Scenic spot introduction:
Huayuankou of the Yellow River is the starting section of the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It is also the place where the "Huayuankou Burst Incident" that shocked China and foreign countries occurred in history. Huayuankou got its name because a gate was built here to control water in the Song Dynasty and it gradually became a village. It was also named after a garden was built here to form a ferry in the Ming Dynasty. In June 1938, the Japanese invading army approached Zhengzhou. The Kuomintang army collapsed without a fight. They planned to follow the ancient example of using water to replace troops, and opened the Yellow River embankment here, flooding 44 counties in Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, killing 890,000 people. People were killed and nearly 3.91 million refugees were displaced. Huayuankou became more well-known because of this tragedy.Attractions distribution:
Today, tens of thousands of acres of sandy wasteland in Huayuankou has been transformed into fertile farmland, with willows and fruits red, ducks swimming and fish leaping; the 5,550-meter-long Yellow River Highway Bridge flying from the north to the south; Jiangjunba, Iron Rhinoceros, boundary monuments, monuments, Bagua Pavilion, beach bathing areas and other new projects Old scenic spots tell tourists extraordinary stories. The Yellow River Ecological Tourism Zone, 5 kilometers east of the bridge, has five major landscapes, including the Yellow River Embankment Scenic Line, Leisure and Entertainment Park, Grassland, Mother Lake, and Yellow River Natural Scenic Area.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 3A scenic spotScenic spot features:
Historical tours, World War II, bird watching, water conservancy projects, historic sites, rivers, wetlandsAttraction Address
Travel Guide
Best time to visit:
Spring and summer, bird watching
Tourist Transportation
Scenic spot location:
China>Henan Province>Zhengzhou City>Huiji District
How to get there:
Self-driving: Huayuankou is close to the adjacent G107 Yellow River Highway Bridge, and the transportation is very convenient.
By bus: Take bus 520 in Zhengzhou City directly to Huayuankou Tourist Area.
Scenic area map:
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Attraction Tickets
Huayuankou ticket price:
free
Scenic area opening hours:
All day