#Jinyanghu Park Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
#12 of Best Things to Do in Taiyuan
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A guide is ready to invite you into Taiyuan's "floral world"
Flowers don't stay for long, so enjoy them while you can. The city's culture and tourism bureau recently released a "spring flower viewing" guide, inviting tourists to step into Taiyuan's "floral world" and experience the beauty and comfort bestowed by nature in a world where spring is warm and the scenery is bright.
1️⃣ Encounter the romantic cherry blossom rain
📍 Flower viewing locations: Yuquan Mountain Suburban Forest Park, Peace Park, Taiyuan Botanical Garden, Wenyin Park, Beilin Park, Xuefu Park.
Strolling down Cherry Blossom Avenue, you see trees full of blossoms, like a fairy tale world. A breeze blows, and cherry blossoms flutter down, dreamy and fantastical. Dress in Hanfu, hold a paper umbrella, take photos with the cherry blossoms, and capture the beautiful moments.
2️⃣ The subtle red of begonia flowers
📍 Flower viewing locations: Longtan Park, Nanzhai Park, Jinci Park, Taiyuan Zoo, Street Heart Park (Youth Park), Xuefu Park.
Begonia flowers are known as the "fairies among flowers." Among them, the Xifu begonia is both fragrant and bright, a top choice among begonias. Before the flowers bloom, the buds are bright red, like rouge dots, and after blooming, they gradually turn pink, like the rosy clouds of dawn.
3️⃣ Clusters of lilacs
📍 Flower viewing locations: Forest Park, Taiyuan Botanical Garden, Yifen Park, Longshan, Wenyin Park, Nanzhai Park, Taiyuan Zoo.
Under the lilac trees, the fragrance is overwhelming and refreshing. Clusters of light purple and white fluffy balls sway in the wind, elegant and slightly melancholic.
4️⃣ Tulips bloom in deep red
📍 Flower viewing locations: Jinyang Lake Park, Yingze Park, Taiyuan Botanical Garden.
When the tulips bloom, the flowers cluster together, radiating a unique glow. Walking among the tulips, waves of enchanting fragrance hit you.
5️⃣ The national beauty and heavenly fragrance of peonies
📍 Flower viewing locations: Yongzuo Temple, Yingze Park, Jinci Park, Wenyin Park, Taiyuan Zoo, Nanzhai Park.
The peony, the queen of flowers, doesn't vie for the spring's attention, but slowly unfolds her beauty in April. This is a beauty of power that accumulates over time, incomparable and pleasing to the eye, making the viewer linger and forget to return.
6️⃣ The vibrant spring of peach blossoms
📍 Flower viewing locations: Peach Blossom Valley Scenic Area, Mengshan Scenic Area, Qingcaopo Village Manor, Taiyuan Zoo, Street Heart Park (Youth Park).
Where the peach blossoms bloom, there is a scene of tender purity, leading one into a dreamlike, ethereal paradise.
7️⃣ The "May Flower God" is the peony
📍 Flower viewing locations: Yifen Park, Wenyin Park, Taiyuan Zoo, Street Heart Park (Binxiu Garden), Xuefu Park.
The peony blooms when spring is in full swing, with flowers that are rich and majestic, dignified and elegant, and have been called China's flower of love by literati and scholars.
Andreanne Blick
Loft B&B with an amazing ceiling! I really want to go wild here
This loft has an incredibly high aesthetic value, it's the kind that leaves a lasting impression, especially the bedroom on the second floor, it looks so cool when the ambient lights are turned on! It's great for taking photos 📸
In terms of location, this B&B is super easy to find, right opposite to Jinyang Lake Park. It's also very close to the popular restaurants in Jinyang Li, just 1 kilometer away 🤩. The room even has a smart voice assistant 👏, and the host is very thoughtful, even preparing disposable face towels and toilet seat covers 👍.
I must praise this hairdryer, it really has a luxurious feel 😻, girls will definitely love it 😘.
Before check-in, the owner sent detailed instructions for the room to my WeChat 📱, which saved a lot of trouble 😜. Plus, the housekeeper said they are currently in a trial opening with discounted prices, making it a very worthwhile experience.
GRANT KELLEY
Just checked out of a rental in Taiyuan!! It was so worth the tears
Stayed at a homestay in Taiyuan with friends for three days!! It was truly tear-worthy
✅ Clean environment and facilities
✅ Close to attractions like Taiyuan Botanical Garden/Taiyuan Ancient County/Taiyuan Jinci Park
✅ JinYang Lake Park is right downstairs
Sisters traveling to Taiyuan for business or pleasure, rest assured it's really quiet and clean. Who understands the happiness of a sunlit room!!! 🥰
auroramorningstar87
A cost-effective tourist spot, suitable for the public to travel
Previously, in the urban area of Longcheng Taiyuan, there were not many cost-effective and free tourist spots, perhaps apart from the old Yingze Park and the later transformed Fenhe Park, the attractions that could be listed in the hall of elegance were indeed few. However, this ancient city of Jinyang, which has experienced many changes, has become a truly beautiful Taiyuan Longcheng after several years of rapid development. The Jinyang Lake Scenic Area located in the ancient city of Jinyang is a bright card that Taiyuan and even Shanxi show to the world. The scenic area integrates mountains and lakes, ancient and modern, not only has a high cost performance, but also is suitable for the public to travel, suitable for all ages, and is open to the public for free all year round.
Scenic Area Overview: Jinyang Lake Scenic Area is located in Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, and is located near Dongru Village. It has the largest artificial lake in North China. The scenic area was initially positioned as leisure and modern as the main theme, with the ecological city as the entry point, fully reflecting the functions of the vibrant city and the dream city, and using the rare water resources to integrate the water tourism creativity of Dream Jinyang, combined with the ecological bird island and bird watching platform, to realize the desire and artistic conception of tourists to get close to nature and return to nature, and meet the needs of different tourists. Personally, I think the biggest highlight of Jinyang Lake Scenic Area is that it has four comprehensive functional bodies and seven scenic spots. Among them, the seven newly built scenic spots in the scenic area are the most eye-catching. Overview of the seven scenic spots in Jinyang Lake: Through water system landscapes such as waterfalls, streams, and water surfaces, combined with pavilions, towers, bridges, and Jinyuan garden culture, a cultural history corridor of Jinyuan style is formed.
Among the seven scenic spots in Jinyang Lake, the Jinyang Lake West Mountain Linyun Scenic Area is a major highlight. It is located at the commanding height of the lake view. With the West Bank piled mountain as the carrier, tourists can climb to see the ice and snow covered lake. In Jingetai, you can see the West Mountain Chang and taste the white clouds. In addition, there are agricultural ecological characteristic farming culture and cultural popular science characteristic Mengshan terraced garden attractions, as well as reed wetland characteristic reed pond attractions, and wetland, small island and ecological bridge corridor characteristic Quxi wetland attractions, forming the seven sceneries of Jinyang Lake. At present, the main play projects in Jinyang Lake Scenic Area are: In this season, the ice and snow carnival in Jinyang Lake Scenic Area is definitely a beautiful parent-child paradise. Here is full of ice and snow, from snow circle ice car to snowmobile and banana boat, each activity can make you feel unprecedented fun, various snow play projects will make you return to childhood.
Personally, I think the public bicycles in the scenic area of Jingyang Lake are definitely a beautiful scenery. The bicycles in the scenic area are novel and unique in design. Each bicycle is designed with four tires, mainly steering wheel type. Each seat has a pedal underneath, which can be controlled by multiple people at the same time, and can provide power for the car at the same time, which is effortless to ride. The appearance of the bicycle is like a convertible car, divided into two-person and multi-person structure types, mainly blue in color, yellow and blue in color, attached to a blue and white roof, rain and sun protection, dynamic and cool. In addition, after freezing, the surface of Jinyang Lake is like a mirror, like a huge gem embedded in the earth, shining under the sun, the once lively cruise ships are neatly arranged on the frozen lake, beautiful ice patterns crisscross, like the works of nature, it is spectacular.
The long-lost Jinyang Lake Scenic Area, various children's favorite amusement facilities are on stage, the antique sightseeing car is refreshing, various performances are full of festive joy, it is indeed a cost-effective tourist spot, why not come to Jinyang Lake this holiday? It is very suitable for the public to travel. Ticket policy: Taiyuan Jinyang Lake Scenic Area is open to the public for free all day. Traffic strategy: Non-self-driving tourists can take bus No. 72 or No. 839 to get there. Departing from Taiyuan Railway Station, you can take bus No. 606, and then transfer to bus No. 5 to get off at Jinsheng Station. Self-driving tourists can directly navigate to the North Third Gate of Jinyang Lake Park. The parking lot is located near the North Third Gate, and the parking fee is ten yuan each time. Friendly reminder: During this year's Spring Festival holiday, there is also a New Year's Lantern Festival on Peach Blossom Island in Jinyang Lake. Peach Blossom Island is located near the East Sixth Gate of the scenic area. In the evening, tourists can visit the carnival in Peach Blossom Island and watch the provincial lantern exhibition ceiling.
GRAHAM COOK
The 'giant' park in Shanxi has become popular and is even known as the 'North Lake of China'
Jinyang Lake Park attracts many tourists with its unique natural scenery, rich cultural heritage, and convenient transportation. If you want to find a quiet and peaceful leisure place in Taiyuan, you might as well come to Jinyang Lake Park to enjoy the good times brought by this oasis.
Jinyang Lake Park is located in Jinyuan Town, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, and was originally an artificially excavated power plant reservoir. After many years of construction and development, this once desolate place has now transformed into a modern park.
The total area of Jinyang Lake Park has reached 5.1 square kilometers, becoming the largest artificial lake in North China, and is even known as the 'North Lake of China'. This lake not only attracts attention in terms of scale, but also has an advantageous geographical location, closely connected with famous attractions such as the ancient Jinyang City, Jinci, and Mengshan Giant Buddha, together forming a beautiful landscape.
There is a legendary story about the name of Jinyang Lake. It is said that in ancient times, the Taiyuan area was a vast ocean, and Jinyang Lake was evolved from this ocean. This legend adds a bit of mystery to Jinyang Lake and makes people curious about the historical origins of this lake.
During the construction of the park, the designers carefully planned 9 areas, each with its own characteristics, providing a diversified leisure experience for tourists. From the entertainment area to the resort, from the botanical garden to the viewing area, the setting of Jinyang Lake Park undoubtedly meets the needs of different tourists.
It is worth mentioning that the transportation conditions of Jinyang Lake Park are also very convenient. The extensive transportation network makes it very convenient for tourists to choose public transportation or self-driving.
If you plan to go to Jinyang Lake Park, you can choose to take a bus or drive by yourself. In addition, nearby hotels and restaurants also provide thoughtful services to ensure that tourists enjoy a comfortable and convenient experience during their visit.
Jinyang Lake Park not only has significant advantages in scale and transportation, but its four-season scenery is also a major attraction for tourists. At the turn of spring and summer, the lakeside is shaded by green trees and flowers are in full bloom, bringing pleasant visual enjoyment to tourists; Jinyang Lake in autumn is particularly quiet, with golden leaves and green lake water complementing each other; Jinyang Lake in winter is covered in silver, becoming a world of ice and snow.
In addition to natural scenery, Jinyang Lake Park also carries a rich cultural heritage. Here, there are not only beautiful lakes and vegetation, but also many historical relics and cultural activities.
Tourists can appreciate the historical style of the ancient Jinyang City, understand the cultural connotation of Jinci, and even participate in various festival celebrations and folk activities, feeling the strong cultural atmosphere.
In terms of tickets, Jinyang Lake Park has adopted a free opening policy, which provides great convenience for tourists. Tourists can freely enter and exit the park and enjoy the beautiful lake scenery.
However, it should be noted that although the tickets are free, some facilities and activities in the park may require additional payment or reservation. Therefore, tourists can understand the relevant information in advance during the visit to avoid unnecessary trouble.
As a new attraction in Taiyuan City, Jinyang Lake Park attracts countless tourists with its unique charm. It not only has a unique natural scenery, but also integrates a rich cultural heritage, making it a good place for people to relax and entertain.