Shanxi's scenic spots good for self-driving trips

The urban people stuck at home for the entire winter season would like to go on spring outings. Now self-driving tours have become a popular way for residents in cities to go afar and get close to nature on a leisurely and jolly weekend.

The following are some tourist spots in suburban areas with beautiful spring scenery. You can drive your car into a relaxing weekend.

Peach Blossom Mountain in Datong city

Taohua (Peach Blossom) Mountain in Datong city [Photo/Shanxi Daily]

The Taohua (Peach Blossom) Mountain, located in the Lingqiu county of Datong city, is famous for its vast areas of peach flowers. With spring water flowing, the mountain has many natural karst caves created by natural forces over hundreds and thousands of years. The Taohua Cave, 1,900 meters high above sea level, began to form around 1.7 billion years ago and its stalactites are still growing. The stalactites are in different shapes tier upon tier; some look like bead curtains and some like mushrooms.

Jiajia village in Lvliang city

Planting in Jiajia village of Lvliang city [Photo/Shanxi Daily]

The Jiajia village in Lvliang city boasts a good ecological environment with green trees, grasslands, water, mountains, and flowers. Awarded as a national agricultural tourism destination, it is a good scenic site for tourism, workouts, leisure, education, and scientific research.

The village has a park for agricultural research, a flowers park, a breeding park, and a botany park, with a dozen sight spots.

Xuehua Mountain in Yuncheng city

People have every reason to go to Xuehua Mountain for a visit. The main peak, Zhongtiao Mountain, is 1,994 meters high. Standing on the mountain and experiencing a fresh breeze blowing gently, visitors can see grotesque stone shapes and clean flowing spring streams, all the while breathing the fragrance of multitudes of flowers.

Xuehua Mountain is the location of the largest folk group of stone carvings, more than 10,000. Visitors can also experience the folk traditions of the South Shanxi area, including special snacks, handcrafts, and social customs.

Shanliquan Scenic Spot in Jincheng city

The meandering Qinhe river is twisted to look just like a dragon stretching around mountains.[Photo/Shanxi Daily]

The Shanliquan scenic spot has spectacular mountain scenery, rivers, springs, and rich wild life resources. The meandering Qinhe river is twisted to look just like a dragon stretching around mountains.

Lingkong Mountain in Changzhi city

Lingkong Mountain, formerly named Jiuding Mountain because of its nine peaks, provides fairyland scenery for visitors. The ancient Shengshou Temple, a valuable temple building group, is located at the middle of the mountain featuring large size and exquisite architecture style. Huge pine trees amaze visitors in that they are thick enough to need two people to clasp their arms around to close the circle.