What are the most distinctive tourist attractions in Henan Province? Which ones are most worth visiting?

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 prestigious Buddhist temple in China, the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism and the birthplace of Shaolin Kung Fu. Located at the foot of Wuru Peak in Songshan Mountain, which is about 0/2km west of Dengfeng City, it is one of the main core scenic spots in Songshan Scenic Area. ?

2. Lushan Mountain. The morning bell scares the birds, the stream gurgles in the forest, and the green grass slopes. A melodious "Pastoral" is still exciting. The beautiful scenery of Shaolin Temple has long been vividly remembered by this beautiful song. Songshan, the world's first Shaolin Temple, is located in the northwest of Dengfeng City, Henan Province. Its main body consists of two mountains, Taishi Mountain and Shao Shi Mountain. Songshan Mountain is known as the museum of China's historical development, which integrates Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and has many historical sites. Among them, there are six places in China: Shaolin Temple and Zen Ancestral Court; The largest Tallinn in existence-Tallinn in Shaolin Temple; The oldest existing pagoda ―― Song Yue Temple Pagoda in Northern Wei Dynasty: the oldest existing pagoda ―― Han Sanque; The oldest cypress ―― Han Feng's "General Cypress": the oldest existing stargazing platform ―― Gaocheng Stargazing Platform in Yuan Dynasty. In addition, the Zhongyue Temple at the foot of Huang Feng Mountain in Taishi Mountain was founded in Qin Dynasty and flourished in Tang and Song Dynasties. It is the largest existing temple complex in Henan Province. Songyang Academy is magnificent, simple and elegant. Song Dynasty, Suiyang Academy, Yuelu Academy and Bailudong Academy were also called the four major academies. In addition, the verdant and quiet Fawang Temple, Xuanyuanguan, which is on the verge of returning to the environment, and Li Xueting, who is seeking dharma with a broken arm in Hui Ke, are all treasures of China's humanistic scenery.

3. Longmen Grottoes. Longmen Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi, Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui are also called the four major grottoes in China. It is located in the south of Luoyang/0/3 km away from Kloc. Xiangshan and Longmen Mountain face each other, and the Yi River flows through it. From a distance, it looks like a natural gate, so it was called "Yi Que" in ancient times. Emperor Yang Di of the Sui Dynasty once climbed Mangshan Mountain in the north of Luoyang, and when he saw Yi Que in the south of Luoyang from a distance, he said to his attendants, Isn't this the portal of the real dragon emperor? Why didn't the ancients build their capital here? A minister replied obsequiously, the ancients didn't know, just waiting for your majesty. Yang Di was very happy after hearing this, so he established the capital of the Sui Dynasty in Luoyang, with the main entrance of the palace facing the Yi Que. Since then, a que has been used to being called Longmen. ?

Longmen has beautiful scenery, pleasant scenery and hot springs. Since ancient times, the color of Longmen Mountain has been listed as the crown of eight scenic spots in Luoyang. Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, once said: "Luodu has four suburbs, mountains and rivers win, and Longmen is the first." Longmen Grottoes are dug between cliffs close to mountains and rivers. It began about the time when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved from Pingcheng (now Datong City, Shanxi Province) to Luoyang. At that time, Emperor Xiaowen deeply felt that the capital was northward, which was not conducive to rule. Luoyang, located in the Central Plains, had superior natural conditions, so he moved the capital to Luoyang in 493 AD and began to build the Longmen Grottoes. Longmen Grottoes experienced four hundred years in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, among which the large-scale construction time in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty exceeded 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 2345 caves and more than 70 pagodas in the East and West Mountains. Longmen Grottoes has the largest number of ancient inscriptions in China, and is known as the ancient forest of steles. * * * There are more than 2,860 inscriptions, among which the long-standing Longmen Twenty Pieces and the Chu Yi Que Buddhist Shrine Monument are the models of Wei Bei and the Monument respectively, which can be called the fine works of calligraphy art in China. There are more than 1 1000 Buddha statues in Longmen Mountain, among which the largest Buddha statue is 17. 14 meters high, and the smallest Buddha statue is in Lianhua Cave, each of which is only 2 cm long, which is called micro-sculpture.

Longmen Grottoes are the history and treasure of calligraphy. The famous calligraphy masterpiece "Longmen Twenty" is the best calligraphy selected by later northern extension connoisseurs from many stone inscriptions in Longmen Grottoes. These inscriptions not only record the motive and purpose of the statue of the wishing man, but also provide a basis for the archaeological staging of the grottoes. Kang Youwei, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, strongly advocated writing with Wei Bei in the whole society, praising Wei Bei's ten beauties, such as jumping brushwork, natural structure and rich flesh and blood. Today, Wei Bei is widely used as a slogan and decorative text. It can be seen that twenty products occupy a decisive position in calligraphy.

Longmen Grottoes is an artistic expression of Buddhist culture, but it also reflects the political, economic and cultural trends at that time. The grotto is a large stone carving art museum, because it preserves a large number of physical materials such as religion, art, architecture, calligraphy, music, clothing, medicine and so on.

4. Yuntai Mountain. Yuntai Mountain, located in Xiuwu County, Henan Province, is one of the first geoparks in the world, and it is also the only scenic spot in Henan Province that integrates seven national levels: national key scenic spots, national AAAAA scenic spots, national civilized scenic spots, national forest parks, national water conservancy scenic spots and national macaque nature reserves. The scenic area is 190 square kilometers, including spring waterfall gorge, pool waterfall gorge, Hongshi gorge, Zifang Lake, Wanshan Temple, Baijiayan, Yuan Xian, Ding Sheng, Diecai Cave, Qinglong Gorge and Linfeng Gorge10/scenic spots. There is also Yuntai Waterfall, the largest waterfall in Asia. On July 7th, 2003, Yuntaishan Geopark ranked Huangshan and Lushan with a high score of 103.85 at the recommendation meeting of China World Geopark held in Beijing, and became one of the eight geological parks recommended by China to UNESCO.