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Updated Apr 2024
- 7.34.7/54241 Review
based on 48 reviews"It seems that the Yinxu Museum has been newly opened. There is nothing in the ruins here. Time is related. The museum has no time to go. Probably, the place of world cultural heritage is worth a visit."Anyang6.6km from downtownHighlights: Yinxu is the site of the capital of the late Shang Dynasty in China. It is the first capital confirmed in Chinese history and is located in Yindu District, Anyang City. A large number of bronze artifacts, oracle bones and other cultural relics with precious historical value have been unearthed in Yinxu. Among them, the "Simuwu Large Square Ding" weighing 875 kilograms is a precious bronze artifact; and oracle bones are the predecessors of ancient Chinese writing and Chinese characters. Its discovery has changed China's archaeological chronicles and brought China's credible history with written records back to the Shang Dynasty.The total area of Yinxu is very large, reaching 24 square kilometers. Tourists mainly visit the Yinxu Museum (currently moved to the new Yinxu Museum), the Yinxu Royal Tombs and the Yinxu Palace Temple Site. The signboards in the scenic area are very clear, and it is very easy to walk around according to these signs. The Yinxu Museum (new building), which opened in March 2024, displays a large number of unearthed cultural relics such as bronze, stone, and jade, but precious cultural relics such as the "Simuwu Large Square Ding" and the "Fuhao Owl Zun" have been transferred to the National Museum of China or the Henan Museum. What you see here are replicas of cultural relics.The Yinxu Royal Tombs in the scenic area are recognized by the academic community as the royal mausoleum and sacrificial site of the Shang Dynasty. A large number of oracle bones and bronze artifacts were unearthed in the palace area, including the "Simuwu Large Square Ding". 13 royal tombs, more than 2,000 burial tombs, sacrificial pits and chariot pits have been discovered here. In the eastern area of the Royal Tombs, there are many sacrificial pits with many people (those buried alive) and animal skeletons in them. It was a public sacrificial site for the Yin royal family to worship their ancestors.The palace and ancestral temple ruins of Yinxu were the places where the Shang kings handled government affairs and lived. They are the most important ruins and components of Yinxu, including more than 80 palace and ancestral temple foundations. To the west and south of the palace and ancestral temple ruins, there is an artificially dug defense moat that surrounds the palace and ancestral temple, playing a role similar to that of a palace city. The ancestral temple ruins are also one of the famous "classical city-states" among the ancient civilizations of the world.The palace and ancestral temple ruins also include the tomb of Fu Hao, the wife of King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty. This is the best-preserved tomb of a member of the Shang royal family discovered so far, and it is also the tomb of a member of the Shang royal family that can be linked to oracle bones and determine the age, tomb owner and identity. 16 "sacrificial victims" were also found in the tomb, and thousands of artifacts were unearthed, including bone, jade and bronze artifacts.In the eastern part of the scenic area, there is an "Oracle Bone Stele Beilin", which displays a large number of oracle bone inscriptions in the form of steles. Interested tourists can go and have a look.Show Less - 6.74.7/53439 ReviewFrom14.9based on 24 reviews"It is said that the section of Taihang Mountain is left to Henan. I came to see the Taihang Grand Canyon in Anyang. The scenery of the scenic spot in spring is average, and it is too far from Yuntai Mountain in Jiaozuo, Henan. Yuntai Mountain is much more shocking than here."Linzhou58.5km from downtownHighlights: The Taihang Grand Canyon Scenic Area includes the three major areas of the Peach Blossom Valley, Wangxiangyan (“Royal Rock”), and Taiji Ice Mountain. The landscape at the Taihang Grand Canyon has many classic elements of north China scenery that will take your breath away: thick forests, waterfalls, and sheer rock cliffs. Here, you can enjoy the magnificent scenery of the Taihang Mountains while riding a sightseeing vehicle, and cool down by the year-round ice in the Taiji mountain caves. Outdoor and hiking enthusiasts can even brave the plank road hanging from the cliff face.Show Less
- 6.54.9/52668 ReviewFree"Very shocking text museum, come here to feel the great Chinese text, more proud of our culture for more than 5,000 years, the museum is unique, there are blogs and emblems, patiently watch, there are always so few places you can not leave the footsteps."Anyang.Wanda Plaza1.8km from downtownHighlights: The National Museum of Chinese Writing is a research Museum built on the theme of the Chinese writing system. The architectural style is modern while still carrying a Shang dynasty antiquity feel to it. The museum includes the Zi Fang (Character Room), a plaza, a thematic exhibition hall, Cang Jie Hall, Science Hall, Research Center and Communication Center. Some of the items in the museum's collection includes Oracle bones, bronze inscriptions, bamboo slips, silk manuscripts and example of Chinese minority writing systems. The National Museum of Chinese Writing is based on the world's characters, with Chinese characters as the mainstay, and ethnic minority texts as an important part. It uses detailed materials to exhibit Chinese characters and the splendid civilization which has been written in Chinese characters.Show Less
- 5.84.5/5729 ReviewFrom66
based on 5 reviews"Yuli City|Come to Zhouyi Culture's birthplace, Anyang Zhouyi Culture's birthplace, Yuli City, also known as Wenwang Temple, Zhou Wenwang Jichang in "Fengshen" was detained here, and here is also the earliest prison in China. Ji Chang spent seven years in prison, angry and studied, and pushed Fuxi Yaoyan into 16 years, writing a book of Zhou Yi, and proposing a dialectical view of "rigid and soft relative, changing into it". China's Yin-Yang wisdom, Yin-Yang is not the opposite one and two, but the complementary pair, they together have a much greater benefit than the effect of one plus one. So there is Shaoyang in the shade, Shaoyin in the sun, expressing the relationship of "you have me, I have you", exposing the Chinese philosophy of everything connected and the rotation of cause and effect."Tangyin16.2km from downtownHighlights: Youli City is in the middle part of Wenwang Road, Hanzhuang Town, Tangyin County, Anyang City. It was almost a 1000 years ago that King Ji Chang of the Zhou Dynasty was imprisoned by King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty for 7 years. Later generations then built the commemorative Wenwang Temple at the site of the city. Ji Chang wrote the book Book of Changes during these years of prison. Now, it boasts Yanyi Workshop, the Mountain Gate, Yanyi Terrace of King Wen of Zhou, ancient hall foundations and more. It is in Yanyi Terrace where Jichang was imprisoned.Show Less - 5.84.5/5115 Review"Gaoling is Cao Cao's tomb, which occupies a large ground and looks very impressive from afar. But because Cao Cao is a simple burial (he temporarily ordered a simple burial), there are very few burial items in the tomb, and they have been stolen. There are few things that exist in the Gaoling Museum. I went to see only the architectural style of Han Tomb and some introductions to Cao Cao's life. The square outside the museum building became an activity place for local villagers, and some very close folk activities could be seen. The fare of the museum is equal to the area occupied, and the cultural relics in the museum are not equal, so whether to go, the benevolent see the benevolent, the wise see the wisdom."Anyang County19.7km from downtownHighlights: Cao Cao's high mausoleum is located in Anfeng Township, Anyang, Henan Province, 12 kilometers west of Cao Cao's capital Yecheng (in present-day Linzhang County, Handan). According to historical records such as Records of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao died in Luoyang in 220 AD, and the coffin was transported to Yecheng and buried in the hills west of the Ximen Leopard Temple in Yecheng. The high mausoleum is A-shaped in plan, sitting west to east. It is a two-chamber brick tomb with a sloped tomb passage. It is large in scale and complex in structure. It is mainly composed of tomb passage, front and rear chambers and four side chambers. The sloping tomb passage is 39.5 meters long, 9.8 meters wide, and the depth is about 15 meters above the surface. The plane of the tomb is slightly trapezoidal, 22 meters wide in the east, 19.5 meters in the west, and 18 meters long from east to west. The large tomb covers an area of about 740 square meters. The discovery of Gaoling confirms the location of Cao Cao's tomb in the literature and Cao Cao's hobby, and the related records such as the thin burial system he advocated are conclusive and credible. The Gaoling excavation results set a standard chronological scale for the archaeology of the Han and Wei Dynasties.Show Less
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FAQ
What are some Best Things to Do in Anyang?
Some Best Things to Do in Anyang include:Yinxu Museum|Taihang Grand Canyon Scenic Area|National Museum of Chinese Writing|Youli City|Cao Cao Gaoling Mausolenm Museum
What are some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Anyang?
Some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Anyang include:Yinxu Museum:4.7|Taihang Grand Canyon Scenic Area:4.7|National Museum of Chinese Writing:4.9|Youli City:4.5|Cao Cao Gaoling Mausolenm Museum:4.5
At what locations in Anyang can Best Things to Do in Anyang be found?
The Best Things to Do in Anyang are mainly located in:Yinxu Museum:Anyang|Taihang Grand Canyon Scenic Area:Linzhou|National Museum of Chinese Writing:Anyang|Youli City:Tangyin|Cao Cao Gaoling Mausolenm Museum:Anyang County
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