A trip to Futa in the Central Plains

after boarding the train to Zhengzhou, I found on my mobile phone that there are only a handful of tourist attractions worth visiting in Zhengzhou city.

after I checked into the hotel, I found that the "famous tourist attractions in Henan Province" mentioned on the TV in the hotel were either in Luoyang, Kaifeng or Dengfeng. Few famous scenic spots are in Zhengzhou.

therefore, my first impression of Zhengzhou is really not so good. It is almost a boring city.

the only thing worth saying about it is probably the central plains pagoda, which can be called a landmark building. This scenic spot is the only place I can call a formal tourist attraction among all the places I came to Zhengzhou this time.

Zhongyuan pagoda is located by the river.

The river is just a small river, which separates the square where the tower is located from the residential area next to the business hotel.

next to the main entrance of the square are two rows of shops with few patrons, a parking lot with few empty seats, and a children's playground that continuously plays all kinds of saliva music that I simply can't listen to. Whether it is the difference in the degree of congestion between these areas, or their old and new degree and perfection, I feel embarrassed. Compared with them, what is relatively normal is the large step at the main entrance on the second floor of the tower and the two sculptures placed in front of the main entrance. Looking up again, it is the main part of the towering tower. If we put aside the huge advertising slogan hanging on the surface of the tower, the external structure of the tower is ok, and there is nothing that I can't see.

after I walked into the lobby on the second floor, the ticket office naturally appeared in front of me. After scanning the code with the mobile phone, several tickets with different price points pop up on the mobile phone immediately. The price of the ticket is 98 yuan. In addition, there are 198 yuan and 298 yuan at different prices, which correspond to various entertainment facilities and other services at the top of the tower. Because my body has been uncomfortable, my fear of heights has intensified. I didn't choose other services, and I didn't try any entertainment facilities. I just bought tickets for the visit. Due to well-known reasons, there are not many tourists coming to visit. Neither tourists who buy tickets nor tourists who wait in front of the elevator to go upstairs are enough to form a team.

I got on the elevator with a group of tourists and went to the 99th floor. The staff said: The 99th floor is the highest floor that tourists can reach by elevator. After visiting the 99th floor, the planned tour route is all the way down. Because the elevator is faster, people may feel uncomfortable with their ears. However, all the tourists, including me, didn't feel obviously uncomfortable, even two of them didn't.

The space above the 99th floor is a semi-open area, surrounded by glass and grid-like walls. Distributed in the whole space, there are several high-altitude entertainment facilities including slides and walking corridors. The price of some entertainment facilities is included in the ticket money at different prices, while others need to pay extra. There is also a so-called "famous punching place in online celebrity". Everyone who wants to go in not only needs extra foreign money, but also needs to show the health code to the staff guarding the entrance again. However, I stood on the platform above this area and looked in. I didn't see anything special about this area. The furnishings in this area are nothing more than a few swings, a projection from top to bottom, and a pair of wings painted on the inner surface of the outer wall glass. Some tourists sell cute in front of the exterior glass, some tourists sit on the swing and take selfies, and some tourists with children let the children stand in the middle of their big wings and pose. I really don't understand what's so good about this place that can't even compare with ordinary children's paradise. However, the imitation of the animal heads of the 12 Zodiac animals placed around the circular platform above the "famous punching place in online celebrity" is more attractive than the scenery that can be seen from high buildings. Because the air is not so good, even the scenery seen from the semi-enclosed space seems to be covered with a layer of ash.

the 97th floor below is an indoor enclosed space. I remember, this kind of space design is similar to the interior space design of the Eiffel Tower. When I visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris, I used to feel nervous in the semi-enclosed space that tourists could reach, and my legs and feet were weak. However, when I went down to the closed space below, my discomfort immediately weakened a lot. After entering the floor space from the elevator room, you will see the miniature plastic plates of famous high-rise buildings around the world and their specific heights. Zhongyuan pagoda is located among them. No matter from the data point of view or from the visual effect of miniature plastic board, it does not stand out. Above the glass wall behind the plastic sign, the linear distance of different places in front of the tower is printed, ranging from hundreds of kilometers to tens of thousands of kilometers. I remember that when I went to Longyearbyen, Svalbard, I once saw such a road sign near the airport. Besides, there are not only counters selling snacks, drinks and souvenirs on this floor, but also a game area larger than the 99th floor. I remember that several children kept making loud sounds in the game area, including laughter and collision. The most gratifying thing is that the strawberry yogurt sold at the yogurt counter is not more expensive than the yogurt sold in the general beverage store, and the taste is OK.

The most worth seeing is the large mural exhibition hall on the 4th floor.

when I followed another group of tourists down to the 4th floor, I remember that the staff seemed to tell us that this mural in this exhibition hall is the largest three-dimensional mural in China.

I didn't understand the true meaning of "three-dimensional mural" until I walked into the floor. The so-called "three-dimensional mural" refers to a combination of two-dimensional plane and three-dimensional on the visual level, that is, through appropriate means, the two-dimensional plane mural hanging on the wall and the three-dimensional model extending from the wall to the front of the guardrail are seamlessly connected, giving visitors a sense of visual ups and downs. In other words, what all tourists, including me, see is a whole vivid picture. From towering mountains to thousands of miles of fertile fields, from towering trees to clear water, and then from modern cities with high-rise buildings to antique pavilions, all of them make people feel difficult to distinguish between true and false, and even make people feel the urge to cross the fence and touch it with their hands. This is probably the only reason why I think the ticket money is worth it.

the most valuable thing is unique, and it is even more difficult to copy, not the same thing. This is what I think and what I will remember.

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