Mysterious China Blog

The charming monastic village of Taihuai, nestling in the valley ringed by Wutai Shan's five mountain peaks (or terraces), has the largest concentration of temples as well as most of Wutai Shan's hotels and restaurants. Although Wutai Shan was ...

A heavily industrialized city, Taiyuan lies on the banks of the Fen River at the heart of Shanxi and makes a convenient base for trips to Pingyao and Wutai Shan. Between the years 471-221 BC Taiyuan was the capital ...

Datong City is situated in Shanxi Province, near the southern flank of Inner Mongolia, Datong has some splendid sights worth exploring despite the coal mines and power stations that blight the surrounding landscape. The city was twice a dynastic capital, under the Northern Wei (AD 386-534), and the Liao (AD ...