5 Days in Zhoukou

The walled tomb-temple of Fuxi runs to about 875 mu, some 58 hectares, and the lunar-second-month fair once drew a reported 825,000 visitors in a single 2008 day. Boat the lake ring in the afternoon.

1. zhoukou taihao mausoleum
2. zhoukou longhu lake

The trigram terrace ties to the Fuxi legends; Xiange Terrace remembers the account of Confucius going seven days without food between Chen and Cai; Pingliangtai preserves a walled town of some 4,300 years ago.

1. zhoukou huaguantai
2. zhoukou xiange tai
3. zhoukou pingliangtai site

The Guandi Temple began in 1693 as the Shanxi-Shaanxi guildhall of the river port; the prefecture museum adds Chen- and Chu-era finds, then walk the Sha-Ying riverfront.

1. zhoukou guandi temple
2. zhoukou city museum
3. zhoukou shaying riverfront

An honest county day about 90 kilometres east — the Taiqing Palace grew into an imperial temple under the Tang, who counted Laozi among their ancestors; the Mingdao Palace complex in the county town climbs the old Laojun Terrace.

1. zhoukou taiqing palace
2. zhoukou mingdao palace
3. zhoukou laojun terrace

The city's wildlife park pairs walk-through and drive-through zones on the edge of town; keep the late afternoon for the HSR from Zhoukou East, opened with the Zhengzhou-Fuyang line in 2019.

1. zhoukou wildlife world