Shennongjia Self-driving Tour (16): Qingming Upper River Garden
It was noon when we arrived in Kaifeng, and the sun of white flowers roasted everything hot. The reason why I still chose the middle point of the return trip in Kaifeng, is because when I came 5 days ago, Qingming Shanghe Garden and Kaifeng Mansion have not yet visited, although many people have mixed praise and criticism of Qingming Shanghe Garden, I also came once ten years ago, but the memories at that time are faded, anyway, my father and mother have not come, so I simply crossed into the Tokyo Dream of the Great Song Dynasty with them this time.
I wanted to only visit the night show, but found that most of the performances were not available at night (except for the additional charge of "Da Song Tokyo Dream"), and a large part of the praise of this theme park came from various performances and interactive programs, just like Universal Studios and Disney abroad (of course, they are still very different, after all, Qingming Shanghe Park is not a pure amusement park), so we took a break at the hotel and entered the garden at 4 pm.
As soon as you enter the door, there is a large statue of the Northern Song Dynasty painting master Zhang Zeduan, and the whole garden is reproduced based on his "Qingming River Map", so I want to say that he is the chief designer of this garden.
As one of the top ten famous paintings in China, the 5-meter-long "Qingming River Map" is unique in the history of Chinese and even world painting, which vividly records the prosperity of one of the most prosperous cities in the world in the 12th century - the prosperity of Tokyo, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the living conditions of people from all walks of life at that time, which is definitely the earliest documentary.
Behind the statue of Zhang Zeduan is a relief version of the Qingming River map, when I went too hot, forgot to shoot, this is taken when I came out at night, it was also quite shocking.
One of the first things to do when entering the garden is to pick up a free tour tip at the information desk and see or directly ask the staff what the latest performance is and where? Of course, not all performances are wonderful, and some performances with similar times must choose the most recommended one on the secret.
When we took the cheats, the staff said that there would be "cockfighting" at 16:10 soon, and it was not far away, but they also said, or you should go to the Kowloon Bridge to wait for the "Tokyo Defense Battle", 16:30, one a day, and there will be a cockfight later.
In addition, there is a free Hanfu experience shop on the right side after entering the garden, and I originally wanted to try it, but I was afraid of missing the "Tokyo Defense War" and gave up. Later, I found that there are many paid Hanfu rental shops in the garden, and it is estimated that the style will be more than free. Because we entered the park late, and have been watching the show, there is no time to experience, if you play here for a day, you really should try it.
If you come early in the morning, starting from the "Bao Gong Welcome" program that opens at 9 o'clock and the "Bao Gong Patrol Of the Beihe River" program at 9:25, the immersive performances in the garden will start one after another, and there are schedules and locations on the garden secrets, some programs are circular performances, several times a day, and some only one a day.
According to the route pointed out by the staff, we went to the Kowloon Bridge via the Shuangting Bridge, and looked at the Fuyun Pavilion on the Kowloon Bridge, which felt a bit like the Yellow Crane Tower, but the name "Fuyun" naturally has its own meaning: one is to symbolize the high height of the Pavilion into the clouds, which is indeed the tallest building in the garden; the other is to represent the smoke clouds that blow away the history, and also a real treasure map.
On the right side of fuyun pavilion is the Numismatic Museum, and then there is the Xuande Hall, which performs "Song Ting Mengle", but our time is too late to see the performance. The water in front of Xuande Hall is the area of the nightly large-scale water live performance "Da Song Tokyo Menghua", which requires separate tickets and is not cheap, but many people say it is good, but we did not watch it.
The other side of the Kowloon Bridge is the waters of the Tokyo Defense Battle that will be staged in a while, if it is not hot, the view on the bridge will be very good, but the summer is really sunny, although it is not noon, but it is also extremely hot, it is not easy to think about those performers.
Of course, the better position is on the steps directly opposite the West Water Gate, you can sit, and there will be a plot passing in front of your eyes during the performance, just like watching a live movie, which is very immersive.
"Tokyo Defense War" is naturally the Northern Song Dynasty to resist the siege of the Golden Soldiers, the scene sound and light artillery effect is done very carefully, I think it is no less than Universal Studios' "Future Water World", no wonder this show is one of the five five-star programs recommended in the secret.
After watching the "Defense of Tokyo" walking down the road is another five-star recommended performance in the secret, "Yue Fei Gun Picks the Little Beam King", we have missed the time (two times a day, 11 o'clock and 15:10). There is also a study room museum behind the school yard that performs the "Great Song Keju", and we also missed the time (11:35 and 15:45), so if you like to watch various programs and performances, you still have to enter the park early, otherwise you are a little sorry for the 120 yuan ticket. If you don't like to watch the show, you might as well buy a night show of 90 yuan directly to see the lights, but I feel that 90 yuan is expensive to see the lights, although the night view is indeed very beautiful.
Walking in the direction of the Golden Water Gate, the Great Song Warship and the Fuyun Pavilion just now appeared in the line of sight at the same time, with the pavilion water pavilion, which was really a bit of a feeling of "once you step into the picture scroll, one day dream back to the millennium".
Crossing the bridge from Jinshuimen is just the performance time of the cloth bag puppets, although I can't understand what they are singing, but this kind of ancient folk performance that only uses fingers to operate dolls is the first time I have seen it, which can really be described as "one person making a living with both hands as a famous courtier, and the square inch stage can be the country can be the world."
The cloth bag puppet is not far ahead, the Wang Yuanwai family is recruiting a son-in-law for the daughter, and many tourists are gathered downstairs in the Wang Yuanwai house waiting for the miss to throw the hydrangea ball, which is very lively.
The hydrangea was finally grabbed by a tourist, went upstairs to worship the heavens and the earth, entered the cave room, and laughed.
Continuing to go forward is the Shangshan Gate that appears in the painting "Qingming on the River", which is the city gate tower at that time.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, this gate was real, and the gate out was outside Tokyo.
Stepping into the city gate, there are also wanted men's sea catch warrants on the walls, which is a good detail.
There was also the detention of the detainees at that time, you can take pictures with you, free of charge, very interesting.
The secret note is marked with the city gate tower and the "Qingming River Map" exhibition hall and the ancient lamp museum, but we did not pay attention at that time, but looked at the fat and large koi under the flat bridge connecting the city gate.
Crossing the flat bridge is a folk spitting fire dragon performance, when I was a child, I saw it in the temple fair, and I felt that there was still a certain danger, and it was not easy for folk artists.
If you are tired in the garden, you can also take a carriage and a boat tour, but it is definitely another fee, but the staff's attire is still quite emotional, and Dad can't help but take a photo.
In addition to the performances, the ancient architecture is very immersive, all the shops have also been made to look like that time, and I am most interested in this KFC, which is an authentic "Kaifeng dish (KFC)"!
Continue to walk not far is the most famous "Rainbow Bridge" in the "Qingming River Map", but this Rainbow Bridge is really rough, too jumpy, "Hongqiao" is not red, and the appearance should not be so simple.
Hongqiao is one of the ten famous bridges in ancient China, spanning the "Bian River", the momentum is like a rainbow, the upper can walk over the horse, the lower can carry goods and boats, there are promenade shops on both sides of the bridge, it is really recommended that the garden should rebuild this Hongqiao.
Although I am very disappointed in Hongqiao, I still want to praise the free boiling water supply point in the garden, which is very sweet.
The statue in front of the Hongqiao is a donkey and a delivery man carrying charcoal in the "Qingming River Map", and the Northern Song Dynasty Mengyuan Elder's "Tokyo Dream Record" once recorded that every year in the tenth month of the lunar calendar, Beijing began to "enter the heating stove charcoal, and the front of the house was placed in wine for warming".
According to the time on the secret note, we did not go to Hongqiao first, but watched the "Yanqing Fight" in the nearby area, but to be honest, there was really no need to wait for this performance.
Many children in the garden are wearing Hanfu and have a lot of feelings.
"Yanqing Beating" is finished, next to the next program "Great Song Stunt", which is also a variety of acrobatic performances of folk artists, the difficulty is not small, and the audience can also participate.
After watching the "Great Song Stunt", the sky gradually darkened, and the lights gradually lit up, which was very much the taste of Jiangnan.
Standing on the Hongqiao To see the fountain on the Beihe River, hazy, shadowy, I don't know how Zhang Zeduan would sketch it if he saw the night scene today.
Go down the Rainbow Bridge to see the "Ju Beauty" recommended by the five stars on the secret, although it is only a dance, but the plot, costumes, and choreography are indeed worth giving five stars, which is a feeling of "a dream for a thousand years".
After the "Ju beauty", the sky was completely dark, the garden at this time was really more charming than during the day, and it was a different taste to enjoy the "Eight Views of the New Bieliang" on the Listening Rain Bridge.
In fact, although the Song Dynasty did not have these electric lights, as the only dynasty without a curfew, it should be very lively at night, especially when the lights are lit up on the Yuan Festival, and the surging momentum of the crowd is probably not lost today. The British historian Toynbee once said: "If I had to choose, I would live in China's Song Dynasty." And a friend of mine who loves history once said that if he could choose, he wanted to travel back to the Song Dynasty to have a look.
In the afternoon, we walked across the Kowloon Bridge and the Fuyun Pavilion we saw on the bridge, which at this time looked like a building Qiongtai.
Whether it is watching the scenery on the bridge or watching the bridge from the shore, it is a bit like a world away.
But after watching such a circle down, hungry and tired, in a street of Tokyo food restaurant ate the lamb kang steamed bun and chicken blood soup that we ate at the night market 6 days ago, the price was more expensive than the night market, chicken blood soup 20 bowls, lamb kang bun 15 parts, fried cold powder 12, but in addition to fried cold powder, those two tastes good, especially lamb kang bun, not only not steamy, but also very crispy.
Before, I only knew the duck blood vermicelli soup in Nanjing and the chicken and duck blood soup in Shanghai, but I didn't expect that there was chicken blood soup in Kaifeng, and it was also a famous dish of the Song Dynasty. According to legend, when Song Renzong had no appetite due to overwork, the Tai Doctor was also helpless, and a minister who lived in the Song Gate of Kaifeng offered a secret recipe for chicken blood soup obtained from the hands of Yunyou Daoists: chicken bones and dozens of Chinese medicinal materials were used to secretly make soup, with chicken blood, chicken offal and other raw materials. After Drinking, Emperor Renzong had a great appetite, radiant, and was very happy, and listed it as a royal meal, and gave it the name "Chicken Blood Soup in the Song Gate".
After eating and on the way out, I also met Wu Dalang, and my father asked if I could take a photo? Da Lang said that he had to buy cooking cakes. Dad said that he had just finished eating, and he really couldn't eat it. So The big man still came over to take a picture, which was very cute.
Tips:
1. Tickets: 120 yuan (9:00-22:00), night tour 90 yuan (17:30-22:00)
2. "The Great Song · The performance door of "Tokyo Dream" is not included in the ticket, but if the performance ticket is purchased, the ticket is included. There are four stalls for performance tickets depending on the price of seats, the cheapest is 249 yuan, and the most expensive is 999 yuan.
3. Remember to receive a book of garden visits at the information desk after entering the door, which has a map and various program times.
4. There is a free Hanfu experience store on the right hand side of the entrance
5, watching outdoor programs in the summer will be very hot, pay attention to sun protection and heat stroke
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