There are many good places for self driving tours around Taiyuan. You can go and enjoy the scenery on a sunny day! So let's take a look together at the best recommended self driving destinations in Taiyuan! Please refer to the following text for details
1. Yunding Mountain
Yunding Mountain has an elevation of 2789 meters and is the highest peak in Taiyuan. It is named after its steep terrain and the fact that its peak extends straight into the clouds. The mountain is flat and vast, with exotic flowers and grasses scattered all over, forming a vast grassland. Appreciating the scenery along the scenic area, the wonderful pastoral scenery and spectacular forest sea give people a wonderful enjoyment
Driving route 1: Take the Ring Expressway and transfer to the Taijia Line at the Loufan exit. Get off at the expressway - Loufan County - Provincial Road S217- Anjiagou - S104- Miyu Town Specialty cuisine: The local red apricot has a delicious and natural taste, and the potato paste is fluffy. The noodle dish made by steaming mashed potatoes and white flour together to make fish and stir fry is called "Ge Tu Tu". Tofu is particularly chewy. Of course, there are also mushrooms from the mountains Lingjinggou is located in Xilingjing Township, Yangqu County, northwest of Taiyuan City. It starts from Lingjing Village in Yangqu County in the north and ends at Guankou Village in the south, with high mountains on both sides facing each other like gates, known as "Tianmen Mountain". Since ancient times, it has been a major transportation route from northwest Shanxi to Taiyuan. Lingjing Gou has a total length of thirty miles, with meandering rivers, undulating mountains, cliffs, and rugged rocks in the depths of the ditch, creating a total of seventy-two scenic spots. Lingjinggou Nature Reserve, one of the four nature reserves in Taiyuan City, has a large area, among which Sanlangdong is its representative. Sanlang Cave refers to the Sanlang Temple that once existed here and still retains its ruins. The small stream and long channel in the mountain ditch next to the temple are very natural, making it a great place for families to travel and children to play in the water Driving route one: Taiyuan - Chaihua Road - Kangxi Highway to Xilingjing - Beixiaodian Township - Liugu Village - Enter the village - Enter the mountain to get there Specialty cuisine: Yangqu County is famous for its small grains, especially millet, which is called "Empress Dowager Fragrance". At the entrance of Liugu Village, there are farmhouses with buckwheat noodles and black pork Yunzhu Lake in Yushe County is one of the few high mountain lakes in North China, surrounded by mountains on all sides and with pleasant scenery. The lake is winding and twisting, with rippling blue waves. It is a place for leisure fishing, enjoying the scenery of the lake and mountains, and experiencing the charm of the water town. The local area vigorously develops tourism, especially famous for the rural tourism in Yanliang Village, Xiangyang Village. Yanliang Village has also planted large lotus ponds, and in summer, there is a taste of Jiangnan water towns when visiting Driving route: On Binhe East Road, take the Taichang Expressway and turn north at Yushe, then get off at the Fish Head Exit of the Fen Expressway. The distance is 80 kilometers Specialty cuisine: Of course, when you come to Yunzhu Lake, you have to eat reservoir fish and shrimp. There are many farmhouses and water restaurants, and the prices are also affordable. The "Yushe Idiot" Heyu Xiaomi is also a famous brand, and the crispy pears on Lihua Island are particularly sweet. You must go pick them by hand in autumn Longqi Lake is located near Caizhuang Village, Nanyanzhu Town, Shouyang County. The lake surface The small island in the center of the lake, Wolonggang, is densely covered with pine trees and has beautiful scenery; The wetland plants on the beach around the lake grow luxuriantly, attracting a large number of birds to live and multiply, which is a beautiful scenery. Tourists come here to fish by the lake, go boating on the lake, or relax on the island, without any leisure time Driving route: Take the Taijiu Expressway Jinzhong exit and turn onto Provincial Highway S216 to Caizhuang Village, which is a 60 kilometer journey Specialty cuisine: Shouyang dried tofu is well-known, but few people know about Shouyang oil persimmons. Legend has it that at that time, Shouyang had a mild climate and produced large persimmons, which Shouxing Lao (Shouyang people) loved to eat. However, as the climate became colder, persimmons decreased, and people invented noodle oil persimmons to replace them. I strongly recommend the old man meat sandwich cake from Nanyanzhu Town. It sold out late and only you know how it tastes after eating it White Rock is located in the Niutou Mountain area northwest of the ancient city of Dai County. It was founded by the founder of the Pure Land, Huiyuan, more than 1700 years ago and is named after the White Valley Immortal sitting on a peak, floating and independent. Climbing up the stairs, the mountains are shrouded in mist and clouds, and the mountains are lush with greenery, like a fairyland. In the concave cliff, there are two clear springs, one sweet and one bitter. This seems to make us realize that life is actually composed of two words: bitter and sweet Driving route: Get off at the Daixian exit of the Yuantai Expressway, turn left a few hundred meters and you will see the White Rock Archway. Follow the mountain and you will arrive. The distance is 156 kilometers Specialty cuisine: Daixian Aoyu is very famous. If you want to eat authentic, you have to go to Daixian Yangming Fort and look for "Jia Wuyu Village" because the streets are full of Aoyu. Daixian dried tofu and donkey meat are also delicious Located in the southeast direction of the county town, Dingxiang Nanzhuang is surrounded by valleys and mountains, and has an excellent ecological environment. The Hutuo River flows through it, earning it the nickname "Little Guilin". In addition, the stream murmurs, birds chirp, the forest and grass are lush, and the peaks are surprisingly beautiful. The village has a distinctive rural appearance, with stone paved roads and rammed earth walls. There are three major specialties in the ditch, persimmons, Sichuan peppercorns, and walnuts. During the harvest season, entering the ditch is filled with a fragrant aroma that is intoxicating. Golden persimmons. The reddish brown Sichuan peppercorns and blue-green walnuts make you feel like this is a small southern village Driving route: Turn off at Jian'an exit of Xinfu Expressway from Yuantai Expressway, then turn onto Dongping Line and enter the mountain along the way to get there Specialties: Grinding persimmons are big and delicious, while Sichuan peppercorns and walnuts are green and pollution-free specialties2. Lingjinggou
3. Yunzhu Lake
4. Longqi Lake
5. White Rock in Dai County
6. Dingxiang Nanzhuang