Kaifeng-Bianliang Travel Diary, setting off now

📅 Bianliang Walking Diary｜Three days living as an ancient person in the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, soup dumplings so fragrant they blow your mind! 📍 Location: Kaifeng, Henan · Bianliang (The vibrant ancient capital of eight dynasties) ✨ Soul strike! By the Bian River in the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival Park, I traveled through time When the "shop assistant" dressed in Song Dynasty costume poured tea for me with a long-spouted copper pot, when "Wu Dalang" carried a basket of steamed cakes shouting as he crossed the stone bridge, when the painted boat on the Bian River slowly carried "Li Shishi"—in an instant, the bustling life from the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival painting overflowed from the scroll, warming my eyes to tears. It turns out history can really be within reach. 🏯 Immersive Song Culture Experience｜Every pore is time-traveling 1. Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival Park (A living documentary of the Northern Song!) - Must-shoot: 1. Rainbow Bridge: Drone shots of "Bian River grain transport + bustling market scenes," wearing Hanfu adds great atmosphere. 2. Wang Yuanwai’s Bride Hunt: Interactive embroidered ball snatching, experience the Song Dynasty wedding process after being caught by the "lady"! - Hidden activities: - Rent Song costumes (50 RMB/day), take "rich lady tea drinking photos" on the second floor of "Sun Yang’s Shop." - Participate in the "Bian River grain workers" role-play, push a wheelbarrow to transport grain and earn "Great Song coins." 2. Longting Park (Witness to the rise and fall of dynasties) - Activities: 1. Climb 72 steps to overlook "Pan and Yang Lakes," wide-angle upward shots of "Longting Hall + chrysanthemum sea." 2. Watch the live show "Nine Emperors Welcome Guests," actors shout "Long live the emperor" in Henan dialect—super catchy! - Easter egg: Chance to try "Song Dynasty tea whisking" (88 RMB), learn to make tea foam with an intangible cultural heritage inheritor. 3. Night tour of Xisi Night Market (A carb bomb feast!) - Must-eat list: 1. First Floor Soup Dumplings (48 RMB): Skin as thin as paper, broth so fresh it’ll make your eyebrows raise! 2. Stir-fried cold noodles (10 RMB): Stir-fried with spicy bean paste until fragrant, sprinkled with crushed peanuts—addictive. 3. Rock sugar pear water (8 RMB): Moisturizes lungs and cuts greasiness, vendor serves it in a vintage enamel jar! - Avoid: Don’t buy the "Great Song Imperial Wine" at the scenic spot! The supermarket sells a more authentic bottle for 10 RMB. 🛏️ Homestay Experience｜Stay beside the thousand-year-old Drum Tower - Recommendation: "Bianliang Cottage" (380 RMB/night), carved big bed + antique furniture, the housekeeper serves freshly brewed almond tea. - Hidden service: Listen to the "Drum Tower bell" late at night on the balcony, use a telescope to watch the "brightly lit Song culture street." 💡 Pitfall Guide (Lessons learned the hard way!) 1. Transportation: High-speed train from Zhengzhou East Station to Kaifeng North Station (20 RMB, 20 minutes), taxi 15 RMB directly to Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival Park 2. Must-bring list: - ID card (for ticket checks), sunscreen (SPF50+), cash (some small shops only accept cash) - Folding fan (as a prop + for cooling), wet wipes (for hands and snacks) 3. Hidden activities: - Daxiangguo Temple: Listen to "Buddhist music performance," take photos of the "Lu Zhishen uprooting willow" sculpture. - Kaifeng Prefecture: Watch the "Judge Bao’s case judgment" show, cosplay as Zhan Zhao in costume (30 RMB). 📸 Iconic photos - Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival Park Rainbow Bridge panorama (original photo straight out! 0.5x wide-angle fully extended) - Longting Hall chrysanthemum sea, use phone portrait mode to blur background and lengthen legs 💰 Three-day expenses: Transportation 120 + Accommodation 760 + Food 300 = 1180 RMB ✨ Random thoughts: Bianliang really is "history at every step, a thousand years in every bite"! Although the stir-fried cold noodles made me tear up from the spice, the soup dumplings and night views healed everything~ Next time I want to bring my parents to stay for a week, drink tea every day, watch plays, stroll the gardens, and live as a carefree Song Dynasty leisurely person! (Also, the almond tea is absolutely amazing!) #SongCultureTimeTravel #SoupDumplingHit