Zhengzhou | Millennium Royal Plaza | The Corn Light of the Central Plains Skyline

Zhengzhou Millennium Royal Plaza is a 280-meter-high glass curtain wall tower standing in the core of Zhengdong New District CBD, and has become a new city landmark with the display name of "Big Corn". The tower consists of 56 floors of office buildings and a Marriott ultra-five-star hotel. The hyperbolic paraboloid shape is inspired by the Songyue Temple Pagoda. When the lights are on at night, it is like a flowing "A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains". At 21:00 sharp, a pixel painting light show is staged, perfectly blending the profoundness of the Central Plains with modern technology. 🎨 Must-Play Guide and In-depth Experience Architectural Aesthetics: • Double Ring Skyline: The inner ring has 20 office buildings and the outer ring has 9 topped-off buildings. The glass curtain wall reflects the Ruyi Lake to form a double height, and you can easily take cyberpunk blockbusters. • Light Wonders: ◦ Hourly Show: The dynamic interpretation of "A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains" starts at 21:00, switches to the Star Trek theme at 21:30, and gradually dims at 22:00. ◦ Best Shooting Spot: The observation deck of the 56th floor Marriott Hotel (reservation required) or the Ruyi Bridge on the lakeside. The sunset and lights are the most layered when intertwined. High-altitude experience: • JW Marriott Hotel View: The Grill on the 39th floor offers high-altitude Western food, ¥800+ per person, with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows and night views of Ruyi Lake. • Revolving Restaurant: "Central Plains No. 1" revolving restaurant, 250 meters above the ground, revolves once every 60 minutes, with seafood buffet and Japanese teppanyaki, allowing you to enjoy the city's neon lights while eating. Cultural check-in: • Surname Wall and Celebrity Garden: The second floor of the tower base is engraved with 14 mythological reliefs such as Pangu opening the sky, and the second floor circular platform has 36 historical celebrity statues such as Xuanyuan Huangdi and Zhang Zhongjing. • Art Exhibition: Regular illustration exhibitions and light and shadow art installation exhibitions are held. An immersive light and shadow show "Ruyi·Longhu" is planned to be launched in 2025. 🍜 Food Map and Accommodation Recommendations • Must-try flavors: ◦ Paulaner Beer Restaurant (1st floor of Millennium Royal Plaza): German sausage with fruit wood smoked pork ribs, ¥150 per person. ◦ Ayong Food·Ecological Fish Restaurant: Yellow River carp grilled over charcoal, ¥70 per person. ◦ Shan Gaoxing Meatball Soup: Popular stall in Beixia Street, meatball soup with shredded pancakes, ¥12 for a full meal. • Preferred accommodation: ◦ High-end business: InterContinental Hotel Zhengzhou Dennis (Trip.com from ¥1200/night), adjacent to the Convention and Exhibition Center. ◦ Cloud experience: Manhattan Plaza Hotel (Trip.com ¥350/night including breakfast for two), 10 minutes walk to the tower. 💰 Tickets and opening hours • Open for free. • Light show time: 19:30-22:30 daily (extended on special holidays), the hourly special effects show lasts for 10 minutes. 🚌 Transportation Guide • Subway: Lines 1/4/5 to Convention and Exhibition Center Station Exit E2/E3, 5 minutes walk. • Self-driving: Navigate to "Millennium Royal Plaza parking lot", it is recommended to arrive before 9:00 on weekends. • Bus: Route 206/S216 to Shangwu Inner Ring Road Jiuru Road Station, suitable for tourists with large luggage. Millennium Royal Plaza is not only the financial and business center of the Central Plains, but also a romantic declaration written in reinforced concrete. Whether it is a cloud meeting for business elites or a sunset poem for young people, you can find your own light and shadow narrative here. This spring, why not take the tower as your eye and understand the "money power" and poetry of Zhengzhou in the symphony on the lake.