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The Spring Festival Activities and Preferential Policies Are Coming! Come and See!

On the occasion of the Spring Festival, Tourism Administration of Henan Province will hold the 2018 “Go Home for New Year” themed tourism promotion activity. For the activity, 18 cities of Henan will launch various folk festival events and related preferential policies. Today, let’s go into Zhengzhou and Gongyi to see what activities and policies are available.

 

 

Spring Festival Activities

 

1.   CTS (Dengfeng) Songshan Shaolin Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd.

 

 (1)       “Blessings Fill Shaolin” Message Wall

Time: From February 16 to 21

Venue: Visitor Center Central Square of Dengfeng Shaolin Scenic Area

 

 (2)       Gifts Giving for Tickets Booking

Time: From February 16 to 21

Venue: In the Check-in Entrance of Dengfeng Shaolin Scenic Area (giving gifts to the first 50 ticket buyers)

 

 (3) Eminent Monks Present with “Fu” Character

Time: From February 16 to 21

Venue: Visitor Center Central Square of Dengfeng Shaolin Scenic Area

 

 (4)       Folk Custom Celebration

Time: From February 16 to March 3

Venue: Visitor Center Central Square of Dengfeng Shaolin Scenic Area and the Old Memorial Archway in the Scenic Area

Activities: The Spring Festival Folk Custom and Intangible Cultural Performance.

 

2.   Dengfeng Xianrengu Scenic Area: Happy 2018 Xianrengu Golden Dog Presents with Good Luck

Time: From February 15 to 21

Venue: East Square, Xianrengu Scenic Area, Xuzhuang Town, Dengfeng City

Activities: (1) Visitors born in a Year of the Dog free tickets with ID card; (2) The passengers with tickets can turn the wheel of fortune and have a chance to get a gold dog pendant.

 

3.   Yellow Emperor's Native Place Scenic Area of Xinzheng City: Mass Culture Series Performance

Time: From February 15 to March 3

Activities: Blessing, Ancestor Worship, New Year Celebration and Lantern Riddles Guessing

 

4.   Ouyang Xiu Park of Xinzheng City: Literature Maters and Culture Spring Festival Special Activity

Time: Before and During the Spring Festival

Activities: (1) Before the Spring Festival, Calligraphy Exhibition, “Incorrupt Stories Exhibition of Ouyang Xiu” and “Hand-made Rubbing”; (2) During the Spring Festival, passengers, who has the family name of Ouyang, can get a blessing card for free with ID card, and all passengers will be provided with voice explanation service for free.

 

5.   Xinzheng Museum: Photo Exhibition for the Year of Dog

Time: During the Spring Festival

Activities: Year of the Dog Photo Exhibition and Free Rubbing Experience.

 

6.   Qianjiaji Scenic Area, Taishan Village, Xinzheng City: The Spring Festival Temple Fair of “Cross the Age and Revive the Taste”

Time: During the Spring Festival

Activities: (1) “1970s” Live-action Performance and Games, Food, etc. from Childhood; (2) Take the Fair Opening Ceremony at 9:00 every morning.

 

7.   Jianshan Scenic Area of Xinmi City: The Apricot Blossom Festival of Fuxi Mountain

Time: From February 1 to March 31

Activities: Flowers Enjoying, Spring Outing and Photo Taking.

 

8.   Tianyedong Scenic Area of Xinmi City: Tianyedong Temple Fair

Time: From February 16 to March 2

Activities: Temple Fair

 

9.   Zhongyuan Film and Television City of Xingyang City: The Third Fork Culture Temple Fair of Zhongyuan Film and Television City

Time: From February 16 to March 3

Activities: Traditional Sideshow, Delicacy and Handicrafts.

 

10.  Jiulongkou Snow World of Xingyang City: Ice and Snow Festival

Time: From February 16 to March 3

Activities: Real Person CS, Off-road Motorcycle and so on.

 

11. Tashan Mountain Tourism and Leisure Resort in Xingyang: Dreamy Light Show in the Spring Festival

Time: During the Spring Festival

Activities: Strolling around temple fairs, and appreciating decorative lanterns and folk performances.

12. Zhengzhou Fantawild Tourist Resort

Time: From February 16 to 21

Activities: (1) meeting and greeting with the superstars from the Boonie Bears; (2) taking the hand-written “Fu” home; (3) the show of Your Face Sounds Familiar of Clowns; (4) parent-child dumpling contest; (5) the Spring Festival fairs in the Bear Ridge; (6) children’s Henan Opera; (7) high-altitude stunt performance.

13. Zhengzhou Green Expo Garden

 (1) Central Plains Lantern Show 2018

Time: From February 10 to March 11

 (2) Central Plains Grand Temple Fair

Time: From February 16 to March 4

 (3) Lily Exhibition

Time: From February 16 to March 4

14. Zhengzhou Haining Leather City: Fairs for the Spring Festival Shopping

Time: From January 26 to February 8

Activities: Intangible culture heritage performances and commodity sales.

15. “The First Henan-Taiwan Customs Year” of the Yellow River Landscape Ecological World in Huiji District

Time: From February 16 to March 3

Activities: (1) the performances of the “Style of Taiwan”; (2) delicious foods of the “Taste of Taiwan”; (3) the customs of the “Taiwan-style New Year”.

16. Zhengzhou Changqiao Polar Ocean World Co., Ltd. in Jinshui District

Time: From February 1 to March 31

Activities: half-price discount for annual cards purchased during the period, and the holder can enjoy an unlimited number of visits a year.

17. Erqi Cherry Valley

 (1) New Year’s Cultural Fairs 2018

Time: From January 24 to February 15

Activities: Fairs for the Spring Festival shopping, and traditional temple fairs.

 (2) Lantern Festival Folk Literary and Artistic Performances

Time: March 3

Activity: Folk performances

18. Zhengzhou Erqi Memorial Hall: an Exhibition of Work by Liu Xian

Time: During the Spring Festival

Venue: Underground Exhibition Hall of the Erqi Memorial Tower

19. Haitang Xiaoyuan and Zheyuan in the Bayside Ridge Park in Zhongyuan District: Plum Flower Bi-Exhibition for Welcoming Spring

Time: From February 13 to 28

Activity: Flowers exhibition

20. Zhengzhou Botanic Garden: Flowers Exhibition for Welcoming Spring 2018

Time: From January 1 to March 3

Activity: Flowers exhibition

21. The Provincial Tourism Service Center in Zhengdong New District: a Series of Activities Including Spring in Central Plains, Celebrating the Spring Festival Home, and New Year’s Sports

Time: From February 16 to March 3, 2018

Activity: Celebrating the New Year lively. With different themes every day, folk performances from various prefectures and cities will be exhibited, including Spring Festival Worship, New Year Greetings, Stilts Show, Land Boats Show, God of Wealth Fair, Shadow Puppet Show, New Year Pictures Exhibition, Diabolo Show, Spinning Top Show, Bridal Sedan Chair Show, Sugar Man Exhibition, Magic Show, Poetry Show, Waist Drum Show, Lantern Show, and Dragon and Lion Dances.

22. Zhongyuan Tower

 (1) Zhongyuan Tower Special Purchases for the Spring Festival

Time: From January 13 to February 12

Activity: Sales for the Spring Festival

 (2) The public service activity—Zhongyuan Tower Warms the Way Home

Time: From February 6 to 7

Activities: Cooperating with Henan Traffic Radio to provide the convenience for numerous migrant workers to return home.

 (3) The large-scale public service activity—Zhongyuan Tower “Red Run” Marathon

Time: From November 2017 to February 2018

Activity: Working with Henan Provincial Labor Union to hold the large-scale public service tower-climbing activity of the “Red Run” Marathon.

 (4) Zhongyuan Tower New Year Folklore Annual Meeting

Time: From February 15 to 28

Activity: New Year Folklore Annual Meeting

23. The Garden Expo Park in the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone

 (1) New Year Lantern Show

Time: From February 16 to March 11

 (2) New Year Cultural Festival

Time: From February 16 to March 4

 (3) The First Central Plains Cultural Festival and Spring Festival Temple Fair of the Shuanghe Lake Central Park

Time: From February 8 to March 10

24. Kang Baiwan’s Mansions in Gongyi: Blessing Cultural Temple Fair for the New Year

Time: From February 16 to March 3

Activities: Exhibitions for the excellent opera plays, and hip-pop dramas for welcoming the Empress Dowager Cixi.

25. Native Place of Tu Fu in Gongyi: Blessing Cultural Temple Fair for the New Year

Time: From February 16 to 21

Activity: Folk performances

26. Changshou Mountain Scenic Area in Zhulin Town, Gongyi

 (1) Blessing Cultural Temple Fair for the New Year

Time: From February 16 to March 3

Activities: Fine foods in the ancient town, folk performances, and Xiaoxiang Lion Dance, as well as various intangible cultural heritage arts and crafts exhibitions, and talent shows.

 (2) Changshou Mountain Light Festival

Time: From February 1 to April 1

Activity: Light exhibitions

27. Yanyue Ancient City in Gongyi: Central Plains Folk Festival for “Celebrating the New Year”

Time: From February 16 to 22

Activity: Folk exhibitions

 

 

People-Benefiting Policies  

1. Preferential Activities of the Xianren Valley Scenic Area in Dengfeng

Time: From February 1 to 28 (1) A preferential price of RMB 60: entrance ticket + Glass Bridge ticket (an original price of RMB 70); (2) Residents of Xuzhuang Town, Dengfeng, are free of charge with their ID cards.

Tourists born in the Year of the Dog are also exempt with their ID cards from February 15 to 21.

2. Zhengguo Chariot Pits Spot: Interactive Experience of Cultural Relics and Archeology

Time: From February 16 to 22

 (1) Tourists born during the period from February 16 to 22 are free of charge with the ID card; (2) According to the preferential activity launched by Tongcheng Travel, 20 tickets a day will end until 12:00, with each ticket for only RMB 1; (3) Half price is for students; (4) Soldiers in active service, disabled veterans, and the aged over 60 years old born in Xinzheng, are all exempt; (5) Social organizations whose members are more than 10 (full-price) can enjoy the free instruction; (6) Journalists and members of the Photographers Association are free of charge with valid certificates.

3. Chai Grand Courtyard in Xinzheng

Time: During the Spring Festival

Preferences for recharging: 15 tables for an extra one, as well as two bottles of drinks, while the coupon can be used for over three tables.

4. Yellow River Landscape Ecological World in Huiji District

Time: From February 16 to March 3

 (1) Tourists whose birthday is during this period are exempt; (2) Tourists above 55 years old (55 years old included) are free of charge; (3) Taiwanese also have free access to the park; (4) Tourists who are 18 years old will receive tickets of the activity.

5. Preferential Activities in the Garden Expo Park in the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone

Time: As of May 2018

 (1) Students, minors and the aged from 60 years old to 69 years old can enjoy the preferential ticket for RMB 40. (2) The disabled, the aged above 70 years old (70 years old included), children below 1.4 meters, and soldiers, are exempt; (3) The temple fair is open to the public for free from February 8 to March 10.

6. Bonded Area

 (1) Time: From February 15 to March 12

One-day tour in the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone: including the Garden Expo Park and Bonded Area, with a preferential price of RMB 108 per person (exclusive of meals); One-day tour in the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone: including the Garden Expo Park, Yuanling Ancient City Park, and the musical fountain of the Shuanghe Lake Central Park, with a preferential price of RMB 158 per person (a meal included).

 (2) Roses for Valentine’s Day

Time: February 14, 2018

Activity: Females coming to the shop on Valentine’s Day will receive a rose.

 (3) New Year’s Red Envelopes for Free

Time: February 15

Activities: Tourists coming to the shop will receive a red envelope, which can be used in the Boutique Supermarket of the Air Window U Choose, one for the single consumption.

7. Zhengzhou Yellow River Scenic Area

Time: During the Spring Festival

 (1) The disabled, journalists, and soldiers in active service, are exempt; (2) The Peacock Garden is open for free; (3) Zhengzhou National Geological Museum of the Yellow River is free to the public.

8. Kang Baiwan’s Mansions in Gongyi

Preferential measure: From February 16 to March 3, residents of Gongyi enjoy the half price.

9. Native Place of Tu Fu in Gongyi

 (1) Residents of Gongyi will enjoy the half price from December 16 to March 3; (2) The aged above 60 years old (60 years old included) are free of charge from February 16 to 21; (3) Tourists who hold the ticket of Kang Baiwan’s Mansions or Grotto Temple Scenic Area can enjoy a 50% discount; (4) Tourists born during the period from February 16 to 21 are exempt; (5) Tourists from Zhengzhou and Luoyang will receive a 50% discount from February 16 to 17; (6) Tourists from Jiyuan and Xinxiang will receive a 50% discount from February 18 to 19; (7) Tourists from Pingdingshan and Xuchang will receive a 50% discount from February 20 to 21.

10. Songding Ski Resort in Gongyi

Preferential measures: RMB 158 per day and RMB 148 for four hours before January 19, 2018; RMB 178 per day and RMB 168 for four hours from January 20 to February 16, 2018

11. Grotto Temple in Gongyi

Preferential measures: (1) Residents of Gongyi will enjoy the half price from February 16 to March 3; (2) Grotto Temple is free to the public on the morning of the lunar New Year’s Day; (3) The aged above 60 years old are exempt from the first day to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

12. Xuehua Cave of Fuxi Mountain in Gongyi

Preferential measure: Residents of Gongyi will enjoy the half price from February 16 to March 3.

13. Ciyun Temple of Qinglong Mountain

Preferential measure: Residents of Gongyi will enjoy the half price from February 16 to March 3.

14. Changshou Mountain in Zhulin Town, Gongyi

Preferential measures: (1) Residents of Gongyi will enjoy the half price from February 16 to March 3; (2) Tourists who recharge the Food Card of the Ancient Town for RMB 200 from February 1 to April 1, will receive the ticket to the Light Festival valued at RMB 40.

15. Zhang Hu’s Mansions in Gongyi

Preferential measure: Residents of Gongyi will enjoy the half price from February 16 to March 3.

During the Spring Festival, Henan Provincial Tourism Bureau will conduct the 2018 tourism promotion activities on the theme of “Celebrating the New Year Home”. In order to coordinate with these theme activities, 18 cities in Henan have launched various folk festival activities, along with relevant preferential policies. Today, let’s see what activities and preferential policies are in Zhengzhou and Gongyi.

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