2024 Ruzhou Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in September)
Ruzhou (汝州) is located in the west-central region of Henan Province, and is the regional central city of Southwest Henan. The Beiru River runs through the whole region from west to east. It is the capital of Ru pottery and the home of Qu opera. Ruzhou is referred to as “the sea of coal” due to its standing as an important base for the energy and chemical industries in China’s central region. Famous attractions include Fengxue Temple, the Guaipo Scenic Area, the Ru Pottery Museum, the Ruzhou Confucian Temple, and the Han and Tang Imperial Shentang Hot Springs.
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The bell tower witnessed the vicissitudes of Xi'an City for hundreds of years, and it is also the most striking spiritual aspect of Xi'an. Looking out from the sky at night, the four streets of the east, west, north and south meet here. The bell tower inspires fascination as it is such a brilliant structure that stands in the centre of the city. The citizens of Xi’an are proud of this heritage.
Big data pushes it to those who love nature/Yunbao Wonderland
✅ A homestay in Dayu Town, Ruzhou City, Pingdingshan, Henan Province, it is first and foremost a mountain scenic area, built on the top of a mountain, so you need to drive up the mountain, which takes about more than 30 minutes. The mountain road is not easy to navigate, not too steep but winding and meandering, with many bends, and the road is not very wide, so driving skills are required. However, this mountain road is very beautiful, lined with various bamboos and small trees, and the air is very fresh😇.
✅ After arriving at the hotel, you can choose your preferred room type. We booked a separate small suite in advance, which is a wooden cabin with two floors, giving a bit of a return to the forest vibe, with better privacy. During the day, we eat, chat, drink tea, and enjoy the scenery with friends, and at night we gather together to eat hot pot, which is very lively👍🏻. The room has two beds and is spacious enough, with a tea room inside.
✅ Yunqi is the small house in the picture, with a unique and staggered layout, beautifully designed, very artistic, and photogenic, with Qiugan and others nearby.
✅ The Gengju room type is in the ground, quieter and further away from other rooms, not too convenient, surrounded by various animals such as chickens, ducks, and geese.
✅ The Pusu room type is inside a tent, supported by a frame so it won't be damp, and kids probably like this one, it's quite fun.
✅ Inside the scenic spot, everyone sees different things so the experience is different, but coming here is really relaxing, isolated from the world. Here you can completely relax, put down your phone, and feel the nature, brew a pot of good tea, chatting with a few good friends is really nice
Kunlun Yalin Hotel
I chose the Kunlun Yalin Hotel for this business trip, and I was really amazed when I entered the room. The area must be 20-25 square meters, with a separate dry and wet shower, toilet, and washbasin. The decoration is quite simple and straightforward, and it looks very comfortable overall.
I don't know if many people are like me, needing complete silence to sleep, but the soundproofing of the room is indeed very good. I didn't hear any other noises while sleeping, and the zero-pressure mattress of Kunlun Yalin is really as good as its reputation, I fell asleep instantly.
The breakfast is even better, really rich, and check-out was delayed until 2 pm, I really loved it, great value for money, highly recommended!!
Ruzhou Celadon Museum: A millennium of porcelain charm, all in one museum
🌟 Located in Henan Ruzhou, anciently known as Ruzhou, it is the birthplace of celadon and an important cradle of Chinese ceramic culture. 🌿
🏺 Stepping into the Ruzhou Celadon Museum is like traveling through a thousand years, finding oneself in an ocean of porcelain. Each exhibit here carries the weight of history and the sediment of culture. 📜
🌸 The celadon inside the museum has a warm jade-like color, delicate silk-like texture, and comes in various shapes, all breathtakingly beautiful. Each piece of porcelain seems to be telling its own story, waiting for you to listen. 👂
💖 Here, you can feel the purity and elegance of celadon, and experience the charm and rhythm of traditional culture. Whether you are visiting with family or gathering with friends, this is a rare and wonderful place to be. 👨👩👧👦
📍 Address: Central Cultural District, Ruzhou City, Henan
🕒 Opening Hours: Daily 9:00-17:00
🚗 Transportation: Accessible by city bus, and convenient for self-driving.
Come to the Ruzhou Celadon Museum to appreciate the millennium charm of porcelain and experience the allure of culture!
The most low-profile millennium-old ancient temple in the Central Plains
Fengxue Temple, also known as Xiangji Temple, Qianfeng Temple, and Baiyun Zen Temple, is located on Fengxue Mountain at the southern foot of Mount Song in Ruzhou City, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. Fengxue Temple was founded at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,800 years. Fengxue Temple, along with White Horse Temple, Shaolin Temple, and Xiangguo Temple, is known as one of the 'Four Great Temples of the Central Plains.' The temple has been renovated and expanded through the Northern Wei, Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, preserving many ancient architectural remains, which experts call the 'ancient architecture museum' of seven generations under one roof.
The temple's architecture follows the natural terrain, scattered and orderly, without a clear central axis, blending with the landscape to form a rare garden-style temple in the north. Among the many ancient architectural complexes in the temple, the most intact buildings are the Tang Dynasty Qizutower, the Song Dynasty Hanging Bell Pavilion, and the Jin Dynasty Central Buddha Hall, which are known as the three national treasures of Fengxue Temple.
The Qizutower was built in the 26th year of the Tang Dynasty's Kaiyuan era to commemorate the famous monk Zhen Chan Master of the Tiantai sect, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang bestowed the name 'Qizutower.' The tower is 24.17 meters high, a nine-story dense-eave square brick tower, and is the earliest existing building in Fengxue Temple, as well as the most intact Tang tower preserved in the country.
The Hanging Bell Pavilion was built during the Song Dynasty and houses a large iron bell cast in the seventh year of the Song Dynasty's Xuanhe period, weighing 9,999 jin, known as the 'Number One Bell of the Central Plains,' and is one of the eight scenic spots of Fengxue.
The Central Buddha Hall is a Jin Dynasty building with a history of over 800 years. The Central Buddha Hall is renowned both at home and abroad for its scientific wooden structure and exquisite Jin Dynasty colored paintings and is currently the best-preserved Jin Dynasty hall-style building in Henan Province.
The filming location of the movie 'Shaolin Temple' is also here~
Make a wish to the sea breeze to meet between the mountains and the sea
Here, an entire ancient castle is the world of children: catching dragonflies, appreciating flowers, catching insects, running on the ridges, picking fruits and vegetables... Yunbao has five types of rooms, and the favorite is Yunqi, where you can listen to the rain hitting the window and the greenery touching the clothes.
On the left hand side of Yunqi is a soaking pool on the balcony of the semi-leisure mountain dwelling, and there is also Pusu where you can see the mountains as soon as you open your eyes...
Children run in the mountains, like little elves. 30 minutes drive from Dahongzhai, contract half of the green mountain, embrace the breeze, away from the dust but not from the city. Yunbao Miao Jing cluster homestay
The sky clears after the rain, at the place where the clouds break
The Confucian Temple in Ruzhou, also known as the Ruzhou Academy, is the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. It can be reached within fifteen minutes by foot after getting off at the central bus station in the city. It is now the Ruzhou Porcelain Museum.
The exhibition hall includes the former site of the Central Plains Military and Political University, the exhibition of porcelain fragments unearthed from the Ruzhou kiln site, the modern Ruzhou porcelain exhibition, and the 'Ruzhou Calligraphy' exhibition. Among them, the existing amount of Ruzhou porcelain is extremely small, and even the fragments of Ruzhou porcelain are expensive. The phrase 'The sky clears after the rain, at the place where the clouds break' refers to Ruzhou porcelain.
An unexpected gain is the 'Ruzhou Calligraphy', where you can see the calligraphy of Li Si, Zhuge Liang, Ji Kang, Shi Tao, emperors of past dynasties, etc. Although it has been reprinted many times and lost some details, the original intention of the brush is still there. The Dacheng Hall in the Confucian Temple is not open to the public, and can only be appreciated from the outside.
The Ruzhou Museum is not large, but if you are interested, you can spend a long time looking around.
Fengxue Temple was built in the first year of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the former name of "Xiangji Temple", also known as "Qianfeng Temple", "Baiyun Temple", has more than 1,800 years of history. It is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in China. It is also known as the National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit with Baima Temple, Shaolin Temple and Xiangguo Temple.
preserved various temple buildings of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and other dynasties. It used to be the location of the film "Shaolin Temple" and "Shaolin Scholars". Currently, no tickets are accepted, and the surrounding supporting facilities are slowly building. It is an ancient Temple, the environment is good.
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