Ercheng Cultural Park Scenic Area

Ercheng Cultural Park Scenic Area

Ercheng Cultural Park Scenic Area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

Ercheng Cultural Park is located at the foot of Jingshan Park, west of Yichuan County in Luoyang City, surrounded by pleasant scenery. The park covers a construction area of over 300 acres.

It is a comprehensive cultural garden upgraded from the tomb site of Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi—renowned Northern Song Dynasty thinkers, philosophers, educators, and founders of Neo-Confucianism. This cultural garden combines tourism, leisure, education, and outdoor training, and is currently the largest Confucian cultural garden in China.

The Two Chengs Academy area covers approximately 30 acres, primarily showcasing the development and origins of Neo-Confucianism by integrating Chinese Confucian culture with academy culture. It also serves as an important venue for promoting traditional Chinese studies and academic exchange. Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, masters of Neo-Confucianism and eminent Confucian scholars, established a philosophical system that shaped the history of Confucianism in China, opening a new chapter in its development. The western Xianlin Worship Area consists of the tomb mounds, offering hall, spirit way, altar, and the old ancestral hall.

The entire area spans about 74 acres. This section features lush ancient cypresses, solemn stone statues, and simple yet classic architecture. It is the main protected zone of Ercheng Cultural Park as a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit. The central Cheng Temple Memorial Area covers a total of about 50 acres and is divided into five sections.

The central core area includes the Ancestral Masters Hall, the Two Sages Hall, and the Reverence for Principle Hall, along with four other sections: the Hall of Eminent Scholars, the Disciples of Cheng Hall, the Enlightened Sage Hall, and the Hall of Remembrance.

The entire memorial area is built in the style of the Song Dynasty and serves as an exclusive commemorative space.

Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism is a crucial part of the development of Chinese ideological and cultural thought, exerting a profound influence on Chinese intellectual, cultural, and educational traditions.

Ercheng Cultural Park has created a cultural sanctuary to commemorate the Two Chengs, study Neo-Confucianism, and promote and inherit traditional culture, playing an active role in preserving and advancing traditional Chinese culture.

Ercheng Cultural Park is located west of Yichuan County in Luoyang City. It is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit and a famous historical site in Luoyang. The park covers a construction area of over 300 acres and consists of three areas: the Xianlin Worship Area, the Cheng Temple Memorial Area, and the Academy Culture Area. It is a comprehensive cultural garden integrating tourism, leisure, vacation, and education.

Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi were renowned thinkers, philosophers, educators, and founders of Neo-Confucianism during China’s Northern Song Dynasty. They inherited classical teachings, established the Lu School, and laid the foundation for Neo-Confucianism, connecting the legacy of Confucius and Mencius while directly influencing Zhu Xi. Their academic thinking held a dominant position in the history of Chinese philosophy for nearly a thousand years. The Two Chengs founded the theory of “Heavenly Principle,” forming the ideological system of Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism and ushering in a new stage in the development of Confucianism in China. This marked an important milestone in the evolution of Chinese ideological and cultural thought and had a far-reaching impact on Chinese intellectual and educational traditions.

The park was officially founded on April 5, 2011. After six years of meticulous development, it officially opened to visitors on April 3, 2017. Ercheng Cultural Park serves as a cultural sanctuary for commemorating the Two Chengs, studying Neo-Confucianism, and promoting and inheriting traditional culture.