The ancient county of Taiyuan is an ancient historical and cultural city built on the ruins of Jinyang Ancient city. It is located in the southwest of Taiyuan city, Shanxi Province, 20 kilometers away from the West mountains in the west and the Fenhe River in the east, covering an area of about 0.8 square kilometers.

The scenic spots in the ancient county：

一、Confucian temple

The Confucian Temple of Taiyuan County is located in the middle of the county East Street Road north, south; It was built during the Ming Dynasty and has since been renovated. Confucian temple has always been the seat of county learning until the abolition of the imperial examinations in the late Years of the Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. This restoration also restored the original appearance of the Confucian temple in the county on the basis of the original county annals and local Chronicles. The historic buildings in the Confucian Temple have been preserved.

二、County government

County yamen located in the county seat cross Street east north, south; Covering an area of about 35,700 square meters, the county government is the place where the local chief executive functions and powers, as well as the place where the county officials, officials and officers handle official affairs, and it is the symbol of local power. Built at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and since then, there have been many additions. The restoration of the county government in taiyuan in the early Ming Dynasty.

三、Chenghuang temple

Chenghuang Temple is located in the east of the town God Temple Street, left grandma temple, right for The Liang Gong Temple, its temple to the south. In the old custom of Taiyuan county, the city God god as the patron saint of the city, the original Taiyuan County town God temple covers a large area of about 28,000 square meters. It can be seen that Cheng Huang God had a high prestige and degree of faith among the people. It is said that when taiyuan county magistrate arrived, the first to the city God temple offerings and night, to get the blessing of the god cheng Huang, then back to the county office. Every Spring Festival early in the morning, to the town God's Temple to burn incense.

四、Guandi temple

Guandi Temple, Taiyuan County, located in the county North street middle road west, east. Founded in the Ming Jiajing before. Here is dedicated to the "loyalty, filial piety, festival, righteousness" known as the martial saint Guan Yu. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the south courtyard of the main hall of the front yard was the site of taiyuan County branch of the anti-Japanese United front organization, the Alliance for the Salvation of the Nation of Shanxi Province.

The night scene of taiyuan ancient county seat is very old and vicissitudes of life, but it is very real and spectacular. Every corner of the ancient city is full of vicissitudes and roughness. The high walls of loess, red lanterns and ancient tiled houses have a special sense of beauty.