Tanhe Ancient City of Charcoal River is located in Huangzai Town, Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, which is a theme park type of amusement attraction in Hunan. Charcoal River Ancient City has convenient transportation and mild climate, which is suitable for tourism all year round. There are also Tanheli Ruins, China Bronze Museum and other attractions near Tanhe Ancient City, the scenic area has a beautiful environment and fresh air, which makes it an excellent destination for traveling. During the tour, it is recommended to play the length of 2 days, during the tour to make good line arrangements, can be recommended to self-drive tour.
Ancient City IntroductionSong City Charcoal River Ancient City: due to the Charcoal River Ruins, located in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China's first Zhou Culture Theme Park. Zhou Dynasty is the source of Chinese civilization and its heyday, creating a brilliant cultural wonders, the location of Ningxiang is known as the "South China Bronze Township", has unearthed a four-goat square Zun, human face square tripods and other important tools of the state, or the center of Chinese ritual culture, the Zhou cultural genes have been inherited from generation to generation, and the impact of the present. The scenic area has both simple and solemn palace temples, but also noisy and bustling city streets, everywhere the ancient music of bells and chimes, poetry and rituals of the Zhou style, as if three thousand years ago, resurrected again, all conveying a civilized atmosphere from a distant era. Western Zhou Palace, the ancient city wall, military affairs hall, the six arts of teaching, the harem and other Zhou culture style magically reproduced, living Western Zhou city map, Jiang Taigong call the wind and rain spells Museum, Daji ghost ghost house, the Prince of the soul of the hearing room and other high-tech experience project surprise after surprise, large-scale song and dance "Tanhe Ancient Love", "Daji charm," "Bergsby bathing," "colorful building to throw the embroidered ball" and other performances such as the show, and even more wine pools of meat, the Beacon Fire Play With great imagination and grand narratives, it recreates the vivid production and living space, emperors and commoners in the Bronze Age in Ningxiang.
Attractions RecommendedAttractions: Tanheli Ruins, China Bronze Museum, Songcheng Tanhe Thousand Years of Love, Western Zhou Workshop, etc.
Geographic location: Huangcai Town, Ningxiang City, Hunan Province
Contact number: 0731-87573896
Transportation: 1.By plane: ①By plane, you can take the 114 bus from Changsha Huanghua Airport
Transportation: 1.By plane: ①Take the 114 bus from Changsha Huanghua Airport
2. >2. by train: by train you can take the subway line 2 from Changsha Railway Station
3. by car: ① Changsha Bus Station: take the bus from Changsha to Ningxiang South Station (about 1 hour) - take 118 to the entrance of the scenic area (about 1 hour)
② Changsha Bus Station: the ticketing hall there is a direct bus to the Huangmai Market - walk about 30 minutes to arrive (can be considered motorcycle about 8 minutes)
③ other stations: take the bus to Ningxiang South Station - transfer 118 directly to the scenic area
4. by high-speed rail: Changsha High Speed Rail South Station by Metro
Opening time: 10:30-17:30 (January 1-December 31, Monday-Friday)
Tickets: "Charcoal River Thousand Years of Love" show including Ningxiang Charcoal River Ancient City: adult ticket 200 RMB; Ningxiang Charcoal River Ancient City (without show) scenic spot ticket: adult ticket 60 RMB/children's ticket 40 RMB (January 1-December 31
)Monday-Sunday)
Free tickets: Children under 14 years old (not including 14 years old), senior citizens over 65 years old (including 65 years old), people with disabilities, active-duty military personnel, retired cadres of the army with their own valid documents to enjoy the free tickets, free tickets do not include performances.
Performing arts activitiesChimes, music and dance: the Duke of Zhou ruled the world by rituals and educated the world by music and dance.
Colorful Building Embroidery Ball Throwing: Colorful Building Embroidery Ball Throwing is one of the classic folk activities in Songcheng Tanhe Ancient City. It is said that the royal family's little princess, aged 28, like a flower like jade, is adhering to the emperor's will, ready to throw the embroidered ball to recruit a son-in-law. The whole city is eager to try, hoping to win the heart of the beauty, and the princess to marry.
The show recreates the charm of ancient weddings in a light-hearted, humorous, witty and interactive format.
The Hall of Military Affairs: The Western Zhou Dynasty had many famous battles, such as the Battle of Makino, the Zhou Gong's Eastern Campaign, and the Beacon Flame Playing with the Vassals, etc. The Hall of Military Affairs displays a wide variety of weapons and equipment at that time. The audience can not only understand the Western Zhou period of war and war weapons, and can experience the smoke-filled war scenes under the virtual roaming technology, gallop Shang Zhou, pointing to the river and mountain.
Sacrifice Square: The Sacrifice Square is the main place where the scenic spot organizes important festivals and various feasts. "Xia people respect life, Yin people respect God, the Zhou people respect the ritual", the sacrifice is the Zhou ritual in the most solemn system. According to the Records of Rites - Sacrifice System: "There are five rituals, and nothing is more important than sacrifices. It is to serve the gods to bring good fortune."
The objects of sacrifice were divided into three categories: the gods of heaven, the earth, and human ghosts. The gods of heaven were called sacrifices, the earth_ were called offerings, and the ancestral temples were called enjoyments. In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a strict hierarchy of sacrifices, with heavenly gods and earthly_sacrificed by the Son of Heaven, the vassals and great officials sacrificed to the mountains and rivers, and the common people could only sacrifice to their own ancestors and the gods of the hearth. The Chinese people through the sacrificial activities, sent the country peace and prosperity, the good weather wishes, but also shows respect for the ancestors, honoring the ancestors, remembering the ancestors of the moral feelings.
Wine Pool Water Play Area: In the past, King Zhou had poured wine into the pool to enjoy the pleasure of wine, and Daji indulged in swimming therein, which is called "Wine Pool" in history. Today's wine pool, is a well-built water play area for tourists, equipped with water swings, pontoon bridges, canoe bridges, suspension bridges, rope bridges and so on up to dozens of water playground equipment, so that tourists can enjoy splashing, water play, water fun time.
Meat forest restaurant: the restaurant is taken from the historical allusion of "wine pool meat forest". "Meat forest" originally refers to hanging meat for the forest, seeking pleasure, is the king of Shang Zhou's extreme extravagance of a life performance, and later described the emperor's life, such as the "Book of Jin - Jiang Tong biography": "? The emperor had the YaoTaiQiongRoom, jade cups, elephant chopsticks, delicacies of food, wine pool and meat forest", which now implies a collection of delicacies and a feast. Here the network of Hunan Hunan cuisine and Changsha famous dishes, diners seem to be in the food of the rivers and lakes, food will be friends, happy life.