Henan Shangqiu | A glimpse into the past and present, a city with a 5,000-year history.

🌈 Shangqiu City is known as "the Hometown of Chinese Fire Culture, the Land of Han Dynasty Rise, and the Place of Two Song Dynasties' Dragon潛". 📖 Shangqiu is a National Historical and Cultural City. 📖 It is one of the important cradles of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation. 📖 It is known as "the Natural Museum of Ancient City Wall Construction History in China". 🌈Shangqiu Tourism: 1️⃣ Mangdang Mountain: Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🎫 Ticket Price: 90 Yuan 🕙 Opening Hours: 8:30-18:00 📍 Scenic Area Address: Mangshan Town, Yongcheng City, Shangqiu City, Henan Province ✅ Recommended Reason: A famous Chinese Han Culture Museum, with the world's largest underground Western Han Dynasty royal mausoleum complex. 2️⃣ Shangqiu Ancient City Scenic Area: Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🎫 Ticket Price: Free 🕙 Opening Hours: All Day 📍 Scenic Area Address: Intersection of Huashang Avenue and Pingyuan Road, Suiyang District, Shangqiu City, Henan Province ✅ Recommended Reason: One of the four best-preserved ancient cities in China, with a long history and cultural heritage. 3️⃣ Shangqiu Museum: Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🎫 Ticket Price: Free 🕙 Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00 (16:30 stop entry), closed on Mondays (except legal holidays) 📍 Scenic Area Address: West Section of Huashang Avenue, Suiyang District, Shangqiu City, Henan Province ✅ Recommended Reason: A good place to learn about Shangqiu's history and culture, with a large collection of文物 and art. 4️⃣ Confucius Mountain Scenic Area: Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🎫 Ticket Price: 60 Yuan 🕙 Opening Hours: 8:00-17:00 📍 Scenic Area Address: Mangshan Town, Yongcheng City, Shangqiu City, Henan Province ✅ Recommended Reason: Confucius once lectured here, with many cultural relics related to him. 5️⃣ Shangqiu Fire God Temple Fair: Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🎫 Ticket Price: Free 🕙 Opening Hours: 8:30-17:30 📍 Scenic Area Address: Suiyang District, Shangqiu City, Henan Province ✅ Recommended Reason: A 4,000-year-old observatory site, the earliest and most modern timekeeping and astronomical observatory in China. 6️⃣ Shangqiu Liangyuan: Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🎫 Ticket Price: Free 🕙 Opening Hours: All Day 📍 Scenic Area Address: Liangyuan District, Shangqiu City, Henan Province ✅ Recommended Reason: The royal garden of the Western Han Dynasty Liang Kingdom, with many ancient buildings and garden landscapes. 7️⃣ Huaihai Campaign Chen Guanzhuang Memorial Hall: Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🎫 Ticket Price: Free 🕙 Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00 (16:30 stop entry), closed on Mondays (except legal holidays) 📍 Scenic Area Address: Chen Guanzhuang Township, Yongcheng City, Henan Province ✅ Recommended Reason: Built to commemorate the martyrs who died in the Battle of Chen Guanzhuang during the third phase of the Huaihai Campaign. 8️⃣ Baiyun Temple: Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🎫 Ticket Price: Free 🕙 Opening Hours: 10:00-18:00 📍 Scenic Area Address: Minquan County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province ✅ Recommended Reason: One of the "Four Great Temples of the Central Plains", along with Luoyang White Horse Temple, Songshan Shaolin Temple, and Kaifeng Xiangguo Temple. 📝 Tips: 🔹 Restaurants in the ancient city open at 9:00 am, no breakfast available. Recommended outside Ze Gate, with local specialties small fish soup and bean soup. 🔹 Nearby attractions: Yingtian Academy (one of the four major academies in ancient China) Shangqiu Museum (National Level II, with Golden Thread Jade Garment exhibition) Zhang Xun Temple | Commemorating the heroes who died defending Suiyang during the "An Lushan Rebellion".