Zhengzhou People's Park is amazing

This time, I have customized a plan for you 📍 【Zhengzhou · People's Park 2 days 1 night · Slow city life in the city center｜Find poetic breathing in the hustle and bustle】✅ Stroll on the West Lawn｜✅ Row on the artificial lake｜✅ Check in at Republic of China-era buildings｜✅ Experience old Zhengzhou morning exercise culture｜✅ Taste authentic local snacks ✅ Total budget controlled within ¥1,800 (per person) 📌 Suitable for: couples dating｜family with children｜photography enthusiasts｜urban micro-vacationers 📍 Route: Zhengzhou city → People's Park → Erqi business district → Minsheng Road old street → Return > "At People's Park, > you don't have to travel far, > you can still enjoy the slow life of 'park + coffee + old street.'" Budget details (RMB, per person) | Item | Cost ||------|------|| Local transportation (subway + walking) | ¥50 (subway/bus, walkable around the park) || Accommodation (1 night) | ¥680 (recommended: boutique hotel near Erqi Square, breakfast included) || Tickets + experiences | ¥100 (boat ¥30｜film development ¥50｜journaling materials ¥20) || Meals (4 meals) | ¥600 (average ¥300/day, including popular restaurants + local snacks) || Emergency + souvenirs + records | ¥370 (buy old Zhengzhou postcards ¥50｜cultural bookmarks ¥30｜water/snacks ¥60｜reserve fund ¥230) || Total ¥1,800** ✅--- Itinerary: Live like a local for two days in the heart of the city 1｜First encounter with People's Park · Lake light and tree shadows × local life Morning: Arrive in Zhengzhou → Check in hotel - Recommended accommodation: All Seasons Hotel (Erqi Square branch) or Atour Light Residence Price: ¥680/night (includes double breakfast｜10-minute walk to People's Park) - Advantages: clean, quiet, near subway Noon: Visit 【Zhengzhou People's Park】 - Free admission! Built in 1952, the oldest park in Zhengzhou - Recommended route: - Enter from the South Gate** → Walk along the lake → Pass the West Lawn* → To the lake island → Climb the Wanghe Pavilion Afternoon: Row on the 【Artificial Lake】 - Boat options: pedal boat or electric boat ¥30/30 minutes - Experience: - Watch weeping willows brush the water, white pigeons fly by - Capture the "boat in a painting" composition - Paddle together with family/loved ones, slow down 📷 Recommended photo spots: - Reflection shot on the lake island bridge - Panoramic shot from the top of Wanghe Pavilion - "Tree hole light and shadow" shot on the West Lawn bench Special experience: Observe 【Old Zhengzhou life in the park】 - Highlights: - Tai Chi group morning exercise (6:30-7:30) - Yu Opera enthusiasts singing (afternoon under the shade) - Elderly playing chess, writing ground calligraphy, sword dancing - Photo tips: - Use telephoto to shoot "ground calligraphy elder" writing "Virtue carries all" - Shoot "choir under the tree" singing "Who doesn't say my hometown is good" 🍽 Lunch: Eat at 【Old restaurant beside the park】 - Recommended: **State-run Canteen · Renmin Road branch** (retro style) - Must order: - Braised pork ¥28 - Stir-fried mixed vegetables ¥18 - Rice + small pickles ¥5 - Total about ¥55/person Evening: Stroll 【Erqi Square × Zhenghong City】 - 10-minute walk - Photo spots: - Erqi Memorial Tower night view (lights on every night) - Zhenghong City glass curtain wall reflections - Free city night view from Zhenghong City rooftop terrace Dinner: Eat at 【Popular restaurant beside Songshe Bookstore】 - Recommended: Songjian Canteen (Japanese fusion cuisine) - Environment: A restaurant hidden inside a bookstore, full of artistic vibe - Recommended: - Signature Matsutake rice ¥68 - Plum wine ¥28 - Total about ¥100/person Overnight: Return to hotel, organize today's photos - Suggestions: - Edit photos on phone (recommended VSCO filter A6) - Write a "People's Park diary" 2｜City memories · Minsheng Road old street × journaling × Return trip Early morning: Return to People's Park · Morning light moment - Enter at 6:30, fewer people and soft light - Photos: - Lake surface in morning mist - White pigeons taking off - Silhouettes of elderly doing Tai Chi Breakfast: Eat 【Spicy soup at park entrance】 - Recommended: Fang Zhongshan Spicy Soup (Renmin Road branch) Must order: - Classic spicy soup + fried dough sticks ¥15 - Braised egg + small side dish ¥8 - Total about ¥23/person Morning: Walk around 【Minsheng Road old street】 - 15-minute walk - Features: - The street with the strongest old Zhengzhou local life atmosphere - Old barbershops, shoe repair stalls, handwritten price tags - Recommended experience: - Buy 【Old-fashioned snow cream】 ¥10 (nostalgic style) - Shoot 【28 Bicycle + Phoenix trees】 - Check in at 【Minsheng Road Post Office】 to send postcards 📷 Photo themes: - "Old Street Trilogy": 1. Morning light and shadow (sunlight through phoenix trees) 2. Local life scenes (elderly shopping, repairmen) 3. City memories (faded signs, old doorplates) Noon: Make a 【People's Park journal】 - Location: Songshe Bookstore (Renmin Road branch, free seating) - Materials: - Postcards (park scenery) - Tape, stickers, pens - Content suggestions: - Paste: boat ticket stubs, spicy soup receipts, leaf specimens - Hand-draw: park map + today's route - Write a reflection: > "People's Park, > is not a tourist spot, > but the 'living room' of Zhengzhou people." Lunch: Eat 【Minsheng Road old stewed noodles】 - Recommended: Heji Stewed Noodles (old shop on Minsheng Road) Features: rich soup, chewy noodles, large lamb pieces - Price: ¥28/ Afternoon 14:00: Return trip - You can take the last photo at 【People's Park North Gate】 on the way - Shoot "park plaque + phoenix trees" - Post on social media: > "Two days and one night, > I lived like an old Zhengzhou local > at People's Park." Thoughtful tips Best season - Spring and autumn (March-May cherry blossoms｜September-November ginkgo) - ❌ Avoid high temperatures in July-August｜cold and windy winter 📸 Recommended photo themes - "City Park Trilogy": 1. Beauty of nature (lake light and tree shadows) 2. Warmth of culture (elderly morning exercise, couples boating) 3. Traces of memory (old buildings, old signs) Preparation before trip - Comfortable walking shoes (8km daily walk) - Small camera or phone wide-angle lens - Journal book + pen + tape - Foldable small stool (useful when no seats in the park) --- In Zhengzhou, the most touching scenery is not at popular check-in spots, but on the bench in People's Park, where the steam from a bowl of spicy soup rises, igniting the city's everyday life. Walk the slowest path, drink the hottest soup, and tell you: true travel is not about going far, but falling in love with your city again right at your doorstep. 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