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Writing about Shanxi is not just about Shanxi. It's about ancient temples that have stood for a thousand years. It's about the rise and fall of Shanxi merchants. It's about the mottled years in the mountains. Lingshi County is the only county in China named after a meteorite, and it has many exquisite ancient buildings. Wang Family Courtyard is located in Lingshi County, Shanxi Province. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and took 300 years to complete. It is known as the "Folk Forbidden City" and the "Forbidden City of Shanxi" in China. 🌈 Wang Family Courtyard You can get dressed up as soon as you enter the park. There is a plaque that says "Youyou Trip Moments," which is very conspicuous and easy to find! 🎫 Ticket: CNY 55 in peak season, CNY 35 in off-season (half-price tickets are CNY 30 regardless of the season, and children under 6 and seniors over 60 are free) 🔸 Opening hours: 8:00–17:10 🔸 There are guides at the entrance of the scenic area, CNY 120, and you can join a group. It is strongly recommended to hire a guide to immerse yourself in the rise and fall of the Wang family and the characteristics and architecture of the courtyard, to experience the strict hierarchy and family rules of the feudal family, and to better understand the saying "the gates of the rich are as deep as the sea." 🌈 Wang Family Manor About 1 km from Wang Family Courtyard. It is a comprehensive leisure manor that integrates dining, accommodation, sightseeing, learning, playing, and appreciation. The biggest attractions are the "Lingshi Light Coal Theme Museum" and the "Exotic Villa Garden." 🌈 Zishou Temple Zishou Temple is free of charge, with few visitors, and is not far from Wang Family Courtyard. It is worth a visit. The most worthwhile thing to see is the eighteen Arhat clay sculptures in the Three Bodhisattva Hall. The Arhats are about the same height as real people, and their shapes, expressions, temperaments, and charms are vivid and lifelike! 🌈 Xiamen Ancient Castle This Xiamen is not the same as Xiamen. 🎫 Ticket: Free Known as the "World's First Brick Arch Castle," it took 300 years to build and is huge in scale. The core buildings are the Censorate, the Grand Master's Mansion, the Baizhang Tower, the Guandi Temple, and the Ancestral Hall. The arches are interspersed with each other, like walking into a maze, like an adventure. Who understands? ✅ Accommodation recommendation 📍 Chongning Fort Hot Spring Hotel The rooms include a comprehensive building, a courtyard, and a kang room. Visitors from other places are recommended to experience the kang! You won't be disappointed. ⚠️ Note 🚗 Lingshi is a 1-hour and 40-minute drive from Taiyuan. 🚄 Taiyuan high-speed train to Lingshi East Station takes about 1 hour. 🚌 Take Lingshi Bus No. 7 or a taxi for 10 minutes from the high-speed train station to Wang Family Courtyard.