The busy time flies by so fast, and in a blink of an eye, it’s weekend break time again. The whole family stays at home every day. Can’t stop for a moment? Do you want to take a short trip? So what are some good places in Zhengzhou for short weekend trips with the whole family? In fact, there are quite a few. I just took my family to the Life and Health Sciences Museum and Henan Museum two days ago. Let’s take a look together~
1. Life and Health Sciences Museum
The Life and Health Science Museum is a professional exhibition hall with the theme of "life and health". It is divided into ten themed exhibition areas with the main line of "exploring evidence of evolution; revealing the mysteries of life; popularizing science about human health". There are exhibition areas including the origin of life, microscopic world, plant evolution, animal evolution, mysteries of the human body, commonly used rehabilitation technologies, emergency care, traditional Chinese medicine, and ecological balance. On the first floor are the magnificent Eight Horses and the colorful underwater world. Go up to the second floor and you can see the emergence of life on earth before your eyes.
Address: No. 188, South Bank of the Yellow River, Jiangshan Road, Huiji District, Zhengzhou City, 385m from Hantong Station, Jiangshan Road, You 16 Road, 6 minutes walk
Self-driving route: Zhengzhou-Zhongyuan Middle Road-Songshan North Road-Huanghe Road-Beijing-Guangzhou Expressway-Jiangshan Road-Life and Health Sciences Museum
Ticket: 98 yuan. Prices may change at different times. It is recommended to check the official website for real-time prices. Tickets are required for all activities except holding babies. Children under 90cm are free of charge, children between 90cm and 140cm can purchase child tickets; children under 1.5 meters (inclusive) and school students can purchase discounted tickets; senior citizens over 65 years old can purchase senior tickets with their ID cards.
Opening hours: 09:00-17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday (not open on Mondays); group visits from Tuesday to Friday (reservation in advance); open for individual visitors on Saturdays and Sundays.
2. Henan Museum
Henan Museum was founded in Kaifeng in 1927 and moved to Zhengzhou with the provincial capital in 1961. Construction of a new museum started in 1994 and it was officially opened to the public on May 1, 1998. . Henan Museum currently has a collection of more than 170,000 pieces/set, most of which are precious cultural relics. Among them, bronzes, jade ware, ceramics, stone sculptures, etc. are the most distinctive. It is a cultural and artistic palace that witnesses and displays the origin, formation and development of Chinese civilization. .
Address: No. 8 Nongong Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province
Transportation lines: Bus (B1, 83, 32, 39, 42, 61, 69, 96 Road) Taxi (about 10 kilometers from Zhengzhou Railway Station, 18 minutes' drive, fare is approximately 25 yuan)
Visit tickets: Free (receive with valid ID)
Opening hours: Spring, Autumn and Winter: 9:00-17:00 (invoices stop at 16:00): Summer: 9:00-17:30 (invoices stop at 16:30); reservations are stopped 1 hour before closing, every Monday (national Closed except statutory holidays).