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🌾 Henan|Where Every Touch Reaches the Culture of Spring and Autumn, Every Step Treads on Qin Bricks and Han Tiles! **Opening Blow:** "In Henan, Every grain of yellow earth hides a 3,000-year story, Every bowl of spicy soup simmers with the soul of an ancient city. This isn’t a viral hotspot, But it will always be the cultural homeland of every Chinese!" ### **🏯 Time-Traveling Cultural Blitz** - **Shaolin Temple**: Watch martial monks scale walls, where the chimes of morning bells and evening drums hide the world of Jin Yong’s wuxia tales—kids will beg to learn "light-foot kung fu" on the spot. - **Longmen Grottoes**: The 1,500-year-old smile of the Vairocana Buddha greets you; at night, the illuminated niches make it seem as if the gods are awakening. - **Qingming Riverside Park**: A "Song Dynasty theme park" where every staff member is in character—even Wu Dalang selling flatbreads might ask you to scan his WeChat. ### **🍜 Carb-Loaded Happiness** - **Breakfast Battleground**: Xiaoyao Town’s spicy soup with pan-fried buns; Fangzhongshan’s spice levels range from 1 to 5—locals joke, "Mild is just for tourists." - **Luoyang Water Banquet**: 24 courses of soups and stews, from "Peony Swallow Dish" to "Honey-Glazed Sweet Potato," a royal feast fit for Empress Wu Zetian. - **Kaifeng Night Market**: Stir-fried jelly, almond tea, and lamb flatbreads at Drum Tower Square—feast like it’s the "Eastern Capital’s Splendid Dreams" for just ¥30 per person. ### **📸 100% Instagram-Worthy Spots** - **Laojun Mountain Golden Summit**: After rain, sea of clouds engulf the Taoist temples—dress in Hanfu for "celestial office worker" photos, a viral TikTok template. - **Only Henan·Drama Fantasy City**: 56 box theaters and golden wheat fields—every pose against the loess walls is a masterpiece. - **Yuntai Mountain Red Stone Gorge**: Crimson cliffs against emerald waters—wear bright colors for "National Geographic"-worthy shots. ### **🎭 Immersive Cultural Experiences** - **Bianjing Costume Roleplay**: Stroll Kaifeng’s government offices in Song-style Hanfu—Judge Bao might suddenly hold court and put you on trial. - **Yuzhou Shenhou Ancient Town**: Hand-paint your own Jun porcelain and witness the kiln’s magic: "One color goes in, ten thousand come out." - **Yinxu Oracle Bones**: Carve your name on a tortoise shell and unlock a "social media feed older than bronze artifacts." ### **🚗 Locals’ Secret Routes** - **Taihang Sky Road Drive**: Cliffside roads through Guoliang Village—when the lights turn on, it’s like stars fell to earth. - **Xinyang Tea Mountains**: Pick maojian tea in April; farmers will teach you the "pinch the tip" trick—freshly roasted leaves smell divine. - **Shangqiu Ancient City**: Listen to Yu opera under Ming-Qing walls—old-timers boast, "This melody beats your rap any day." **Closing Blow:** "In Henan— Culture isn’t just artifacts behind glass, It’s the grandpa practicing tai chi at dawn, The night market vendor casually dropping idioms, It’s 5,000 years waiting around every corner!" **⚠️ Henan Survival Guide:** 1. Attractions are 30% sightseeing, 70% storytelling—skip the guide, and you’re just staring at dirt piles. 2. Spicy soup + fried dough sticks = unbeatable combo. Don’t ask for "no spice." 3. Follow anyone who says "Zhong!"—they’ll lead you to hidden gems.
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I have been to Europe several times. The scenery is beautiful and the churches are solemn, but they cannot evoke resonance in my inner soul. We like Chinese culture. Our family has seen the most beautiful summer and autumn in Jiangnan (Suzhou and Hangzhou). We like living by the West Lake and enjoying the slow brewing of time and tea. We also admired the majestic Forbidden City and felt sad for the protagonists of each story in the deep palace. We climbed the Great Wall together and challenged our physical limits to become a hero..... This trip created more first-time experiences. We saw the first Longmen Grottoes in China and the underground army of Qin Shihuang. Encouraged by the children, while we still have physical strength, we should work hard to travel around the country, exile ourselves in the vast world, see the beauty of famous mountains and lakes, and the ancient relics in the torrent of history, so that our life on earth will not be in vain..... #Luoyang~~~ A city called Luoyang is half of the history of China. Paper is in great demand in Luoyang, the city gates stand in the snow, the six kingdoms are appointed as prime ministers, and they compete for the throne of the Central Plains... Walking in the ancient city of 13 dynasties, you can always encounter a historical allusion. This is the charm of Luoyang #Longmen Grottoes are nestled on the banks of the Yi River. It has a history of more than 1,500 years. It began when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty began to carve stones to build Buddha statues until the Song Dynasty. There are a total of 110,000 cave Buddha statues of all sizes in China, and here account for 15,000 of them, making it the first of the three major grottoes in China! Ps. Vairocana Buddha: Built by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, it was shaped in the image of Wu Zetian and was made in the fourth year of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. The total height is 17.14 meters. The Sanskrit "Vairocana Buddha" means that the light shines everywhere and the brilliance is universal~~~ (after the lights are turned on at 7:20 p.m., it presents a different level of mystery and solemnity) 1300 years ago, was there anyone like me standing in front of him and looking up at him, feeling the greatness of time, blending into the long river of time in an instant, a thousand years of history condensed into a moment, prosperity fades away and awe remains forever, you are my moment, I am your thousand years #Baiyuan is the tomb of Bai Juyi: Bai Juyi often lived in Longmen Grottoes in his later years, especially I like this place, and I will ask to be buried here before I die #Luoyi Ancient City: There are many beautiful young ladies wearing Hanfu, this is an ancient city preserved from the Jin and Yuan Dynasties #Must-eat Luoyang Water Banquet has two meanings: one is that all hot dishes have soup - soup soup water water; the other is that after eating a hot dish of Luoyang Water Banquet, another one will be served, constantly updated like running water #Must-eat Flower Cake: It is flavored with various flowers (it is an upgraded version of the sun cake + with various flower fragrances). After eating, the fragrance will linger on your lips and teeth for a long time. It is really an amazing pastry!

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