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Linfen Railway Station is located on Chezhan Street in the northeast of the city. The north-south Tongpu Railway trunk line runs through the city, linking northern and southern Shanxi. The Houxi and Houyue Railways, part of China’s second Eurasian Continental Bridge, cross the region from east to west. Trains are available from Linfen to Beijing, Xi’an, Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin and other cities.

An expressway directly connects Linfen and Huozhou. In addition, the Dayun Highway (Datong-Yuncheng) and National Highway 108 run north and south across Shanxi, while National Highway 313 and Jinhan Highway stretch 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.

There is a complete network of bus routes to scenic spots in Linfen, bringing great convenience to tourists.

The Kunrou Goddess Temple stands on an earthen rampart in Xiexi Village, 8 kilometres northeast of the county seat in Shanxi. Surrounded by rolling mountains, the temple enjoys an open view and overlooks the surrounding land from its elevated position.

It was first built in the first year of the Tiansheng reign of the Song Dynasty (1023), renovated in the seventh year of the Yanyou reign of the Yuan Dynasty (1320), and partially reconstructed in the fourth year of the Longqing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1570). The existing Goddess Hall is a well-preserved building from the Yuan Dynasty.

The hall is three bays wide and three bays deep, with a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. It adopts the column-reduction structure: four main columns are moved to the side bays. Large brackets are set atop the column heads, and two layers of horizontal beams are arranged one above the other to form a well-shaped frame. Diagonal beams are laid on the lower layer, while upper purlins and flat architraves are installed on the upper layer. Inclined beams bear the weight of the front, rear and side eaves. In the centre, brackets support lotus-hung columns to form an open caisson ceiling. Such ingenious structural design is rarely seen among ancient Chinese buildings.