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Top 50 Best Things to Do near Xiping [2025]
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Longmen Grottoes
4.7
/5
49578 reviews
9.0
From £9.33
Based on 1,621 reviews
Longmen Station/Municipal government | >100 km from downtown
Phone +86037965980972
Address: 13 Long Men Zhong Jie, Luolong District, Luoyang, Henan, China, 471023
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-5 hours
Highlights:
View grottoes on 1 km of cliffs along the Yi River
1 km cliffs & grottoes
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It was definitely a worthwhile trip! We first visited Bai Garden, where, with the help of a guide, we got a detailed understanding of Bai Juyi's life in Luoyang. Then, we visited the grottoes, where we once again truly felt the breadth and depth of Chinese civilization. Countless skilled craftsmen have labored for thousands of years to create this cultural treasure. As the sky darkened and the lights came on, visitors grabbed their cameras to capture this beautiful moment where ancient and modern civilizations meet. What a blessing!
Teacher Xiao Jiang's knowledge is incredibly rich, with classic allusions readily available. He's well-versed in the background stories of various Buddhist statues, and his explanations are both insightful and engaging. From Baiyuan Garden to the grottoes, he spoke eloquently, and the three and a half hours flew by. I was left wanting more, and it was a truly worthwhile trip! A five-star rating is a must!
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Millennium City Park
4.5
/5
19172 reviews
8.6
From £12.44
Based on 264 reviews
Millennium City Park | >100 km from downtown
Phone +86037125663819
Address: No. 5, Longting West Road, Longting District, Kaifeng City
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Highlights:
View ancient river scenery
Evening shows & performances
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It's like walking back to Bianjing in a second! The live performances are stunning, and the NPC interactions are fun. It's truly like walking in the painting. It was a truly worthwhile experience!
It's great, it feels like traveling through time and space. It is recommended to put on makeup and take photos of the clothes for a better experience. There are many performances in the scenic area at every time period, and there are interactive games around at any time. It is impossible to play from morning to night in one day, so the scenic area is very humane. The ticket is valid for only 3 days, so you can have fun. 👍
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Laojun Mountain Scenic Spot
4.6
/5
11612 reviews
8.6
Laojunshan Scenic Area | >100 km from downtown
Phone +86037966873890
Address: Laojun Mountain, Geological Square, Luanchuan County, Luoyang City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 days
Highlights:
Cable car & hike to peak
Rich geological sites with caves & peaks
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It was my first time at Laojun Mountain. It was really nice and the scenery was amazing. I was a little tired though. The main thing was that the things were not particularly expensive and were pretty good. It was worth the trip.
Laojun Mountain, located in Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, is a renowned Taoist holy site and scenic spot. It is not only the main peak of the 800-li-long Funiu Mountain Range, but is also renowned for its profound Taoist cultural heritage and magnificent natural scenery. Formerly known as Jingshi Mountain, Laojun Mountain stands at an altitude of 2,217 meters. Due to its unique geographical location and rich history and culture, it is known as a sacred place of worship for Taoist believers in northern China.
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Wanshuishanwuxiacheng
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/5
12308 reviews
8.2
Based on 5 reviews
The old area of henan university | >100 km from downtown
Phone +86037122203006
Address: Middle section of Tokyo Avenue, Longting District, Kaifeng City, Henan Province (opposite to Kaifeng Municipal Party School)
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 days
Highlights:
Central performances & snacks festival
Large festival & unique performances
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What time can I redeem my silver bills for refrigerator magnets? I arrived at Hanyuan Pier at 3:20, and the security guard said the staff weren't at work yet. I went out for lunch and arrived just after 5:00, and they said they were off duty. I'm going to file a real-name complaint for being late and leaving early... It was still a lot of fun. The forging fire was indeed beautiful, and the complimentary Hanyuan and Eiffel Tower are also worth seeing.
Wansuishan Great Song Dynasty Martial Arts City is definitely worth a visit! After dinner in the afternoon, you can watch Wang Po's Matchmaking show, and then schedule an appointment to see the iron flower show. The next morning, you can return to the park for breakfast, watch and participate in various small performances, and then at 11 a.m., watch the large-scale live performance "Three Strikes on Zhujiazhuang." The 80 yuan ticket gives you unlimited entry to the park for three days, which is quite attractive!
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Unique Henan Land of Dramas
4.8
/5
5689 reviews
8.1
From £30.06
>100 km from downtown
Phone +864000001992
Address: Northwest corner of the intersection of Ping'an Avenue and Guangxin Street, Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 days
Highlights:
High-tech & Henan's cultural essence
56 drama spaces let you be the star
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Henan's attractions won't disappoint! Every theater is refreshing, both in content and performance. Don't worry about your children getting lost in the action. They might not fully grasp the content, but the performances will definitely captivate them, so both adults and children will find something they enjoy!
I went in at 10am and watched 3 main plays (two were enough for me to go in), 8 small theaters and 2 outdoor ones. I came out at almost 10pm and only bought 2 bottles of water in between. Needless to say, it was the best this year.
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Wudang Scenic Spot
4.5
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11685 reviews
8.0
From £27.37
Based on 31 reviews
Wudang Scenic Spot/Wudang Dream | >100 km from downtown
Phone +8619971443911
Address: No. 13, Yongle Road, Taihe Street，Danjiangkou City ，Shiyan City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 days
Highlights:
From base to Golden Summit
Thrilling cliffside incense experience
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Great Wudang, great beauty! Very beautiful. Climb the mountain first, then take the cable car down, and then visit other Taoist temples. Planning well saves energy. Almost all the attractions are visited. It's great!
We visited during the last week of August, so the crowds were much smaller. The main halls of Nanyan Palace and Zixiao Palace were under renovation. After taking the scenic shuttle bus and the cable car, it's another 20-minute hike up the mountain to the Golden Summit, where the scenery is breathtaking. For a more relaxed descent, you can take the cable car and the scenic shuttle bus back down the mountain. A more robust hike down to Nanyan is at least 3-4 hours. After getting off at the Nanyan scenic shuttle bus stop, you have to walk several hundred meters to the parking lot to catch the bus to the visitor center. Why can't you transfer there? It's unfriendly and I hope this will be improved.
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Songshan Shaolin Scenic
4.4
/5
15323 reviews
7.9
From £6.02
Based on 751 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone +86037162745000
Address: Nanyue Mountain, Zhongyue Mountain, Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou City (about 13 kilometers northwest of the city)
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Highlights:
7 daily Shaolin Kung Fu performances
The ancestral monastery of Zen, where Bodhidharma founded the mind-to-mind transmission
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It’s a lifesaver if you need to cover Shaolin Temple, watch the free kungfu performance and yet hike the Shaoshi Peak all within the same day. It saves you huge amount of time without having you to rush through the hike and missed photographing all the nice spots. The cost is also super value for money if you compare ropeway prices of other mountains in China.
Because of poor time management, I missed the free viewing time of the martial arts performance at the theater. I should have chosen a good time first and watched it before going inside.
The Songshan Shaolin Scenic Area includes the Shaolin Temple Permanent Residence, the Pagoda Forest, the First Patriarch Temple, the Second Patriarch Temple, the Bodhidharma Cave, the Ten Directions Zen Temple, the Martial Arts Hall, and the Three Emperors' Village. The Shaolin Temple Permanent Residence is the core of the Shaolin Temple, with a total area of more than 30,000 square meters and seven courtyards. It includes the Mountain Gate Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the Main Hall, the Sutra Library, the Abbot's Room, the Snow Pavilion, and the Western Saint Hall. [1] The temple currently preserves 245 steles from the Northern Qi Dynasty to the Republic of China, a large-scale colorful mural of the Five Hundred Arhats from the Ming Dynasty, more than 100 plaques, couplets, and metal artifacts from the Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, colorful murals such as the Shaolin Temple Boxing Manual and the Shaolin Temple Thirteen Stick Monks Saving the King of Qin, Shaolin Boxing standing pits, and ancient trees, etc., which are of high historical, artistic, and scientific value.
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Eight Spring Gap
4.6
/5
4532 reviews
7.9
From £9.33
Based on 5 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone +864000710999
Address: Qiaoshang Township, Huguan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Highlights:
Night light show & water film
Over 90 undeveloped historical sites
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The scenic area is large in scale, with water as its soul and mountains as its scenery. The mountains and waters are intertwined, and the beautiful scenery is endless. The tour itinerary is well arranged, relaxing, and the check-in points are outstanding. It is worth visiting again!
❗️❗️ Special Reminders
1️⃣ We strongly recommend arriving a day early and staying overnight in a B&B near the Baquanxia parking lot. Enter the scenic area at 7:00 AM the next day. You can go rafting in Qinglong Gorge the afternoon before.
2️⃣ If you can't enter the scenic area before 8:00 AM, don't come!
We strongly advise against coming in the afternoon; it's very hot and crowded, and you'll definitely run into trouble if you don't heed the advice.
3️⃣ Arrive early. Route A is recommended (buy a ticket on a certain route). The scenery is all in the first half of Route A, allowing you to take beautiful photos while you're most energetic. The canyon is very cool in the morning, and if you walk quickly, you can get out before noon.
[Detailed Itinerary]
🚣🏼August 6th (Wednesday)
Chartered car from Changzhi East Station directly to Qinglongxia River Rafting.
Opening hours: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. The water is cool and quite exciting.
It's recommended to arrive early to avoid crowds. We checked in at 1:30 PM and had to queue for the shuttle bus to the river. We finished our swim and shower at 3:20 PM.
Reminders:
1️⃣ Purchase your ticket online an hour in advance to get it checked in; otherwise, you'll have to buy it on-site.
2️⃣ You'll get soaked, so you don't need a raincoat. You can buy slippers, water guns, and buckets on-site. Luggage storage is available.
3️⃣ Make sure you bring a change of clothes! Swimsuits are welcome. There's a simple shower, so bring shampoo and shower gel.
4️⃣ You can get a ride from the parking lot to Baquan Gorge for 30 RMB.
⛰️August 7 (Thursday) Baquan Gorge
7:35 AM - Walk from the B&B to Parking Lot 2. Take the free scenic area shuttle for 2 minutes to the scenic area gate. There are a lot of people checking in, so you'll have to wait in line.
Pitfall 1️⃣: If you're not driving, you still need to enter the parking lot to take the bus! Don't wait outside on the roadside.
Pitfall 2️⃣: Be sure to buy your ticket online in advance! Enter by scanning your ID card. Tickets purchased on-site are often crowded and require a line.
7:50 AM - Sightseeing bus ride (waited in line for half an hour, the longest of the day. There were 15 people per bus, so it was a bit slow).
Pitfall 3: Line B is in the left column, Line A is in the right column. Don't stand in the wrong row.
8:20 AM - The sightseeing bus takes 3 minutes to the tunnel entrance. A 5-minute walk through the tunnel leads to the cruise ship terminal. It wasn't crowded, so boarding was quick.
8:40 AM - Cruise departs. Upon disembarking, you'll find the Eight Springs Heart checkpoint.
Then walk through the canyon. It's not too hot or too sunny. We spent a long time taking photos, taking 3 hours. The walk to the cable car normally takes 1-2 hours.
11:50 AM - Arrived at the cable car station. Lines lined up for the cable car 🚠, which went over several hills. After getting off, there were places to eat.
We didn't climb up to the Jade Emperor Pavilion, but you can go to the back of the pavilion to see the scenery (p4).
There were no other attractions after that, so we had to transfer to other small public transportation.
Took the Sky Bus. Scan the QR code to buy a ticket for 20 yuan, which is recommended. The walk down the mountain takes 40 minutes. There's no shade along that stretch, so it's very sunny. There were 30 people per trip, so we waited a short while before getting on. However, the line B was very long at that time, so there was no shade and it was very sunny.
Then took the elevator. It was less crowded, so we waited for the first one and got on.
1:20 PM - After exiting the elevator, we arrived at the sightseeing bus stop. We exited the scenic area and took the scenic bus to Parking Lot 1. We arrived at Parking Lot 2 at 1:45 PM and returned to our B&B.
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Kaifeng Fu (Kaifeng Palace)
4.5
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12077 reviews
7.8
From £6.64
Based on 72 reviews
Kaifeng drum tower square | >100 km from downtown
Phone +86037123963159
Address: North Shore of Baogong East Lake, Kaifeng City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 hours
Highlights:
Live performance of Song Dynasty
Watch Kaifeng's Northern Song reenactment
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It's really too small. It's all very modern. There are a lot of people who come here because of its reputation. The staff are very good. But there is really too little historical and cultural information when you visit.
Kaifeng's shared bikes are convenient. I saw online reports of university students from Zhengzhou paralyzing Kaifeng's traffic, and I thought there were no bikes left.
The only unpleasant part was that when we finally left, we were only a little over a kilometer away, and before we even got on the highway, we were stopped by two traffic cameras. I have to admire Kaifeng's strict traffic management.
The Great Song Kaifeng Mansion was built according to the scale of a prefecture prescribed by the Song Dynasty's "Construction Code," covering a total area of 130,000 square meters. This mansion is not only a vivid display of Song Dynasty culture and history, but also an important window into the political, economic, and cultural aspects of the period.
Inside the mansion, you can appreciate the beauty of Song Dynasty architecture and art, while gaining a deeper understanding of the rich history of the Song Dynasty, including its official system and rituals.
We took the children to see a 3D movie, which was quite enjoyable, except for the heat.
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Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area
4.7
/5
31987 reviews
7.8
From £2.08
Based on 1,006 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone +8603917709300
Address: Xiuwu, Jiaozuo, Henan, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 days
Highlights:
World-class canyon & unique landscape
Explore unique canyon landforms
Saved by 153 users11903 positive reviews
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The scenic spot is good, Henan Cultural Tourism saved me 50 yuan! ksjjsjsjsjjdjdnjdndnndndndnndnndjdjdjdjdjdjdjdjdjd
It is definitely worth a visit. The beauty of Hongshi Gorge is truly breathtaking. If you have the conditions, you can stay in a guesthouse in the scenic area for a night and take in all the beauty of Yuntaishan!
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