What attractions are there in Henan that are close to the Zhengzhou area?

Zhengzhou has rich tourism resources. Famous attractions include:

1. Shaolin Temple

It was founded in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 495). It was built by Emperor Xiaowen Yuanhong to accommodate the Indian monk Bashi. It is located at the west foot of Zhongyue Songshan Mountain, backed by Wuru Peak and facing Shaoshi Mountain, 100 kilometers away from Zhengzhou City. The main landscapes include Changzhu Temple, Tallinn, First Ancestor Temple, Second Ancestor Temple and Bodhidharma Cave.

2. Songshan Mountain

Since ancient times, Songshan Mountain has been proud of its beautiful mountains and rivers. Songshan Mountain is located among the five mountains. It is not only a treasure house of cultural landscapes, but also a gathering place of natural landscapes. Zhongyue Songshan Mountain has tall and straight peaks, majestic momentum and countless scenes. The twelve scenic spots of Zhongyue are composed of peaks, valleys, caves, waterfalls, springs, forests and other natural scenery. They are majestic, elegant and attractive, with waterfalls flying into the sky, mountains and mountains, and colorful.

3. Zhongyue Temple

It is located in Dengfeng City, 80 kilometers southwest of Zhengzhou. It was first built in the Qin Dynasty and is a place for worshiping the Taishi Mountain God. After successive expansions and renovations, Zhongyue Temple has become a palace-style ancient building complex with a total area of ??110,000 square meters. It is the crown of Zhongzhou ancestral temples and the largest and best-preserved ancient building complex among the Five Mountains.

4. Star Observation Tower

It is located in the north of Gaocheng Town, Dengfeng, 70 kilometers southwest of Zhengzhou. Founded in the early Yuan Dynasty, it is the oldest existing astronomical building in my country that has the functions of surveying, stargazing and keeping time.

5. Songyang Academy

It was built in the eighth year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (484 AD). Located at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain, 80 kilometers southwest of Zhengzhou, it is backed by Junji Peak and faces Shuangxi River. It is named after it is located in the sun of Songshan Mountain. Songyang Academy is a famous institution of higher learning in ancient China, famous for its Neo-Confucianism in history.

6. Henan Museum

Henan Museum is a modern history and art museum located in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province. It was officially opened to the public on May 1, 1998. Henan Museum covers an area of ??more than 100,000 square meters and has a construction area of ??78,000 square meters. There are currently more than 130,000 cultural relics in the collection.

7. Yellow River Tourist Area

The Yellow River Tourist Area is located 30 kilometers northwest of Zhengzhou City, between the Yellow River and Songshan Mountain, where the Yellow River breaks out of the last gorge and enters the plain. Form a hanging river. The Yellow River Tourist Area was founded in 1970 and covers an area of ??about 5.5 square kilometers. The main tourist attractions have their own characteristics but have a unified tone, forming a landscape painting with the theme of "The Cradle of the Nation".

8. Shangcheng Ruins

The Shangcheng Ruins are located in Zhengzhou City, covering an area of ??25 square kilometers. It is an early Shang Dynasty city site that precedes the "Anyang Yin Ruins". There is still a Shang Dynasty city wall with a circumference of 7 kilometers. The two copper square tripods unearthed in this city are rare royal relics among early Shang Dynasty bronzes.

9. Song Tomb

Located 70 kilometers west of Zhengzhou, it is the largest emperor’s tomb group in central China. There were nine emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty. Except for Emperors Hui and Qin who were captured by the Jin soldiers and died in Mobei, the burial place is unknown. The other seven emperors and the tomb of Zhao Hongyin, the father of Song Taizu, are all buried here, so it is called " Seven Emperors and Eight Tombs".

10. The hometown of the Yellow Emperor

Located in Xuanyuan Qiu, 35 kilometers south of Zhengzhou, it is the place where the Yellow Emperor was born. The hometown of Huangdi was built here. It was first built in the Han and Wei dynasties and has been restored in the past dynasties. There is a middle-aged seated statue of the Yellow Emperor in the main hall, and there are murals depicting the Yellow Emperor's merits on the four walls. Nowadays, there is constant incense here all year round, and there is an endless stream of pilgrims seeking their roots. It is the main place for descendants of Yan and Huang at home and abroad to worship their ancestors.