I went to Shijiazhuang to visit relatives on May Day. Is there anything interesting there?

In addition to Shijiazhuang City, there are places that must be visited in Shijiazhuang District.

Two-day tour of Zhengding, Pingshan and Jingxing

Excellent travel routes: Cangyan Mountain Scenic Area - Tiangui Mountain Scenic Area - Xibaipo Central *** Former Site - Longxing Temple - Mu Pagoda - Green Pagoda - Hua Pagoda - Brick Pagoda - Rongguo Mansion and Ningrong Street

Tourist attraction introduction:

Cangyan Mountain Scenic Area: Located in the southeast of Jingxing County, Hebei Province, away from Shijiazhuang City 70 kilometers and more than 1,000 meters above sea level, it is one of my country's national key scenic spots. The biggest feature of Cangyan Mountain is that it not only has beautiful natural scenery, but also has many religious temples, and there are many famous temples and ancient temples in the mountains.

Tiangui Mountain Scenic Area: 50 kilometers west of Pingshan County and 90 kilometers east of Shijiazhuang City. Tiangui Mountain Scenic Area is located in the middle section of Taihang Mountain. The highest peak is 1,054 meters above sea level. The scenic area covers an area of ??60 square kilometers and is divided into 8 small scenic areas, including Qinglong Temple, Wanfo Rock, Xuanwu Peak, and Dicui Valley. It is a typical karst landform with high mountains, steep cliffs, many springs, caves, dense forests, intact vegetation and excellent natural scenery. It is known as the "Northern Guilin".

The former site of Xibaipo Central ***: It is located on Baipo Ridge, 60 kilometers northwest of Pingshan County, and about 80 kilometers east of Shijiazhuang City. It faces Gangnan Reservoir in the south and mountains in the north, with pleasant scenery.

The original site of the Xibaipo Revolution was in the submerged area of ??the Gangnan Reservoir. In 1947, the Central Working Committee led by Comrades Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De and Dong Biwu crossed the Yellow River eastward and came to Xibaipo from Yan'an, where they held the National Congress of the Communist Party of China. *The National Land Conference of the Communist Party of China promulgated the "Outline of China's Land Law". From May 1948 to March 1949, before the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China led by Mao Zedong moved to Beijing, Xibaipo had always been the seat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. This is the last rural command post where the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao entered Peiping and liberated the whole of China. It has successfully commanded three major battles.

Longxing Temple: Located in Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, it is one of the earliest, largest and well-preserved Buddhist temples in China. It is now a national key cultural relic protection unit. The main buildings of the temple are the Heavenly King Hall, Mani Hall, Amitabha Hall, Ring Altar, and Dabei Pavilion, etc., which are all distributed sequentially on the central axis. The Great Compassion Pavilion, also known as the Foxiang Pavilion and Tianning Pavilion, is one of the main buildings in Longxing Temple. There is a bronze statue of the Great Compassion Bodhisattva in the pavilion, which is 21 meters high and has 42 arms. This is the famous Zhengding Bodhisattva. Mani Palace is famous for its unique architectural shape, with a cross-shaped plane. This kind of building is the only one in the Song Dynasty in China. The murals and colorful statue of Guanyin sitting upside down in the hall are of high ornamental value.

On the north side of Longxing Temple is the Rongguo Mansion, which is a complex of antique buildings built according to the Rongguo Mansion and Ningrong Street described in the classic Chinese literary masterpiece "A Dream of Red Mansions". Those who are interested may wish to visit .

Wooden Pagoda: Lingxiao Pagoda of Tianning Temple is located in the former Tianning Temple on the north side of Dazhong Street to the west of Longxing Temple in Zhengding. It is named after its towering height. Because the tower body is mostly made of wood, it is commonly known as the wooden tower.

According to the "Zhengding County Chronicle" written by Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, Tianning Temple and Lingxiao Pagoda were built at the same time during the Weitong period of Yizong of the Tang Dynasty (860-874 AD). At that time, the temple was large-scale and magnificent, with major buildings such as the archway, heavy gate, Tianwang Hall, front hall, back hall, and Lingxiao Pagoda arranged in sequence from south to north. There are drums and bells in the evening and morning bells, and the incense is in full swing. In the early years of the Republic of China, the temple suffered many disasters and the halls were destroyed one by one. The only main building left was the Lingxiao Pagoda.

The Lingxiao Tower is a nine-story pavilion-style tower with a brick and wood structure. It is octagonal in plan and 41 meters high. It stands on an octagonal platform. The first to fourth floors of the pagoda were rebuilt on the ruins of the Tang pagoda in the Song Dynasty, with an all-brick structure, while the upper floors were rebuilt in the Jin Dynasty with a brick-wood structure. Each floor has an arched door or straight window on the front. From the fourth to ninth floors, the brackets and cornices are all made of wood. Starting from the fifth floor, the height of each floor decreases layer by layer, and the outer contour also shrinks layer by layer, giving people a light and elegant feeling.

The biggest feature of the Lingxiao Tower is that there is a wooden sky-reaching column erected in the center of the fourth floor of the tower that goes straight to the top of the tower, and is connected to the outside with eight radial beams according to the levels. There is only one example of such a structure existing in the country, which is extremely valuable. The tower structure is different from ordinary wooden towers and ordinary brick and wood structure towers.

Qing Pagoda: Linji Temple Chengling Pagoda is located in Linji Temple on the east side of Shengmin Street in Zhengding County. It is commonly known as Qing Pagoda and Yibo Pagoda. It is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit announced in 1956.

The Chengling Pagoda is 30.7 meters high. It is a solid brick tower with octagonal and nine-level dense eaves. Under the tower is a broad octagonal stone platform. There is a Xumizuo on the platform. The waist part is decorated with extremely rich patterns of exotic flowers and birds. Above it are imitation wood-framed bricks with carved brackets, flat seats and railings; above it is the Three layers of bricks are used to support the tower body. The first floor of the tower is very high. The front is equipped with a double arched false door, and the side is decorated with flower lattice false windows. Make a circle and lean on it at the corner. The eight-story eaves of the tower are very close to each other, giving it the impression of densely packed double eaves. Looking at the whole, except for the first-floor Pefei and the corner beams on each floor, which are made of wood, the brackets under the eaves and the flat railings on the other floors are made of bricks imitating wood. The top of the pagoda has a brick-carved brake seat and an iron phase wheel, moon and orbs, which add to the solemnity of the pagoda.

The Chengling Pagoda is exquisitely designed. With beautiful shape, rich carvings and varied structure, it can be regarded as a masterpiece among dense eaves towers. But due to age, it has long been dilapidated. Therefore, it was overhauled in 1985. Each floor's tile roof, broken brackets, brick carvings, bronze mirrors, etc. were all repaired and given a new look.

Linji Temple is a temple with a long history. In the second year of Xinghe in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (AD 540), its predecessor, Linji Temple, was founded in Linji Village, two miles southeast of the city. In the late Tang Dynasty, Zen Master Yixuan stationed in this academy and founded the Linji Sect. Followers from all over the world came here to study with the master, which was very prosperous for a while. The temple was named Linji Sect and became one of the five major branches of Zen Buddhism in China.

Hua Pagoda: Hua Pagoda in Guanghui Temple, also known as Duobao Pagoda. In 1961, it was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council.

The Huata is composed of a main tower and an attached small tower, all made of bricks. There is a small hexagonal pavilion-shaped tower attached to each of the four corners of the bottom floor of the main tower. The small towers surround the main tower. They are staggered in height, primary and secondary dependent on each other, exquisite and gorgeous, spectacular and elegant.

Brick Pagoda:

The Bell Tower and Xumi Pagoda of Kaiyuan Temple are located on the west side of Changsheng Street in Zhengding. They were originally named Jingguan Temple and were built in the second year of Xinghe (540) in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. In the tenth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (591), it was renamed Jiehui Temple. In the twenty-sixth year of Tang Kaiyuan (738), the name was changed according to the imperial edict. In the late Qing Dynasty, due to disrepair, the temple was abandoned and the hall collapsed, leaving only the bell tower and Xumi Pagoda.

Rongguo Mansion and Ningrong Street: Located near the Zhengding Buddhist Temple, the two are actually a unified landscape. It is a large-scale imitation of ancient Qing Dynasty buildings built for the filming of the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions".

Recommended travel itinerary:

Saturday: Depart from Beijing, visit Cangyan Mountain Scenic Area in the morning, and drive to Pingshan in the afternoon to visit Tianzhu Mountain and Xibaipo. Su Pingshan.

Sunday: Go to Zhengding, visit Longxing Temple and the Four Pagodas of Zhengding, then go to Rongguo Mansion, and then visit Ningrong Street. If you are interested, you can go to Zhao County to visit Zhaozhou Bridge and taste Zhao County Snowflake Pear the next day.

Travel Expert Guide:

Catering:

Hebei cuisine is based on the salty, rough and elegant northern food culture, and incorporates some of the eight major cuisines. Characteristics: good at popping, deep-frying, and stir-frying, paying attention to color, aroma, taste, and shape. The dog meat banquet, golden lion fish, cucumber feast, and chrysanthemum squid are famous dishes that are deeply loved by customers. Yanchunlou Restaurant, located at the east end of Jiefang Road in Shijiazhuang City, is famous for its Hebei-style stir-fries.

Recommended: Dog Meat Full Banquet Golden Retriever Lionfish

Accommodation:

Shijiazhuang is the capital of Hebei Province and has a developed economy. There are many hotels, restaurants, and conferences in the city An ideal place to stay in one place with excellent facilities. There are 78 star hotels.

Most of the accommodation near tourist attractions are guest houses, so it is recommended that tourists live in nearby small and medium-sized towns, where they can find hotels with better conditions.

Entertainment:

In recent years, with the development of the tertiary industry in Hebei Province, modern entertainment and traditional entertainment in Shijiazhuang City complement each other. Most theaters and clubs in Shijiazhuang City have complete facilities and are good places for people's daily leisure and entertainment.

If you are tired of playing with speakers and fairways, then you might as well try the unique fun of returning to basics. Hebei Bangzi and Hebei Pingju will make you want to stop! Maybe you can also see the world-famous Wuqiao acrobatic performance!

Best travel time:

Shijiazhuang is located in the eastern part of the mid-latitude Eurasian continent, close to the Bohai Sea. However, it is greatly influenced by the Eurasian continent, and the climate is a warm temperate continental monsoon climate. The gentle breeze phenomenon is remarkable and the four seasons are distinct. There is a big temperature difference between north and south in winter, and high temperatures are common in summer. Therefore, autumn is the most suitable time to travel.

Travel Tips:

Shopping:

Shijiazhuang is one of the important cities in northern China, and its business is relatively prosperous. Major shopping malls have a dazzling array of products. Strolling around the malls and driving around will definitely wash away the fatigue of the journey.

External Transportation

Aviation

Shijiazhuang Zhengding Airport is located in the northeast of Shijiazhuang City, 32 kilometers away from the urban area. It is an international port airport approved by the state. The airport has flights connecting Shijiazhuang with Beijing, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai and other regions. It has opened 21 routes to 24 large and medium-sized cities across the country, including Hong Kong, and has opened international flights from Shijiazhuang to Russia. route. The nearby Beijing Capital Airport and Tianjin International Airport can also be used by Hebei.

Railway

Thirteen main railway lines and branch lines and local railways, including Beijing-Guangzhou, Jingshan, Jinpu, Shitai, Shide, Jingbao, Jingqin and Jingyuan, form the Shijiazhuang As a hub of the railway network, the T515 train from Beijing West Railway Station (departing at 11:03 and arriving at 13:41) can reach Shijiazhuang in only two and a half hours. At the same time, the opening of numerous reservation and ticket sales points also provides convenient services for tourists. Shijiazhuang Railway Station is located in the center of the city and can be reached by taking bus No. 3, 8, 18 or 20.

The station ticket hall sells hard-seat tickets and some remaining sleeper tickets for all stations across the country within 4 days. In addition, there are multiple reservation and ticket sales points, such as the Zhongshan Road Pre-sale Office (300 meters west of People’s Mall). The pre-sale office on the street (diagonally opposite the west gate of Chang'an Park), the pre-sale office in front of the station (600 meters south of Shijiazhuang Railway Station) and other places all pre-sell tickets from the next day to the third day. Attached is a concise train timetable for Shijiazhuang.

Highways

Shijiazhuang has a network of highways with a mileage of more than 40,000 kilometers. The expressway from Shijiazhuang to Beijing can be reached within 3 hours. There are multiple long-distance bus terminals in Shijiazhuang. Attached: Long-distance passenger transport timetable

Internal transportation

Shijiazhuang City’s internal transportation is also quite developed, with complete bus lines and numerous taxis that can take you to various scenic spots in the city. .

Taxi

The taxi fare standard in Shijiazhuang City is 5 yuan regardless of vehicle type (base price mileage is 2 kilometers). Rental price per kilometer: standard model 1.20 yuan, luxury model 1.40 yuan, super luxury model 1.60 yuan. An additional 50% empty fare will be charged for each kilometer exceeding 6 kilometers, and no empty fare will be charged for round-trip passengers. Night charges are from 23:00 pm to 5:00 am, with an additional charge of 0.20 yuan per kilometer.

Local Features:

Changshan War Drums:

The War Drum Team is composed of dozens of farmer amateur drummers from Dongyang Village, Nanniu Township, Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City. Because Zhengding is the location of "Changshan County" in history, it got its name. When people mention Changshan War Drums, they will think of the famous Changshan Zhao Zilong during the Three Kingdoms period. Today, Changshan War Drums are still majestic.

"Changshan War Drum" is a folk gong and drum composed of drums, large cymbals, middle cymbals, small cymbals, small gongs and other percussion instruments. It is mainly used for square performances. Its characteristics are: diverse routines and tunes, unique national costumes, majestic performance scenes, and the ancient charm of Jizhong folk art. Among them, the Dongyangzhuang War Drum Troupe is the most representative. The Shanghai Dance Theater made a special trip to listen to and watch their performance in 1972, and recorded all the drum beats. They praised them as "the most distinctive and unique drums I have ever seen." The most exciting and rhythmic drum corps”.

Jingxing Lahua:

Belongs to Northern Yangge and is one of the three outstanding folk dances in Hebei Province. It originated from flower fairs in street squares on folk festivals, temple fairs and other occasions.

Jingxing Lahua uses movements such as "shaking shoulders", "turning wrists" and "twisting arms" as its main dance vocabulary, forming a unique artistic style that combines hardness and softness, and is rough and subtle. It is characterized by strong dance postures, generous stretches, generous flexion and extension, rapid changes in cadence, and is good at expressing scenes such as tragedy, nostalgia, and love. The number of people performing traditional Jingxing latte art is six or twelve, which means "six springs come together". The props held by the actors each have their own symbolic meanings: umbrellas symbolize good weather; Taiban and Bawang whip symbolize peace in the four seasons; vases symbolize peace and happiness. Although the Jingxing latte art we see now has been greatly improved, it was all developed on this basis. The music of Jingxing Lahua Lahua has both the charm of Hebei blowing songs and the color of temple music. It is strong but not wild, soft but not inexhaustible, and complements and integrates with the deep and vigorous style of Lahua dance.