The City of Swans - Sanmenxia. Photo courtesy of Sanmenxia Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department
Romantic ice and snow makes “Erbin” popular
It also ignited the "mountains and rivers"
Spring Festival, if you don’t want to “follow the trend”
Go to "Erbin" to see the ice and snow world
Then come to Sanmenxia, Henan Province to celebrate the New Year
"Chasing" the whooper swan and celebrating an ecological year
"Looking for" Yangshao culture and pursuing a cultural year
"Feel" the local customs and "eat" special delicacies
Experience a different New Year’s Eve dinner
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"Chasing" the swan,
Take an ecological nature tour
Can catch up with the swan
don’t worry
The whooper swan of Sanmenxia is in the city
Close at hand, coexisting with tourists
Swans hanging out with tourists. Photo by Zhang Mingyun
every winter
from the far north
After migrating thousands of miles
Whooper swans come to Sanmenxia for a "romantic date"
There are more than 16,000 animals, accounting for more than 2/3 of the country.
It is the largest whooper swan habitat and viewing area in the country.
There are also national first-level protected animals such as black storks and Chinese mergansers.
complement each other
Romantic whooper swan. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Chaoqing
I want to ask why the big swan is so fond of this
They use their wings to "tell you"
How beautiful is the environment here
Sanmenxia builds its city on ecology
It is a pearl nestled in the arms of the mother river
Born with the river, prospered by the river
Known as the "Pearl of the Yellow River and the City of Swans"
Overlooking Sanmenxia City. Photo by Zhang Mingyun
The ever-flowing Yellow River
Winding along the land of Weihan
Along the Yellow River Ecological Corridor
One step at a time
Ancient villages, folk customs, and sunset over the long river
Sanmenxia Water Conservancy Project. Photo by Zhang Mingyun
If you are keen on "shooting birds"
It’s definitely worth visiting Sanmenxia during the Chinese New Year.
Between east and west cities
Swan Lake National Urban Wetland Park
It’s the best place to watch
Whooper swans play in the water. Photo courtesy of Sanmenxia Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department
early morning
The big swan welcomes the light of the rising sun
Or sing and dance on the lake
Or soar over the city
It may also become your "favorite" for your ecological and natural journey.
Lakeside
Photography enthusiasts from all over the world carry "long guns and short cannons"
Already found the best shooting location
If they don't "talk to" you
It's not that they are indifferent
That is definitely the critical moment of "fighting hand speed"
Red broiler chicken. Photo by Ma Xinli
If you are a "swan fan"
Friendly reminder here
Don’t wear bright clothes near
The locals stop you
It's not that they are not enthusiastic
But out of the "instinct" to protect the swans
Overlooking the Sanmenxia Miaodigou Museum. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Chaoqing
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"Looking for" Yangshao feast,
Take a cultural trip
If you are a "history buff"
Yangshao Village Ruins
Miaodigou ruins
Beiyangping Ruins
The ruins of the Shihao section of the ancient Xiaohan Road
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These places are definitely "stuff"
See thousands of years at a glance
Yellow River culture and folk customs in the urban cultural living room
Small mouth pointed bottom bottle in Yangshao Cultural Museum
Goose-headed bronze kettle with curved neck in Miaodigou Museum
The First Sword of China and the Jade Swan in the Guoguo Museum
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The "star" cultural relics and culture here are absolutely shocking
Bronze kettle with goose head and curved neck. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
"China's No. 1 Sword" - Iron Sword with Jade Handle. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
Jade swan in the Guo State Museum. Photo by Yang Dayong
According to legend, during the flood control period of Dayu
Swing the ax to split the mountains
There are three canyons: "Human Gate", "Shen Gate" and "Ghost Gate".
Divert the Yellow River water to flow eastward
This is how Sanmenxia got its name
Painted pottery sculptures at the Yangshao ruins. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Chaoqing
About 7000 to 5000 years ago
Yangshao culture blooms the light of Chinese civilization here
Take a walk here and you will gain a lot of knowledge
In more than a hundred years, four archaeological excavations have been conducted at the Yangshao Village site.
Tourists visit the ruins of Yangshao Village. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
In 1921, the first excavation
Marks the birth of modern archeology in China
Confirmed the existence of a very developed ancient culture in China
The site of the first archaeological excavation of the Yangshao Village site. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
In 1951, the second excavation
It is determined that the Yangshao Village ruins are
Mixed ruins of Yangshao Culture and Longshan Culture
Red background with black paint, deep red painted pottery pot,
Pottery bowls, small mouth pointed bottom bottles...
Telling about the civilizational glory of Yangshao culture
The site of the second archaeological excavation of the Yangshao Village site. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
In 1980, the third excavation
613 house foundations, cellars, and utensils
Confirmed the existence of Yangshao Village Cultural Site
The two archaeological cultures of Yangshao and Longshan
2020, the fourth excavation
"Concrete" houses,
Red-brown mud walls painted with vermilion grass stems,
large artificial trenches,
"Silk", "Fine Wine",
Ivory products, jade rings, jade huangs,
Agate, painted pottery…
Each item reflects the ancient prosperity of Yangshao Village
The site of the fourth archaeological excavation of the Yangshao Village site. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
In addition to Yangshao culture
There are also Laozi culture, Guo culture, and Yellow River culture
Shaanzhou Dikengyuan Folk Culture
gather here
You can visit Hangu Pass,
Looking for the breath of Lao Tzu
Climbing the ancient Xiaohan Road,
Experience the Lock and Key Fortress on the Silk Road
Come to Guo State Museum,
Tracing the cultural relics of the Guo Kingdom period
Sculpture of Laozi at Hangu Pass. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
>The statue of "Laozi riding a green ox" in Hangu Pass. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
Foreigners participated in reciting the Tao Te Ching. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
Not only that
You can wear colorful pottery-embellished fashions
You can make painted pottery with your own hands
You can experience drinking water from a small mouth pointed bottom bottle
Ancient civilization echoes the times
Cultural relics are “activated” here
Civilization is reborn here
Full of trendy culture
Clothing with painted pottery patterns. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
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"Taste" customs and delicacies,
Take a country trip
It’s not just the Northeast Kang that’s warm
You might as well experience the ancient "cave dwelling" in Shaanzhou Dikengyuan
Dikengyuan, warm in winter and cool in summer
Its history dates back more than 6,000 years
It can be called "an ancient village under the horizon, a living fossil of human cave dwellings"
“You can’t see the village when you see the trees; you can’t see the houses when you enter the village.
When you enter a house, you don’t see the door; when you hear the sound, you don’t see anyone.”
is its true portrayal
During the Spring Festival
Dikengyuan lights up Yellow River culture,
Lanterns of Yangshao culture and Nian custom culture
There are also Shaanzhou gongs and drums, Wuqiao acrobatics, Zezhou iron flower
Huayin Laoqiang, Tianqiao Juggling,
Sichuan Opera Face Changing, Jiangzhou Gongs and Drums, etc.
More than 100 projects in the Yellow River Basin
Centralized exhibition of national intangible cultural heritage projects
Gong, drum and calligraphy performance in the Dikeng courtyard of Shaanzhou. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Chaoqing
Of course, I came to Dikengyuan
You can’t miss Shaanzhou Mahua, Guanyintang beef,
Lingbao Mutton Soup, Shaanzhou Ten Bowl Banquet, etc.
Good looking and delicious
Authentic food that brings together the flavors of Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces
It is definitely a pleasure to taste on the tip of your tongue
Shaanzhou Ten Bowl Banquet. Photo by China News Service reporter Kan Li
tell you quietly
Snow hot springs are not only available in Erbin
It’s completely possible in Sanmenxia
And it’s also a original hot spring.
No secondary heating or blending with cold water
No added substances
Lingbao Roujiamo. Photo courtesy of Sanmenxia Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department
"Erbin" is too "cold"
Sanmenxia is not “hot”
Watch the swans dancing by the Swan Lake
In the Heritage Park, watch the exchanges of civilizations
Watching the snow fall into poetry in the pit yard
In the Lakeside District, see the "Hundred Buddhas Dome Lamp"
In Lingbao, watch the "Monkey King Drum"
In Shaanzhou Park, visit the folk custom exhibition
Savor Western Henan delicacies in Sanmenxia Alley
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Lingbao mutton soup. Photo courtesy of Sanmenxia Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department
Lingbao mutton soup. Photo courtesy of Sanmenxia Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department
Lingbao Roujiamo. Photo courtesy of Sanmenxia Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department
Scenery, food, beauties
There is always a kind of beauty
Can affect your thoughts
Action is worse than excitement
Chinese New Year in Sanmenxia
Encounter a kind of "heart-thrilling" journey!