July means that more than half of the year has passed. If there are still many unfinished plans at the beginning of the year, it is time to hurry up. July is also the most prosperous season of life. There is no need to say more in the south, but in the north, especially in the high mountains and grasslands, flowers can be seen everywhere in July, and the earth has changed from the desolate old clothes to colorful costumes. There are many places worth visiting in July, no matter in the north or the south. Come and see if the following are exciting! >>Recommended place: da tong
Reason: Datong is an ancient city with many traces left by ethnic minorities.
Yungang Grottoes
Datong is an ideal society proposed by Confucianism in the Book of Rites, Shanxi Datong, as the starting point of human civilization and the soul of northern Shanxi, has always been one of the most influential cities in northern China in history, known as "three generations of Beijing, two dynasties of important town". Datong, once the capital of a dynasty, should be left with some royal spirit and several ruins in any case. The ancient and powerful northern culture, which is formed by the exchange and convergence of the northern minorities and the Han nationality, reveals the vicissitudes of history unconsciously. Yungang Grottoes is the largest representative. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Tuoba family, who occupied this place, presided over the excavation of Yungang Grottoes. On the front of Wuzhou Mountain, there are 45 major caves, 252 large and small cave niches, and more than 51000 stone statues. And most of the Central Plains temple The common Buddha statues in the Northern Wei Dynasty are plump and round. What is different is that the statues in the Northern Wei Dynasty are generally beautiful, elegant, quiet and simple. Their faces are somewhat angular, and their bodies are still thin although they are stiff. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, whose official name should be "Sakyamuni Pagoda in Buddhist Temple". It is the oldest existing wooden tower in China. It was built in the second year of Qingning in the Liao Dynasty (1056 A.D.). For a wooden building, it has lived for nearly a thousand years in the dry northern border city that has experienced many wars. Hanging Temple Built in the late Northern Wei Dynasty, this temple, built on the cliff, integrates Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, which inspires many visitors to awe. Standing in the narrow corridor, people will be swayed by the mountain wind. There are waist high and thin wooden railings beside them. How spectacular the construction scene of such a grand building was in those years. Even in such an environment, there are still practitioners living here. The buildings mentioned above are all the products of integration with Han culture during the period when ethnic minorities were more powerful. This place has a thousand years of history, is also a place of war, where ethnic minorities often fight with the Han people, leaving many amazing historic sites. 