Huaiyang Temple Fair

Time: February 2 to March 3 of the lunar calendar （March to April）

The fair features more than 100 kinds of performances and other entertainment avenues, including dramas, Chinese folk art forms, juggling and so on. It is a traditional folk culture event that integrates folk arts, religious beliefs and cultural entertainment.

Taihao Mausoleum, Huaiyang of ZhouKou

Memorial Ceremony for Ancestors in Hometown of Yellow Emperor

Time: Third day of the third lunar month （early April）

Memorial Ceremony for Ancestors in Hometown of the Yellow Emperor is a grand ceremony held for the Chinese to worship their ancestor called Huang Di （Yellow Emperor）. Every year, there are more than 10,000 overseas Chinese come here to participate in the ceremony.

: Scenic Spot of the Hometown of the Yellow Emperor, Xinzheng, Zhengzhou

China Luoyang Peony Culture Festival

Time: April to May

China Luoyang Peony Culture Festival is an identity of Luoyang City; Luoyang has celebrated the peony festival for 35 consecutive years. During the festival, citizens can not only see the natural beauty of peony but also participate in various cultural activities themed on peony.

Parks such as National Flower Park of Peony and the Divine Land’s Peony Park, Luoyang

Xuchang Three-Kingdom Cultural Tourism Week

Time: April to June

The Tourism Week has been held since 2007. It features talks on the Three-Kingdom Culture, Exhibition of the Three-Kingdom’s Culture and Arts, and other related activities. It aptly demonstrates the rich heritage and unique charm of Xuchang’s Three-Kingdom culture. A large number of domestic and foreign tourists come here to enjoy the culture of the Three Kingdoms.

Xuchang City

Sanmenxia International Yellow River Cultural Tourism Festival

Time: May

Initiated in 1994, this festival has been themed on the culture of Yellow River. It integrates the functions of tourism, culture and trade. It features a series of activities, such as Crossing the Yellow River, Thousands People of Tents Festival, Rafting Contest, Roman Rainbow Running, Cycling Contest, etc.

Sanmenxia City

International Mayor’s Forum on Tourism - Zhengzhou, China

Time: May （every two years）

It brings together mayors of well-known tourist cities in the world to exchange advanced ideas on urban tourism development and learn from each other’s successful experiences to promote the development of urban tourism in the world.

Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center

Mt. Linlv International Paragliding Open Tournament Anyang, China

Time: Late May to early June

Starting in 2009, it is one of the main activities of Anyang International Air Sports Culture Tourism Festival of China, and one of the most sublime paragliding events held in the Chinese mainland. A large number of top domestic and international pilots attend this event.attracting the participation of top domestic and international pilots.

Anyang City

China Jiaozuo International Tai Chi Contest & Yuntai Mountain International Tourism Festival

Time: August （every two years）

The Jiaozuo International Tai Chi Contest is an internationally reputed Tai Chi contest aimed at popularizing Tai Chi Culture. It involves various contests, such as Taijiquan skills, related equipment, hand-pushing etc. Besides, Yuntai Mountain International Tourism Festival uses a variety of thematic activities to show the delightful scenes of Yuntai Mountain and unique charm of local tourism.

Jiaozuo City

China Luoyang Heluo Cultural Tourism Festival

Time: September to October

Rich in Luoyang’s local characteristics, this tourism festival is a large-scale event for promoting culture and tourism. It features many thematic activities, such as tourism products, poetry conference, and activities propagating the use of culture to benefit the people. By this, tourists can truly experience Luoyang’s time-honored culture.

Luoyang City

China Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Culture Festival

Time: October

Initiated in 1983, this festival features various activities, such as the chrysanthemum show, chrysanthemum contest, gourmet food tasting and so on. It aims at exhibiting the charm of Kaifeng as the “Famous Chrysanthemum City of China”.

Kaifeng City

Luoyang Peony Porcelain

National beauty and heavenly fragrance

This novel style of porcelain fuses the timehonored Luoyang peony culture with China’s ancient art of making porcelain. Characterized by elegant
modeling and gorgeous colors, it draws the strong points of the traditional craft by taking Luoyang peony as the prototype.

Luoyang

Luoyang Tang Tri-colored Pottery

Tang Dynasty

This low-temperature glazed pottery was popular in the Tang Dynasty. Mostly unearthed in Luoyang, it adopts mellow and full shapes with yellow, green and white as the main colors. It is a treasure born through the ancient Chinese technique of porcelain firing.

Luoyang

Jun Porcelain and Shenhou Ancient Town

Tang and Song dynasties

Being a part of traditional Chinese porcelain crafts, Jun porcelain is based on simple modeling embodying exquisite workmanship, thus was r e p u t e d a s China’s “National Treasure”. Located in the southwest of Yuzhou City of Xuchang, Shenhou Ancient Town has always been known as the “Capital of Jun Porcelain”. It is the birthplace of Jun porcelain art, which has remained globally famous since the Tang and Song dynasties.

Xuchang

Sanmenxia Paper Cutting

Daying paper cutting of Shan County

Sanmenxia’s time-honored art of paper cutting boasts rich content and technique. It exhibits the distinct characteristics of the area’s farming
civilization and folk customs of western Henan Province. It falls into several categories, such as Family Lu’s paper cutting, Lingbao paper cutting,
Daying paper cutting of Shan County, etc.

Sanmenxia

Bian Embroidery

Originating in Kaifeng

Originating in Kaifeng, it is one of China’s traditional embroideries. Bian embroidery has a long history; it is characterized by exquisite workmanship, precise stitch, rigorous design, elegant style and beautiful colors. It is also famous for being a “National Treasure”.

Kaifeng

Woodblock New Year Painting of Zhuxian Town

China’s earliest folk woodblock painting

As China’s earliest folk woodblock painting, it has still retained traditional techniques and unique national style for now. The paintings are produced at Zhuxian Town, Kaifeng, and look very unstrained, with a romantic show of compact structure, exaggerating style and simplicity.

Kaifeng

Kang Baiwan‘s Mansions in Gongyi

A Representative of Ancient Architecture of the Central Plains

Covering an area of 160,000 square meters, the mansions were built by the Kang Family. Its construction began in the middle period of the Ming Dynasty （1368-1644）. It has witnessed the rise and fall of the Kang Family over a history of more than 400 years. It faces the Luo River, with its back against Mangshan Mountain. Complementing the mansions, cave dwellings were built near the mountain along with storied buildings near the street, a wharf near the river and a bulwark in the dangerous area. It is typical feudal fortress architecture, remnant of the feudal times when such mansions used to be an integrated hub for agriculture, politics and commerce.

No. 59 Zhuangyuan Road, Kangdian Town, Gongyi City, Zhengzhou

Shanzhou Dikengyuan

Underground Courtyard in North China

Dikengyuan is a kind of residential area with unique characteristics on the Loess Plateau of China, which materially demonstrates the evolution of mankind’s cave dwellings. It is quite durable, cool in summer and warm in winter. When people come here, they will see trees but not the village, and later the village but not the houses. Tourists can hear the sounds but can hardly see the villagers. Such a unique characteristic of this residential area is praised with expressions such as “the living fossil of mankind’s cave dwelling” and “the ancient village below the horizon”. The uniqueness, specialty, simplicity and truthfulness of Dikengyuan have helped attract a great number of Chinese and foreign tourists. Tourists can live in the courtyard, have meals prepared by the villagers, observe traditional festivities, and enjoy the folk shows.

Beiying Village, Zhangbian Township, Shanzhou District, Sanmenxia.

Ma Family’s Manor in Anyang

“No. 1 Large Residence in the Central Plains”

Built in the early 20th century, this manor belonged to Ma Piyao, a minister in the late Qing Dynasty. Its constructed area is more than 5,000 square meters, called by some scholars as “Peerless Architecture Sample of Feudal Official Residences in the Central Plains” and “No. 1 Large Residence in the Central Plains”. The entire manor’s layout is rigorous and orderly yet simple and elegant. It has witnessed the evolution of modern Chinese history in the past century.

Xijiang Village, 20 kilometers west of Anyang.

Linzhou Slate Folk Houses

Located in Henan Province

Located in Henan Province, these unique residential buildings have been made using local materials, including large and small stones for the walls and thin stone slates for the roof. These slate houses are warm in winter and cool in summer. Most parts of the villages in Shiban Township, Linzhou are home to such slate houses. Nestled in greenery, these uniform houses look distinct. They are truly a wonder in Henan’s folk dwellings.

Shiban Township, Linzhou City, Anyang.

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HOMETOWN-MEMORIES FOLK CUSTOMS

TOURISM FESTIVALS AND CUSTOMS 丨 FOLK ARTS IN HENAN 丨 CHARACTERISTIC FOLK RESIDENCES

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TOURISM FESTIVALS AND CUSTOMS

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FOLK ARTS IN HENAN

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CHARACTERISTIC FOLK RESIDENCES