Recommended tourist attractions in Anyang + detailed guide

Anyang is an ancient city with a very long history. It has a history of civilization for more than 3,000 years and is also the core area of ??Central Plains culture. It has preserved a large number of historical and cultural monuments and precious intangible cultural heritage sites. The following are Let me share with you a list of Anyang tourist attractions and strategies.

Yin Ruins

The 3,000-year-old Yin Ruins are the ruins of the capital city of the late Shang Dynasty in China. They are world-famous for the excavation of oracle bone inscriptions. A world-recognized capital ruins. The "Simuwu Dafang Ding" unearthed at the site weighs 875 kilograms, making it the largest and heaviest bronze in the world. The original bronze ding has been transferred to the National Museum of China, and a replica is displayed here.

How to get there:

Take the multi-line bus and get off at Yinxu Museum Station.

Taihang Grand Canyon

Located at the junction of Shanxi and Henan provinces and at the eastern foot of the South Taihang Mountains, the Taihang Grand Canyon is a typical representative of northern landscape scenery, including Peach Blossom Valley, Wangxiang Rock and Taiji Iceberg. There are three major scenic spots, and they are famous for "peach blossoms bloom in the severe cold of March and September, water freezes in the scorching heat of March and Asia's tallest waterfall of 346 meters".

In addition, Taihangtian Road near Peach Blossom Valley is an excellent location to overlook the magnificent scenery of Taihang Mountain, which can give tourists a strong visual shock.

Hongqi Canal

The Hongqi Canal, located on the hillside of Taihang Mountain in Linzhou City, is a water conservancy project built by the people of Lin County in the 1960s under extremely difficult conditions to divert the Yangtze River into the forest. The water channel is coiled between the cliffs and is 70.6 kilometers long. It is known as the "artificial Tianhe". How to get there: Take a bus from Anyang to the scenic spot.

Anyang Museum

The Anyang Museum located in the center of Anyang has a very rich collection, especially the bronzes on the second floor and the ceramics exhibition hall on the third floor are worth seeing.

Don’t miss the treasures of the museum: the Shang Dynasty bronze with animal face patterns and the Qianlong style pink and blue glaze first-title ring bottle.

How to get there:

Take bus No. 11, 16 or 36 and get off at the Municipal Library or Daily News Station.

The Huaxian Section of the Grand Canal of China

The Yongji Canal Section of the Grand Canal was excavated during the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty (608). It is located in Daokou Town, Huaxian County. The scenic area has original ecological ancient river channels 8.24 km, 9 ancient wharves, and 1,122 ancient buildings in Ming and Qing blocks. It is one of the best-preserved and richest stretches of the Grand Canal.

How to get there:

Take the long-distance bus to Daokou from Anyang Bus Station.

"Artificial Tianhe - Hongqi Canal"

Hongqi Canal is an unprecedented masterpiece of mankind's "transformation of nature and utilization of nature". It is the culmination of the diligence and wisdom of the people of Linzhou in New China. Crystallized, it is not only a huge material wealth, but also a huge spiritual wealth.

The Hongqi Canal Scenic Area consists of three scenic areas: "Fenshui Garden", "Qingnian Cave" and "Luositan".

The three scenic spots each have their own characteristics, different styles, and complementary connotations.

In October 2016, it was rated as a national 5A-level scenic spot.

The key recommendation is Qingnian Cave Scenic Area. Qingnian Cave is the throat project of the Red Flag Canal. Because the commandos who participated in digging the tunnel were outstanding young people selected from the migrant workers in the county, this tunnel was named Qingnian. Hole.

Transportation route:

Bus route

①From Zhengzhou: Bus (Zhengzhou-Xinxiang-Linzhou-Hongqi Canal)

② Departing from Anyang: Bus (Anyang-Linzhou-Hongqi Canal)

③ Departing from Shijiazhuang: Bus (Shijiazhuang-Xingtai-Handan-Anyang-Linzhou-Hongqi Canal)

Self-driving route

① Take the expressway: From Zhengzhou Liulin Station, take the expressway-Anyang-Anlin Expressway-Linchang Expressway, exit at the Hongqi Canal Scenic Area Exit, and turn south to the Southeast Highway to the Hongqi Canal Scenic Area Memorial Hall.

② Take the national highway: Zhengzhou---Yellow River Bridge--Xinxiang Huixian (turn left on the Huixian turntable)--Linzhou. After arriving in Linzhou, take the Southeast Highway, which can lead directly to the Hongqi Canal Scenic Area.

Yin Ruins

Yin Ruins is the capital site of the late Shang Dynasty, a slave society in China. It is located in Xiaotun Village, northwest of Anyang City, Henan Province. It has a history of more than 3,300 years. . It is famous both at home and abroad for the large number of oracle bone inscriptions and bronzes unearthed there.

It is the first confirmed capital city in Chinese history. Its discovery and excavation was ranked first among China's "100 major archaeological discoveries" in the 20th century.

There are a large number of bronzes, stone tools, bone tools, jades and other cultural relics with precious historical value in the Yin Ruins. The most famous of them is the "Simuwu Dafang Ding" weighing 875 kilograms, which is the largest in the world so far. The largest and heaviest bronze vessel ever discovered.

When you come to Anyang, you must go to the Yin Ruins to witness the history and culture of the Shang Dynasty.

When entering the Yin Ruins, you must not miss the tomb of Fuhao! Fuhao was the spouse of Wu Ding. It is the only tomb of the Shang royal family that can be confirmed with oracle bone inscriptions to determine the age and owner of the tomb.

The tomb is more than five meters long, about four meters wide, and more than seven meters deep. There is no tomb passage. There is a Xiangtang called "Muxin Zong" in the oracle bone inscriptions on the tomb. It is said that Xiangtang was originally an ancestral temple building built by King Wuding of Shang Dynasty to worship his wife, and the temple name was "Xin".

Although the tomb of Fuhao's tomb is not large, it is well preserved and has an extremely rich number of funerary objects. A total of 1,928 cultural relics of different textures including bronzes, jade, gemstones, and ivory were unearthed.

The white marble statue of Fuhao standing in front of the Fuhaoxiang Hall was sculpted based on relevant information. You can see that it has bright eyes, is strong and strong, and is majestic, showing the heroic appearance and grace of China's earliest female generals.

The large copper ax with dragon patterns she is holding is a weapon she used during her lifetime and weighs 8.5 kilograms. Another tiger-patterned copper ax weighs 9 kilograms. The fact that the woman used such a heavy weapon shows her superior martial arts skills and strength.

There are actually many attractions to visit in Anyang. The exquisite bronzes, crystal clear ancient jades and vivid oracle bones bear witness to the glory of Chinese civilization more than 3,000 years ago, and we are proud of it.

If you are interested in or want to learn about Shang culture, Yin Xu is a must-go place, very valuable!