Nighttime Light Show + Guqin BGM! This Scenic Spot in Shaanxi Takes Time Travel to a New Level

【🏯Travel Back Three Thousand Years! This Underrated Family Cultural Park Hides an Ancient-Style Carnival More Stunning Than Disneyland!】

"When my child tugged at my sleeve shouting, 'Mom, look! The bronze ware can talk,' my hand holding the camera suddenly trembled—inside this 1:1 replica of a Zhou Dynasty palace, NPCs are performing 'Investiture of the Gods' with holographic projections, while an eighty-year-old grandma sits by the bianzhong (chime bells), playing 'High Mountains and Flowing Water' following electronic sheet music!" Just back from "escaping" Baoji, Shaanxi, I must share this "Family Time Travel Guide" with you, holding photos of my whole family posing with King Wu of Zhou!

🎢 Three-Generation Family Walking Guide: Explore China’s Earliest "Theme Park" in Two Days

📍 Core Experience Area: Duke of Zhou Temple (cultural core) + Mingtang Ruins (interactive experience) + Baigong Workshop (intangible cultural heritage crafts)

⏰ Best Visiting Season: April to October (night sessions open May to September, with warm stove tea seating in winter)

🎫 Ticket Bonus: 120 RMB per adult, but! Wear Hanfu to enter and get a Zhou Dynasty food experience voucher (children’s Hanfu available for rent at the park, 80 RMB/set including hair accessories)

👨👩👧👦 Day 1: Cultural Time Travel Day

⏰ 8:30 Arrive early to avoid crowds, head straight to the "Duke of Zhou Hall": Participate in the morning bell ceremony under ancient cypress trees; kids can strike a mini "He Zun" (bronze replica, three strikes symbolize good luck)

⏰ 10:00 "Investiture of the Gods Park" Challenge: Use AR technology to find "Jiang Ziya’s fishing rod"; collect 5 divine beast stamps to exchange for a Zhou Dynasty jade pendant (kids only, grandma had a blast)

⏰ 12:30 Zhou Dynasty Long Table Banquet: Eat saozi noodles + zenggao rice cake at the "Ritual and Music Square," listen to an intangible cultural heritage inheritor play "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" on the guqin (advance reservation required, 98 RMB/person including performance)

⏰ 14:30 "Baigong Workshop" Experience:

• Children: Pottery wheel throwing (30 RMB/session, can be fired and taken home)

• Seniors: Traditional rubbing prints (20 RMB/sheet, choose the characters "Zhou Yuan" for best effect)

• Adults: Bronze casting (150 RMB/session, experience the fan casting method)

🌙 Nighttime Carnival: Ancient-Style NPC Battle

⏰ 18:30 Light Show Begins: 3D projections on the Zhou city walls depict the "I Ching" Bagua; kids scream pointing at the "transforming dragon" (best viewing spot: steps in front of Mingtang Ruins)

⏰ 19:00 Challenge Check-in Race:

• Task 1: Recite poetry with "Bao Si" at "Fengming Platform" (answer 3 lines correctly to get a glowing hairpin)

• Task 2: Help "Duke of Zhou" organize bamboo slips (completion rewards a Zhou Dynasty coin bookmark)

• Task 3: Group dance the Zhou Dynasty "Ge Tianshi Dance" (post photos on social media to collect likes and exchange for ice cream)

⏰ 20:30 Bonfire Party: Learn "Zhou Ritual" hand gesture dance around an electronic fire pit; grandma was chosen "Best Ritual Officer" and received a small bronze ding (actually chocolate)

🏡 Stay in History: Three Fairy Tale Inns Tested

1️⃣ "Zhouyuan Elegant Residence": Courtyard house inside the park, each room equipped with a "Book of Songs" picture book + bronze ware models (600 RMB/night including breakfast, the housekeeper plays "archery ritual" games with kids)

2️⃣ "Fengming Inn": Next to Mingtang Ruins, terrace faces Zhou city walls, chime bells help with sleep at night (400 RMB/night including night session ticket)

3️⃣ "Ritual and Music Cottage": Opposite Baigong Workshop, family rooms with slides + Zhou Dynasty costume dolls (300 RMB/night including pottery experience voucher)

📸 Photo Tips: Capture Three Thousand Years of Civilization in Your Album

1️⃣ Morning Light Palace: Shoot at "Mingtang" from 7:30-8:30, use backlighting to capture "bronze ware pattern projections"

2️⃣ Three Portrait Sets:

• Hanfu + He Zun (30 RMB/hour at park entrance)

• Oil-paper umbrella + bamboo slips (better photos on rainy days)

• Ethnic-style shawl + bianzhong (versatile and always works)

3️⃣ Drone Bonus: Fly over "Investiture of the Gods Park" to capture the "Bagua formation intertwined with modern lights"

🍜 Taste of Zhouyuan: Must-Try Delicacies

▪️ "Saozi Noodles": Sour and spicy thin noodles, 10 RMB/bowl (most authentic at "Zhouyuan Food House" in the park)

▪️ "Vinegar Noodles": Qishan specialty, 8 RMB/serving (perfect with chili oil)

▪️ "King Wen’s Guokui": Giant 30cm flatbread, 15 RMB/each (tear and eat)

▪️ "Bronze Ware Ice Cream": 15 RMB/each, shaped like "He Zun" (chocolate flavor most popular)

⚠️ Lessons Learned the Hard Way

❗️ Wear non-slip shoes! The bluestone slabs at Mingtang Ruins are slippery

❗️ Bring sun protection trio: hat + sunglasses + sunscreen (many open-air areas)

❗️ Reserve the long table banquet in advance! On-site queues can wait 40 minutes

❗️ Drone registration required! Free registration at park management office

❗️ Don’t touch artifacts! Replicas are also off-limits (but interactive screens are touchable)

"When night falls, the guqin sounds mixed with children’s laughter drift in, and I suddenly understand why this place is called 'China’s earliest theme park'—this is not just a trip, but a history lesson the whole family writes together."

📍 Address: Beiguo Village, Zhouwu Road, Fengming Town, Qishan County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province

🚗 Driving Tips: 2 hours from Xi’an, navigate to "China Zhouyuan Scenic Area" (parking 10 RMB/day)

🚄 High-Speed Rail Option: Get off at "Qishan Station," taxi 15 minutes to the park (about 20 RMB)

🎒 Essentials: ID card, power bank, Hanfu (perfect for night photos), folding umbrella (frequent summer showers)

This holiday, instead of queuing two hours for five minutes on rides, come to Zhouyuan Scenic Area to bring joy to three generations! After all, a place where kids can touch bronze ware to learn history, elders can play bianzhong to recall youth, and you can shoot ancient-style photos—there’s probably no other like it in all of China.