Tourist Guide and Food Guide of Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden
Tourist Guide
Ticket Information
The full-price ticket is 120 yuan per person and can be purchased on the official website, major travel platforms or at the ticket office of the scenic spot. People who meet the conditions such as students and the elderly can buy half-price tickets or discounted tickets with valid certificates.
It is recommended to book tickets online in advance to avoid queuing during peak periods such as holidays.
Opening Hours
Usually from 9:00 to 22:00, but there may be slight adjustments in different seasons. You can check the official website or call for consultation before traveling.
Best Time to Visit
Spring and autumn are the best seasons to visit with pleasant weather and moderate temperature. However, the park also has corresponding special activities in different seasons, such as folk performances in winter.
Tour Route Planning
Morning
After entering the park, first appreciate the relief sculpture of “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” along the Yingbin Square to experience the market style of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Head to the Hongqiao Bridge, one of the landmark buildings in Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden. You can take photos on the bridge and enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Bian River.
Visit the Shangshan Gate. It is magnificent and is a model of ancient city gate architecture. You can learn about the historical knowledge of the urban defense system of the Northern Song Dynasty here.
Noon
Have a meal at Sunyang Zhengdian or other characteristic restaurants, taste local cuisine and take a short rest.
Afternoon
Visit the Jiulong Bridge, enjoy the waterscape beside the bridge and the surrounding antique buildings.
Go to the school ground in Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden to watch wonderful live-action performances such as “Yue Fei Picks Little Prince Liang” on a lance. The performance scene is grand and highly ornamental.
Stroll along the Folk Custom Street and experience various folk handicraft productions in the Northern Song Dynasty, such as Bian embroidery and woodblock New Year pictures.
Evening
Taste snacks at Shifang Street and experience the lively atmosphere of the night market.
Watch the large-scale water live-action performance “The Grand Tokyo Dream of Song Dynasty” (tickets need to be purchased separately). This performance takes the Bian River in Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden as the background and uses high-tech means such as sound, light and electricity to reproduce the prosperous scene of the Northern Song Dynasty and is a major highlight of Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden. After the performance, you can leave the park in an orderly manner according to the arrangements of the scenic spot.
Food Guide
Recommended Specialties
Carp with Noodles (Liyu Peimian)
Introduction: It is a traditional Henan famous dish. The Yellow River carp is selected and cooked with sweet and sour sauce by soft frying, and then the baked noodles are covered on the fish. The carp is date-red in color, soft, tender and delicious; the baked noodles are as thin as hair and crispy.
Recommended Restaurant: Laopu Restaurant in Dongjing Shifang, etc.
Soup Dumplings (Guantangbao)
Introduction: It is characterized by thin skin and large filling with rich soup. When eating, first take a small bite to suck out the soup, and then taste the dumpling. The soup is rich and the meat filling is delicious.
Recommended Restaurant: The First Floor Soup Dumplings, which is a well-known old store with guaranteed quality.
Fried Bean Jelly (Chao Liangfen)
Introduction: It is made by frying sweet potato bean jelly and seasoned with soybean paste, scallions, ginger, garlic and other seasonings. The taste is soft and tender, spicy and delicious, and it is a very popular local snack.
Recommended Restaurant: Sun’s Fried Bean Jelly in the snack street of Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden.
Mutton Baked Pancake (Yangrou Kangmo)
Introduction: It uses a white flour pancake as the skin and is filled with minced mutton, scallions and other ingredients and baked on a griddle. The outer skin is crispy and the inner filling is tender and fragrant with a strong mutton flavor.
Recommended Restaurant: Li’s Mutton Baked Pancake in Dongjing Shifang.
Recommended Dining Places
Sunyang Zhengdian
Features: It is a large restaurant with the architectural style of the Song Dynasty, rich in dishes and elegant in environment. You can taste all kinds of traditional Henan cuisine here.
Dongjing Shifang
Features: It gathers various special snacks with a variety of choices and relatively affordable prices, which can meet the taste needs of different tourists. Here you can eat while strolling and experience the night market style of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Shifang Street
Features: It is also a place where snacks are concentrated. There are many stalls of local special cuisine with a lively atmosphere and full of the flavor of life.
