will also pass through Figure 1 to take pictures and punch in."
    Taiyuan
    20.8km from downtown
    Highlights: The Tianlong Mountain Grottoes are located on the mountainside of Tianlong Mountain, 40 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City. Tianlong Mountain was formerly known as Fangshan Mountain. After the Tianlong Temple was built at the foot of the mountain in the Northern Qi Dynasty, the mountain was called Tianlong Mountain. It used to be the summer palace of Gao Huan, the father of the Northern Qi Emperor Gao Yang. Tianlong Mountain has beautiful scenery, surrounded by undulating mountains, lush pines and cypresses, rippling springs in Longwang Stone Cave on the top of the mountain, and clear streams in front of the mountain. The Tianlongshan Grottoes are distributed on the cliff waist of the east and west peaks of Tianlong Mountain. There are 24 caves excavated in the Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui and Tang Dynasties, eight caves in the east peak, thirteen caves in the west peak, and three caves in the north of the mountain. There are more than 1,500 statues in the coexisting grottoes, and 1,144 relief sculptures, caisson wells and portraits. The Tianlongshan Grottoes are characterized by their mature, full, succinct and meticulous expression of emotions, which are close to the life of laborers.
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    󰺂6.0
    4.8/5
    24 Review
    From8.82
    "The park is located in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, on the south side of Taiyuan City. It is the largest artificial water surface in Taiyuan City and is also a wetland park in the city. The green area in the park is very large."
    Taiyuan.Red Lantern Stadium/Jinyang Lake
    12.1km from downtown
    Highlights: Jinyang Lake Park is a comprehensive urban park in Taiyuan City.Located in the Souvenir of Jinyang Lake in the southwest of Taiyuan City, it is connected to Xinjinci Road in the east, Fengyugou in the south, Taifen Road in the west, and Yeyu River in the north. It has a lakeside trail, multiple themed bicycle paths, a Cruise dock, etc. The lily sea and "Monet's Water Lilies" are the highlights of the Attraction.
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FAQ

What Best Things to Do are there in Taiyuan?
These are all Best Things to Do in Taiyuan:Jinci Scenic, Shanxi Museum, Taiyuan Botanical Garden, The Coal Museum of China, Taiyuan Zoo
What are some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Taiyuan?
Some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Taiyuan include:Jinci Scenic:4.7, Shanxi Museum:4.8, Taiyuan Botanical Garden:4.6, The Coal Museum of China:4.4, Taiyuan Zoo:4.2
At what locations in Taiyuan can Best Things to Do in Taiyuan be found?
The Best Things to Do in Taiyuan are mainly located in:Jinci Scenic:Taiyuan, Shanxi Museum:Taiyuan, Taiyuan Botanical Garden:Taiyuan, The Coal Museum of China:Taiyuan, Taiyuan Zoo:Taiyuan
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