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Summer is the ideal time for traveling in Shanxi Province.

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Linfen Railway Station is situated on Chezhan Street in the northeast of the city. The north-south Tongpu Railway trunk line runs through the city, connecting northern and southern Shanxi. The Houxi and Houyue Railways, which form part of China’s second Eurasian Continental Bridge, stretch from east to west. Trains depart from Linfen for Beijing, Xi’an, Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin and other cities.

There is a direct expressway between Linfen and Huozhou. Besides, the Dayun Highway (Datong-Yuncheng) and National Highway 108 run north and south across Shanxi, while National Highway 321 and Jinhan Highway extend east and west. Long-distance buses from Linfen Coach Station travel to Taiyuan, Xi’an, Yuncheng and all counties and districts under Linfen’s administration.

Linfen has a full range of bus routes to tourist attractions, bringing great convenience to visitors.

The Thousand-Buddha Cliff is located on the hillside of Guozhuang Village, 7.5 kilometres south of Huoxian County, Shanxi Province. Towering peaks are dotted with blooming wild flowers, among which the cliff carvings come into view. The grotto carving project began in the Tang Dynasty, continued through the Song and Yuan dynasties, and was finally completed in the fifth year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming Dynasty (1501 AD).

The main Buddha statue is about 8 metres high. Inscriptions dating back to the Zhenguan and the fifth year of the Tianbao reign (746 AD), as well as the second year of the Changqing reign (822 AD) of the Tang Dynasty are carved on its lower part. The 2-metre-high statue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Guanyin was made in the Yuan Dynasty.

Most smaller Buddha statues are grouped in sets of three (one Buddha with two Bodhisattvas or one Buddha with two disciples), while some niches contain only a single Buddha. These carvings feature exquisite craftsmanship, vivid modelling and strong folk artistic characteristics