What are the characteristics of Handan City, Hebei Province? Are there any interesting tourist attractions?

As we all know, Hebei has been a place where heroes gather since ancient times, and it is a blessed land of Gyeonggi, with five national historical and cultural cities: Shanhaiguan, Handan, Chengde, Baoding and Zhengding.

Among them, Handan is the most unique, because Handan is a "domineering" city, which has not been renamed for 3000 years and is also the birthplace of Qin Shihuang. Speaking of Handan, I think everyone is familiar with this city. After all, the idiom "Handan toddler" is also a household name. The central city in the south of Hebei Province has a glorious history, 3 100 years ago, which gave birth to magnetic mountain culture in the early Neolithic period 8,000 years ago.

During the Warring States Period, Handan was the capital of Zhao for 158 years, and was the political, economic and cultural center of northern China. Its word "Handan" has been used as a place name for 3,000 years, which is a special case of place name culture in China. In the Han Dynasty, Handan, Luoyang, Chengdu, Linzi and Nanyang were also called "Five Metropolis".

By the Northern Song Dynasty, Daming House had become the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, and by the Qing Dynasty, Daming House was the first capital of Zhili. But interestingly, Ying Zheng, the first Qin Emperor, was born in Handan. In 259 BC, Ying Zheng was born in Zhu Jiaxiang, southwest of Congtai, Handan, which is still the center of the old city of Handan today.

These are the characteristics of Handan, which shows that Handan is not a simple city. Today, Handan is the central city in southern Hebei Province, with a permanent population of 9,549,700 and an urbanization rate of 58. 15%. In 20 19, Handan achieved a total GDP of 348.60 billion yuan. Of course, Handan is also rich in tourism resources.

The famous scenic spot is Wagong, which is located in the northeast of Suobao Town in Shexian County. Founded in the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is the earliest and largest ancient architectural complex dedicated to Nu Wa in China, and is known as "Huaxia Ancestral Temple".

There is also Guangfu Ancient City, which is located in the northeast of Handan City, about 20 kilometers away from the urban area by car. It is a famous ancient city with a history of more than 2,600 years. The current ancient city buildings are mainly Ming Dynasty buildings, well preserved and simple in style.