Zhumadian 驻马店

Tourist Attractions

Below is a list of tourist attractions in Zhumadian:

(安阳羑里城景区; ānyáng 羑lǐ chéng jǐngqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

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the chariots of the shang dynasty excavated in yinxu have been the earliest example of animal-drawn carts discovered by chinese archaeology. these six chariot pits of the shang dynasty and the remains of the road of the shang dynasty were excavated separately by anyang working station of the institute of archaeology of the chinese academy of social sciences and the historical relics working team of anyang municipality in the protected area of yinxu in recent years. the chariot pits were preserved well basically, one chariot one pit, there are two horses in each of the five pits and there is one person buried in each of the four pits. through the appraisement, most of the immolated were adult men and one was a boy. the chariot pits of the shang dynasty have not only exhibited the level of civilization of the ancient animal-drawn carts, but also reflected the cruel institution of immolation in the slave society.

description courtesy of yin ruins historical site

anyang, henan
china by WL. Sourced via Flickr.

(安阳殷墟博物苑; ānyáng Yīn Xū bówù yuàn): This tourist attraction is listed as a UNESCO World Herritage Site. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(安阳岳飞庙; ān yáng yuè fēi miào): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.