13 great places to visit on weekends in Zhengzhou in 2022

There are many places in Zhengzhou that are very suitable for weekend fun, and are very suitable for friends who don’t want to travel far. Next, let’s take a look at some recommendations! Friends who don’t want to stay at home on weekends, come and find out!

1. Henan Museum

Latest news: From June 30 to July 24, 2022, Henan Provincial Museum will hold an invitational exhibition of famous oil painters in Henan Province, *** 50 oil paintings are on display.

Henan Museum was founded in 1927. It is one of the earliest museums in China and one of the first national museums selected to be built by the central and local governments. Henan Museum currently has more than 170,000 pieces (sets) of cultural relics, especially prehistoric cultural relics, Shang and Zhou bronzes, ceramics, jades, and stone carvings. There are primitive society exhibition hall, Xia and Shang exhibition hall, Western Zhou exhibition hall, Eastern Zhou exhibition hall, Han and Jin exhibition halls, Sui and Tang exhibition halls, and Song and Yuan exhibition halls.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday every week. Summer time: 9:00-17:30, winter time: 9:00-17:00. Reservations are closed one hour before closing, and the museum is closed every Monday (except national statutory holidays).

Location address: No. 8, Nongong Road, Jinshui District.

Transportation: Take Metro Line 2 to Guanhutun and walk 1.2 kilometers.

Reservation entrance: Search on WeChat and follow the official WeChat account of "Henan Museum". Click "I want to make an appointment" in the menu bar to make an appointment.

2. Zhengzhou Museum Songshan Road Museum and Wenhan Street Museum

A local comprehensive museum was rated as a "National First-Class Museum". Its predecessor was the Zhengzhou Cultural Relics Showroom established in August 1928. Dedicated to Zhengzhou’s historical research, cultural relic protection, exhibitions and social education, it has received a large number of audiences. It is an excellent patriot education base in Henan Province and an important window to showcase Zhengzhou’s long history and splendid culture.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: Zhengzhou Museum Korean Street Museum: Daily opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (stop booking at 15:50, stop at 16:00 Admission); closed on Tuesdays (except national holidays). Zhengzhou Museum Songshan Road Museum: Daily opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (closed at 16:30); closed on Tuesdays (except national holidays).

Venue address:

Hanwen Street Pavilion, No. 9, Hanwen Street, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou City.

Songshan Road Pavilion No. 168, Songshan South Road, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou City.

Transportation route:

Take bus No. 302 from Hanwen Street Pavilion and get off at the Longhai West Road Wenchuang Road bus stop.

Take bus No. 46 from Songshan Gym and get off at the Municipal Museum Bus Stop.

Reservation entrance: Search on WeChat and follow the official WeChat account of Zhengzhou Museum, click "Ticket Reservation" in the menu bar to make a reservation.

3. Zhengzhou Art Museum New Hall and Ruida Hall

One of the "Four Centers" of Zhengzhou Central Cultural District. The entire architectural design incorporates the elements of the grotto, with virtuality and reality intertwined, looming, integrated during the day, and shining at night. There are 7 exhibition halls in total. It provides strong support for the great cultural development of Zhengzhou and accelerating the construction of Henan Province into a national important cultural highland.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: Open from 09:00 to 17:00 every Tuesday to Sunday (the entrance closes at 16:30), closed every Monday, except for national statutory holidays .

Venue address:

The new venue is No. 10, Wenlan Street, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou City.

Darui Museum is located at No. 83, Dari Road, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou City.

Transportation route:

Take Metro Line 1 in Xinting and get off at Xiliuhu Station, transfer to S180 and get off at Changchun Road Danshui Avenue Station.

Take Metro Line 5 at Darui Hall and get off at Wuyi Park Station, transfer to Line B12 and get off at Darui Road Hehuan Street Station.

Reservation entrance: 1. Search the "Henan Culture and Tourism Communication" applet on WeChat or Alipay, search for the venue name, and make an appointment for the exhibition hall.

2. Search on WeChat and follow the official WeChat account of Zhengzhou Art Museum, click "About Us" on the menu bar, and click "Reservation Channel" to make a reservation.

4. Henan Museum of Natural History

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-16:30; the library closes at 16:00 The museum is closed on Mondays and open normally on holidays.

Location address: No. 18, Jinshui East Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province (100 meters southwest of Jinshui East Road Agriculture, to the north).

Transportation: Metro Line 1 Nongong South Road Station; Jinshui East Road North 43, 47, 115, 305, 568

5. Network Security Science and Technology Museum

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You can learn various network security knowledge and experience high-tech interactive projects here.

The Network Science and Technology Museum is located at No. 186, Heyang Road, Zhengzhou High-tech Zone. It is the first themed museum in the field of cyberspace at home and abroad, and the permanent venue for the "Strong Internet Cup" National Cyber ??Security Challenge. The total construction area of ??the exhibition hall is about 18,000 square meters, and the exhibition area is 15,000 square meters. Currently, more than 220 sets of exhibition projects and more than 1,700 exhibits have been exhibited.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 every Wednesday to Sunday. (Closed for maintenance on Mondays and Tuesdays.)

Location address: 330 meters west of the intersection of Heyang Road and Yinlan Road, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province

Transportation: Take Metro 1 Line No. 1 to Exit F of Henan University of Technology Station, transfer to bus S152 at Changchun Road Station, Lianhua Street, and get off at the Cyber ??Security Science and Technology Museum stop;

Book tickets: Search and follow the Cyber ??Security Science and Technology Museum on WeChat For the official WeChat account, click on the menu bar - Book Tickets to make a reservation.

6. Zhengzhou Elephant Ceramics Museum

Zhengzhou Elephant Ceramics Museum is a national second-level museum and is open to the public free of charge all year round. One or two special exhibitions with different themes and characteristics are held every year, making it a popular place for friends to visit.

Its outer wall is inlaid with more than a thousand pieces of ceramics collected by Zhengzhou Elephant Ceramics Museum, including electric kiln porcelain pieces from the Lushan section of the Tang and Song Dynasties, mainly ancient ceramics (the lower limit is the Yuan Dynasty). Among them, most of the collections are fine ceramics and orphan products from the Central Plains. The exhibits are extremely rich and beautiful, although there are many national first-class museums that are not as good as them.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: 9:00-16:30 (closed on Monday).

Location address: No. 36 Shunhe Road, Jinshui District (west side of the south gate of Zijingshan Park)

Transportation: Take Metro Line 1 to Exit C of Zijingshan Subway Station and just walk .

Reservation entrance: WeChat search and follow the official WeChat account, Zhengzhou Elephant Ceramics Museum, click "Online Reservation" in the menu bar to make a reservation.

7. Zhengzhou Science and Technology Museum

Zhengzhou Science and Technology Museum is a national youth science education base. Temporary exhibitions and various science popularization activities are held regularly. At present, science popularization activities mainly include: science popularization games, charming science popularization classes, maker training camps, science popularization creative competitions, etc.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00, closed every Monday and Tuesday.

Location: No. 32, Songshan South Road, Zhongyuan District.

Reservation entrance: Search and follow the official WeChat account of Zhengzhou Science and Technology Museum on WeChat, click "Warm Service" in the menu bar, and click "Reserve a Visit" to make an appointment.

Reservation visit:

Strictly implement the requirements of "appointment, peak staggering, temperature measurement, and code scanning", and the total number of visitors per day shall not exceed 2,000. Make online reservations. Visitors can make reservations in advance through the official WeChat account, WeChat applet, official website, and "Zheng Haoban" APP (venue reservation service). Those who have not made a reservation are not allowed to enter the venue.

8. Dahecun Site Museum

The Dahecun Site is an iconic site of the origin of Chinese civilization and the most splendid part of the Yellow River culture. It has participated in and witnessed the entire process from the origin, formation and development of Chinese civilization to the establishment of the Xia and Shang slave dynasties. It has rich cultural connotations and a complete cultural chain. It is a large-scale ancient settlement site that includes the four major archaeological cultures of Yangshao, Longshan, Xia and Shang.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 every Tuesday to Sunday (closed at 16:30), closed on Mondays.

Location address: Dahe Village Site, Jinshui District (500 meters south of National Highway 30).

Reservation entrance: Search on WeChat and follow the official WeChat account of Dahecun Heritage Museum. Click "I want to make a reservation" in the menu bar to make a reservation.

9. Henan Provincial Art Museum

Henan Art Museum is located in the Art Center No. 1 CBD, Business Inner Ring, Zhengdong New District. This is a platform to spread and share art in Henan Province. The museum has three modern exhibition halls with a total exhibition area of ??nearly 4,000 square meters.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (no admission after 16:30), closing time

Reservation entrance: 1. Follow the official WeChat account of Henan Art Museum and click the "Reserve a Visit" button in the menu bar below. 2. Visitors should make an appointment through the "Henan Cultural Tourism Reservation Health Code System" and enter the museum with the reserved health code and ID card. (The reservation process is attached). You can also show your personal ID card, "health code" and "trip code" directly on site to cooperate with the staff to register for the visit.

Current location The Yellow River Museum was built in 1955. The old museum is located at No. 4, Zijingshan Road, Zhengzhou City. It is one of the earliest river museums in the world and the only natural history museum in China with special content on the Yellow River. The new building has now been moved to No. 402 Yingbin Road. The New Yellow River Museum covers an area of ??40 acres and has multiple functions such as a river nature museum, a water conservancy science and technology museum, and a humanities and history museum. The exhibition is themed "The Bloodline of the Chinese Nation—Yellow River Dragon in Microcosm" and has five exhibition halls including river basin geography, cradle of nation, millennium river management, new chapter of river management, and road to harmony. There are more than 10,000 pieces (sets) in the museum, some of which are very precious.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: Opening hours are 9:00-17:00 (no admission after 16:30). Closed every Monday.

Location address: No. 402, Yingbin Road, Zhengzhou City

Bus routes: No. 263, No. 270, No. 6, No. 196, No. 79, No. Y811, No. 7, No. 32 Get off the bus at Yingbin Road Huayuan Road Station; take Metro Line 2 to Jinda Road, exit the station and get off at Yingbin Road Huayuan Road Station.

Reservation entrance: Search and follow the official WeChat account of the Yellow River Museum on WeChat, click "Service" in the menu bar, click "Visit Reservation Code", and scan the code to make a reservation.

Team reservation phone number: 0371-69556704/69556709/69556715.

10. Yellow River Museum

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 every Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Mondays for thorough disinfection.

Location: No. 150, Songshan South Road, Zhengzhou City

Transportation: Take bus B11 and get off at the Songshan Road Yihe Road bus stop.

Reservation entrance: Make an appointment to enter the museum through the "Henan Cultural Tourism Pass" applet or scan the official QR code.

11. Henan Provincial Library

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30-17:30, closed on Monday for thorough disinfection (Study in the same month: Monday, 9 : 30-21:00; Tuesday to Sunday 17:30 to 21:00)

Location address: No. 131 Jianjian Road, Zhengzhou City (the northeast corner of the intersection of Jianjian Road and Yousheng North Road).

Transportation: Take bus No. 86 and get off at Wenhua Road Renzhai North Street Station.

Reservation entrance: You need to make an online real-name reservation through the "Henan Culture and Tourism Communication" platform to make a reservation.

12. Henan Children's Library

Opening hours: 9:00-19:00 every day in summer, 9:00-18:00 every day in winter (closed on weekends and holidays) .

Closed every Monday morning (except national statutory holidays)

Location address: No. 10 Kewen 1st Street, Zhengdong New District

Transportation: Take Metro Line 1 , and get off at Nongong South Road subway station.

Reservation entrance: Readers need to make an appointment. After arriving at the museum, they will check the health code and corresponding travel card, take their temperature, and wear a mask. To reserve a library, you need to make an online real-name reservation through the "Henan Culture and Tourism Communication" platform. Readers can make reservations online through Zhengzhou Library’s WeChat subscription account or by scanning the QR code on site. No one can enter the library without an appointment.