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Notice on the Reopening of Hengshan Mountain Scenic Area

The snow on the roads in Hengshan Mountain Scenic Area has been cleared. After a comprehensive assessment, it has been decided to resume normal opening at 9:00 am.

2025/03/16


Notice on the Temporary Closure of Hengshan Mountain Scenic Area

Due to snowfall, roads and tourist facilities in Hengshan Mountain Scenic Area are experiencing snow accumulation and ice formation.

2025/03/15


Fu Zhenlun | Field Notes from a 1950 Archaeological Expedition to Northern Shanxi

Presented here to the readers is the "Yanbei Archaeological Diary," a collection of notes kept for over 30 years by the renowned Chinese archaeologist, Mr. Fu Zhenlun. This archaeologist, now over seventy years of age, has been engaged in research in archaeology, history, and local gazetteers since the 1930s, and possesses profound expertise in these fields.

2025/03/14


Eleven Lectures on the History and Culture of Hengshan Mountain (Hunyuan)

As a native of Hunyuan, I have a duty to promote Hunyuan, integrating culture and tourism to enable tourists to understand and appreciate Hunyuan, thereby promoting the development of Hunyuan's cultural and tourism industry.

2025/03/14


Shanxi's only "national mountain": Hengshan Mountain

There are five sacred mountains in China, and Hengshan Mountain is the northernmost. Its peaks and ridges rise in countless layers, mysterious and unpredictable." Many scholars who have visited Hengshan Mountain in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, share a common understanding: Hengshan Mountain deserves the title of China's "national mountain" and is worthy of pilgrimage by every Chinese citizen.

2025/03/14


Why do people from Taiwan and other places overseas travel thousands of miles to Hengshan Mountain to trace their roots and worship their ancestors?

If you observe carefully for a long time, you will find a strange and puzzling phenomenon in Hengshan Mountain, Hunyuan County: every year, a large number of tourists from Taiwan and other places overseas visit, and their devout worship at Hengshan Mountain is truly admirable.

2025/03/14


Why do tourists flock to Hunyuan, outside the Great Wall, to worship the Water God?

Since ancient times, two water gods have been stationed in Hunyuan County. One is Xuanwu the Great, and the other is the god of Lǜlǚ.

2025/03/14


Why is the ancient city of Hunyuan laid out in a "tortoise city, snake street" pattern?

Hunyuan Ancient City was built in the Later Tang Dynasty and has been rebuilt by successive dynasties. Because the city walls are octagonal and the streets are winding and tortuous, it is known as "Turtle City Snake Street".

2025/03/14


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