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Visitors take in Great Wall culture in Baotou

Updated: 2024-05-07

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The Guyang Qin Great Wall National Cultural Park is located in Baotou city, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo/Baotou news network]

The Guyang Qin Great Wall National Cultural Park in Baotou city officially opened on May 1, attracting crowds of travelers and history enthusiasts.

The park offered a series of Great Wall cultural experience activities, including gateball, riddles, and more. Additionally, the park has set up a quaint Qin Dynasty-style (221-206 BC) market, featuring intangible cultural heritage stalls such as sugar painting. Moreover, cultural creative and agricultural products from Guyang have also caught the attention of many tourists.

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To celebrate the opening, the Baotou Art Theater performs two short dramas that are themed on the Qin Great Wall. [Photo/Baotou news network]

Furthermore, the park organized hiking competitions, experience activities for primary and secondary school students, and academic lectures on the history and culture of the Qin Great Wall.

"I am from Shanxi, and this is my first time visiting the Qin Great Wall," said a tourist Zhou Ziyu. "The activities in the Guyang Qin Great Wall National Cultural Park are eye-opening. The scenery is particularly impressive, and the immersive performances feel like traveling back to the Qin Dynasty."

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A constant stream of tourists visits the park. [Photo/Baotou news network]