Henan, as one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, is not only a province with a large population, but also a province with great culture and tourism. It not only has world-renowned historical attractions such as Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, and Yin Ruins, but also Yuntai Mountain, Baiyun Mountain, etc.

Mountains, Yao Mountains, Laojun Mountains, Funiu Mountains, and Chaya Mountains are famous for their natural landscapes in China. However, when it comes to representative theme parks, I believe many friends can only think of Qingming Riverside Park in Kaifeng. Why?

Because Qingming Riverside Park is not only the only theme park among the eleven national AAAAA-level scenic spots in Henan, but also the only AAAAA-level attraction in Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties and an outstanding tourist city in China.

Qingming Riverside Garden is a large-scale historical and cultural park with the theme of Song Dynasty. It is based on "Qingming Riverside Picture", a masterpiece handed down by the famous Northern Song Dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan, and built at a 1:1 ratio. It is the most famous park in Kaifeng.

The scenic spots can also be said to be the iconic attractions of Kaifeng tourism. Anyone who travels to Kaifeng can hardly miss it.

It was drizzling when we went there. When we entered the garden, there was a standing sculpture of Zhang Zeduan holding the scroll "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" in front of him. There was a set of reliefs on the screen wall behind him, which included riding a horse, rocking an oar, carrying a sedan chair, and driving a car.

Scenes of life in the Song Dynasty such as cattle, labor, and dining.

Here a beautiful commentator in Song Dynasty came up to us and gave us a serious explanation.

The beauty’s explanation started from an enlarged version of the stone carving “Along the River During the Qingming Festival”. She said: “The Qingming Festival is a festival, and going up the river was a folk custom at that time, similar to going to the market. The picture vividly depicts the people who go up the river during the Qingming Festival.

The scene can be roughly divided into three parts: the spring scene in the suburbs of Bianjing, the scene on the Bianhe River, and the market in the city."

After talking about famous paintings, she led us into the scroll. First, we walked through a corridor covered with chrysanthemums. There were some stalls dressed in Song dynasties on both sides. Suddenly, Yu Fan's eyes lit up. The exact same stone in a scroll.

The arch bridge lies quietly on a clear wave, a row of Song Dynasty-style buildings are built along the water, and teahouses and restaurants are lined up in rows. It makes people feel that they have traveled through a tunnel of time and space and returned to the prosperous capital of the Northern Song Dynasty thousands of years ago.

Walking onto the Hongqiao, standing high up, leaning on the railings and overlooking the distance, the beautiful scenery in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" slowly unfolded before our eyes. We seemed to have traveled through the streets of Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty, including restaurants, tea shops, pawn shops, foot shops, butcher shops, and temples.

, public houses, arenas, and workshops that produce Bian embroidery, official porcelain, woodblock New Year pictures, textiles, printing, and tea ceremonies are scattered throughout. There are vendors and entertainers in Song attire everywhere, including fire-breathing performers, sugar-blowers, and sesame cake sellers.

, those who juggle with swords and guns, those who play cockfights and puppets, those who make dough, those who shake their heads and tell fortunes, those who dress in rags and beg for food, those who carry sedans to welcome brides, those who drive horse-drawn carriages up the river, those who pull ox carts and sheep carts to do business

, three religions and nine streams, hooked railings and tiles, wine flags waving, bursts of cheers, the sound of horse hooves, a lively Kyoto style flowed between our eyes.

While strolling, you will see agricultural tools, waterwheels, mills, looms and other Song Dynasty daily necessities quietly telling the passage of time; dart throwing, slingshot shooting, archery, rope climbing, hoop drilling, swings, slides and other ancient entertainment projects

You can experience them all here personally; there are also the Imperial Examination of the Song Dynasty, Postal Station, Shiqianjiao Store, Mill, Waterwheel Garden, Four Eyes Well, Hongfu Temple, Yujingyuan, School Field, Shuangting Bridge, Songdu Square, etc.

Every scene is impressive, creating an original Song Dynasty style.

The people of Kaifeng's excavation, inheritance and promotion of folk culture and folk art are vividly displayed here, which is awe-inspiring.

We walked and stopped, taking pictures and listening. The commentator interspersed stories from the Northern Song Dynasty. Following her footsteps, we saw many pavilions, pavilions, waterside pavilions in the garden, the tall and majestic Fuyun Pavilion, carved beams and painted buildings, and magnificent buildings.

Xuande and Xuanhe halls are cleverly connected.

The Imperial City Corridor paved with bluestones is smooth and clean. In the Tokyo Food Street, which gathers Bianjing style snacks and delicacies on the same street, Sun Zhengyang Store, one of the 72 main stores in the Song Dynasty, has reproduced its original appearance.

The archway into the royal garden stands on the tree-lined avenue, with pavilions and pavilions inside, and the water is shining.

The Jiulong Bridge, which looks like a lying rainbow, spans the Bian River, and the rippling blue waves of the Bian River flow... Along the way, you can see every step you take. There are more than 400 large and small houses imitating Song Dynasty architecture, and there are also swings, swings, and swings.

Song Dynasty folk entertainment facilities such as Song Dynasty boats, racecourses, and Cuju courts.

Along the way, you will see chrysanthemums dotting the scenery, such as Dragon Pot Culture, Tokyo Dream Flower, Shen Monkey Playing with the Moon, Four Sheep Fangzun, Fulu Gourd, Sailing Endeavor, etc., which are dazzling and beautiful.

Dozens of large and small ships on the Bianhe River are moored on the shore, with towering masts and high-hanging sails, reflecting the busy water transportation and the superb shipbuilding technology of the Song Dynasty.

Flags were flying everywhere at the wharves and shipyards, and the breeze was blowing willow silk, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

Walking in the Qingming Garden is like walking in the middle of a painting, and you feel like you are "stepping into a painting and dreaming back thousands of years" of historical travel.

It's a little regrettable that many performances were temporarily canceled due to weather conditions, but what does it matter? It leaves some space for our own imagination, and it also gives us a reason to come again.

The gate of Qingming Shanghe Garden, a red pavilion-style building, is very eye-catching from a distance.

This is the main venue of the International Chrysanthemum Festival. Chrysanthemum scenery is everywhere and very exquisite. This group of monkeys playing with the moon is lifelike and full of shapes.