What are the tourist attractions in Henan Province?

Henan Province has the following famous tourist attractions:

1. Shaolin Temple. The full name of Shaolin Temple is Songshan Shaolin Scenic Area in Dengfeng City. Shaolin Temple is a long-standing Buddhist temple in my country, a prestigious ancestral temple of Zen, and the birthplace of Shaolin Kung Fu. It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak in Songshan Mountain 12 kilometers west of Dengfeng City. It is one of the main core scenic spots of Songshan Scenic Area. ?

2. Songshan. The sun rises on Mount Song, the morning bell scares the birds, the streams in the forest are gurgling, and the grass is green on the slopes...". The melodious "Shepherd Song" still makes people's hearts swell. The beautiful scenery of Shaolin Temple has long since evolved from this beautiful song. It lingers in my heart vividly. Songshan, home to the world's most famous Shaolin Temple, is located in the northwest of Dengfeng City, Henan Province. The main body of Songshan is composed of two mountains, Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain. It is known as the museum of the historical development of my country, Confucianism and Buddhism. The three religions of Taoism and Taoism are gathered together, and there are many historical relics, including the six most famous in China: the ancestral palace of Zen - Shaolin Temple; the largest existing pagoda - Shaolin Temple Pagoda; the oldest existing pagoda - Songyue Temple Pagoda in the Northern Wei Dynasty; The oldest tower - the Three Towers of the Han Dynasty; the oldest cypress tree - the "Jiangjun Cypress" of the Han Dynasty; the oldest existing star observatory - the Yuan Dynasty Star Observatory in Gaocheng. In addition, the middle tower under the yellow peak of Taishi Mountain. The Yue Temple was built in the Qin Dynasty and reached its peak in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is the largest existing temple complex in Henan; the Songyang Academy is magnificent, simple and elegant, and in the Song Dynasty, it was called the four major academies together with Suiyang, Yuelu and Bailudong Academy; plus The green and quiet Fawang Temple, the dangerous Xuanyuan Pass, and the Lixue Pavilion where Hui Ke broke his arm to pray for help are all treasures of Chinese cultural heritage.

3. Longmen Grottoes and Yungang, Shanxi. The Grottoes, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and Tianshui Maijishan Grottoes are also known as the four major grottoes in China. It is located 13 kilometers south of Luoyang City. Here is the confrontation between Xiangshan Mountain and Longmen Mountain, with the Yi River flowing through it. From a distance, it looks like a giant grotto. It was a natural gate, so it was called "Yique" in ancient times. In the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty climbed Mang Mountain to the north of Luoyang and saw Yique to the south of Luoyang from a distance. He told his attendants that this was not true. Is it the gateway of Emperor Long? Why didn’t the ancients build their capital here? A minister replied flatteringly, the ancients were just waiting for your Majesty. After hearing this, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was delighted and built the capital of the Sui Dynasty in Luoyang. The main entrance of the imperial palace faces Yique. From then on, Yique was habitually called Longmen. ?

Longmen Mountain has beautiful clear waters, pleasant scenery and hot springs. Since ancient times, Longmen Mountain has been praised for its beauty. Ranked among the eight most beautiful sights in Luoyang, Bai Juyi, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, once said: “The surrounding suburbs of Luodu are among the most beautiful mountains and rivers, with Dragon Gate at the top. "The Longmen Grottoes were excavated among the cliffs dependent on the mountains and rivers. It was excavated around the time Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital from Pingcheng (today's Datong City, Shanxi) to Luoyang. At that time, Emperor Xiaowen felt that the capital was too far to the north, which was not conducive to rule, and Luoyang, which was located in the Central Plains, The natural conditions were superior, so the capital was moved to Luoyang in 493 AD, which also kicked off the construction of the Longmen Grottoes. The Longmen Grottoes went through the Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang and Northern Song dynasties, and were carved intermittently for 400 years. Among them, large-scale construction took place in the Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties for more than 140 years. Therefore, among all the caves in Longmen, the Northern Wei Dynasty accounts for about 30%, the Tang Dynasty accounts for 60%, and other dynasties only account for about 10%. According to statistics, there are 2,345 caves and pagodas in the east and west mountains. There are more than 70 inscriptions in the Longmen Grottoes in China. It is known as the Forest of Ancient Steles. There are more than 2,860 inscriptions in the Longmen Grottoes. Among them, the famous Longmen Twenty-Rank and Chu Xiliang's Yique Buddhist Niches are respectively the Wei Stele. It is a model of Chinese calligraphy and calligraphy. There are more than 110,000 statues in Longmen Mountain. The largest Buddha statue is 17.14 meters high, with a head height of 4 meters and an ear length of 1.9 meters; The Buddha statues in the Lotus Cave, each only 2 centimeters, are called miniature sculptures

The Longmen Grottoes are a treasure in the history of calligraphy art. The famous calligraphy masterpiece Longmen Twenty Pieces is a masterpiece of stele rubbings from the Longmen Grottoes for future generations. The best calligraphy is selected from the numerous inscriptions on the stone statues. These inscriptions not only record the motivations and purposes of the statues, but also provide the basis for the periodization of the cave archeology. Kang Youwei, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, strongly advocated the use of Wei stele style for writing in the entire society. , also praised the ten beauties of Wei stele, such as: jumping brushwork, natural structure, rich flesh and blood, etc.

Today, Wei stele style is also widely used as slogans and decorative characters. It can be seen that the 20th grade plays an important role in calligraphy.

The Longmen Grottoes are an artistic expression of Buddhist culture, but they also reflect the political, economic and cultural fashion of the time. The grottoes retain a large amount of physical materials on religion, art, architecture, calligraphy, music, clothing, medicine, etc. Therefore, it is a large-scale stone carving art museum.

4. Yuntai Mountain. Yuntai Mountain is located in Xiuwu County, Henan Province. It is one of the first global geological parks in the world. It is also the only one in Henan Province that combines national key scenic spots, national AAAAA-level scenic spots, national civilized scenic spots, national forest parks, and national water conservancy scenic spots. , National Macaque Nature Reserve, seven national-level scenic spots integrated into one. The scenic area covers an area of ??190 square kilometers, including Quanpu Gorge, Tanpu Gorge, Hongshi Gorge, Zifang Lake, Wanshan Temple, Baijia Rock, Xianyuan, Shengding, Diecai Cave, Qinglong Gorge, Fenglin Gorge, etc. Attractions. There is also Yuntai Waterfall, the largest waterfall in Asia. On July 7, 2003, at the my country World Geopark Recommendation Meeting held in Beijing, Yuntaishan Geopark ranked with a high score of 103.85 points, after Huangshan Mountain and Lushan Mountain, and became one of the eight geoparks recommended by my country to UNESCO. one.