Situated south of the foot of Mountain Taihang, the Resort of Qingtian River lies in Boai County, which is named as “South at the foot of Mountain Taihang” (“South” mainly refers to the developed area in Southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province).

It is a rectangle-shaped region consisting of five major scenic areas——the Spring Lake, Moon Temple, Shifu Beach and Mountain Phoenix, and 108 scenic spots; the total area is 45.2 square kilometers. Facing south to the Yellow River with Shangxi Province to the north and Jiaozuo to the east, it is a comprehensive resort suitable for sightseeing, ecological, cultural and agricultural touring. With such unique and spectacular landscape, it enjoys a great reputation, known as “the Three Gorges of North China” and “Guilin of North He'nan” (Guilin is famous for its beautiful landscapes).

The place is also well-known for its long history, collections of cultural relics, beautiful springs, quiet valleys, mild climate and rich specialties. One of the three famous temples in Central China——the Moon Temple is the place where the Baji Boxing (one of the Chinese boxing) originated; besides, the biggest Taoist Torch Temple in North He'nan also stands here, which was once ordered to be built by Emperor Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty to gratify the much renowned doctor Sun Simiao, who had cured his diseases. Springs and lakes are also vastly distributed over the place, such as “the First Spring in China”——the San'gu Spring, which flows all year round at a speed of 7.5 cubic meters per second; the non-polluted Spring Lake, which stretches as far as ten kilometers. Other scenic spots include places such as the famous winding trail, known as the path where Cao Cao (one of the heroes in the Three Kingdoms Period) has ever traversed, and Tianjinguan, a battlefield which every general must fight to win over in ancient times. Moreover, the natural sceneries here are also very fascinating, including the Shifu Beach, regarded as a “Natural Park” with a combination of graceful Southern style and grand Northern style, and vast areas of bamboo forests exclusively found in North China, as well as the biggest greenhouse in North China and many acres of high-tech agricultural development areas. Besides, historical sites and stone tablets are also found here, for example, the Site of Li Shangyin's Residence (one of the famous poets in late Tang Dynasty), and stone inscriptions on the cliffs in North Wei Dynasty, along with large amounts of carved lines left by some emperors, ministers and poets.

Tourists traveling here can climb up the hills, camp outside, swim in the river and explore into the nature, fully appreciating the marvelous picturesque landscape of green mountains and rivers, enjoying the quiet canyon, inhaling the fresh air and bathing in the warm sunshine. Besides viewing the natural sceneries, they can also learn more about the histories associated with the sights. It is such a valuable experience, which not only enriches knowledge of nature and history but also helps to cultivate spirits and aesthetic values as well as broaden eyesight.

The most striking scenery in the Resort of Qingtian River is Daquan Lake, which is highly acclaimed for its beautiful natural views, with flowing water, green mountains and various types of fancy rocks on both sides of the lake.Boating on the river, you feel as if being in the Three Gorges or on the Lijiang River. It is 7.5 kilometers long, with its water resource mainly from the San'gu Spring, which is called the First Spring in China. The superior natural mineral water in the lake tastes cool and sweet.

Another major scenic spot in the place is Mountain Phoenix, where the biggest Taoist Torch Temple in North He'nan Province was built in 628 A.D. by Emperor Li Shimin to express his gratitude to Doctor Sun Simiao, who had cured his diseases.

The Resort of Qingtian River is not only pleasant for its beautiful sceneries, but also for its agreeable climate, convenient transport and advanced facilities, which makes it easier for travelers. With four highways, Zhengchang, Jiaojin, Jiaoke and Xinji and two railways Jiaozhi and Xintai crossing by, you can get there quite conveniently. Additionally, the sight has perfect tourist facilities, with 9 pleasure-boats, two dancing-halls, three luxurious conference rooms and a restaurant for 500 people as well as a modern-equipped hotel. Providing such all-round services in dining, living, traveling, shopping and entertaining, the Resort of Qingtian welcomes all the travelers with its superb facilities and first-class service.

The Mausoleum of Han Yu is located 6km to the west of Mengzhou City, north of the Luochang Highway and at the south foot of Mountain Zijin.

Covering an area of over 6 hetares, the Mausoleum of Han Yu is a historical site under provincial protection as well as a tourist sight of Grade AAA in China. The Mausoleum is built in memory of a celebrity named Han Yu in the Tang Dynasty. Living during the period of 768 to 824 A.D., he was a native of Heyang (now called Mengzhou) in He'nan. Having made great achievements in his life, he is respected as a famous litterateur, statesman, thinker and poet, especially renowned as the top litterateur among the eight recognized superb ones in Tang and Song Periods. In literature, he argued for the free-styled prose but against the old parallel prose; in philosophy, he supported the ideas presented by the Confucians but rejected those Buddhist and Taoist teachings; in politics, he supported a centralized authority rather than military governors control; lastly, in education, he had also made great contributions.

The Mausoleum has a long history of 1,180 years. The main constructions in it include archway, paved path, white-marble statues of Han Yu and the rest seven superb poets in Song and Tang Periods, sacrificial altar, stone steps, Mausoleum, worshiping hall, stone inscriptions and so on. They all look magnificent and grand. Moreover, there are many green old cypresses in it, especially the two huge cypresses, standing high up to the sky. They were transferred to his hometown from Chang’an after his death according to his will. They have been growing lushly over so many years, facing always southwest to the Capital at that time—Chang'an. People say that this symbolizes his loyalty to the country and cares about his fellow officials and his country people.

His influence over the later generations is so great that many people pay much homage to him for his great achievements. In the recent one hundred years, his influence has spread to the USA, Japan, Korea and other countries in Southeast Asia. There are so many people interested in him that an international Han School organization has been founded to research into his achievements in all fields, arousing a popular tide in the research of Han Yu and his contemporaries. The China International Han School Research Association is just located at the Mausoleum, having attracted thousands of tourists over the recent years. In March, 2005, a global conference was held here, gathering over 300 descendents of Han Yu from different countries or regions, such as China, Hongkong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and so on. The conference not only helps to promote Han Yu culture but also make the sight more well-known to the world as a typical tourist resort characterized by Central China culture.

Chenjiagou Village is situated in the middle part of Mountain Qingfeng, 5km from East Wenxian County of Jiaozuo. Originally, it was called Changyang Village, but later changed its name because a Zezhou native (in Shanxi Province) called Chen Bu moved and lived here generation after generation, so almost all the people in the village are his descendents. That is why the village is renamed after his surname. Also, it is named as “gou”, meaning ditch, because there is a deep ditch extending from the south to the north in the village.

Chen Bu, who was good at martial arts and the Chinese boxing, set up martial organization in the village. Inheriting the old custom of boxing practicing in the Chens', the ninth generation in the Chens'——Chen Wangting invented a new Chinese boxing named Taijiquan according to his ancestors' boxing passed down and his knowledge about Taoist breathing exercises as well as main channels of human body in Chinese medicine. The boxing is named so because it is in fact a combination of yin and yang (two opposing principles in nature in Chinese thought). Later, the fourteenth generation, Chen Changxing spread Taijiquan around. He had many disciples, of which Yang Luchan in Yongnian, Hebei, is the most well-known. Since then, the Chens' shadow-boxing has developed into several schools, among which the Yang, Wu and Suns are the major ones.

As an essential part of Chinese martial arts, shadow-boxing has gained special popularity since 1980s. It has been designated as a special tourist item by the National Tourism Bureau and become one of the key products in He'nan tourism development.

As a kind of exercise beneficial for body-building and health as well as a type of martial arts and a game in sports competition, it is welcome by both the elder and the young as one of the national treasures in Chinese traditional culture. For hundreds of years, more and more people have been practicing it, promoting it as a Taiji Culture combined with vigor and gentleness. Nowadays, it has spread over China and even to other countries in the world. Moreover, it has also been listed as an important game in all kinds of national or international martial arts competition. As the birthplace of Taijiquan, Jiaozuo has successfully held several Annual Taijiquan meetings. Therefore, it is not only a kind of body-exercise and boxing but a valuable treasure in history, sports, tourism and spiritual field of Jiaozuo.

Once entering the Chenjiagou Village, you step into a sacred place of Taiji Culture. Here lies the memorial hall in memory of generations of Taiji masters, the well-known Chenjiagou Martial Arts Museum and the legendary site which is said to be where the famous master——Yang Luchan had once ever learnt how to practice shadow-boxing from his master Chen Changxing. In front of the memorial hall, there is a bronze statue of Chen Wangting, who is the inventor of Taijiquan, also some tablets, on which introductions of those Taiji masters are written, have been erected by those Taiji fans in China and abroad to show respect to them.

The Chenjiagou Martial Arts Museum provides enough information about the Taiji masters over all these years. On the walls of the hall in the museum, there are exhibition boards for the introductions of different masters, especially the nineteenth generation in the Chens'——Chen Xiaowang, who is notable for his unrivalled martial arts practicing and has won many championships in the National Taijiquan Competitions. Almost parallel to him are Chen Zhenglei, vice superintendent of Henan Martial Arts Museum as well as the National Top Ten Martial Arts Masters, Wang Xi'an and Zhu Tiancai, all of whom are quite well-known for their unique skills with many disciples all round the world.

Over several hundred years ever since its invention in the 17th century, shadow-boxing has developed into the most popular sports. In 1992, Wanxian County was recognized as the Hometown of Martial Arts by the state. Every year, a large number of Taiji fans come here either to learn practicing it or to go sightseeing. Thus Chenjiagou Village is also considered to be a sacred place of Taijiquan. Ever since 1992, the Annual Taiji meetings has been successful held in Wenxian five times, with more than 17,000 people from over 70 Taiji organizations in more than 30 different countries participating in it. Especially in 2000, when the meeting site was moved to Jiaozuo City, the number of people who took part in it reached the peak, bringing the popularization of this global pith to a climax. At present, it is estimated that there are over 80 million people in the world practicing shadow-boxing and more than 1,000 concerning organizations have been set up. And in Chenjiagou Village, it is said that over 80% people are able to practice Taiji. Amazingly, even very little kids can practice some movements of Taiji when playing games. That is why a popular saying is spread here till now, “Once drinking the water in Chenjiagou Village, you will know how to practice one or two movements of shadow-boxing.”