Dream Back to the Song Dynasty at Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden

🏖️ Environment/Facilities: A recreation of the Song Dynasty setting 📍 Address: Kaifeng, Henan, China 💞 Recommended Reason: A large theme park based on a historical dynasty, where you can dress up to enhance the immersive experience 💰 Average Cost: 350 RMB Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden is built based on the famous painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" by Northern Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan. It allows you to step into the painting and experience a thousand years in a day. Here's a travel guide: - Tickets: Daytime tickets cost 120 RMB per person. If you purchase tickets for the "Great Song · Dream of Tokyo" performance (starting from 239 - 999 RMB), you can enter the park all day and the daytime ticket fee is waived. Minors aged 6 - 18, full-time students, and seniors aged 60 - 70 with valid ID enjoy half-price tickets. Children under 1.2 meters, seniors over 70, active military personnel, and disabled individuals can enter for free. - Transportation: Take Bus No. 38 from Kaifeng North Station to reach the park directly, or take Bus No. 1 from Kaifeng Station to Qishengjiao Station. For self-driving, navigate to "Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden Welcome Gate." Parking costs 10 RMB per day, and it's recommended to arrive early to secure a spot. - Must-See Performances: "Yue Fei Challenges Xiao Liangwang" at the Song Dynasty Drill Ground, where you can feel the thrill of horseback battles amidst the neighing of warhorses; "Great Song · Tokyo Defense Battle" performed on the southwest water surface of Nine Dragons Bridge, featuring stunning pyrotechnics—bring a raincoat if sitting in the front row; and "Great Song · Dream of Tokyo," a water-based live performance that uses eight Song Dynasty poems to narrate the prosperity and decline of the Northern Song Dynasty—an unmissable experience. - Food Recommendations: At Sun Yang Zheng Restaurant, you can taste Northern Song imperial cuisine, with dishes like braised fish set meals and soup dumplings being highly recommended. Tokyo Food Court offers specialties like carp noodles and almond tea, priced between 10 - 20 RMB. - Suggested Itinerary (One-Day Tour): In the morning, watch the opening ceremony at the Welcome Gate, then head to Rainbow Bridge to see "Bao Zheng Inspects the Bian River Transport." Next, visit the Drill Ground to watch "Yue Fei Challenges Xiao Liangwang." In the afternoon, enjoy local delicacies in the park, try Song-style handicrafts, and then go to Nine Dragons Bridge to watch "Great Song · Tokyo Defense Battle." In the evening, enjoy the "Great Song · Dream of Tokyo" performance, and afterward, explore the night market.