Henan Travel Guide, the most comprehensive travel guide to Shangqiu

Shangqiu - the only prefecture-level city site from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the Central Plains region, and also the only large ancient city site in the world that combines the trinity of Bagua City, Water City, and City Stacked City. It has a history of more than 3000 years, and this land is simultaneously overlaid with 6 capitals. 1⃣️Guidu Prefecture City built during the Yuan Dynasty before the 16th year of the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty 2⃣️The Nanjing City of the accompanying capital Yingtianfu during the Northern Song Dynasty 3⃣️Song City, the administrative center of Songzhou during the Sui and Tang Dynasties 4⃣️Suiyang City, the capital of the State of Liang during the Qin and Han Dynasties 5⃣️The capital city of the State of Song during the Zhou Dynasty, etc. The ancient city is round outside and square inside, like a huge square hole round coin, implying the heaven is round and the earth is square, and the heaven and earth give birth to each other. The courtyards in the ancient city are lined up one after another, and 93 streets divide the whole city into many small blocks of 200 meters square. ✔️There is Yingtian Academy, which is ranked first among the four academies of the Northern Song Dynasty ✔️There is the Confucian Temple of Guidu Prefecture, which is the largest in Henan Province ✔️There are the Chen Family Courtyard, the Zhuanghui Hall, etc., which hide the stories of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ✔️There is Zhang Xun Temple, which commemorates Zhang Xun, the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness in the Tang Dynasty, who defended the city and defended the world during the Anshi Rebellion, and the Baguanzhai, which commemorates Yan Zhenqing. Every place is worth visiting. city walk route: North City Gate of the Ancient City → Zhongshan Street → Hou Fangyu's Former Residence → Confucian Temple of Guidu Prefecture → Chen Family Courtyard → Mu Family Courtyard → South City Wall → South Lake → Zhang Xun Temple → Baguanzhai → Yingtian Academy Must-visit in the ancient city ❶Yingtian Academy: The first of the four academies of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was also promoted to the Imperial College, becoming the highest academy of the Northern Song Dynasty. Fan Zhongyan studied hard here, passed the imperial examination, took charge of the academy, and became a famous literati and politician in history. ❷Hou Fangyu's Former Residence: The talented scholar Hou Fangyu wrote the 'Zhuanghui Hall Collection' here; the east and west buildings are respectively Xueyuan Society and Feicui Building (the residence of Hou Fangyu's beloved wife, Li Xiangjun, one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai). ❸Confucian Temple of Guidu Prefecture: Now it is the largest Confucian temple in Henan Province, and there is also a thousand-year-old soapnut tree in the courtyard. ❹Baguanzhai: There are stone tablets of Yan Zhenqing and the Thousand Old Banquet Tablet, which records the grand occasion of Emperor Qianlong's last 'Thousand Old Banquet'. ❺Chen Family Courtyard: The first of the seven big families in Shangqiu, mainly composed of quadrangles, which are connected and distributed in an orderly manner, it is a model of quadrangle architecture in the Central Plains region. ❻Mu Family Courtyard: One of the 'Eight Big Families and Seven Big Households' in Guidu Prefecture City, one of the quadrangles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. ❼Zhang Xun Temple: Built to commemorate the hero Zhang Xun who died in defense of Suiyang during the Anshi Rebellion. ❽Shangqiu Fire God Platform, the oldest existing observatory in China, Erbo Platform ❾Shangqiu Museum, the first museum in China to focus on the display of Shang culture and historical civilization ❿Han Liang Cultural Park, which restores the architectural style of the Han and Liang periods, and you can travel back to the Han Dynasty in a second.