Complete collection of two-day tour attractions in Henan Province

A two-day tour in Henan can go to Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, Yuntai Mountain, Yaoshan Scenic Area, Qingming Shanghe Garden, Baima Temple and other scenic spots.

1, Shaolin Temple

Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of China Zen ancestral hall and China Kung Fu. Founded in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak in Songshan Mountain, Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. Because it is located in the dense jungle of Shaoshi Mountain in the hinterland of Songshan Mountain, it is named Shaolin Temple, which is known as the best in Shaolin Kung Fu. Shaolin Temple is a world-famous Buddhist temple and the ancestral home of Zen in Han Dynasty. It occupies an important position in the history of Buddhism in China and is known as the first temple in the world.

2. Longmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes, located on the Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain on both sides of the Yihe River in Luolong District, Luoyang City, are called the four largest grottoes in China together with Mogao Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes and Maijishan Grottoes. At the same time, Longmen Grottoes lasted for a long time, spanning many dynasties. They were dug in the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and then in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty. They were built on a large scale for several years, and they were miles long from north to south.

3. Yuntai Mountain

Yuntai Mountain is located in the northwest of Henan Province, at the junction of Xiuwu County of Jiaozuo City and lingchuan county of Jincheng City of Shanxi Province, with a total area of 2,000 square kilometers. It is a popular science eco-tourism boutique scenic spot featuring the rich waterscape of Taihang Mountain and Yue, with canyon-like geological landscape and long history and culture as its connotation, and integrating scientific and aesthetic values, including Hongshi Gorge, Tanpu Gorge, Quanpu Gorge, Qinglong Gorge, Gorge, Ovary Lake, Cornus officinalis Peak and Macaque Valley.

4. Yaoshan Scenic Area

Yaoshan Scenic Area is located in Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, east of Funiu Mountain. It was named after Sun Yao and Liu Lei, who built the Yao Temple to worship their ancestors. It is located in the Central Plains, with majestic mountains in the north and beautiful scenery in Zhong Ling in the south. Within the square kilometers of the scenic spot, strange peaks, strange rocks, waterfalls, hot springs, mountain flowers, red leaves, lakes, clouds, virgin forests, rare birds and animals and many human landscapes constitute a complete landscape system.

Yaoshan has the reputation of "36 scenic spots and 72 scenic spots" and is picturesque everywhere. Every place has moving stories and wonderful legends, one step at a time, which makes people dizzying. It is a combination of "heroism, danger, beauty, strangeness and seclusion", which is appraised by experts as "the danger of Huashan, the preciseness of Emei, the beauty of Zhangjiajie and the beauty of Huangshan." It is an excellent place for sightseeing, summer recuperation, leisure and entertainment, scientific research and exploration.

5. Riverside Garden on Qingming Festival

Riverside Garden at Qingming Festival is located on the west bank of Long Ting Lake in Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties. It is a large-scale historical and cultural theme park in Song Dynasty based on the famous painting Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival handed down by China. It is a large-scale amusement park that reproduces the folk customs of the Song Dynasty, the ancient capital of Bianjing.

6. Baima Temple

Baima Temple was built in the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is the first ancient temple in China and the world-famous Galand. It is the first official temple built after Buddhism was introduced into China. Known as the ancestral home and birthplace of Buddhism in China, it has a history of thousands of years. Located in Baimasi Town, Luolong District, east of Luoyang Old Town. The existing sites and historical sites were left over from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. A large number of dry lacquer statues of the Yuan Dynasty are preserved in the temple, such as Buddha III, prefect Ertian and eighteen arhats, which are very precious.

At present, the Baima Temple in Luoyang covers an area of about 100 square meters, and there are many buildings 100. The temple faces south, with symmetrical central axis, regular layout and clear priorities. The main buildings in the temple are distributed on the central axis. From south to north, there are Shanmen, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Jieyin Temple and Qingliangtai in turn, and there are ancillary buildings such as Bell and Drum Tower, Gatehouse, Yunshui Hall, Guest Hall, Zhaitang, Ancestral Hall, Zen Hall and Abbot on both sides.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shaolin Temple

Baidu encyclopedia-Longmen grottoes