[2025 Linfen Attraction] Travel Guide for Linfen Museum (Updated May)

[Rose] Throughout the history of China, there is a city that is like a shining pearl, emitting a unique and charming light. It is Linfen. This ancient city is like a thick history book, and every page records the vicissitudes and glory of the years. When you step into Linfen, it is as if you have embarked on a wonderful journey through time and space, and the Guangsheng Temple Glazed Pagoda, Iron Buddha Temple and the Museum are the three most dazzling stars in this journey. [Rose] Guangsheng Temple Glazed Pagoda: Glazed Dream, Bright Buddha Light [Rose] The glazed tower of Guangsheng Temple stands quietly on the land of Linfen, like a silent watchman. From afar, its colorful glass coat sparkles in the sunlight, as if it were woven from a rainbow in the sky. If you look closely, you will find that every glazed brick on the tower is exquisitely carved. Whether it is the Buddha statues with different expressions or the lifelike flowers and animals, they all demonstrate the superb skills and outstanding wisdom of the ancient craftsmen. [Rose]Climbing up the spiral staircase to the top of the tower, the breeze blew on my face, bringing the fresh scent of the distant mountains and forests. Looking into the distance, you can see the beautiful scenery of Linfen. Fields, villages and rivers form a picturesque rural landscape. At this moment, you can seem to hear the wheel of history rolling forward through the years, and feel the bustling scene of prosperous incense and crowds of believers here thousands of years ago. The Glazed Pagoda is not only a building, but also a monument of art. It carries the historical memory of Linfen and shines with the light of Buddhist culture. [Rose] Iron Buddha Temple: The sound of the Iron Buddha, the echo of time [Rose] Tiefu Temple is another treasure of Linfen. The moment you step into the temple, you are overwhelmed by a solemn atmosphere. Inside the main hall, a huge iron Buddha sits quietly on a lotus seat, his eyes kind and deep, as if he is seeing through everything in the world. This iron Buddha is several meters tall and weighs several thousand kilograms. It is one of the largest iron Buddha heads in existence in my country. [Rose] stroked the cold body of the Iron Buddha, as if she could feel the vicissitudes of time. Throughout its long history, Tiefu Temple has gone through many ups and downs, but has always adhered to its beliefs. The bells in the temple rang melodiously, echoing throughout the temple, as if they were echoes of history, telling stories of the past. Here, the soul seems to be purified, making people forget the hustle and bustle and troubles of the world and immerse themselves in tranquility and peace. [Rose] Museum: a long scroll of history and a palace of culture [Rose] Linfen Museum is a palace that brings together the essence of Linfen’s history and culture. Walking into the museum is like walking into a time tunnel, traveling through thousands of years and appreciating the development process of Linfen. The museum displays a large number of cultural relics, ranging from stone tools and pottery from ancient times, to bronze ware from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and to porcelain, calligraphy and paintings from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Each cultural relic carries rich historical information and is a vivid testimony to Linfen's history and culture. [Rose]Here, you can see the scenes of Linfen’s ancestors working hard and multiplying on this land; you can understand Linfen’s important position in ancient commerce and cultural exchanges; you can feel the brilliant achievements created by the people of Linfen throughout history. The museum is like a three-dimensional history book, allowing people to have a deeper understanding of Linfen’s past, present and future. [Rose] Linfen’s Guangsheng Temple Glazed Pagoda, Iron Buddha Temple and Museum are important symbols of Linfen’s history and culture, and are precious cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. They have witnessed the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of Linfen, and also carry the emotions and memories of the people of Linfen. When you walk into these places, it’s like having a conversation with history and communicating with the ancients. Let us cherish this precious cultural treasure together and let Linfen’s historical culture shine even brighter in the new era.

Linfen Museum, a shining cultural pearl in the heart of Shanxi Province ✨, whispers tales of the land's millennia-long history, waiting for visitors to unveil its mysteries. Step inside, and you'll be captivated by a dazzling array of precious artifacts. Marvel at the exquisite craftsmanship of the "Bronze Dragon-Shaped Gong" and the "Jin Marquis Bird Zun." Relics unearthed from the Taosi site exude a unique charm. Exquisite jade and pottery, imbued with the simplicity and depth of prehistoric civilization, bear witness to the lives of early humans in the Linfen region. Through these artifacts, you can almost envision the diligent work and devout rituals of ancient people, evoking a sense of awe for the vastness of history 🌊. Within the museum, rich graphic and textual materials complement multimedia displays 📖, vividly recreating the historical changes and folk customs of the Linfen region from ancient times to the present. From prehistoric obscurity to the prosperity of the Ming and Qing dynasties, each period has left its mark here. At Linfen Museum, slow down, immerse yourself, and journey through time. Engage in a dialogue with the ancients and experience the profound impact of millennia-old charm. Whether you're a history buff or a casual traveler, a memorable cultural journey awaits 🎊. Plus, you can get a free stamp ✌🏻.

Linfen Museum, a shining pearl of southern Shanxi culture ✨, houses 140,000 cultural relics, taking you through time to experience the profoundness and splendor of Chinese civilization 🏛️. 🗺️ Exhibition Layout 🌟 "Ancient Footprints" exhibition hall: Featuring the "Dingcun Culture," it showcases cultural relics from the Paleolithic Age. 🌟 "Earliest China" exhibition hall: Focusing on the Taosi Culture, it takes you on a journey to explore the traces of the earliest China 🌍. 🌟 "Jin Hegemony in Spring and Autumn" exhibition hall: Centered around the history of the Jin State, it presents the glorious 600-year history of the Jin State 🏹. 🌟 "Millennium Pingyang" exhibition hall: Showcases the history and culture of the Linfen area from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties 📜. ▫️▫️▫️▫️ ⓘ ⓝ ⓕ ⓞ ▫️▫️▫️▫️ 📍 Address: Binhe West Road, Yaodu District, Linfen City ⏰ Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (Closed on Mondays) 🎫 Tickets: Free

Linfen Museum, a cultural palace carrying the profound history of the Sanjin region👍. Stepping into the museum, the first thing that catches your eye is the rich and diverse collection of precious artifacts. The "Bronze Dragon-shaped Gong," with its unique shape and exquisite ornamentation, fully displays the grandeur and mystery of Shang Dynasty bronze ware, and its superb craftsmanship is breathtaking. Artifacts of the same type as the "Jin Marquis Bird Zun" not only demonstrate the high artistic level of the time but also reflect the ancients' observation and imagination of nature. The bird zun's smooth lines and lifelike details make one marvel at the ingenuity of ancient artisans. The relics unearthed from the Taosi site are also a major highlight of the museum. Those exquisite jade and pottery artifacts, bearing the unique mark of prehistoric civilization, witness the life and wisdom of early humans in the Linfen area. Through them, it's as if you can see scenes of people working and performing rituals in ancient times, and feel the vicissitudes of history.

Linfen Museum, located at the southern end of Jiuzhou Square, Binhe West Road, Yaodu District, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, is a charming comprehensive museum that houses Linfen’s thousand-year historical memory and showcases the splendid civilization of this land. The jade and pottery unearthed from the Taosi site carry the simplicity and thickness of prehistoric civilization, making people marvel at the wisdom of the ancients. The same type of artifact as the "Jin Hou Bird Zun" has a unique artistic shape, demonstrating the exquisite skills of ancient craftsmen. Whether you are a deep traveler interested in history or an ordinary tourist who wants to easily understand the culture, you can have an unforgettable cultural experience here. ▫️▫️▫️▫️ ⓘ ⓝ ⓕ ⓞ ▫️▫️▫️▫️ 📍Address: South end of Jiuzhou Square, Binhe West Road, Yaodu District, Linfen City, Shanxi Province 🚗Transportation: It is easy to get there by bus in the city, and there are parking lots nearby if you drive. ⏰Time: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00 - 17:00 (no admission after 16:00), closed on Monday (except statutory holidays) 🎫Tickets: Free

The two museums we visited this time are both municipal-level museums and national first-class museums, but the Linfen Museum is obviously a level higher than the Yuncheng Museum. The museum has a magnificent exterior, with three floors and four exhibition halls, introducing the historical evolution of Linfen area from the Paleolithic Age (Yao and Shun) to modern times. The exhibits are very rich and exquisite, and are not inferior to many provincial museums. Although it was the weekend, there were not many people. It was a very good experience and worth recommending!

Originally located at No. 40 Tiefo Temple, Xihai, Gulou, the new museum is located at the southern end of Jiuzhou Square, Binhe West Road, Linfen City. It houses 140,000 cultural relics. The main building has three floors above ground for exhibitions and one floor underground for storage. It is the central repository of cultural relics in the city. Precious cultural relics representing the history and culture of Linfen are protected, stored, and displayed in the museum, with a special focus on bronzes, ceramics, water and land paintings, and woodblock New Year paintings.

Initially, the decision to go to Shanxi was attracted by the filming location of Black Myth: Wukong, Xiaoxitian . After learning more, I discovered this place is a treasure trove. Each ancient building scattered in various remote counties is impressive on its own . "Have you not seen, the Yellow River's water comes from the sky"—Hukou Waterfall, a place long imprinted in my mind . 🚉Transportation Guide: How to get to Hukou Waterfall Scenic Area ① There are buses to the scenic area from Linfen Railway Station and Linfen West Station every morning . ② The journey takes 2 hours, the ticket price is around 60, arriving at the scenic area at 11:00 AM, and returning at 2:00 PM . Hukou Waterfall Water Volume December-March (least water volume, not recommended to visit) April-May (moderate, mixed with upstream melting ice and snow, slightly white) September-October (best, large water volume, good season, gives a sense of thousands of horses galloping) . ✅Must Experience: How to Enjoy Hukou Waterfall 1 Take the scenic shuttle bus at the entrance for 20💰, five minutes to the waterfall viewing point, or walk 4km, about 50 minutes if not taking the bus. 2 Enter the waterfall viewing point, walk downstream along the waterfall, playtime 30min-1h. 3 Underground caves are closed, there are donkey rides for photos 📸 for 20+💰. Transportation: Two railway stations: Linfen Station (old station, green trains) and Linfen West (high-speed rail station). 🏨Hotel Environment: Choose near Guli or Linfen Station, convenient for transportation and dining, average cost 50-100 per person . 🍲Food Recommendations: Linfen people love eating wheat, dry chewing buns are very fragrant . Beef meatball noodles, casserole dried tofu, cold noodles stir-fried buns, juanjuan, pan-fried soft rice . 🗓Itinerary: Linfen is said to be an underrated city. Besides Hukou Waterfall, this small city of Linfen is also great for strolling . ① Drum Tower: The Drum Tower at dusk gives a feeling of being in Xi'an, there is a photo wall with the words 'Linfen' near the north of the Drum Tower 📸. ② Fen River: Fen River Park under the Rainbow Bridge, a place for locals to relax and play, Fen River is the mother river of Linfen . ③ Iron Buddha Temple: A scenic spot reachable from the Drum Tower, the Iron Buddha Temple inside is very impressive! Time: 09:00-17:00 . ④ Linfen Museum: A national first-class museum, the 'Pottery Human Face Barrel-shaped Vessel' is the treasure of the museum, closed on Mondays, 9:00-17:00 . ⑤ Huamen: Known as the 'Monument of Chinese Civilization' and 'The First Gate of the World' in North China, 08:00-18:00, ticket price 35 . ⑥ Xiaoxitian & Guangsheng Temple: Recently very popular, relatively remote, ticket price 35, ps: there are cars to the scenic area from Luogu Street, 2h to the scenic area, ticket price 35 . 🍽Dining Recommendations: 🍜Beef Meatball Noodles (Shifeng, Bai Laosan, Xue Laowu are all very good and reliable). Xinbaihui Naota Xiaoyuan (gathers Linfen's special snacks and delicacies! Worth a visit to try, recommended dishes: Guoguo Egg Pancake, large stinky tofu, secret spicy sauce is very fragrant). Small Stewed Meat Noodles, Neng Neng Food, Nine Points Sweet, Linfen Spicy Mix (sweet and sour slightly spicy yyds!). From witnessing historical ancient buildings to nurturing civilization of the Yellow River, the static and dynamic, feeling the ultimate Chinese aesthetics and the endless power of civilization .

| Pingyang Millennium · Linfen Museum. Linfen Museum, located at the southern end of Jiuzhou Square on Binhe West Road, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, is a comprehensive museum integrating functions such as cultural relic collection, protection research, display promotion, and educational services. It was first established in 1993, originally located at No. 40 Tiefo Temple, Xihai, Drum Tower. The new museum was fully completed and opened in September 2018. The total construction area of the museum is 32,429 square meters, with an exhibition hall area of about 2,000 square meters. Its design concept is derived from the ancient Taosi Observatory, symbolizing the "sun and moon shining together." The overall architecture is shaped like "the sun embracing the moon," cleverly integrating traditional culture with the Fen River Ecological Park, creating a unique visual effect. The museum has a rich collection, housing 140,000 cultural relics, including 94 sets of national first-class cultural relics, 488 sets of second-class cultural relics, and 2,037 sets of third-class cultural relics. The museum's treasures include pottery, porcelain, and bronzes, with bronzes, ceramics, and woodblock New Year paintings being particularly distinctive. The exhibits in Linfen Museum are divided into four main themes: "Ancient Footprints," "The Earliest China," "Jin Hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period," and "Millennium Pingyang," comprehensively showcasing Linfen's historical heritage and cultural resources. Among them, the "Ancient Footprints" exhibition hall displays the long history of early Homo sapiens thriving on this land; the "Earliest China" exhibition hall showcases the Taosi culture that emerged in southern Shanxi about 4,500 years ago, equivalent to the Yao and Shun periods in ancient history, laying the foundation of Chinese civilization; the "Jin Hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period" exhibition hall tells the glorious history of the Jin State for over 600 years; and the "Millennium Pingyang" exhibition hall displays the ancient culture with regional characteristics of the Pingyang area. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and closed on Mondays. Admission is free, but visitors need to present valid identification to receive a free admission ticket.

| Only in the museums of Shanxi can you see bronze wares displayed in such a way that they seem invaluable—measured in kilograms, yet exuding a grandeur... The Linfen City Museum, as a municipal museum, really puts in a lot of effort. The environment is very good, quiet, and the exhibition is also arranged with great care. 🌟 Highlights: Visiting Shanxi and not going to a museum would really be a waste of natural beauty. Do you feel that the small towns in the south of the Yangtze River, after becoming tourist spots, have a particularly severe homogenization? Here, that's not the case! Experience the feeling of a thousand years of history, the sensation of life pulsating 🚉 Transportation Strategy: Coming out of Linfen West Station, take a taxi directly, a 5-kilometer journey, and you'll arrive in 10 minutes.

The ancient name of Linfen was Pingyang, which was renamed to Linfen Prefecture after Emperor Yang of Sui ascended to the throne, and the name Linfen has been used to this day. Linfen has a long history and is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and the cradle of the Yellow River civilization. The Linfen Museum's architecture is located on the Binhe West Road in Jiuzhou Square, shaped like the embracing sun and moon, inspired by the 'Sun and Moon Shining Together' ancient observatory at the Taosi site. The museum's collections mainly consist of bronzes, ceramics, water and land paintings, and woodblock New Year paintings. In addition, the exhibition halls also feature folk theatrical arts such as Puzhou opera and shadow puppetry. As the saying goes, 'To see three thousand years of civilization, look to Shanxi; to see five thousand years of civilization, look to Linfen.' The collections of the Linfen Museum are a testament to the inheritance and advancement of Chinese civilization. It is truly remarkable that a regional museum can have such a vast and exquisite collection; architecture so grand and majestic; functions so complete and diverse. It is truly eye-opening, and the first stop on my trip to Linfen has been so impactful. I look forward to greater discoveries in the exploration of Linfen in the coming days!

Entering the Linyi Museum gives people a refreshing feeling. It breaks the traditional museum's exhibition mode, and the display form is bold. It uses the advanced exhibition concept and the most cutting-edge technology at home and abroad to break the museum's one thousand side model. Apply digital new technology to museum exhibitions, so that people who watch the exhibition can enjoy the three-dimensional, clear, multi-angle appreciation of the baby here. The treasure of the town hall: The Tao Temple in Figure 5 was unearthed. Unearthed in Taosi Village, Jixian County, the dragon head is in the outer circle and the dragon tail is in the plate. The dragon body is the scale of the snake body, with the first ear and the ear, the giant mouth and the teeth, the mouth is the valley, and there is no claw and no angle. This collection of animals, such as snakes and non-snakes, like crocodile and non-crocodile, does not exist in reality and is the image of the early Chinese dragon. Tao Temple Longpan was about 2300 BC, and it is the true image of China's scientific excavations so far, and it is the image of the dragon that is in line with the later generations. The Linyi Museum is divided into three floors above ground and one underground. Among them, bronze, ceramics, water and land paintings, and woodcut New Year pictures are featured. If you come, you must slowly appreciate it.