What places of interest are there in Henan?

1. Yin Ruins in Anyang

Yin Ruins, formerly known as "Northern Mongolia", are the ruins of the capital of China in the late Shang Dynasty, located in Anyang City, Henan Province.

At the beginning of the 2th century, Yin Ruins became famous for the excavation of Oracle Bone Inscriptions. In 1928, the archaeological excavation of Yin Ruins officially began, and a large number of architectural sites in the capital and rich cultural remains represented by Oracle Bone Inscriptions and bronzes were unearthed, which systematically demonstrated the splendid bronze civilization in the late Shang Dynasty in China and established the scientific status of Yin Shang society as a history of trust.

Yin Ruins is the first capital city in China that has been documented and confirmed by archaeology and Oracle Bone Inscriptions. It consists of the site of the tomb of Yin Ruins, the site of the ancestral temple of Yin Ruins, and the site of Huanbei Shopping Mall.

2. Yuntaishan Geopark in Henan Province

Yuntaishan World Geopark is located in the southern foot of Taihang Mountain and the north of Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, with an area of about 556 square kilometers. It is a comprehensive geological park with rift structure, hydrodynamic action and geological landscape as the mainstay, supplemented by natural ecology and human landscape, and integrating scientific value and aesthetic value.

Yuntai Mountain World Geopark is a world geopark, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, the northern boundary of China's special vegetation and the highest latitude macaque reserve.

3. Longmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes is one of the treasures of stone carving art in China. It is now a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, located on Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain on both sides of the Yihe River in Luolong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province.

The Longmen Grottoes were dug in the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and were continuously built on a large scale for more than 4 years 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, with a length of 1 km from north to south. Today, there are 2,345 grottoes, more than 1, statues and more than 2,8 inscriptions.

4. Baima Temple in Luoyang

Baima Temple is located in Baima Temple Town, Luolong District, 12 kilometers east of the old city of Luoyang, Henan Province. Founded in the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 68), the first ancient temple in China, the world-famous Galand, is the first government-run temple built after Buddhism was introduced into China. It is known as the "ancestral temple" and "source release" of Buddhism in China, with a history of more than 1,9 years.

In p>1961, Baima Temple was announced by the Chinese people and the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 1983, it was identified by the State Council as a national key temple of Han Buddhism. In January 21, Baima Temple was named as the first batch of AAAA-level scenic spots by the National Tourism Administration.

5. Yangshao Village Site

Yangshao Cultural Site is located in Yangshao Village, Mianchi County, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, 9 kilometers away from the county seat. The site is near Shaofeng in the north, surrounded by water on three sides, with pleasant scenery, beautiful landscapes and fertile land. It is an ideal place for our ancestors to hunt, fish, herd and settle down.

The site is more than 9 meters long from northeast to southwest and 3 meters wide from northwest to southeast, with a total area of about 3, square meters. The cultural layer is 2 ~ 4 meters thick, which shows that our ancestors lived here for a long time.