Zhengzhou, Henan Province, is a beautiful city with beautiful scenery and profound history and culture, which makes people happy to go during holidays. Let me tell you about the places that Zhengzhou must visit! A must-visit place in Zhengzhou

1. Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain

Shaolin Temple was built in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 495). It was built by Emperor Xiaowen to settle down the Indian monk Batuo. Because it was built in the dense forest of Songshan Mountain, it was named "Shaolin Temple". In the third year of Xiaochang in the Northern Wei Dynasty (A.D. 527), bodhidharma, an Indian monk, came to Shaolin and spent nine years in a natural cave in Wurufeng, Shaoshi Mountain, where he first preached Zen. At this point, Shaolin is called "the ancestral home of Zen". At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, thirteen stick monks, such as Zhijian and Tanzong of Shaolin Temple, made great contributions to Li Shimin's crusade against Wang Shichong, and were praised and rewarded by the rulers of Li Tang. During this period, due to the strong support of the imperial court, Shaolin Temple developed rapidly and won the reputation of "the first temple in the world", and Shaolin Kung Fu became famous from then on. The Ming dynasty reached its peak. During the Republic of China, Shi Yousan, a warlord, set fire to most buildings in Shaolin Temple, and the Millennium foundation was destroyed. After the founding of New China, with the care and support of the Party and the country, Shaolin Temple was revived, especially a film named Shaolin Temple in 1982, which made Shaolin Temple and Shaolin Kung Fu popular all over the world and became a top tourism product in Henan and even the world.

Since the establishment of the Shaolin Temple, Zen, martial arts and medicine have become world-famous and enduring, with rich historical connotations and cultural connotations. It has been rated as "Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Zhengzhou City" and the first batch of "4A-level Scenic Spots" in China, receiving more than 1.5 million tourists every year. It is a veritable tourist pearl in the Central Plains and a tourist attraction in China.

Address: 12km west of Dengfeng City, Henan Province

Opening hours: all day

2. Songshan Mountain

At sunrise, the morning bell startled the birds, the streams in the forest gurgled and the green grass on the slopes ... ".

A melodious "Pastoral Song" still makes people feel like the tide. The beautiful scenery of Shaolin Temple has long been vividly haunted by this beautiful song. Songshan Mountain, with the world's first Shaolin Temple, is located in the northwest of Dengfeng City, Henan Province. Its main body consists of two mountains, Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain.

Songshan Mountain is known as the museum of China's historical development, a collection of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, with numerous historical sites. Among them, there are six places in China: Shaolin Temple, the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism; The largest Tallinn in existence-Tallinn in Shaolin Temple; The oldest existing tower ―― Song Yue Temple Tower in Northern Wei Dynasty; The oldest existing que-Han Sanque; The oldest cypress ―― Hanfeng "Jiangjun cypress": The oldest existing stargazing platform ―― Gaocheng Stargazing Platform in Yuan Dynasty. In addition, the Zhongyue Temple under the cover of Huangfeng Mountain in Taishi Mountain was built in Qin Dynasty and flourished in Tang and Song Dynasties. It is the largest existing temple complex in Henan Province. Songyang Academy is magnificent, simple and elegant. In Song Dynasty, it was called the four major academies with Suiyang Academy, Yuelu Academy and Bailudong Academy. In addition, the verdant and quiet Fawang Temple, the Xuanyuan Pass, which is in danger of returning to the environment, and the Lixue Pavilion, where Huike seeks the Dharma with broken arms, are all treasures of China's humanities and scenery.

Where can there be so many collections of Zen? Only Songshan Mountain! ! Take a look at the secluded and mysterious Buddhist resort and feel the purity and refinement there, which may become a beautiful wish for every tourist.

Address: Dengfeng City, Henan Province

Opening hours: all day

3. Henan Museum

Henan Museum is one of the earliest museums established in China. Its predecessor was the Henan Provincial Museum. In July, 1927, under the strong advocacy of General Feng Yuxiang, the preparatory committee of "Henan Museum" was established, and the museum site was located in Sanshengmiao Street, Kaifeng City. After the changes of the times, Henan Museum is welcoming visitors with a brand-new attitude. Henan Museum, located in Nongye Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, is a national key museum, one of the earliest museums established in China, and one of the first national museums built by the central and local governments. This statue stands at the entrance of the main exhibition hall of Henan Museum-a man pushes two elephants away, which means that the appearance of human beings has occupied the Central Plains, which has been ruled by wild animals for a long time, pushed open the door of civilized history and created a splendid ancient culture. Henan is called Yu for short. In Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the word "Yu" means that people are holding elephants, which shows from another side that there were elephants in the primitive period. If you want to know the history of Henan, the Henan Museum is worth a visit, to learn about Henan and its history.

Address: the middle section of Nongye Road, Zhengzhou City

Opening hours:

Summer, 19:11-17:31

Winter, 19:11-17:11, closing time: 16:31

Closed on Monday (except legal holidays)

4. Erqi Square. Located in the center of Zhengzhou city, the square is surrounded by hualian department store, Shopping Mall, Department Store, Asia Shopping Mall, International Friendship Plaza, Zhenghong Famous Store, Jinboda Shopping Mall, Dennis Shopping Mall, Book Shopping Center and hundreds of small and medium-sized shops and restaurants, which is a must for foreign tourists. The Erqi Memorial Tower is located in the center of Erqi Square, which was built to commemorate the strike of Beijing-Han railway workers on February 7, 1 9 2 3. It is a reinforced concrete structure, with a height of 63m and a floor of * * * 1.4, in which the tower base is 3 floors and the tower body is 11 floors, and the top corner of each floor is antique cornices with green glazed tiles. There is a bell tower at the top of the tower, with six big clocks with a diameter of 2.7 meters, and the music of "Dongfanghong" is played on the hour. The bell is melodious and melodious, stretching for several kilometers. The plane of the tower is two pentagons connected with the east and west, and it is a single tower from the east-west direction and a double tower from the north-south direction. One side of the tower is a spiral staircase, and the other side is an exhibition room. Visitors can climb to the top of the tower. After overlooking the city at night, a variety of colored lights shine from inside to outside, making the Twin Towers more colorful.

Address: No.21, West Street

Opening hours: all day

5. Sanhuangzhai

Sanhuangzhai is a natural cottage hanging in the middle of Shaoshi Mountain. The whole scenic mountain is steep and slippery, and the top of the mountain is flat and wide. It has the characteristics of being the hero of Mount Tai, the danger of Huashan, the wonder of Northern Heng and the show of Southern Heng, and is famous in the Central Plains for its strange peaks, dangerous roads, strange rocks and beautiful scenery. In spring and summer, the green forest is green and the flowers are fragrant; In the late autumn, the forest is dyed and the mountains are red; San huang (Dihuang, Ren Huang), the ancestor of Yan Dongshan, is a rare natural landscape in northern China. It was named to commemorate the pioneering work of his ancestors in Songshan, and he traveled all over the temples and palaces in Songshan. Only the gods worshipped here are free from the three religions, and they are devoted to their ancestors. There was a couplet saying: "Jump out of the world of mortals, and people will note a hole in the white clouds."

Sanhuangzhai Scenic Area has unique natural scenery, rich cultural landscape and beautiful forest environment. The main cultural landscapes are Lotus Temple, Qingwei Palace, Anyang Palace, san huang Temple, Pangu Cave and Yuhuang Temple. There are dozens of natural landscapes, such as Haohanpo, Longji Gorge, Monkey View Cloud Sea, Tiger Stone, Dragon Head, Dragon Tail, Camel Stone, Xiangmenguan, Yixiantian, Feilai Stone, Suspension Bridge, Sanxian Stone, Stone Forest, Thousand Buddhas Welcome, Hanging Plank Road, etc. It is a famous tourist attraction for mountaineering, fitness, leisure sightseeing and exploration.

Address: Shaolin Scenic Area in Songshan Mountain, Dengfeng City, Henan Province

Opening hours: 8:11-17:11

6. Yellow River Tourist Area

She is located 31 kilometers northwest of Zhengzhou. It is bordered by the majestic Yueshan Mountain in the south and the surging Yellow River in the north. The magnificent river scenery, long-standing cultural landscape, and a series of unique geographical features, such as the starting point of the "hanging river" on the ground, the end point of the Loess Plateau, and the dividing line between the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, have made this place a provincial-level scenic spot that integrates sightseeing, scientific research, promoting Chinese culture and popular science education, and has become the leader of the national tourism line-the Yellow River tour.

Address: No.1, South Bank of the Yellow River, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province

Opening hours: 9: 11-18: 11

7. Songyang Academy

Songyang Academy was founded in the eighth year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 484). Located at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain, 2.5 kilometers north of Dengfeng City, with its back against Junji Peak and facing Shuangxi River, it is named after being located in the sun of Songshan Mountain. Songyang Academy is a famous institution of higher learning in ancient China, which is famous for its Neo-Confucianism in history. Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, masters of Confucianism and Luopai Neo-Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty, gathered here to give lectures, which made the academy famous. At that time, it was called the four major academies in the Song Dynasty together with Yingtian Academy in Suizhou, Henan, Yuelu Academy in Hunan and Bailudong Academy in Jiangxi. Sima Guang, Fan Zhongyan, Han Wei, Li Gang, Zhu Xi and Lu Hui, famous Confucian scholars in the Northern Song Dynasty, also gave lectures here. The organizational system of Songyang Academy is simple, elegant and generous, with more than 111 existing houses covering an area of more than 11,111 square meters. The central axis is Wujin Courtyard. On the west side of the Academy, there are two giant coopers named "General" and "Second General". The "Second General" cypress is over 4,111 years old and is the oldest existing cypress in China. A monument to the Tang Dynasty was erected in the southwest outside the gate of Songyang Academy, which was carved in the third year of Tianbao of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 744). It is of great value in the history of calligraphy in China and is the largest existing monument in Henan Province.

Address: 3 kilometers north of Dengfeng, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province

Opening hours: 8:11-17:11

8. Tallinn, Shaolin

Located at the foot of the mountain 411 meters west of Shaolin Temple, it is the tomb of the eminent monks of the past dynasties in Shaolin Temple, and the spirit bones or clothes of the deceased are usually buried in the tower. Because of the large number of towers, which are scattered like forests, it is named Tallinn. Tallinn is the largest and largest existing ancient pagoda group in China, with more than 241 masonry pagodas in past dynasties, covering an area of more than 14,111 square meters.

The level of the tower is generally one to seven, and the highest tower can reach 1.5m. Its shapes are square, rectangle, hexagon, circle, column, cone, bottle, trumpet and so on. According to the Buddhist system, only after the famous monks and eminent monks died, did they set up a palace tower and carve stone records to show their merits. Therefore, the differences in the shape, height, masonry and carving art of the tower all reflect the status, achievements and prestige of the deceased in Buddhism before his death.

these towers are various in shape and rich in inscriptions, which are valuable materials for studying the history of Buddhism and ancient Chinese masonry, calligraphy and sculpture. There are many famous pagodas in Tallinn, such as Fa Wan Pagoda, Zhugong Zen Master Pagoda, Yugong Pagoda, Calm Monk Pagoda, Zhaogong Pagoda, Hill Monk Pagoda and so on.

Address: Shaolin Temple, Shaoshi Mountain, Shaoshan Mountain, 15km northwest of Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou City

Opening hours: 8:11-17:11

9. Kang Million Manor

"Kang Million" is a general term for Kang Yingkui's family since Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is famous all over the world because of the gift of Empress Dowager Cixi.

Kang Yingkui's family, from Kang Shaojing, the sixth ancestor, to Kang Tinglan, the 18th, has been rich for 12 generations for more than 411 years. In history, more than ten people, including Kang Dayong, Kang Daoping and Kang Hongyou, were called "Kang Million", among which Kang Yingkui was the most representative in the middle of Qing Dynasty. On the basis of his predecessors, he used the opportunity of suppressing the Bailian religion in Qing Dynasty to "make a fortune by loyalty". He was rich in three provinces and six rivers, with a land of 1.8 million mu and countless wealth. The people called him "Jingyang, Xi 'an, Linyi and Jinan; Horses run thousands of miles without eating other grasses, and people walk thousands of miles near Kangjiatian! " Win for a moment. Kang Million made a fortune by river transportation, by land, and by "contribution", he was rewarded by the emperor for many times, and the highest official was up to three grades, and he was awarded the title of magistrate several times. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Kang Million, Shen Wansan and Ruan Zilan were called the three "living gods of wealth" by China people. During the Republic of China, "East Liu and West Zhang, with an old Kang in the middle" was one of the three richest people in the Central Plains. In the 1961s and 1971s, Kang Million Manor in Henan, Liu Wencai Manor in Sichuan and Mouer Garden in Shandong were known as the three major manors in China. Kang Million Manor, as the first of the three manors, was opened to the outside world, causing a sensation in Henan and being famous all over the country.

Address: Kangdian Town, 3 kilometers west of Gongyi City, Henan Province, and the No.11 bus in the city goes directly to the scenic spot

Opening hours:

Summer: 8: 11-19: 31; Winter: 8: 11-18: 31

11. Erqi Memorial Tower

Erqi Memorial Tower, located in Erqi Square, Zhengzhou City, was built in 1971, with reinforced concrete structure. It is a unique antique twin towers in China, and it is a memorial building built to commemorate the strike of Beijing-Han railway workers. In 2116, it was listed as the national key cultural relics protection unit and the youngest national key cultural relics protection unit in China (built in 1971 with a history of less than 42 years).

Address: Erqi Square (near the railway station), No.231 Erqi Road, Erqi District

Opening hours: 18:31-18:31.