Always go to Shijiazhuang.
This is a treasure city that is seriously underestimated.
Hear the years of generous and tragic songs on the land of Yan and Zhao.
“The wind is rustling and the Yi River is cold. Once a heroic man departs, he will never return.” These heroic words are left in history books. It is low-key, practical and restrained. In the North China Plain, we often forget this city brought by trains. Only when you step on this land will you discover the enthusiasm of this city.
This is a treasure city that is seriously underestimated.
Hear the years of generous and tragic songs on the land of Yan and Zhao.
“The wind is rustling and the Yi River is cold. Once a heroic man departs, he will never return.” These heroic words are left in history books. It is low-key, practical and restrained. In the North China Plain, we often forget this city brought by trains. Only when you step on this land will you discover the enthusiasm of this city.
📍2-day and 1-night itinerary
DAY1: Rongguo Mansion → Longxing Temple → Tianning Temple → Prefectural Confucian Temple → County Confucian Temple → Kaiyuan Temple → Yanghe Tower → Linji Temple → Guanghui Temple → South City Wall
DAY2: Zhongshanli → Liberation Square → Shijiazhuang Liberation Memorial Hall → Wanlimiao Pedestrian Street → Former site of Beijing-Hankou Railway Ticket Office → Zhengtai Square → Shijiazhuang Liberation Monument → Zhengdong Road → Hebei Museum → Hebei Film Studio → Intersection of Huai North Street and Meiji Street (check-in wall) → Return.
📸Recommended photo spots in Shijiazhuang
- Longxing Temple
Known as one of the top ten famous temples in China, Longxing Temple. See the colorful suspended plastic Guanyin statue known as the “Goddess of Beauty in the East” by Lu Xun.
Ticket price: 50 yuan. - Rongguo Mansion
The prototype of Rongguo Mansion in the 1987 version of the TV series “Dream of the Red Chamber.” The Grand View Garden is here.
Ticket price: 40 yuan. - Tianning Temple
The temple, built in the Tang Dynasty, has a history of more than a thousand years. It is the only remaining early ancient pagoda with a central pillar structure in China.
Ticket price: 15 yuan. - Yanghe Tower
You can see the main ancient pagodas and the city wall. Here you can also get stamps and buy beautiful ancient city cultural and creative products.
Free admission. - Linji Temple
Built in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, it is also the ancestral court of the Linji Sect of Buddhism. One of the five major sects of Chinese Zen Buddhism.
Free admission. - Guanghui Temple
The Huata of Guanghui Temple is a rare flower pagoda type. It is praised as a “unique example in China” by Chinese architect Liang Sicheng.
Ticket price: 15 yuan. - South City Wall
In the ancient city of Zhengding, you must not miss the night view of the ancient city at night. You can also see the four ancient pagodas lit up.
Free admission. - Kaiyuan Temple
It’s really like the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an. The Xumi Pagoda of Kaiyuan Temple is also from the Tang Dynasty.
Ticket price: 20 yuan. - Liberation Square
The limited edition green train in Shijiazhuang takes us back to the memories of the past. The retro feeling comes. Slow down and daze. - Zhengtai Square
Completed in 1907. It was once the most luxurious hotel in Shijiazhuang and received Mr. Sun Yat-sen. It is also one of the oldest hotels. - Hebei Museum
The Hebei Provincial Museum that must be visited. Feel the historical precipitation of the land of Yan and Zhao. - Intersection of Huai North Street and Meiji Street (check-in wall)
In the afternoon, with the mottled light and shadow of the graffiti wall, feel the romance of this city. After taking photos, leave.
My Travel Experience in Shijiazhuang, Hebei: A Recommendation for This Hidden Gem
Hebei Museum
🍢What to eat in Shijiazhuang!
Stir-fried noodles, Shao Mai (steamed dumplings), hot pot chicken, donkey meat fire (donkey meat sandwich), 饸饹面 (He Le Noodles), pork chops and spareribs, Zhengding Eight Big Bowls, Re Qie Hot Meatballs, baked buns and pancakes and other delicious foods.
Stir-fried noodles, Shao Mai (steamed dumplings), hot pot chicken, donkey meat fire (donkey meat sandwich), 饸饹面 (He Le Noodles), pork chops and spareribs, Zhengding Eight Big Bowls, Re Qie Hot Meatballs, baked buns and pancakes and other delicious foods.