Day 2 Zhengzhou - Anyang

Attractions: Youli Castle, Museum of Chinese Characters, Yinxu

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Anyang

After breakfast, meet your guide and driver at your hotel, then drive about 2.5 hours to Anyang, one of the oldest ancient capitals of China. Before getting to Anyang, take a stop at Youli Castle. About 4 kilometers north of Tangyin County is Youli City, also known as the Temple of King Wen. Youli City is the first prison in Chinese history with historical data and sites to be found. The historical allusions of "painting the land as a prison" and "King Wen arresting and performing Zhouyi" all come from this.

Later, head to Museum of Chinese Characters where you can find more than 4000 pieces of character relics including inscriptions on bones, tortoise shells, ancient bronze, bamboo, silk, etc.

You will lastly arrive at the biggest highlight of today - Yinxu, the ruins of the late Shang Dynasty capital of China, is located in the northwest suburbs of Anyang City, Henan Province, on the north and south sides of the main river, with an area of about 30 square kilometers centered on Xiaotun village. Later called Northern Mongolia, also known as Yin, the 14th century BC Pan Geng moved the capital here, to the kingdom of Zhou, a total of 8 generations 12 Kings, before and after 273 years. After the destruction of the Yin Dynasty, Zhou once named Wu Geng, the son of Zhou, here, after Wu Geng's rebellion was killed, the Yin people moved away, and gradually became a ruin, so it was called Yin ruins.

Accommodate in Anyang City.