Zhengzhou
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By plane
The airport is about 30 km outside of town.
An airport shuttle bus leaves from Zhengzhou Hotel, centrally located and costs 15.
A public bus runs from the airport to the Aviation Hotel on Jin Shui Road. It costs 25.
By train
Zhengzhou is China's biggest train hub; you can get here from nearly every major metropolitian area in China. There are several arrivals each day from Beijing (about 11 hours), Guangzhou (about 18 hours), Xi'an (about 5 hours, or 2 hours by high-speed rail) and Shanghai (about 14 hours). Trains arrive from other places less often. The Hanoi to Beijing train also stops here.
By bus
Across from the train station, you will find a long-distance bus station. Buses arrive regularly from almost anywhere in Henan province. Buses may be less comfortable than the trains, but are cheaper and you do not have to push and shove your way in and out of the train. You are guaranteed a seat but sometimes buses wait to fill up, rather than leaving at a set time, and be aware that long-distance buses may be sleepers rather than seated if the trip is very long.
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Erqi (February 7) Memorial Tower
Museum inside a rather garish double pagoda that looms over February 7 Square. Inside there are exhibits explaining the city's development.
Shang Dynasty Wall
You can see remants of the wall in the east side of town. Be warned: these mounds are not terribly impressive.
Shaolin Temple
Many of the bus tickets are actually tours, that may spend most of the day at auxilary sites or eating lunch instead of the Shaolin complex, these tours do not include entrance fees, try to make sure you are going on a direct bus, or hire a van, if you want to see it on your own). Famous for its connection to Shaolin Kung Fu.
Henan Provincial Museum
This monolithic pyramid-shaped museum is worth a visit. Learn about ancient civilizations in the area (most of which were not based in Zhengzhou, but nearby cities such as and), and even see a dinosaur bone or two in the area. The museum is one of the three key museums in China along with one in Beijing.
Zhengzhou Zoo
More depressing than it is impressive in any way. Some of their imported animals include turkeys and coyotes which might be interesting for a local but hardly for a foreigner. If you generally enjoy zoos, you may very well walk away sad at how the animals are cared for, or not in this case.
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