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Worth seeing in and around Taiyuan

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Taiyuan Ancient Mosque

    The Taiyuan Ancient Mosque is a mosque in Xinghualing District, in Taiyuan City, in the Shanxi province of China.

    900 m · mosque in Shanxi · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Shanxi University

    Shanxi University is a provincial public university in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Shanxi.

    8.3 km · university in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Taiyuan

    The Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. It was founded in 1635 and rebuilt twice in 1870 and 1902, and it is the largest Catholic church building in Taiyuan.

    1.6 km · building in China · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Taiyuan University of Technology

    The Taiyuan University of Technology is a provincial public science and engineering university in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Shanxi and funded by the Shanxi Provincial People's Government.

    3.4 km · university in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Chongshan Temple

    Chongshan Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Yingze District of Taiyuan, Shanxi. It is the headquarters of the Buddhist Association of Shanxi.

    1.2 km · building in Xinghualing District, China · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Shanxi Museum

    The Shanxi Museum is the largest museum and cultural building in the province of Shanxi, China. The museum, located in Shanxi's provincial capital Taiyuan, is home to about 400,000 cultural relics and 110,000 old books.

    3.2 km · provincial museum in Shanxi, China · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Tomb of Xu Xianxiu

    The Tomb of Xu Xianxiu is located in Wangjiafeng village, Haofeng Township, Yingze District, Shanxi Province, China. It is the tomb of the Northern Qi Prince of Wu’an, and the head of the imperial armies, Xu Xianxiu.

    1.6 km · cemetery in China · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Yingze Park

    Yingze Park is located in downtown Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. It was opened to the public on June 1, 1957 and covers 63.28 hectares including its lake.

    1.6 km · park in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Christ's Church, Jinyuan

    Christ's Church, Jinyuan is a Protestant church located in Jinyuan District, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.

    7 km · church in Shanxi, China · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Riverside Sports Arena

    Taiyuan Riverside Sports Centre Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located along the Fen River in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. The capacity of the arena is 5,331 spectators and opened in 1998.

    2.6 km · building in Riverside Sports Arena, China · Wikipedia

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Getting to Taiyuan

Airports
Taiyuan Wusu (TYN), 15 km · Shijiazhuang Zhengding (SJW), 193 km · Datong Yungang (DAT), 256 km
Stations
Taiyuan railway station, 2.2 km · Taiyuan South railway station, 9.5 km · Taiyuan East railway station, 2.4 km · Taiyuanzhan Xiguangchang station, 1.8 km · Wuyiguangchang station, 1.3 km
  • Shijiazhuang → Taiyuan
    169 km · quickest by road, 3h 10m · ¥85–110
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  • Datong → Taiyuan
    255 km · quickest by road, 3h 57m · ¥110–145
    GuideToday
  • Beijing → Taiyuan
    402 km · quickest by air, 5h 15m · ¥550–850
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Taiyuan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inBeijing - takes about 6 hours Datong - takes about 5 hours Shijiazhuang - takes about 4 hours Wutaishan - takes 4-5 hours (take travel sickness medication an hour before this trip if you are prone, consider suggesting parents give their children some as well as vomiting is common on this journey) Yan'an - takes about 9 hours Yulin - takes about 8 hours Minibuses leave the train station parking lot for Datong, Pingyao, Shijiazhuang and Wutaishan National Park.

From Wikivoyage: Taiyuan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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  2. 02
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  3. 03
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  4. 04
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  5. 05
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Taiyuan is 27 km from Jinzhong, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

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