Five thousand years seems far away, but Shanxi seems close.

"For underground cultural relics, go to Shaanxi; for above-ground cultural relics, go to Shanxi"—— So I came to this ancient city with a long history before the Spring Festival. I visited the Jin Temple in Taiyuan, Shanxi, and the locals told me, "If you don't visit the Jin Temple, you've come to Taiyuan in vain." Jin Temple is an ancestral temple built to commemorate Tang Shuyu, a vassal of the State of Jin. It is also one of the most famous attractions in the area. There are three unique features of Jin Temple, and you should appreciate them one by one. The 3,000-year-old Zhou cypress, 43 Song Dynasty colored sculptures and the Nanlao Spring. Legend has it that the Nanlao Spring never dries up or rots, and is so clear that you can see the bottom. The Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai even wrote the lines "The flowing water in the Jin Temple is like jasper, the ripples are like dragon scales, and the sedge is green." When visiting Jin Temple, you must visit the Holy Mother Hall, which is majestic and magnificent, and will fill you with awe. From ancient times to the present, the Jin Temple has stood in Taiyuan, protecting Taiyuan. Shanxi deserves to be seen. Let us feel together the traces of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. 5,000 years is far away, but Shanxi is close.