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河南介绍–郑州

郑州是河南省省会,位于黄河南25公里。京广、陇海铁路在此交会,为中国铁路交通的重要枢纽之一。郑州北距北京760公里,南距武汉514公里,东距连云港570公里,西距西安480公里
  郑州是河南省的政治、经济、文化中心。现有市区人口120万。郑州绿化覆盖率达35.5%,被誉为中原绿城。郑州气候温和,四季分明。年平均气温 143℃。七月份最热,月平均气温273℃。一月份最冷,月平均气温为-02℃。春秋两季天高气爽,百花齐放,为旅游最佳季节。

  郑州是一个古老的城市,早在3500年前,就是商王朝的都邑。那时的青铜冶炼技术和陶瓷业已相当发达。郑州出土的青釉瓷罐是中国最早的原始瓷器。公元前十一世纪的西周,周王将其弟管叔封于此,称管国。春秋时期,这里又是郑国大夫子产的封地。隋文帝开皇三年(583),这里才开始称郑州。由于郑州地处黄河中游,历史上常受到黄河水灾的威胁,致使郑州经济发展缓慢。到十七世纪,城墙也只有4.5公里长。十九世纪初,由于陇海铁路和京广铁路的建成,郑州成为中国东西、南北大动脉的纽带,它的经济地位才逐步开始上升。
  1923年京汉铁路工人二七大罢工在这里发起。1948年,郑州解放。
  1953年撤消郑县建制,将郑县并为郑州市。
  1954年,河南省会由开封迁往郑州。

  郑州经济资源丰富。农业盛产小麦、玉米、稻谷、棉花、烟叶、泡桐、苹果。土特产有黄河鲤鱼、新郑大枣、荥阳柿饼、广武石榴、密
县金银花、中牟大蒜、郑州西瓜等。现已探明的矿产资源有煤炭、铝矾土、铁、水泥灰石、耐火粘土、熔剂灰石、陶瓷粘土、石英砂、油石等。郑州的新兴工业有纺
织、机械、煤炭、铝、食 品等。
  郑州旅游景点较多,市中心建有二七广场和纪念塔。市内有商城遗址,市北有新石器时代大河村遗址,市西有吉鸿昌墓,北郊区有黄河游览区。
 

Introduction about Henan—Dengfeng

The forest of Pagoda
The forest of Pagoda The forest of Pagoda, located some 500 meters west
of Shaolin Temple, is the cemetery of the senior monks of different
dynasties. It boasts the largest complex of Buddhist pagodas in China,
with about 240 pagodas of the dynasties from Tang to Qing. The pagodas
vary in height, from 1 to 7 stories and with the geatest height being
15 meters; in building material, from stone to brick; and in shapes.
The structures, mostly with tablet inscriptions and carvings of
Buddhist images, are a great treasure of the ancient architecture and
carving arts of China.
Shaolin Temple Situated in the heart of Mount Songshan in the Central
Sacred Mountains, about 90 kilometers southwest of Zhengzhou urban
districts, Shaolin temple is named for its location in the dense forest
at the northern foot of Shaoshi Mountain, a major part of Songshan. It
is regarded as the ancestral temple of the Zen Sect of the Chinese
Buddhism, the origin of the world-famous Shaolin Kungfu, a top tourist
attraction of China, also known as the “No.1 Famous Temple under
Heaven”.
Built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the temple has been as old as more
than 1,500 years, with a total area of over 30,000 square meters. Right
here Bodhi Dharma, the founder of the Zen Sect of the lndian Buddhism,
sat in meditation in a natural mountain cave for 9 years and preached
Zen in China for the first time, thus Dharma is also respected as the
Founder of the Chinese Zen and Shaolin Temple as the birthplace of
Chinese Zen. Tang Dynasty is the first golden period for the temple,
with a total of 2,500 monks. The prosperity was attributed to the
historical fact that 13 Shaolin monks good at cudgel fighting bravely
rescued Li Shimin, a king of the Tang Dynasty who later became a great
emperor in the Chinese history, and the movie of Shaolin Temple was
just based on that story. So the Shaolin Kung Fu is named after the
temple and the temple wins a great fame with its Kungfu. The main
scenic spots are Permanent courtyard, the Forest of Stupas, the First
Founder’s Hall, the Second Founder’s Hall and Dharma Cave, etc.

Attraction

Shaolin
Temple
Situated in the heart of Mount Songshan in the Central
Sacred Mountains, about 90 kilometers southwest of Zhengzhou urban
districts, Shaolin temple is named for its location in the dense forest
at the northern foot of Shaoshi Mountain, a major part of Songshan.
It is regarded as the ancestral temple of the Zen Sect of the Chinese
Buddhism, the origin of the world-famous Shaolin Kungfu, a top tourist
attraction of China, also known as the “No.1 Famous Temple under
Heaven”.

Built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the temple has been as old as more
than 1,500 years, with a total area of over 30,000 square meters.
Right here Bodhi Dharma, the founder of the Zen Sect of the lndian
Buddhism, sat in meditation in a natural
mountain cave for 9 years and preached Zen in China for the first
time, thus Dharma is also respected as the Founder of the Chinese
Zen and Shaolin Temple as the birthplace of Chinese Zen. Tang Dynasty
is the first golden period for the temple, with a total of 2,500 monks.
The prosperity was attributed to the historical fact that 13 Shaolin
monks good at cudgel fighting bravely rescued Li Shimin, a king of
the Tang Dynasty who later became a great emperor in the Chinese history,
and the movie of Shaolin Temple was just based on that story. So the
Shaolin Kung Fu is named after the temple and the temple wins a great
fame with its Kungfu. The main scenic spots are Permanent courtyard,
the Forest of Stupas, the First Founder’s Hall, the Second Founder’s
Hall and Dharma Cave, etc.

Introduction about Henan—Longmen Grottoes Grand Xiangguo Monastery

Longmen Grottoes
The Longmen Grottoes is the key tourist and scenic spot in Luoyang.
Located in the southern out skirts of Luoyang, on both banks of the Yi
River about 13 kilometers to the downtown of the city, the Longmen
Grottoes is one of three famous treasure houses of stone sculpture in
China. Here two hills confront each other with the Yi River flowing
between, just like a pair of Chinese gate towers; so it was called “Yi
Que.”(gate towers of the Yi River) in the Zhou and Qin Dynasty. What’s
more, because it is located to the south of the Imperial City. Luoyang
just like the gate to it, is also named “Longmen”.
Spanning a length of over 1,000 meters, the grottoes were chiseled on
the cliffs of both banks of the Yi River. The scene of Longmen and its
surroundings is very beautiful, because the “Longmen Mountain scene”
ranks first place of the “Eight Scenic Spots of Luoyang”. The grottoes
were first sculptured and chiseled around the year when Emperor Xiaowen
moved the capital to Luoyang in Northern Wei Dynasty. The entire
construction of Longmen Grottoes lasted over 400 years. Today, there
are still 2,100 caves and niches, 100,000 Buddhist images, more than
3,600 inscribed tablets and 43 Buddhist pagodas remaining. Among the
Buddhist images, the biggest stands 17.14 meters high while the
smallest only 2 centimeters.
There are many caves and grottoes such as Qianxi Temple, Binyang Cave,
Ten-thousand Buddhists Cave, Lotus Cave and Fengxian Temple, among
which the Fengxian Temple is the most famous. Located on the slope of
the hill on the western bank of the Yi River with a horizontal depth of
38.7 meters and a south-to-north width of 33.5 meters, the Fengxian
Temple is the largest one in the Longmen Grottoes. Sitting on the
“Xumi” position, the chief statue Buddhist Lushena reaches a height of
17.14 meters; the head is 4 meters high and the ear, 1.9 meters. It
wears a cheerful look with a shallow smile on its face. The whole
statue is lively and vivid.
As one of the three great Buddhist treasures, the Buddhist statues in
Longmen Grottoes are exquisitely caved and beautifully shaped, all
presenting a vivid appearance of a dignified manner and delicate look.
The Buddhist statues in Longmen Grottoes are an embodiment of a
peculiar and extraordinary style of sculpture of Buddhist. Statues of
the Chinese people, it also occupied a very important place in the
Chinese art of sculpture. What’s more, with broad breadth of spirit,
profound implication and beautiful workmanship, the Longmen Grottoes is
a bright pearl in the artistic treasure house of sculpture of the world.

Grand Xiangguo Monastery:
Located in downtown Kaifeng, the Grand Xiangguo Monatery is one of the
most famous Buddhist monasteries in China. It was set up in 555 during
the Northern Qi Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was enlarged
many times because the royal court thought highly of it.

Introduction about Henan—Luoyang

Introduction
Located in the west of Henan Province and to the southern bank of the
middle reaches of Huanghe River (Yellow River), a national historical
and cultural famous city well-known at home and abroad, known as the
ancient capital of nine dynasties, and also one of the seven ancient
capitals in China. There are over 1 city, 8 counties and 6 districts
under its jurisdiction and covers an area 15208.6 square kilometers
with a population of 5.706 million. Luoyang is a new industrial base in
China, famous for its strong heavy industrial strength and congregation
of large factories. There are rich tourism resources characterized by
antiquity, Buddhism and variety including the historical sites of
Longmen Grottoes, Baima Temple, Guanlin Monastery, and Liuxiu
Mausoleum. The Luoyang peony is known to all, far and near. The Peony
Fair is held inApril every year, making Luoyang known as the peony
city. Famous native products include Mengjin pears, Dukang wine,
Shanqi, edible fungi, pilose antlers, mushrooms, and yangtao. Handiwork
articles include Luoyang palace lanterns, replicate tri-colored glazed
pottery of the Tang Dynasty and bronze ware, etc.
Luoyang peony is world renowned for its rare beauty, regarded as the
“finest flower under heaven.” It is not only the flower of Luoyang
City, but also the national flower of China. The magnificent Peony
Festival held in Luoyang every April attracts countless domestic and
international visitors. It has become a stage of displaying
Luoyang’s(even Henan’s) traditional culture and peony culture as well
as a window to help promote economic development and opening up to the
outside world.
Luoyang has very typical weather for central China, characterized by
distinct seasons. Autumn is the most comfortable time here, with sunny
days and modest temperatures and spring is particularly pleasant when
the famous Peonies begin to blossom in April and May.

According to textual research, since China’s first dynasty-the Xia
Dynasty set up its capital here, Luoyang was made the capital city at
different times by 13 dynasties in China’s history, including the Xia,
Shang, Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei,
Sui and Tang, over a period of 1,529 years. Of China’s seven ancient
capital cities, Kaifeng is the earliest city in China, with the longest
history as a capital city, and the largest number of dynasties setting
up their capital here. It is the east starting point of the
world-renowned Silk Road. Since the period of the East Han Dynasty, it
gradually became an international Metropolis. History has left behind
rich historic heritage in Luoyang, including ruined sites of ancient
capital cities, temples, grottoes, tombs and inscribed stone tablets.
Of these historic relics, the state-grade protected key historic relics
unit-the ruined sites of the 5 ancient capitals of the Xia, Shang,
Zhou, Han-Wei and Sui-Tang Dynasties are invaluable rare treasures of
the whole world.

Introduction about Henan—Kaifeng

Kaifeng located on the alluvial plains on the middle and lower reaches of the Huanghe River, Kaifeng, a key tourism city along the banks of the river, is under the direct jurisdiction of the Henan Provincial Government. It is 70 kilometers from Zhengzhou, the provincial seat in the west, with the Huanghe River in the north and the Huanghuai Plain in the south. Administrating five counties and five regions, Kaifeng covers an area of 6,444 square kilometers in total. The population is 4.3 million, among whom 700,000 live in urban areas.

Iron Tower:

Erected in 1049 during the Northern Song Dynasty, the 13-story octagonal Iron Tower is situated in the Iron Tower Park in Kaifeng, 55.88 meters in height. It has been renowned for its excellent, exquisitely-designed wooden structure. The bricks with carved trenches fit together perfectly.

Grand Xiangguo Monastery:

Located in downtown Kaifeng, the Grand Xiangguo Monatery is one of the most famous Buddhist monasteries in China. It was set up in 555 during the Northern Qi Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was enlarged many times because the royal court thought highly of it.

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