Hometown of the Yellow Emperor

The hometown of the Yellow Emperor was built in the Han and Wei dynasties. It is a holy land for Chinese people at home and abroad to seek roots and worship their ancestors. The scenic spot of Huangdi's hometown consists of five parts: square area, ancestral temple area, Dingtan area, art garden area and xuanyuanqiu area. The cultural heritage of the scenic spot is deep, and the annual ancestor worship ceremony is grand, which is worth visiting.

Huangdi's hometown is very close to Xinzheng Museum. After visiting the hometown, you can also go to the museum. There are many antiquities worth seeing.

Xinzheng Huangdi hometown scenic spot

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Huangdi's hometown (the scenic spot of Huangdi's hometown in Xinzheng City, Henan Province) generally refers to the scenic spot of Huangdi's hometown in Xinzheng City

Xinzheng Huangdi hometown scenic spot

It is located in Xuanyuan Road, Xinzheng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It is the place where Xiong's family lived in the Han history books, so it has the ruins of Xiong state. It is a national AAAA tourist attraction and a patriotic education base of China Federation of overseas Chinese

The national intangible cultural heritage "Xinzheng Huangdi ancestor worship ceremony" heritage site.

Two thousand and five hundred years ago, Zichan, a statesman and thinker in the spring and Autumn period, led the people to mount mount Jici in Xinzheng to worship the Yellow Emperor.

In the Han Dynasty, Xuanyuan temple was first built here, which was destroyed and repaired in history. In 1570, Xuanyuan bridge was built in front of the temple. In 1715, Xu Chaoshu, governor of Xinzheng County, built a monument in front of the temple. After two major expansion in 2002 and 2007, the scenic spot of Huangdi's hometown in Xinzheng City was formed.

In June 2006, it was announced as a national AAAA scenic spot by the quality rating committee of Henan Province. On June 7, 2008, "Xinzheng Huangdi ancestor worship ceremony" was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage extension projects.

Xinzheng Huangdi hometown scenic spot is one of the sacred places for Chinese people to worship their ancestors at home and abroad. Some contemporary cultural scholars and experts propose to set Xuanyuan Huangdi's birthday and Shangsi festival as "Chinese Christmas", calling on all Chinese people to commemorate Xuanyuan Huangdi on March 3 of the lunar calendar.

According to the 13th five year tourism development plan of Xinzheng City (2016-2020), the scenic spot of Huangdi's hometown in Xinzheng City will be built into a national 5A scenic spot during the 13th Five Year Plan period.

Historical evolution

Xinzheng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, was the ancient state of Youxiong and the ancestral home of the Xiong family. Five thousand years ago, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor was born in xuanyuanqiu, Beiguan, Xinzheng,

He grew up on the Bank of Jishui River and ascended to the throne in the first year of the Yellow Emperor. He led the ancestors to build a splendid Chinese civilization and laid the foundation of the Chinese nation.

In the Han Dynasty, Xuanyuan temple was built on Xuanyuan hill to commemorate the merits of the Yellow Emperor, and has been restored since then.

In the Ming Dynasty, in 1570, the Xuanyuan bridge was built in front of the temple.

In the Qing Dynasty, in 1715, Xu Chaozhu, the magistrate of Xinzheng County, erected a "monument of Xuanyuan's hometown" in front of the temple. It was repaired in 1764. According to the record of rebuilding the main hall, "it is said that Zheng Yi was the old ruins of Xuanyuan's family in ancient times. There are traces of Xuanyuan hill in the north, which is the former site of that year." In order to carry forward the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation and remember the merits of our ancestors.

Since the 1990s, Xinzheng City has reconstructed and expanded the hometown of Huangdi for many times, covering an area of more than 70000 square meters. The overall layout highlights the theme of "the root of the Chinese nation". From north to south, there are ancestor worship District, Temple District, and Chinese surname Square District, forming three major plates of "heaven, earth, and people".

On April 6, 2002, the Huangdi cultural scenic spot in Shizu mountain of Xinzheng was named as "the first batch of patriotic education bases of the Chinese Federation of overseas Chinese" by the Chinese Federation of overseas Chinese.

In June 2006, it was announced as a national AAAA scenic spot by the quality rating committee of Henan Province.

In 2007, it was listed as Zhengzhou patriotism education base.

On June 7, 2008, "Xinzheng Huangdi ancestor worship ceremony" was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage extension projects.

In 2008, the tourist reception center was named the National Women's civilization demonstration post.

In 2010, it was named patriotic education base of Henan Province.

In 2012, it was named the national service standardization pilot unit.

Main attractions

The scenic spot of Huangdi's hometown in Xinzheng City is the place where Xuanyuan Huangdi, the founder of Chinese culture, was born, founded his business and built his capital. It is recorded in the Bamboo Annals of the Warring States period and the historical records of the Han Dynasty. Xuanyuan temple was built in Han Dynasty, and it was built repeatedly in past dynasties. Xuanyuan bridge was built in front of the temple in the fourth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty. In the fifty fourth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Xu Chaozhu, magistrate of Xinzheng County, erected a monument of "hometown of Xuanyuan" in front of the temple. Since the 1990s, the scenic area of Huangdi's hometown in Xinzheng City has been expanded for many times, with an area of 70000 square meters. The overall layout highlights the theme of "the root of China". From north to south, it is xuanyuanqiu ancestor worship District, Temple District, and Chinese surname Square District, forming three sections of "heaven, earth, and people", which are magnificent and magnificent.

After the expansion in 2007, the scenic spot of Huangdi's hometown in Xinzheng City is divided into five areas: Chinese surname square, Xuanyuan Temple front area, Xuanyuan temple, ancestor worship square, Xuanyuan hill and Huangdi Memorial Hall area.

Chinese surname square

The square in front of the gate of the Yellow Emperor's hometown scenic spot in Xinzheng City, formerly known as Xuanyuan square, is not square or round because it is located in the old city, and the road passes obliquely. In 2008, according to experts' suggestions, Xuanyuan square was renamed as the square of Chinese surnames, with an area of 15000 square meters instead of 7000 square meters. The Dingtan in the scenic area was moved to Baijiaxing square and put to one third of the south of the square. The Dingtan is 9 meters high, with a base of 35 meters × 35 meters and a surface of 21 meters × 21 meters. It is divided into three layers and 15 steps There are more than 4600 surnames in China, and there are abstract auspicious cloud patterns scattered in the square, which means "stepping on the auspicious cloud, watching hundreds of surnames, singing harmonious songs, and imagining the future of the nation". The largest surname square in Asia will become the main place for people to worship their ancestors. During the ceremony, the people of the square array of Hundred Surnames will wear clothes marked by surnames to pay homage to their ancestors. Located in the center of the square, Huangdi Baoding, the first tripod in China, is 6.99 meters high, 4.7 meters in diameter, 2.8 meters deep in abdomen, 1.5 meters high in ear, 2.8 meters high in foot, and weighs 24 tons. The tripod is Xiong '. Solemn, dignified and grand, it is known as "the best cauldron in the world".

There are 960 living fossil Metasequoia trees planted around the square of Chinese surnames, just symbolizing China's 9.6 million square kilometers of land. As the saying goes: all surnames have the same root, the root lies in the ancestors. The Chinese nation is like a tree, and every Chinese is like a tree in spring and autumn. So no matter where we go, please don't forget which root, branch and leaf of the tree you are. That's why we built this square with Chinese surnames.

Xinzheng Chinese surname square, which shows the long history of Chinese surnames, was awarded the honorary title of "national characteristic cultural square" at the "2009 National Characteristic Cultural Square award ceremony" and "the third national square culture forum".

Xuanyuan Bridge

Xuanyuan bridge is an important part of Xuanyuan temple. It was specially built in front of the ancestral hall to pay homage to Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor. The original bridge was built in 1570 ad in the fourth year of Longqing in Ming Dynasty. On the east side of the bridge, there are three characters of "Xuanyuan bridge" inscribed in seal script. On the ancient brick on the west side, there are the words of "Wang Zhong, brick maker in Xuzhou". Due to the changes of dynasties, history and topography, the bridge was buried for many years. In March 2002, Xinzheng City decided to restore the landscape of Xuanyuan bridge. When excavating the foundation of the new bridge, it happened to coincide with the ancient bridge site. The newly built Xuanyuan bridge, 12 meters long, is beautiful and elegant. It is like a long dragon lying on the waves and crosses the Jishui river.

Xuanyuan Temple

Xuanyuan temple is the oldest building and the core part in the scenic area of Huangdi's hometown in Xinzheng City. The ancestral hall was built in the Han Dynasty and repaired in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the main hall, the East and west side hall and the ancestral hall vestibule. It was announced as a key cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province in 2000.

Xuanyuan temple is located in front of Xuanyuan hill in Xinzheng City. Most of the buildings in the Han Dynasty were destroyed and rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the main hall, East and West Wing rooms and front hall doors. In the Qing Dynasty, in the 54th year of Kangxi, Xu Chaozhu, the county magistrate, erected a monument of "Xuanyuan's hometown" in front of the temple. In the 41st year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the annals of Xinzheng County, Jinshi annals, said: "in the national Dynasty, the monument of Xuanyuan's hometown is outside the north gate. In the 54th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the city ordered Xu Chaozhu to stand." (Volume 39) the diary of Lin Zexu in the 17th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty records that Lin Zexu was the governor of Huguang in that year. On February 20 of the lunar calendar, he passed through Xinzheng, accompanied by Shi mu of Zhengzhou and Li Jiali, the magistrate of Xinzheng County, and visited the Yellow Emperor at Xuanyuan temple in the north of the county. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the "great leap forward" temple was damaged in 1958, and Xu Chaozhu's "Xuanyuan hometown" monument was destroyed. After 1990, the people's Government of Xinzheng County repaired it again, and it was announced as a key cultural relics protection unit in Henan Province

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There are five main halls of Xuanyuan temple, in which the middle-aged golden statue of Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan is worshipped in the center. The flat forehead of the first ancestor of humanity is inscribed by Cheng Siyuan, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The murals around the hall vividly show the great achievements of the emperor's life. There are three East and three west side halls respectively. In the east side hall, there is a statue of Leizu, the imperial concubine of the Yellow Emperor, the "xiancanniang"; in the west side hall, there is a statue of Momu, the second imperial concubine of the Yellow Emperor, the "xianzhiniang".

Temple vestibule three

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