Located in Kaifeng, a city of Central China's Henan province and once served as the capital for 8 ancient Chinese dynasties, the Millennium City Park is a large-scale park featuring the history and culture of Song Dynasty (960-1279), built according to the famous painting Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival.
清明上河园坐落在“八朝古都”开封，是以中国传世名画《清明上河图》为蓝本1:1复原再现的大型宋代历史文化主题公园。
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"Not that I favor chrysanthemums over flowers of another kind. When these are gone, no decent blooms willI ever find." Yuan Zhen, a poet in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), praised chrysanthemums for their fearless and lofty character. As the main venue of the 41st China Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Culture Festival and the only venue of the 12th International Chrysanthemum Exhibition, the Millennium City Park has combined various chrysanthemum elements with Song Dynasty culture cleverly. During the festival (Oct 18-Nov 18), apart from over 800 varieties of chrysanthemums exhibited, the Millennium City Park has also divided its Dantai Palace into 8 pavilions based on the diversity of chrysanthemums created in different growing environments to present their charms to visitors.
“不是花中偏爱菊，此花开尽更无花。”表达了唐朝诗人元稹的爱菊之情，以及对菊花坚贞品格的赞美。作为中国开封第41届菊花文化节主会场以及第12届国际菊花展唯一会场，清明上河园巧妙地把菊花文化和宋“潮”文化相结合。菊花展期间（10月18日至11月18日），除展出各类菊花品种800多个外，清明上河园还利用菊花在不同文化背景下和实际栽培过程中所产生的差异之美，将丹台宫布置成8大展馆，展示菊花多元化的艺术表现力。
Besides, the Millennium City Park is free of charge if you buy a ticket of the on-site performance of the Great Song Dynasty·Reminiscences of the Eastern Capital. Lasting 70 minutes and involving nearly a thousand actors, the Great Song Dynasty·Reminiscences of the Eastern Capital takes 8 classical poems of the Song Dynasty as a storyline to present the social life at that time to today's audiences through technology, bringing them back to the prosperous Song Dynasty about a thousand years ago.
此外，观看《大宋·东京梦华》大型水上实景演出，还可免费游清明上河园。这场大型水上实景演出长达70分钟，有近千名演员参与其中，以8首经典宋词为基调，运用大量科技手段，制造出梦幻的效果，真实的宋代历史场景还原了当时的社会风貌，把人们的记忆拉向一千多年前那个辉煌的北宋王朝。
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