A woman weaves bed sheets at Dingcun village. Photos by Zhang Wei / China Daily

Other ancient Marquis tombs were on display far below the ground. They gave me the chills when I saw them from above.

On my last day in Linfen, I visited the Guangsheng Temple, the Giant Locust Tree and the Yao tomb and temple.

The upper and lower parts of the Guangsheng Temple are separated from each other by mountain roads.

The upper part of the temple features Feihong Pagoda, an octagonal structure with 13 floors made of bricks glazed in yellow and green. It was built roughly 200 years after the lower part of the temple.

I saw different elements of the Ming and Yuan dynasties when comparing the two parts. For example, a Buddha from the Yuan dynasty was made of clay at the lower temple, while those from Ming were made of iron at the upper part.

The highlight of the day was visiting the Giant Locust Tree. I thought it was just a big tree standing alone for people to see, but I couldn't have been more wrong. It is more of a park with a door resembling a tree with grotesque trunks.