Most ‘Hidden’ Attraction Within Shanxi Province, Accommodating 3,000 People, Comparable to Datong’s Hengshan Temple!

As a major tourist province, Shanxi naturally has many famous attractions, and Pingyao Ancient City is the first one. Many tourists to Shanxi come to it as their first destination. However, coming to Pingyao Ancient City has become a bit monotonous. Today, let's introduce a hidden gem in Shanxi, Yuelian Cave on Yunqiu Mountain.

I believe everyone is unfamiliar with Yunqiu Mountain, it is not very famous compared to Mount Wutai, and its popularity is much smaller. Some people don't even know that such a place exists. In fact, Yunqiu Mountain is a 4A scenic area here, with beautiful scenery, and it's not out of the question to call it a 'paradise lost' . Why is this? Yunqiu Mountain is famous for its rugged peaks, beautiful springs, and ethereal cloud seas, and it is also known as 'the first scenic spot on the Fen River'. The most famous attraction is Yuelian Cave. Yuelian Cave is in a very special location, it's located on a cliff face, a bit like Konghuang Temple in Datong.

Yuelian Cave is located above an ancient village. You can enter through One-Line Sky and see a building on the cliff. If you go deeper, you can see several Daoist temples. But if you observe carefully, you won't find a cave. According to locals, Yuelian Cave is not a cave, but a cliff. Because the shape of the cliff looks like a lotus flower, it's called Yuelian Cave.