Taiyuan
Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi Province It is an important central city in the central region of the province and a common stopover between Wu Tai Shan and Pingyao. Wikivoyage
Population 5,304,061 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in China
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Chang Jing Lou Attraction · 190 m - Jinshang Museum Museum · 670 m
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Former CCP Office at Taiyuan Museum · 730 m -
Chunyang Palace Museum · 970 m - 革命烈士纪念塔 Memorial · 480 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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International Folk Art Festival
September
Stages dance, song and theatre and exhibits art and sculpture
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Wheat Festival
September
Fine foods festival focusing on local dishes based on wheat
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Wine Festival
November
Festival focusing on Shanxi Province as a centre for local wine production
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Taiyuan); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Train stations: Taiyuan 2.2 km, Taiyuandong 2.4 km, Taiyuanbei 5.3 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.