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Shijiazhuang 石家庄Shíjiāzhuāng
Bronze Guanyin, the cradle of Rinzai Zen and a stone bridge from AD 600
About Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, was a tiny settlement until railways arrived in the early 1900s and it overtook the older walled town of Zhengding. Zhengding, just to the north, is where the old city survives: Longxing Temple keeps a bronze Guanyin over 20 metres tall, cast early in the Song dynasty, and Linji Temple is the cradle of the school Japan calls Rinzai. South-east stands the Anji Bridge (Zhaozhou Bridge), built in 595–605, and south-west the Bridge-Tower Hall of Mount Cangyan spans a gorge.
What to eat in Shijiazhuang
- Jinfeng braised chicken (金凤扒鸡)
Listed sites in Shijiazhuang
54 listed sites are in Shijiazhuang. These are the 25 rated 5A or 4A; see all 54 in the Hebei list.
- Xibaipo (Former CPC Central Committee Site) 西柏坡 5A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The village where the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the headquarters of the People's Liberation Army were based between 1947 and March 1949, and from which the Liaoshen, Huaihai and Pingjin campaigns of the civil war were directed. - Anji Bridge (Zhaozhou Bridge) 赵州桥 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A single-span stone arch bridge over the Xiao River at Zhao County, usually dated to about 605 in the Sui dynasty and credited to the craftsman Li Chun. - Baodu Zhai 抱犊寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A steep-sided mountain on the western edge of Luquan whose cliff-ringed summit, 580 m above sea level, holds about 660 mu (44 hectares) of level ground. - Guoyu Hot Spring Resort Town 国御温泉度假小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort hotel and leisure complex in Gaocheng District, fed by a spring that the district government says is drawn from a depth of 3,254 m. - Heishan Grand Canyon 黑山大峡谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested gorge scenic area of about 17 km² in the north-west of the Taihang range, close to the Shanxi border, with a main summit of 1,910 m and an average altitude of about 1,300 m. - Jinxiu Daming Chuan (Shuqiao Tourist Area) 锦绣大明川 4A scenic area · on the map
A leisure and camping resort built from late 2018 on a reclaimed river flat beside the Wuyuezhai exit of the Xifu Expressway at Zhaitou in Lingshou County, known for its 'tree bridge' riverside park. - Junlebao Dairy Industrial Tourism Area 君乐宝乳业工业旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A dairy industrial-tourism area run by the Junlebao dairy company in Luquan District, with a dairy-processing zone and a ranch zone; the company began offering industrial tourism in 2012. - Longxing Temple 隆兴寺 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A Buddhist temple founded in 586 under the Sui dynasty and enlarged by order of the first Northern Song emperor, laid out along a long north–south axis and counted among the earliest, largest and best-preserved temple complexes in China. - Manshan Huaxi Valley 漫山花溪谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain-valley leisure and holiday resort on the south side of the Wuyuezhai massif, developed from 2011 around two former mountain hamlets. - Mount Cangyan 苍岩山 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A wooded gorge in the Taihang foothills where the Fuqing Temple complex is built into the cliffs, with its Bridge-Tower Hall carried on a stone arch spanning a narrow cleft high above the valley floor. - North China Military Region Martyrs' Cemetery 华北军区烈士陵园 4A scenic area
A memorial cemetery and park of about 21 ha in Shijiazhuang, opened in 1954 to commemorate people who died in the revolutionary wars in North China. - Oriental Giant Turtle Garden 东方巨龟苑 4A scenic area · on the map
A family leisure park on the east bank of the Ye River in Pingshan County, built by a local entrepreneur whose business began with soft-shelled turtle farming. - Qipanshan Scenic Area 棋盘山 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested mountain scenic area of about 20 km² in the Taihang foothills of western Zanhuang County, divided into four sub-areas (Apricot Valley, Qipanshan, Camel Peak and Eight Immortals Ridge) with more than 110 named sights, among them dozens of peaks, cliffs and caves. - Qiushan Scenic Area 秋山 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested hill-and-valley scenic area of about 8 km² in the Taihang foothills of Lingshou County, bounded by reservoirs on three sides, with more than 95 per cent plant cover, small waterfalls, lakes and stone outcrops. - Rongguo Mansion, Zhengding 荣国府 4A scenic area
A full-size replica of the Rong family mansion from the novel Dream of the Red Chamber, built in Zhengding between 1984 and 1986 as the set for the 1987 television adaptation and kept open afterwards as an attraction. - Shuiquanxi Nature Scenic Area 水泉溪自然风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain-stream scenic area of about 47 km² in the Taihang hills of Lingshou County, with forest covering about 90 per cent of the ground and more than 100 named spots, among them Qingshi Gorge, Wolong Rock, the Fairy and Rainbow waterfalls and a cave called the Immortals' Cave. - Tenglongshan 藤龙山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area of about 8 square kilometres in Wangpo township, in the north-west of Pingshan County, known for woodland hung with vines. - Tiangui Mountain 天桂山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area of steep peaks, caves and springs in the Taihang hills of Pingshan County, with a large Taoist temple complex, Qinglong Guan, that is said locally to have begun as a late-Ming imperial lodge. - Tianshan Sea World 天山海世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A commercial leisure complex in Shijiazhuang's Yuhua District, opened in 1999, that combines shopping and entertainment with a water park. - Tuoliang Scenic Area 驼梁 4A scenic area · on the map
A high Taihang mountain area of 158 km² with a summit of 2,281 m, one of the five highest peaks in Hebei, and about 98% forest cover. - Wuwushui Scenic Area 沕沕水 4A scenic area · on the map
A karst valley scenic area of about 11.5 km² in western Pingshan County, where a spring breaks out high on the hillside and feeds waterfalls with drops of 93 m and 45 m; in winter the water is used for an ice-fall display. - Wuyuezhai Scenic Area 五岳寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area and national forest park in the north-west corner of Lingshou County, named for five peaks standing side by side; the main summit is close to 2,000 m, with deep gorges, larch and birch woods and an alpine meadow near the top. - Xiyuan Hot Spring Resort 西苑温泉度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort hotel in Wentang township, Pingshan County, with a four-star hotel of about 460 rooms and a bathing and water-play complex called Xiyuan Xiangshuiwan. - Zhangshiyan Scenic Area 嶂石岩 4A scenic area · on the map
A national scenic area and geopark on the western edge of Zanhuang County, where the Taihang range breaks into three stacked tiers of red sandstone cliffs, each about 100–150 m high and running for tens of kilometres. - Ziyun Mountain 紫云山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area of about 5 km² in the Taihang hills of Pingshan County, with a main peak of 1,128 m, more than twenty natural limestone caves hung with stalactites, stone-built farmhouses and red autumn foliage on the slopes.
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