Henan (河南省) · 9 places · 7 cities
9 places in Henan, grouped by city. The last column is the gate: 0 of them are open at all hours, and the others close, often earlier than the light does.
Most common here: Mountain and forest (4), Geopark (2), Historic garden or scenic site (2). See all provinces, or the background on parks.
2 places
Luoyang (洛阳)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Baiyun Mountain (白云山)Forest reserve in the Funiu range. Yuhuang peak reaches 2,216 m, recorded as the highest point in central Henan. Summer averages stay under 18 C, which is the reason most people from the plain come up. | Mountain and forest | 7:00 to 18:00 |
| Laojun Mountain (老君山)UNESCO GEOPARKA Quanzhen Daoist site at 2,217 m, the main peak of the Funiu range, with a cluster of gilded halls on the summit. It became widely known after heavy snow in the winter of 2019. | Mountain and forest | 8:00 to 18:00 |
2 places
Xinxiang (新乡市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Baligou (八里沟)Forty-two square kilometres on the southern Taihang, with a waterfall of 157 m, a red rock river, and cliff walkways. Four sections, of which Tianjieshan is recorded as the highest. | Geopark | 8:00 to 17:00 |
| Wanxianshan (万仙山（郭亮村）)The cliff road at Guoliang was cut by hand by thirteen villagers between 1972 and 1977: 1,250 m of tunnel with 35 window openings, in a rock face 400 m high. The village sits above it. | Mountain and forest | 8:00 to 17:00 |
1 place
Dengfeng (登封)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Shaolin Temple & Mount Song (嵩山少林寺)UNESCO CULTURALSongshan is the central marchmount; Shaolin was founded on it in 495 and is where Chan Buddhism and Shaolin boxing are traced from. The pagoda forest holds over 240 monks’ tombs, counted as the largest such group in China. | Historic garden or scenic site | 7:30 to 18:00 |
1 place
Jiaozuo (焦作)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Yuntai Mountain (云台山)UNESCO GEOPARKA Global Geopark on the southern face of the Taihang range. Hongshi gorge cuts red rock 1.2 billion years old above green water; the Yuntai falls drop 314 m, counted among the highest in China. | Geopark | 7:00 to 18:30 |
1 place
Kaifeng (开封市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Millennium City Park (清明上河园)A park built as a full-scale reconstruction of the Song dynasty scroll Along the River During Qingming, painted around 1100. Kaifeng was the capital the scroll depicts, which is the argument for building it here. | Specialist park | 8:30 to 22:00 |
1 place
Luoyang (洛阳市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Longmen Grottoes (龙门石窟)UNESCO CULTURALUNESCOCarving began around 493, when the Northern Wei court moved to Luoyang, and continued for four centuries. One of the four major cave temple sites in China, with both banks of the Yi river now laid out as parkland. | Historic garden or scenic site | 8:00 to 18:00 |
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Pingdingshan (平顶山)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Yao Mountain (尧山)Granite peaks in central Henan rising to 2,153 m, with a ridge path along the Qinglong spine. Hot springs at the foot, and rime ice on the top in winter. | Mountain and forest | 7:00 to 18:00 |
Which Ones Need a Whole Day
A city park is an hour before dinner. A geopark can be a full day with a shuttle and a cable car, and the gate closes earlier than the park does. Tell our local team where you will be and they will say which of these fit the day you have.