2025 Tanghe Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in October)

Sizhou Temple Pagoda, also known as Bodhi Temple Pagoda and Sizhou Pagoda, is located at No. 239 North Xinchun Road, Tanghe County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. It was built in the second year of Shaosheng in the Song Dynasty (1095). It is the tallest and largest ancient tower in Henan Province. One of the pagodas, it is known as "the pagoda of Sizhou Temple is one foot and eight inches away from the sky". The Sizhou Temple Pagoda is located in the original Bodhi Temple, which no longer exists. The Sizhou Temple Pagoda is a pavilion-style brick tower with imitation wood structure. It is octagonal in plan, 49.6 meters high, and has 10 floors in total. The brick tower has a tall appearance, with the height and side length decreasing from bottom to top. There are 59 Buddha statues of Sakyamuni embedded in the outer wall of the second-level pagoda; there are 6 Buddha statues embedded in the outer wall of the fourth-level pagoda, sitting on the lotus and Xumi throne. There are 80 carved dragon heads on the wing corners of the tower body, hanging 33 centimeters outside the tower body. The Sizhou Temple Pagoda has an even number of floors and is one of the typical Song Dynasty brick pagodas in Henan Province. The stele in the pagoda that records the construction of the pagoda in the past dynasties provides precious information for studying the history of the pagoda. The brick-carved niches and Buddha statues outside the pagoda are of various shapes, and some of the Buddha statues also have inscriptions of chronology and events. The pagoda doors and windows of different shapes on each floor of the pagoda have important historical and artistic value. There are more than ten types of brackets on the tower body and inside the tower, which provide physical data for the study of the architectural history of the Song Dynasty and have high scientific research value. In May 2006, Sizhou Temple Pagoda was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Ticket information: Free Opening hours: all day Transportation Guide: Tanghe County can be reached by taking buses 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9.

There are many Wenbi Peak Towers in China. The one shown in the picture is located in Wenfeng Square, Tanghe County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. It is a second batch provincial key cultural relic protection unit. It was built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. At that time, in order to cultivate the cultural atmosphere of Tanghe and promote the academic style of sages, it was initiated and built by local literati and scholars. Wenbi Peak Tower is an imitation pavilion-style brick tower with an octagonal plane and a nine-level tower body. The diameter of the first level is 5.18 meters, and the circumference is 17.28 meters. The tower body is 30 meters high. The Wenbi Peak Tower is tall and handsome in appearance, resembling a divine pen dipped in thick ink, standing majestically. It echoes with the Sizhou Temple Tower in the north of the city, and is known as "one city with two towers, two towers supporting one city", which is a wonder of Tanghe County. Ticket information: Free Opening hours: All day Transportation guide: Take bus No. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, or 12 in Tanghe County to get there.

The Shanshan Guild Hall was built during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, with Guandi Temple as its theme. This place is a part of the Silk Road. Silk, tea, porcelain and other items from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River go up the river and arrive here via the Han River and Tangbai River, and then are transported by land to Zhangjiakou and Inner Mongolia, because the Silk Road mainly It was run by people from Shaanxi, Shanxi, and this place is no exception. They also established the Shanshan Guild Hall here. The Shanshan Guild Hall was also very luxurious at the time. Otherwise, why would it be preserved as a cultural relic until now? Even though the Silk Road was replaced by shipping, shipping on the Tang River continued for a long time. Before the reform and opening up, the scene of white sails racing and shadows of boats on the river occasionally appeared. The administrative agencies of Tanghe County Shipping Commune and Shipping Township have always It still exists today. The shipping history of the Tang River has not been forgotten, and the construction of a new canal has begun... 📍Detailed address: Yuantan Town No. 1 Junior High School Yuantan Guandi Temple