Why visit Songyang
Townapedia lists 19 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 3 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 73 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Shaolin Monastery, Mount Song, Dengfeng Observatory and Qimu Que Gates.
Weather in Songyang
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About Songyang
Dengfeng (Chinese: 登封; pinyin: Dēngfēng; postal: Tengfeng) is a county-level city of Henan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. The name Dengfeng was bestowed upon it by Empress Wu Zetian of the Wu Zhou dynasty. Located in the central-west part of Henan Province, at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain, it borders the provincial capital Zhengzhou to the northeast and the ancient capital Luoyang to the northwest.
From the Wikipedia article Dengfeng (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Songyang on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do73
Shaolin Monastery
Monument and historic site · Zen · 10.5 km
Chan Buddhist temple in Dengfeng county, Henan, China
Mount Song
Monument and historic site · 7.3 km
Mountain in Henan province, China
61 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks19
Temple of the First Patriarch and Pagoda Forest of Shaolin Temple
Monument and historic site · 11.0 km
7 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes3
History
The first Xia dynasty capital, Yangcheng, was built west of Gaocheng Township on the Ying River under the sacred Mount Song.
The famous Shaolin Monastery, traditionally considered the origin of Zen, is located in Dengfeng where they teach adults as well as children martial arts. It is also a famous tourist attraction.
From the History section of Dengfeng on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship35
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries21
Healthcare7
Map of Songyang
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Getting there and nearby towns
Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 67 km away.
- Gongyi 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Yuzhou 52 km southeast, about 52 min by car
- Luoyang 60 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Zhengzhou 66 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Xiangcheng 79 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Xixiang 80 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jiyuan 81 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Pingdingshan 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Jiaozuo 89 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Xuchang 90 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Song shanm, Charlie fong, Public domain
- Shaolinsi, User:Yaoleilei, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Songshan, 张骐, Public domain
- Dengfeng Observatory, takwing.kwong, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Songshanfawangsi, Brookqi, Public domain
- 20260120 Zhongyue Temple 01, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pagoda of Songyue Temple, 2015-09-25 20, Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shaolinsi chuzuan dadian, Huang Xin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 登封净藏禅师塔, Acot一杯茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 启母阙, Acot一杯茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Protection Stone of Taishi Que, 2015-09-25, Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 登封少室阙, Robinlun, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20250629 Songyang Academy 03, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20250727 Huishan Temple 06, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shaolin Temple (10199450903), Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, CC0
- 15465-Dengfeng (49067779183), xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0
- 20251101 Pagoda of Songyue Temple 02, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20251101 Pagoda No. 1 of Fawang Temple 01, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20250608 Shaoshi Que 02, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20231119 Qimu Que, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20251101 Chuzu Temple 01, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yongtai Temple (48840026142), Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, Public domain
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