Henan is home to many famous mountains. For example, the Mid-sacred Mountain, Songshan Mountain; Baiyun Mountain, or White Cloud Mountain in Luoyang; Linlv Mountain which is the south part of Taihang Mountains within Linzhou City; Yunmeng Mountain in Hebi which is also a branch range of Taihang Mountains; Wangwu Mountain in Jiyuan City; Chaya Mountain which lies in Suiping County under Zhumadian City; Jigong(cock) Mountain, also named Jichi(chicken wings) Mountain in old times which is located 38 kilometers south of Xinyang city.
(2) Water scenery. Water adds beauty to a scene. They are important not only for their effect on the attractiveness of an area but also for the recreational possibilities they open up. Great and age-old rivers flow through the province. The Yellow River is the maternal river of the land and the cradle of Chinese Civilization; while Luo River, the tributary of the Yellow River, is also one of the origins of Chinese culture. These two rivers both run through this province. The name of this province “Henan” indicates the province is located to the southern bank of Yellow River. “He” means “river”, “nan” means “south”.
For instance, Yellow River Sightseeing Zone in Zhengzhou; Yellow River Dam Project Scenic Area at Xiaolangdi, Luoyang; the Red Flag Canal in Linzhou City; the outstanding resort of Baiquan Spring which lies in the northwest of Xinxiang City; the scenic spot of Wulongkou in Jiyuan which is a tourist spot characterized by the hot springs. There are many reservoirs in Henan. Major ones include the Danjiangkou Reservoir on the border with Hubei, Sanmenxia Reservoir, Suyahu Reservoir, Baiguishan Reservoir, Nanwan Reservoir, and Banqiao Reservoir. (Lin 11)
(3) Biological and climatic scenery. Biological landscape includes famous forests, grassland and woodland-steppe, landscape of flowers and habitat of wild animals. Biological and climatic resources are important not only for human life but also for speeding up the comprehensive development of our province. The uniquely abundant biological resources and favorable climate in our country make it possible to turn resource advantage into an economical one because of their importance in tourism.
Henan is famous for flowers or blossoms. For years, the local people have been fond of flowers and flower growing. Each city has its own symbolic flower. Luoyang has regarded peony as the city flower. Besides, every year, from April 15 to April 25 since 1983, are days for the Peony-fair Festival in Luoyang. By then, hundreds of thousands of people from different parts of the world would rush here to admire peony flowers of various varieties with rich colors. As for the City of Zhengzhou, rose is the symbolic flower, which has been loved by the people here. The symbolic flower for Kaifeng is chrysanthemum, which blooms in autumn. And it is quite fantastic and distinctive compared with other flowers. Every October, the municipal government of Kaifeng city will hold the Chrysanthemum Festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists from both China and foreign countries. (Ji and Pei 3)
(4) Ancient cities and ruins. China is not only one of the four great nations in the world with an ancient civilization but also one of the cradle lands of ancient human occurrence and evolution. In the long history Chinese people have created colorful materials and non-material cultural heritages especially the ruins and historical relic sites which are treated as the most important tourism resources. How the ancient civilization functioned is a matter of increasing interest to people today. These remnants of civilizations have sparked the curiosity for centuries. And heritage authorities also think that the famous ancient sites have the ability to serve local economy better than before by tourism.
Great culture has left us rich cultural relics. Of all the historical relics in China, those still remaining underground in Henan rank the first. And those already excavated in the province rank the second in the country. (Wang 40)For examples, Situated in the eastern part of Zhengzhou, the Remains of the Shang Dynasty covers an area of 25 square kilometer dating back to 3,500 years ago; found in the Yangshao Village about 9 km north of the downtown of Mianchi County in Sanmenxia City, Yangshao Culture Site is part of New Stone Age Period Culture as early as about 5,000 to 7,000 years ago; four km north of Tangyin County in Anyang there is a tall terrace which was the Youli Town with a history of more than three thousand years; Xuchang as the Site of the original capital city Xudu of the Han-wei was one of the most important cradles of the Three-Kingdom culture as well as the supreme military headquarters for the Caowei Ruling Group to contend with the other two kingdoms , the Wu and the Shu. And there have been lots of noted persons who have been very closely related to Henan, namely Laozi (or Laotse) , the founder of Daoism, was born in the present Luyi County in Henan. The Yellow Emperor was born in the present Xinzheng City, right in the southern suburb of Zhengzhou City. Fuxi, one of China’s ancestors, was not born in the province, but his mausoleum is in the present Huaiyang County, Henan. 旅游景点名称的英语翻译(3):http://www.751com.cn/yingyu/lunwen_9995.html