Xinxiang

Understand

Located in the north of Henan Province, south of the Yellow River, with Zhengzhou and Kaifeng across the river. Xinxiang City is an important part of Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area, the first batch of national highway transport hub cities in northern Henan, a national civilised city, a national health city, a national forest city and a national circular economy demonstration city.

Climate

Xinxiang has a temperate continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons.Influenced by the North China Plain and Taihang Mountains, the climate of Xinxiang is dry, windy and the temperature varies greatly. The climate type of Xinxiang belongs to the junction of Mediterranean climate and temperate continental climate, so the weather changes more violently.The climate of Xinxiang is almost the same as that of Zhengzhou. Spring is the season when the temperature rises in Xinxiang, the temperature gradually rises, and the precipitation gradually increases. Spring temperatures are suitable for travel and outdoor activities. Summer is the hottest season in Xinxiang, with high temperature and precipitation. Long sunshine, suitable for swimming and water sports. Winter is the coldest season in Xinxiang, with low temperature and little precipitation. Winter is suitable for skiing and other winter sports.

History Xinxiang was first named in the Sui Dynasty and has a history of more than 1400 years. Xinxiang has a long history, with sites of Yangshao and Longshan cultures, and is one of the important origins of The Book of Poetry. Historical records, the Sui Emperor opened the emperor six years (AD 586), take the new town of Jixian county first and last two words as the county name, cut Jia, Jixian county part of the land, that is, Xinxiang County, this is the beginning of the name of Xinxiang. The county office is in Xinle City, which is now the old county seat of Xinxiang County.

Culture Muye culture (牧野文化 centered on Wei Hui) is a sub-culture of Hanoi culture. In the summer and Shang period, after the transfer of Geng. The Hanoi area became the political, economic, and cultural center of the country, and the Shang Dynasty created the bronze culture of the site lamp. The oracle bone culture, and the capital of the Mu Xia and Shang period are in Henan. These favorable factors affected the economic and cultural development of Muye area, making Xinxiang one of the earliest areas to enter the civilization era. Grand Canal culture (大运河文化) Xinxiang is the only city in Henan that can see the historical waterway of the Grand Canal. The Xinxiang section of the Grand Canal

Getting there

By plane The nearest major airport is Zhengzhou's Xinzheng Airport. Frequent high-speed C trains connect this airport to Zhengzhou East Railway Station, where you can transfer to a train to Xinxiang.

By train 1 Xinxiang East Railway Station (新乡东站), ☏ +86 3733082341. It is a station on the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway, one stop north of Zhengzhou East. It has frequent service to Zhengzhou East, and regular service to many other destinations in China. (updated Jun 2018) 2 Xinxiang Railway Station (新乡站). It is north of Zhengzhou on the Beijing-Guangzhou railway, and has regular sleeper service to many parts of China. (updated Jun 2018)

By bus 3 Xinxiang Bus Terminal (新乡客运总站), ☏ +86 3732021240. The main bus station is just southeast of Xinxiang station. (updated Jun 2018) There are also north and east bus stations.

Getting around

Like most cities in China, there is a reasonable taxi system, and buses. The two railway stations are linked by bus 66 several times per hour (¥1, about 45 minutes). The starting price during the day is RMB 6 per 2 kilometres, and the fare per kilometre after 2 kilometres is RMB 1.60.Night taxis start at RMB 7 per 2km and cost RMB 1.6 per kilometre from 22:00 to 5:00 the following day.

See

Downtown

1 Xinxiang Museum (新乡市博物馆, 平原博物院 Pingyuan Museum), 697 Renmin East Road, Hongqi District (红旗区人民东路697号) (bus nos. 45, 62 and 191), ☏ +86 3735065111. 09:00-17:00, no entry after 16:30, closed on Mondays. Free. (updated Jan 2021)

2 Lu Wang's Tomb (潞王陵). Tomb of emperor Wan Li's Brother Lu Wang. This is nearly an exact duplicate of one of the Ming dynasty tombs located outside of Beijing. Close examination reveals a change in the dragon designs so that there are two instead of one in the stone working. Lu Wang desired to be the emperor so much that he tried copying much of the architecture found in Beijing at the time. Thirteen sets of animals line the entrance to the tomb, some mythical, and some real. There was some damage during the cultural revolution, and not all of the structure has been restored to its original state. (updated Sep 2023) 3 Dongning Temple. (东宁寺）covers an area of eighteen acres, with majestic buildings, including the Mountain Gate Buddha Hall, Thousand-handed Guanyin Hall, Zunti Bodhisattva Hall, Twelve Old Mothers Hall, Ancestor's Hall, Jade Emperor Hall, and Buddha Zun Pagoda. Buddha Pagoda is the main building of the temple, which is seven stories and twenty-six meters high. (updated Nov 2023)

Huixian County 4 Wanxianshan Scenic Area (万仙山景区, Guoliang Tunnel) (there are several buses per day from 4 Huixian Bus Terminal (辉县汽车站), most of them originating in Xinxiang), ☏ +86 3736710666. 8:30~18:00. This area in the Taihang mountains on the border with Shanxi features a valley encircled by more than 100m high sandstone cliffs and is protected as a national geological park and national forest park. Atop the cliffs sit small villages, and above those villages are even higher limestone cliffs. The villages in the area, including Guoliang, are made from slabs of this stone held together with white mortar, making the buildings visually striking. To enable access to their village, in the 1970s, residents of Guoliang village hacked a tunnel through the lower cliff, which is now a tourist attraction. The village of Kunshan, just across the border in Shanxi and accessible by the park shuttle bus, later carved an even longer and more hair-raising tunnel through the upper limestone cliff to access the rest of their province. This tunnel, which starts about 3.5 km outside Kunshan village and 200 m above it, is not accessible by anything larger than a minivan and is closed to the general driving public. Hiring a local vehicle can get you there, at a price that the drivers will agree on amongst themselves once they see you. (updated Ju

Do

City Walk 1 DL. (胖东来） As a famous landmark in Xinxiang. In this building facility, there are many Xinxiang special snacks. Locals like to meet and eat here.And because of its humanized service facilities, it is liked by many people in many places.The doll machine inside the DL is particularly easy to operate. You can catch a lot of dolls for a small amount of money. (updated Nov 2023) 2 Xidajie. （西大街）is a famous snack night stall street in Xinxiang. At about 00:00, it is the time when the flow of people is the highest. This place is very popular with young people. It consists of different small food carts inside. There is a rich variety of food and the repetition rate of the food sold is low. There are a lot of Xinxiang specialty snacks and some Southeast Asian food. Of course, there are also places selling alcohol. If you want to feel the lively night stall atmosphere and taste the specialties, welcome to come here. (updated Nov 2023)

3 Oriental Walking Street. （东方步行街）.If you like to shop in specialty style clothing stores, or make crafts, you are welcome to come here. There are many antique clothing stores in the Oriental Walking Street. Here you can feel Gothic style, rock style, American retro, new Chinese style and many other style elements of clothing stores. There are also handmade shops that make mobile phone cases and wallets by yourself. (updated Nov 2023) 4 Yiyuan. (怡园）is not a building, it's an area. In this area, there are many coffee shops with special decoration and unique coffee taste. There are also old bookstores. Due to the retro style of the Yiyuan, here, you can feel the feeling of the 1980s in Xinxiang, a comfortable sense of time and space slowing down. Perfect for visitors to enjoy a nice afternoon tea time here. (updated Nov 2023) 5 Municipal Plaza (市政广场). A square for residential sports activities. If you like throwing frisbee sport, this is the best place for you. This square was built by the government organization, which provides people with oversized activity sites. Here you can dance with your aunties. You can also fly kites. You can also play tai chi with the uncles. Of course, any sports activities that won't hurt others can be done here. (updated Nov 2023) 6 Dingguo Lake Park. （定国湖公园） is a man-made lake park in Xinxiang. Its total area is 41.75 hectares. Free entry and exit. Here is not only a good place to enjoy the beach lake view, but also a best place to enjoy the sunset. Take a stroll in the evening breeze, sit on the Fisherman's Wharf in Dingguo Lake Park, drink coffee and watch the sunset. It's a good place to

Buy

Specialty product Xinxiang's specialty products are mainly food. Therefore, if you come to visit Xinxiang, you can buy some specialty food back.

Li Ji Shaoji（李记烧鸡）：is a traditional Chinese flavor dish. Part of the cooking method is to deep-fry the chicken coated with caramelized sugar, and then cook it in a marinade made of spices. The finished Shaoji is characterized by fresh and tasty meat, fat but not greasy and rotten but not falling apart.In Xinxiang, Li Ji Shaoji is more flavorful than any other brand of roasted chicken. And it is moderately salty and sweet with less oiliness. It's a great gift to take home. Niu Zhongxi Shaobing（牛忠喜烧饼）：Special filling Shaobing from Xinxiang. Ranked first in the list of must-buy special products in Xinxiang City. There are 15 flavors of Shaobing, including 8 sweet fillings and 7 savory fillings. Its stores have special gift box sets that are perfect for giving gifts. MIDUOQI（米多奇）：Xinxiang leisure food brand. The specialty is baked steamed bun slices. Xinxiang people always like to buy some MIDUOQI for their friends from out of town.If your spleen and stomach moisture is heavy, eating baked steamed bun slices will relieve this situation. Fridge magnet：You can buy some fridge magnet with special scenic spot in Xinxiang.To prove that you traveled to Xinxiang.

Shopping malls Xinxiang has four large shopping malls and many small markets. We mainly introduce four big shopping malls.

1 DL, ☏ +86 373-3088888. There are two DLs in Xinxiang. one of them, Big DL, is located on Renmin Road in Hongqi District, Xinxiang. (updated Nov 2023) 2 Xinxiang New Mart, 218 Jiefang Avenue, Weibin, ☏ +86 373-2823999. (updated Nov 2023) 3 Xinxiang Wanda Plaza, at the intersection of Hongli Avenue East and College Street, Muye District, ☏ +86 373-5930000. (updated Nov 2023) 4 Xinxiang Powerlong Mall, 546 Xin Er Street, Hongqi District, ☏ +86 373-5895888. (updated Nov 2023)

Eat

Shi Kui beef（世魁牛肉）：in the Xinxiang City, a century of marinated beef brand, has been more than 100 years of history. Characteristics: First, clean and tidy, steaming out of the beef for shaping, large pieces are large pieces, small pieces listed as minced meat, minced depending on the circumstances of the pricing; Second, the color and flavor are good, because it is the ancestral curing and steaming process, its meat to show a slightly red and fresh, taste through the bone marrow of the unique qualities.

YuanYang lamb Huimian（原阳羊肉烩面）： is a famous pasta in Henan, and each city and county in Henan has different characteristics because of different practices and customs. Xinxiang city Yuanyang Huimian are more characteristic, the soup fat and thin, fragrant and refreshing, nutritious, unique flavor. Fengqiu Juan Jian（封丘卷尖）：is a local famous dish in Fengqiu County, Xinxiang City, Henan Province, which belongs to the Henan cuisine. It is a dish made of pork, eggs, gorgon euryale powder and various spices. The taste is fragrant and refreshing, and the meat is fat but not greasy. Su Ji Nailao（苏记奶酪）：unique to Xinxiang milk smoothie ice cream. It has red beans, raisins, chocolate and other small ingredients to go with it. Locals often serve Nailao with cold noodles as a combo. Sugar and vinegar malatang（糖醋麻辣烫）：You can't eat it outside of Xinxiang. Different from the common malatang, the taste of Xinxiang Malatang has the sour taste of vinegar, the sweet taste of granulated sugar and the spicy taste of hot pot. Stewed Lamb in Brown Sauce（红焖羊肉）：It is a kind of special food in Xinxiang City, Henan province. The Stewed Lamb in Brown Sauce is mutton, the ingredients are red dates, wolfberry, etc., and the spices are hot sauce, salt, pepper, etc., through the practice of braising. Braised mutton pays attention to the heat, accessories, ingredients, eating methods and so on.Its characteristic is that the first bite is very tough and chewy, but it is easy to chew. The Mutton tendon is very tender. Therefore, you will be very satisfied if you eat a whole mouthful.

Drink & nightlife

Café Qing Tianjian（晴天见奶盖茶）：Xinxiang local brand milk tea shop. Featuring cheese milk cover tea, it attracts people to taste it. Baolong Huanhu Commercial Street, Hongqi District. Sun Mao（榫卯）：With the theme of new Chinese style. Coffee cups and interior style are related to Chinese elements. Hongqi District Muye Avenue (in) Yitong One World. Tree A Third（树一分之一）：It's a Japanese style bread cafe. Hongqi District Qu East Yinhuang East Road No. 30. Coffee Art College（咖啡美院）：It's a coffee shop run by a group of art students. The owners not only designed the unique decoration of the store, but also designed the distinctive graffiti paper cups. It is about 200 meters south of Huilong Sunshine Community, Renmin Road, Hongqi District. Red Coffee（红咖啡）: about 200 meters south of Huilong Sunshine Community, Renmin Road, Hongqi District.

Bar Jingniang（鲸酿）：They have a lot of their own Homemade cocktail. Located in Xinxiang Hongqi District Friendship Road Baolong Square East F1.☏ +86 15516413424 Insomnia penguin（失眠企鹅精酿）：An original beer shop. There's a lot of fruity beer made by the owner. It is in C2, West Street, West Street, Hongqi District. ☏ +86 15565281919 Qian Bai Bei（千百杯）：New Chinese style tavern. In addition to cocktails and beer, they also take Chongqing cuisine as one of the specialties. Hongqi District New second Street and Youyi Road intersection to the south of 50 meters east Road. ☏ +86 19339578855

Sleep

Budget Minshuku：There are many Minshuku in Xinxiang City. Many locals are selling their vacant houses for short-term rent. So the price is much cheaper than the hotel.You can make a reservation through the app in China.

Mid-priced Home Inn：It is a national hotel, so prices are moderate and there is no cheating. It is suitable for ordinary families. The hotel includes breakfast. Mi Nuosi Hotel: It's a theme hotel. When you check in, you can choose your favorite theme room. He is located in Jinsui Avenue and new second Street intersection Jingye AD International. It is close to the mall.

Splurge JI Hotel: Huazhu Group is a high-end hotel brand. The price is high, but the environment is good. Breakfast was also delicious. New Century Hotel: It is close to the Xinxiang municipal government. Surrounded by parks, the surrounding environment is quiet and the air is fresh. Suitable for families with elderly travel.

Go next

Zheng Zhou: The capital city of Henan Province. You can feel the strong culture of the Central Plains there. Luo Yang: Here, you feel as if you have traveled to the ancient capital of the Tang Dynasty. You can admire the ancient city walls and feel the ancient civilization deeply. He Ze: Xinxiang is adjacent to Heze. But Xinxiang is Henan Province, Heze is Shandong province. Therefore, you can quickly experience the cultural differences between Shandong and Henan.