Listed sites in Hebei 河北

369 scenic areas and heritage sites from the official lists, by city. 99 have a page of their own; the rest open as cards on the map.

Listed sites: 369
Rated 5A: 10
Rated 4A: 173
National heritage: 216
Region: Hebei

The A-level rating is the national grading of scenic areas, 5A being the top tier; national heritage sites are the buildings, ruins, tombs and carvings protected by the State Council. Both lists are on the lists page.

5A scenic areas in Hebei

Baishi Mountain 白石山 5A scenic area
Baishi Mountain is the northern end of the Taihang range, a block of pale marble and dolomite in Laiyuan County whose jagged peaks poke out of low cloud on overcast days.
Baiyang Lake 白洋淀 5A scenic area
Baiyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northern China, a patchwork of shallow lakes, channels, reed beds and lotus ponds within the Xiong'an New Area.
Eastern Qing Tombs 清东陵 5A scenic area · National heritage site
The burial ground of five Qing emperors (Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Xianfeng and Tongzhi), 15 empresses and 136 imperial concubines, spread over about 80 square kilometres of hills around Changrui Mountain.
Guangfu Ancient City 广府古城 5A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A walled Ming-dynasty prefectural city on a peninsula in the Yongnian wetland, with a moat outside walls about 4.5 km round that were rebuilt in brick from 1542.
Hengshui Lake 衡水湖 5A scenic area
A freshwater lake and wetland reserve on the south side of Hengshui, with about 75 sq km of water plus marsh, mudflats, meadow and woodland; it is described as the second-largest freshwater lake on the North China Plain after Baiyangdian.
Nüwa Palace 娲皇宫 5A scenic area · National heritage site
A temple complex dedicated to the mythical goddess Nüwa, who is said to have mended the sky and made humankind, with halls and pavilions built out along the cliff face of Fenghuang (Phoenix) Mountain, the present buildings dating from the Ming and Qing periods.
Tangshan Nanhu and Kailuan Scenic Area 唐山南湖·开滦 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Two linked parks in the middle of Tangshan: Nanhu, a lake park of nine lakes and five islands laid out on ground that sank after a century of coal mining, and the Kailuan National Mining Park beside it.
Western Qing Tombs 清西陵 5A scenic area · National heritage site
The Western Qing Tombs are one of the Qing dynasty's imperial burial grounds, set among wooded hills in Yi County, with the tombs of four emperors (Yongzheng, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Guangxu) and of their empresses, concubines and princes.
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.
Yesanpo National Park 野三坡 5A scenic area
Yesanpo is a mountain-and-river scenic area in Laishui County, where the Taihang and Yan ranges meet along the Juma River.

By city

Baoding (73) · Cangzhou (16) · Chengde (26) · Handan (48) · Hengshui (12) · Langfang (6) · Qinhuangdao (26) · Shijiazhuang (54) · Tangshan (25) · Xingtai (27) · Zhangjiakou (56)

Baoding 73 sites

Baishi Mountain 白石山 5A scenic area
Baishi Mountain is the northern end of the Taihang range, a block of pale marble and dolomite in Laiyuan County whose jagged peaks poke out of low cloud on overcast days.
Baiyang Lake 白洋淀 5A scenic area
Baiyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northern China, a patchwork of shallow lakes, channels, reed beds and lotus ponds within the Xiong'an New Area.
Western Qing Tombs 清西陵 5A scenic area · National heritage site
The Western Qing Tombs are one of the Qing dynasty's imperial burial grounds, set among wooded hills in Yi County, with the tombs of four emperors (Yongzheng, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Guangxu) and of their empresses, concubines and princes.
Yesanpo National Park 野三坡 5A scenic area
Yesanpo is a mountain-and-river scenic area in Laishui County, where the Taihang and Yan ranges meet along the Juma River.
Baoding Banquet Food Museum 保定宴饮食博物馆 4A scenic area · on the map
A large food-hall and restaurant complex in Baoding's high-tech zone, opened in September 2023 and registered as a museum of Zhili (Qing-era provincial) cuisine, with a small collection of historic cookery books and tableware.
Beiyue Temple 北岳庙 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A walled temple compound in the old town of Quyang, built for worship of the spirit of the Northern Peak; emperors sacrificed to the Northern Peak from here until 1660, when the rite moved to Mount Heng at Hunyuan in Shanxi.
Dajidian Ancient Town 古镇大激店 4A scenic area · on the map
An old village on the western side of Baoding that has been restored as a cultural-tourism area.
Gaobeidian Green Building Technology Industrial Tourism Area 绿建科技工业旅游景区 4A scenic area · on the map
An industrial-tourism area in Gaobeidian's economic zone, run by Aorun Shunda, a maker of energy-saving windows and green-building systems, and earlier listed as its doors-and-windows industrial-tourism area.
Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region Memorial Hall 晋察冀边区革命纪念馆 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A memorial museum at Chengnanzhuang that first opened in 1974 in the former headquarters of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and was enlarged and renamed in 2005.
Liulingzui Distillery Site, Xushui 刘伶醉烧锅遗址 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Liulingzui is a liquor distillery in Xushui whose old works preserve a distillery site of the Jin and Yuan dynasties: two rows of 16 fermentation pits that archaeologists say have been in continuous use ever since, and an underground 'wine sea' of Ming and Qing wooden and wicker storage vats.
Mancheng Han Tombs 满城汉墓 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Two rock-cut tombs on Lingshan hill belonging to Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan, and his wife Dou Wan, dated to the end of the 2nd century BC and found by military engineers in 1968.
Mount Langya 狼牙山 4A scenic area
A scenic mountain area in the Taihang range in the west of Yi County, known for the story of the 'Five Heroes of Mount Langya'.
Qishan Ski Resort 七山滑雪场 4A scenic area · on the map
A ski resort on the hillside south of Laiyuan town, with ski runs and lifts.
Taihang Water Town 恋乡·太行水镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A purpose-built tourist town in Angezhuang township, Yi County, laid out in Ming-and-Qing style with stone-paved lanes and grey-roofed, white-walled buildings beside a lake on the Yishui River.
Tanpu Gorge 潭瀑峡 4A scenic area · on the map
Tanpu Gorge is a scenic area in the Taihang mountains of western Tang County, formerly known as Dashiyu, built around rocky valleys with a series of pools and waterfalls.
Tianshengqiao Waterfalls 阜平天生桥 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in western Fuping County, known for a single gully of nine waterfalls stepping down the valley, the highest of which, on Yaotai mountain, drops 112.5 metres.
Tiger Mountain Scenic Area, Quyang 虎山风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area of more than 20 square kilometres in the Taihang foothills at Quyang's northern edge, named after a tiger-shaped rock near the summit.
Viceroy of Zhili's Office, Baoding 直隶总督署 4A scenic area · National heritage site
The only complete provincial-level Qing government compound to survive in China, built in 1729 and used by successive viceroys of Zhili, the province around Beijing, until the end of the Qing.
Xiong'an Suburban Park 雄安郊野公园 4A scenic area · on the map
Xiong'an Suburban Park is a large planted-woodland park on the northern edge of the Xiong'an New Area, opened in 2021 and covering about 26,000 mu (roughly 17 square kilometres).
Yishui Lake 易水湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain reservoir south-west of Yi County, ringed by steep hills and usually seen from the water, with a waterside plank walkway along the cliffs of Laozi Peak.
Yongji Bridge, Zhuozhou 永济桥 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A long stone-arch bridge across the Juma River on the northern edge of Zhuozhou.
Yugu Cave 鱼谷洞 4A scenic area · on the map
A karst cave and spring in the Yesanpo area of Laishui County, which the Baoding government describes as a geological attraction and summer retreat.
Yunhua Valley 云花溪谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in the Taihang range in Fuping County, built around a forested valley with streams and rock formations.
Ancient Lotus Pond 古莲花池 National heritage site
A walled garden of ponds, bridges, pavilions and towers in the centre of Baoding, begun in the 13th century as a private garden and rebuilt in the Ming dynasty.
Baoding Bell Tower 保定钟楼 National heritage site
A two-storey, double-eaved tower on a brick platform in Baoding's old city, whose present form dates from the Ming dynasty (Xuande era, 1426–35) and which has been repaired several times since.
Baoding Military Academy 保定陆军军官学校旧址 National heritage site
Memorial hall and surviving grounds of the Baoding Military Academy, which trained thousands of officers between 1912 and 1923 and served as a model for the Whampoa Academy set up in Guangzhou in 1924.
Buli Work-Study School for France 布里留法工艺学校旧址 National heritage site · on the map
The site of a school founded in 1917 to prepare young Chinese for work and study in France, one of the places where the work-study movement began.
Ciyun Pavilion 慈云阁 National heritage site · on the map
Ciyun Pavilion is a two-storey pavilion in Dingxing county town, originally called the Dabei (Great Compassion) Pavilion; the surviving building dates from a rebuilding in 1306, under the Yuan dynasty.
Daci Pavilion 大慈阁 National heritage site
A Buddhist temple in Baoding's old city whose main hall, a three-storey pavilion on a stone platform, is the tallest surviving historic building in the city.
Daodejing Pillar at Longxing Daoist Temple 龙兴观道德经幢 National heritage site
A Tang-dynasty octagonal stone pillar about 6 metres high, raised in 738 and carved with the Daodejing together with Emperor Xuanzong's commentary.
Ding Kiln Site 定窑遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The main production site of Ding ware, the white porcelain of one of the Song dynasty's 'Five Great Kilns', on the edge of Jianci village.
Dingzhou Confucian Temple 定州文庙 National heritage site
One of the best-preserved Confucian temples in Hebei, founded in the Dazhong era of the Tang dynasty (mid-9th century) on the site of a Buddhist temple and enlarged under the Song, Ming and Qing.
Dingzhou Examination Hall 定州贡院 National heritage site
The Dingzhou Examination Hall, begun in 1738 and enlarged in 1834, is described as the most complete surviving imperial examination compound in northern China.
Dingzhou Han Tomb and Stone Carving Museum 定州汉墓石刻馆 National heritage site · on the map
The Dingzhou Han Tomb and Stone Carving Museum is a heritage compound in the old part of Dingzhou that brings together three protected sites: a Han-dynasty tomb of the Zhongshan kingdom, stone carvings from the Beizhuangzi Han tomb and the city's collection of inscribed steles.
Dingzhou Mosque 定州清真寺 National heritage site · on the map
A mosque on Zhongshan Road in the old town, facing west, with buildings dating from the Yuan to the Qing dynasties.
Fangshun Bridge 方顺桥 National heritage site · on the map
A bridge in Fangshunqiao village in Mancheng District that the heritage list dates to the Ming and Qing dynasties, protected nationally since 2013.
Flower Pagoda of Qinghua Temple 庆化寺花塔 National heritage site · on the map
A Liao-dynasty brick pagoda, eight-sided and about 13 metres high, standing alone on the lower slope of Longgong Hill north of Beiluoping village; the rest of Qinghua Temple has disappeared.
Former Residence of Yan Yangchu 晏阳初旧居 National heritage site · on the map
Part of the compound where the educator Yan Yangchu (James Yen) lived from 1926 to 1936 while his Mass Education Movement ran a rural literacy and reconstruction experiment in Ding County.
Former Yude Middle School 育德中学旧址 National heritage site
A late-Qing brick-and-timber courtyard that housed Yude Middle School, founded in 1907, and now serves as the memorial hall of the Work-Study in France movement.
Geyuan Temple 阁院寺 National heritage site
A Buddhist temple in the old town of Laiyuan whose Manjusri Hall, traditionally dated to 966, is counted among the 'eight great Liao structures' and is the earliest of them.
Guangyuan Garden 光园 National heritage site
The surviving main building of a residence put up around 1917 by Cao Kun, the Zhili-clique military leader then based in Baoding, which combined a Western-style hall with Chinese courtyard planning.
Huai Army Hall 淮军公所 National heritage site
Built in 1888 at the request of Li Hongzhang, then Viceroy of Zhili, as a memorial shrine and headquarters for his Huai Army, this compound mixes Huizhou-style halls from Anhui in its south-east, northern courtyards in its north-east and a landscaped garden in the west.
Huangfu Temple Pagoda 皇甫寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A brick pagoda with closely stacked eaves standing in farmland beside Huangfusi village, mainly of Jin-dynasty date with possible later work.
Jade Emperor Hall of Dadao Temple, Dingzhou 大道观玉皇殿 National heritage site
Dadao Guan, a Daoist temple founded under the Yuan dynasty, once had a full axial layout but only its Jade Emperor Hall survives, in the built-up area of Dingzhou.
Jinmen Floodgates 金门闸 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty flood-relief sluice on the right bank of the Yongding River, made up of fifteen stone bays spread over about 100 metres.
Jinshan Temple Relic Pagoda 金山寺舍利塔 National heritage site · on the map
A stone relic pagoda of the Yuan dynasty with closely stacked eaves, standing on a wooded hillside near Donglongquan village in the mountains north of Laishui.
Kaishan Temple 开善寺 National heritage site
A small Buddhist temple in Xincheng town whose timber main hall was built under the Liao dynasty in the mid-11th century.
Liaodi Pagoda 料敌塔 National heritage site
The Liaodi Pagoda, in the former Kaiyuan Temple precinct of Dingzhou, is an octagonal, eleven-storey brick tower about 84 m tall and is regarded as the tallest surviving historic brick pagoda in China.
Longyan Temple Pagoda, Laishui 涞水龙严寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A Liao-dynasty pagoda on the east bank of the Qingshui River, just west of Zhongshuidong village and known locally as the Shuidong Pagoda.
Nanyang Site, Xiong'an 南阳遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Nanyang Site is a Warring States site in the Xiong'an New Area where archaeologists have found two city sites with south and west gates, connecting roads and tombs, along with finds in the style of the Yan culture.
Qinghe Circuit Office 清河道署 National heritage site
The office of the Qinghe circuit intendant, an official in charge of rivers and lakes in southern Zhili, set up in 1726; the present compound of gates, three halls on a central axis, staff courtyards and a Huizhou-style flower hall dates from the 1830s–40s.
Ranzhuang Tunnel Warfare Site 冉庄地道战遗址 National heritage site · on the map
A village in Qingyuan District where, during the war against Japan, residents dug a network of tunnels under the houses and streets to hide in and fight from, and which later became the setting of the film Tunnel Warfare.
Shengtayuan Pagoda 圣塔院塔 National heritage site · on the map
Shengtayuan Pagoda is an octagonal, thirteen-tier brick-and-stone pagoda, 24 m high, begun in 1103 under the Liao dynasty and repaired several times from the Ming dynasty up to 1985–86.
Shuangta'an Twin Pagodas 双塔庵双塔 National heritage site · on the map
Shuangta'an Twin Pagodas are two dense-eaved brick pagodas, the east and west pagodas, standing north-west of Tainingsi village in Yi County and listed as a national heritage unit in 2013.
Song–Liao Border Tunnels, Xiong County 宋辽边关地道 National heritage site · on the map
The Song–Liao border tunnels are a network of brick-vaulted underground passages dug in the early Northern Song as a defence against the Liao, with traces known across Xiong, Bazhou, Wen'an, Yongqing and Gu'an over roughly 65 km from east to west.
Sutra Inscriptions at Bahui Temple 八会寺刻经 National heritage site · on the map
Sui-dynasty Buddhist inscriptions carved in a stone niche on the summit of a hill near Xiyangping village, south of Quyang.
Tomb of Prince Yi, Laishui 怡贤亲王墓 National heritage site · on the map
The tomb of Yinxiang, thirteenth son of the Kangxi Emperor, who was made Prince Yi under the Yongzheng Emperor, was built in 1730 beside Dongyingfang village in Laishui County.
Tomb of Zhang Rou 张柔墓 National heritage site · on the map
The family cemetery of Zhang Rou (1189–1268), a general who served the Jin and then the Yuan dynasty, laid out in 1269 on about 17 hectares in the countryside near Gangtou village.
Wang's Manor, Yaoshan 腰山王氏庄园 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty manor of the Wang family, begun in 1647 by Wang Xigun, a Han banner general who entered China proper with the Manchu army and was granted land here.
Wangdu Han Tombs 望都汉墓 National heritage site · on the map
Two Eastern Han brick tombs about 30 metres apart on the east side of Wangdu town, whose chambers hold over 100 square metres of wall paintings showing officials, attendants and heavenly signs.
Wofo Temple Cliff Carvings 卧佛寺摩崖造像 National heritage site · on the map
The Wofo Temple Cliff Carvings are Northern Song figures cut into a limestone cliff face about 6 m high, facing west, at the Wofo Temple Reservoir in Baihe township, Tang County.
Wuhou Pagoda 伍侯塔 National heritage site · on the map
A Liao-period brick pagoda of five storeys and about 22.5 metres, hexagonal rather than the more usual octagon, standing among the houses of Nanwuhou village.
Wuren Bridge 伍仁桥 National heritage site · on the map
Wuren Bridge is a five-arch stone bridge over the Ci River, begun in 1599 and finished in 1600 in the Ming dynasty; it is also known as Guifei Bridge, or Noble Consort Bridge.
Xiahuliang Bridge 下胡良桥 National heritage site · on the map
A Ming-dynasty bridge in Xiahuliang village on the northern side of Zhuozhou, protected as a national heritage unit since 2013.
Xigang Pagoda 西岗塔 National heritage site · on the map
A Liao-dynasty brick pagoda with closely stacked eaves in the north-west of Laishui town, the easiest of the county's old pagodas to reach.
Xingguo Temple Pagoda, Jiecun 解村兴国寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
Xingguo Temple Pagoda is a Tang-dynasty stone pagoda in Jiecun village, Boye County, listed as a national heritage unit in 2006.
Xingwen Pagoda 兴文塔 National heritage site · on the map
A five-tier octagonal pagoda of solid brick, built to imitate timber construction and about 21.5 metres high, in the east of Laiyuan town beside the springs that feed the Laishui River.
Xiude Temple Pagoda 修德寺塔 National heritage site
A tall octagonal brick pagoda about 32 metres high on the south-west side of Quyang town, the only part of Xiude Temple still standing.
Yaowang Temple, Anguo 安国药王庙 National heritage site
The Medicine King Temple in Anguo, long known as northern China's herb-trading town, honours Pi Tong, a Han-dynasty general venerated as the god of medicine.
Yicihui Stone Pillar 义慈惠石柱 National heritage site
The Yicihui Stone Pillar is a 7 m limestone pillar of the Northern Qi dynasty on a small mound in Shizhu village, set up as a memorial to the defeat of the Ge Rong uprising against the Northern Wei, at a mass grave of rebels where an earlier wooden post had stood.
Yong'an Temple Pagoda 永安寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A Liao-dynasty pagoda on the edge of Tazhao village, the only part left of Yong'an Temple, whose other buildings were pulled down in 1952.
Zhuozhou Twin Pagodas 涿州双塔 National heritage site · on the map
The Zhuozhou Twin Pagodas are two octagonal Liao-dynasty brick pagodas, built to imitate timber construction, standing a few hundred metres apart in the northern part of the old town: Zhidu Temple Pagoda to the south, about 44 m high, and Yunju Temple Pagoda to the north, about 56 m.
Zijingguan Pass 紫荆关 National heritage site
Zijingguan is one of the Great Wall's main passes, on the Juma River in Yi County, and with Juyongguan and Daomaguan it formed the 'Inner Three Passes' guarding the approaches to the capital region.

Cangzhou 16 sites

Hejian Prefectural Government Office 河间府署 4A scenic area · on the map
The seat of Hejian prefecture, first set up in 1108 under the Northern Song and rebuilt on its original site in 2010–13 after standing in ruins for decades.
Iron Buddha Temple, Dongguang 东光铁佛寺 4A scenic area · on the map
A Buddhist temple in a park on the southern edge of Dongguang town, built around a seated cast-iron Shakyamuni in the main hall that the county gives as over 8 m high and 48 tonnes, and that the city government describes as the largest seated iron Buddha in China.
Nandagang Wetland 南大港湿地 4A scenic area · on the map
A coastal marsh on the west shore of the Bohai Sea, about 90 per cent covered by reed beds, with open water, meadow and salt-tolerant plants.
Wuqiao Acrobatics World 吴桥杂技大世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A performance park opened in 1993 in Wuqiao, the county known as the home of Chinese acrobatics, covering about 36 hectares.
Botou Mosque 泊头清真寺 National heritage site · on the map
A mosque founded in 1404 under the Ming and enlarged in the Chongzhen era (1628–44), with more than twenty timber buildings in Chinese rather than domed style, split into a main mosque and a separate women's mosque.
Dan Bridge 单桥 National heritage site · on the map
A five-arch stone bridge begun in the late Ming, 69 m long and nearly 10 m wide, across an old course of the Hutuo River at Danqiao village; its arches differ in span, and the city describes it as a leading example of the Chinese multi-arch open-spandrel bridge.
Dengying Bridge 登瀛桥 National heritage site · on the map
A three-arch stone bridge, also called Dulin Bridge, built in 1594 and repaired in 1907 across an old course of the Hutuo River in the middle of Dulin town.
Guangming Theatre, Hejian 光明戏院 National heritage site · on the map
A brick-and-timber theatre of 1934, funded by five local families and modelled on the Dawutai theatre in Tianjin in a mixed Chinese and Western style, with a four-storey front, a relief 'Guangming' plaque and Baroque-style gables.
Haifengzhen Ruins and Site Museum 海丰镇遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The site of Haifengzhen, a salt-trading port town of the Jin and Yuan dynasties, spread over about 228 hectares of farmland east of Huanghua and excavated since 2000.
Han Tombs in Xian County 献县汉墓群 National heritage site · on the map
A group of Han-dynasty burials east of Xian County town, the best known being the tomb of Liu De, Prince Xian of Hejian, a son of Emperor Jing remembered for reviving Confucian scholarship, with the tombs of later Han princes of Hejian nearby.
Iron Lion of Cangzhou 沧州铁狮子 National heritage site
Cast in 953 under the Later Zhou, this hollow iron lion carries a lotus-shaped basin on its back and is among the oldest and largest surviving iron castings in China; accounts of its weight range from about 32 to 50 tonnes.
Jiedi Flood-Diversion Sluice 捷地分洪设施 National heritage site · on the map
A flood-control complex where the South Canal meets the Jiedi relief channel, one of the Hebei parts of the Grand Canal protected as a national monument.
Juguan Ancient Tribute Jujube Garden 聚馆古贡枣园 National heritage site · on the map
An orchard of about 1,000 mu (roughly 66 hectares) of winter jujube trees at Juguan village that supplied fruit to the Ming and Qing courts.
Machang Battery 马厂炮台 National heritage site · on the map
A late-Qing earth fort beside the Grand Canal, begun in 1871 when Li Hongzhang moved two battalions of the Huai Army here to guard the canal; the camp had 14 batteries on the two banks.
Tomb of Ji Xiaolan 纪晓岚墓地 National heritage site · on the map
The shared grave of Ji Yun (1724–1805), better known as Ji Xiaolan, the Qing scholar who was chief editor of the Siku Quanshu, and his wife; it is an earth mound with a stele granted by the Jiaqing Emperor.
Xiejiaba Dam 连镇谢家坝 National heritage site · on the map
A rammed-earth flood dam on the east bank of the South Canal at Lianzhen, built in the late Qing from layers of lime-soil bound with glutinous-rice mortar.

Chengde 26 sites

Bancheng Liquor Museum Park, Chengde County 板城酒博园 4A scenic area · on the map
A distillery-based tourist park run by the Bancheng liquor company in Xiabancheng, the seat of Chengde County.
China Horse Town (Mazhen), Fengning 中国马镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A modern resort town on the Bashang plateau in northern Fengning, themed on horse culture and built around staged performances.
Dingsheng Cultural Industry Park 鼎盛文化产业园 4A scenic area · on the map
A modern cultural-tourism complex at the foot of Yuanbao Hill in Shuangluan District, built around an evening outdoor drama and an old-style shopping street.
Dong Cunrui Martyrs' Cemetery and Memorial Hall 董存瑞烈士陵园 4A scenic area · on the map
A memorial park in the town of Longhua for Dong Cunrui, a People's Liberation Army soldier who died in May 1948 detonating an explosive charge at a Nationalist bunker during the fighting at Longhua, and who was later widely publicised as a model soldier.
Great Khan's Palace, Fengning 大汗行宫 4A scenic area · on the map
A modern themed complex on the Bashang grassland in northern Fengning that sets out to recreate a Mongol-Yuan court, with palace-style halls and yurt-style buildings laid out across the plain.
Panlong Lake, Kuancheng 蟠龙湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A large lake in the hills of Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County where the Great Wall runs down into the water, so that stretches of wall can be seen under the surface in clear conditions.
Qicai Forest, Fengning 七彩森林 4A scenic area · on the map
A forest holiday park on the Bashang plateau in northern Fengning, built on state forest-farm land around a lake, white-birch woods and wooden boardwalks.
Qingchui Peak National Forest Park 磬锤峰国家森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A forest park on the hills east of Chengde's centre, named for Qingchui Peak, a tall hammer-shaped rock pillar (also called Bangchui Mountain, 'club mountain') above the Wulie River.
Rehe Chinese Herbal Flower Town 热河中药花海小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A herb-growing farm and ecological study park on terraced hillsides in Xiayingzi village, Jingoutun town, in the Yan Mountains of Luanping County.
Saihanba National Forest Park 塞罕坝国家森林公园 4A scenic area
A planted-forest park on the high Saihanba plateau in northern Weichang County, once part of the Qing dynasty's Mulan imperial hunting ground.
Shanzhuang Laojiu Liquor Culture Park, Pingquan 山庄老酒文化产业园 4A scenic area · on the map
A working distillery estate on the edge of Pingquan city that is open as a tourist site, centred on the China Royal Liquor Culture Plaza.
Shuangta Mountain 双塔山 4A scenic area · on the map
Two tall rock pillars rise side by side beside the Luan River on the western edge of Chengde city, in Shuangluan District.
Tangjiawan Scenic Area, Chengde County 唐家湾 4A scenic area · on the map
A resort area in Cangzi township, Chengde County, built around red Danxia sandstone peaks, Tianmen Lake and a hot spring.
Xinglong Karst Cave 兴隆溶洞 4A scenic area · on the map
A show cave in the Yan Mountains of Xinglong County, in Taojiatai village in the foothills south of Wuling Mountain.
Xinglong Mountain Scenic Area 兴隆山 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill-country scenic area in the Yan Mountains of Xinglong County, with steep rock peaks, dense forest, streams and cliff-side plank walkways, plus a vertical lift up one cliff face.
Yudaokou Grassland and Forest Scenic Area 御道口草原森林风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A large state-farm landscape on the Bashang plateau in northern Weichang County, once part of the Qing imperial Mulan hunting ground, where the Kangxi Emperor drilled troops at the mouth of the Ruyi River.
Anyuan Temple 安远庙 National heritage site
A Qing temple of 1764 on a hill east of the Wulie River, built for the Dashidawa, an Oirat Mongol group resettled at Rehe, and modelled on the Gurzha Temple beside the Ili River in Xinjiang, which gave it the nickname Yili Temple.
City God Temple, Chengde 承德城隍庙 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty temple to the city god in the old Erdao Pailou quarter of Chengde, a short way west of the Mountain Resort, listed as a national heritage site in 2006.
Guandi Temple, Fengshan 凤山关帝庙 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty temple to Guan Yu, the god of war and loyalty, in the old town of Fengshan, the former county seat of Fengning, listed as a national heritage site in 2013.
Imperial Steles and Cliff Inscription of the Mulan Hunting Ground 木兰围场御制碑、摩崖石刻 National heritage site · on the map
Seven Qing imperial steles (six by the Qianlong Emperor and one by the Jiaqing Emperor) and a cliff inscription recording a tiger killed in the 1752 hunt, all tied to the Mulan autumn hunt in the imperial hunting ground centred on today's Weichang County.
Pule Temple 普乐寺 National heritage site
A Qing temple built in 1766–67 on a rise east of the Wulie River, with a Chinese-style front half and a Tibetan-style rear half.
Puning Temple 普宁寺 National heritage site
A Qing imperial temple built in 1755–59 after the Qing campaign against the Dzungar Mongols, nicknamed the Big Buddha Temple.
Puren Temple 溥仁寺 National heritage site
Built in 1713 at the request of Mongol princes who came to celebrate the Kangxi Emperor's 60th birthday, this is the earliest of the Eight Outer Temples and the only surviving temple at Chengde from Kangxi's reign.
Putuo Zongcheng Temple 普陀宗乘之庙 National heritage site
A vast Qing imperial temple built in 1767–71 on a mountain slope and modelled on the Potala Palace in Lhasa, which earned it the nickname Little Potala; it is the largest of the Eight Outer Temples.
Shuxiang Temple, Chengde 殊像寺 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing temple built in 1774–75 on the slope north of the Mountain Resort, dedicated to Manjusri and modelled on the Shuxiang Temple at Mount Wutai in Shanxi.
Xumi Fushou Temple 须弥福寿之庙 National heritage site
A Qing temple built in 1780 as a residence for the 6th Panchen Lama, who came to Chengde for the Qianlong Emperor's 70th birthday, and modelled on Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse.

Handan 48 sites

Guangfu Ancient City 广府古城 5A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A walled Ming-dynasty prefectural city on a peninsula in the Yongnian wetland, with a moat outside walls about 4.5 km round that were rebuilt in brick from 1542.
Nüwa Palace 娲皇宫 5A scenic area · National heritage site
A temple complex dedicated to the mythical goddess Nüwa, who is said to have mended the sky and made humankind, with halls and pavilions built out along the cliff face of Fenghuang (Phoenix) Mountain, the present buildings dating from the Ming and Qing periods.
Book of Songs Culture Park, Jize 诗经文化园 4A scenic area · on the map
A landscaped culture park in Jize county town named for the Book of Songs, the ancient poetry anthology whose surviving text is the version annotated by Mao Heng and Mao Chang, scholars that the Jize gazetteer counts as locals.
Changshou Village Scenic Area, Wu'an 长寿村 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain village in Huoshui township, in the Taihang Mountains of western Wu'an, run as a scenic area for rest and health holidays, with guesthouses in converted village houses.
Chaoyanggou, Wu'an 朝阳沟 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded valley scenic area in the Taihang Mountains of north-west Wu'an, themed on the Henan opera Chaoyanggou, a 1958 play about an urban student who settles in a mountain village, and on rural 'educated youth' culture.
Congtai Liquor Garden 丛台酒苑 4A scenic area · on the map
A visitor park at the Congtai liquor distillery in Feixiang's economic development zone, built around a museum in Warring States and Han style with some 13,800 m² of floor space.
Congtai Park 丛台公园 4A scenic area
A city park in the middle of Handan, first planned in 1939 to protect the Wuling Congtai, a terraced tower traditionally linked to King Wuling of Zhao in the Warring States period.
Daming Ancient City 大名古城 4A scenic area · on the map
The walled county town of Daming, rebuilt in 1401 on the north bank of the Wei River after floods destroyed the Song-era city to the north-east, with walls about 4.5 km round and four gates.
Dongshan Culture and Arts Park, Wu'an 东山文化博艺园 4A scenic area · on the map
A landscaped park on the east side of Wu'an, laid out in 2003 on about 500 mu (roughly 33 ha) with pavilions, bridges and ponds, and divided into seven zones that include geology, plants and folk-culture areas.
East Taihang Scenic Area 东太行 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area on the eastern side of the Taihang range in north-west Wu'an, with a planned area of about 26 square kilometres and a highest point of 1,428 m at North Peak.
Eighth Route Army 129th Division Headquarters 八路军一二九师司令部旧址 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Chi'an village in Henandian township was the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's 129th Division under Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping during the war against Japan, and it is now a memorial complex.
Grain Painting Town, Guantao 粮画小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural tourist village on the west side of Guantao, developed since 2014 from a poor village into a showcase 'beautiful village' planned over 3.7 square kilometres and organised as four adjoining village communities.
Gu Wudang Mountain 古武当山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in the Taihang range north-west of Wu'an, whose main summit, the Golden Peak, rises above 1,400 m.
Handan Garden Expo Park 邯郸园博园 4A scenic area · on the map
A large landscaped park on the western edge of Handan, laid out for the 2020 Hebei Garden Expo on land that had held foundries, steel-slag works and construction-waste dumps.
Hanwang Jiuzhai Scenic Area 韩王九寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in the Taihang foothills south of She County town, in the Qingzhang River area, themed in part on the Han general Han Xin, with a 'Han King Valley', re-created 'Qin' and 'Han' stockade settings, hiking routes to summit viewpoints and mountain camping.
Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Martyrs' Cemetery 晋冀鲁豫烈士陵园 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A memorial cemetery and museum in southern Handan, inaugurated in October 1950 with the reburial of General Zuo Quan and other soldiers of the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu border region, and described as the first martyrs' cemetery built after the founding of the People's Republic.
Jingniang Lake 京娘湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain reservoir in the Taihang foothills of north-west Wu'an, formally the Koushang Reservoir (built 1966–69) and better known by the name of the folk tale in which the future Song founder Zhao Kuangyin rescues a kidnapped girl, Zhao Jingniang, and escorts her home.
Qibugou Scenic Area 七步沟 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain valley scenic area in the Taihang foothills of Huoshui township, north-west of Wu'an, near Qibugou village.
Taihang Wuzhi Mountain 太行五指山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area south of Shexian town, named for five peaks that resemble the fingers of the Buddha's hand, the highest reaching 1,283 m.
Tianbaozhai Scenic Area 天保寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill-country scenic area around Huatuo village in Taoquan township, in the far west of Ci County, developed from 2017 by a county-owned coal company after its mine closed; villagers replanted the slopes with more than a million saplings.
Xiangtangshan Caves 响堂山石窟 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A group of Buddhist cave temples cut into the limestone of Mount Gu and Mount Fu, begun under the Eastern Wei and carved chiefly under the Northern Qi (550–577), whose capital stood at nearby Ye.
Zhaowang Impression City 赵王印象城 4A scenic area · on the map
A corporate culture-and-tourism park in Guangping, run by a food and liquor producer and themed on the Warring States state of Zhao.
Zhaoyuan Park 赵苑公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A large landscaped park in north-west Handan, opened in 2004 and built in the style of the Warring States Zhao kingdom, with lakes, lotus ponds and a series of themed garden zones.
Chengtang Temple Gate, She County 成汤庙山门 National heritage site · on the map
The surviving gate hall of Chengtang Temple in Jingdian village, built in 1164 under the Jin dynasty and repaired in 1555.
Cishan Site 磁山遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The type site of the Cishan culture, an early Neolithic farming culture, found in 1972 during irrigation work on the north bank of the Nanming river; its earliest layers have been dated to about 8,000 years ago.
Cixian Northern Dynasties Tombs 磁县北朝墓群 National heritage site · on the map
A cluster of 134 burial mounds of Eastern Wei and Northern Qi rulers, nobles and officials, spread over the countryside south and south-west of Cixian town; 19 have been excavated, among them the tombs of Gao Run, of a Rouran princess and of the Wanzhang village tomb numbered 106.
Cizhou Kiln Site 磁州窑遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The kilns around Pengcheng and Guantai made the white-slipped, black-painted stoneware known as Cizhou ware, from the late Northern Dynasties into the Republican period, and the site has been a national heritage unit since 1996.
Daming Stone Carving Museum 大名县石刻博物馆 National heritage site · on the map
A museum of more than a hundred stone steles, epitaphs and carvings collected around Daming, housed in a hall on the eastern edge of the town.
Fahuadong Grottoes, Wu'an 法华洞石窟 National heritage site · on the map
A small Song-dynasty cave temple in a hollow of Fahua Hill, north-east of Qingyansi village in the hills west of Wu'an, cut in 982 and added to in the Ming and Qing periods.
Holy Mother Temple, Jiujiang 九江圣母庙 National heritage site · on the map
A small temple compound on the slope above Guantao village, in the hills north-west of Wu'an, dedicated to the Holy Mother (Shengmu).
Hongji Bridge 弘济桥 National heritage site
A Ming-dynasty stone arch bridge over the Fuyang River at Dongqiao village, with a single main arch spanning 31.88 m and open spandrels, similar in form to the Zhaozhou Bridge.
Huangliangmeng Lüxian Temple 黄粱梦吕仙祠 National heritage site
A Daoist temple complex north of Handan built around the Tang-dynasty tale of the Yellow Millet Dream, in which the scholar Lu Sheng naps on a pillow at an inn while millet steams and lives a whole career in his dream, only to wake before the meal is cooked.
Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Border Region Government Site 晋冀鲁豫边区政府旧址 National heritage site
The courtyards in Tanyin village, Suobao township, where the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Border Region Government worked between 1942 and 1945, during the war against Japan.
Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Central Bureau and Military Region Site, Yetao 中共晋冀鲁豫中央局和军区旧址 National heritage site · on the map
The courtyards in Yetao village that housed the Communist Party's Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu (Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan) Central Bureau and the region's military headquarters from 1946 to 1948, during the civil war.
Main Hall of Changle Dragon King Temple 常乐龙王庙正殿 National heritage site
A Yuan-dynasty hall for worshipping the dragon king, standing about 50 m south-west of Changle village in Suobao town and counted among the few timber-framed Yuan buildings left in Hebei.
Mother of Grace Cathedral, Daming 大名天主堂 National heritage site
A Gothic-style Catholic church built by French missionaries between 1918 and 1921 and still the cathedral of the Diocese of Daming, so it remains a place of worship rather than a museum.
Qianfodong Grottoes, Quli 曲里千佛洞石窟 National heritage site · on the map
A single Ming-dynasty cave temple cut into a mountainside in the uplands of Shexian, about 4 km north-west of Quli village.
Qingquan Temple, Shexian 涉县清泉寺 National heritage site · on the map
A Buddhist temple on a hillside south of Shigang village, south-east of Shexian town, said to have been founded in the Northern Qi dynasty during the Tiantong era (565–569) and named after a spring to the east of the temple.
Shuiyusi Grottoes 水浴寺石窟 National heritage site · on the map
A small cave temple in the hills about 4 km east of the northern Xiangtangshan caves, known locally as Little Xiangtang because it is smaller than the northern and southern groups.
Site of Damingfu Old City 大名府故城 National heritage site · on the map
The site of Daming Prefecture, which the Northern Song made its northern capital in 1042, centred on the villages of Dajie, Yuying and Shuangtai north-east of today's Daming.
Tianqing Temple, Wu'an 天青寺 National heritage site · on the map
A Buddhist temple among the houses of Cuilu village, whose main hall, built in the Ming dynasty, is the protected building.
West Eight Sluices on the Fuyang River 滏阳河西八闸 National heritage site
Eight Ming-dynasty sluices on the Fuyang River west of the old city of Yongnian, strung out along the north bank between Xidaci and Tianbu villages and named from west to east Guangren, Puhui, Bianmin, Jimin, Guangji, Runmin, Huimin and Fumin.
Wu'an Sarira Pagoda 武安舍利塔 National heritage site · on the map
An octagonal, 13-storey brick pagoda built in 1091 under the Northern Song, the only surviving part of the former Miaojue Temple in Wu'an's old town.
Ye City Site 邺城遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Ye was the capital of Cao Cao's Wei state and later of the Later Zhao, Ran Wei, Former Yan, Eastern Wei and Northern Qi, until it was burned in 580.
Yuquan Temple, Shexian 涉县玉泉寺 National heritage site · on the map
A village temple in Shangwen, north-west of Shexian town, whose main hall dates from the Jin and Yuan dynasties.
Zhao Royal City, Handan 赵邯郸故城 National heritage site
The remains of Handan, capital of the state of Zhao from 386 to 228 BC, in the south-west of the modern city, of which the visitable part is the Zhao Royal City, the palace quarter.
Zhifang Yuhuang Pavilion 纸坊玉皇阁 National heritage site
A Ming-period brick pavilion named for the Jade Emperor, standing in West Zhifang village on the north bank of the Fuyang River and also called the Beamless Pavilion because its brick structure has no timber beams.
Zhushan Inscription 朱山石刻 National heritage site · on the map
A 15-character seal-script inscription carved on a sloping rock face at the top of Zhu Hill, about 1 km north of Wuzhuang village, whose text records ministers of the state of Zhao offering a toast in the 22nd year of its reign.

Hengshui 12 sites

Hengshui Lake 衡水湖 5A scenic area
A freshwater lake and wetland reserve on the south side of Hengshui, with about 75 sq km of water plus marsh, mudflats, meadow and woodland; it is described as the second-largest freshwater lake on the North China Plain after Baiyangdian.
Dongzi Xue Village, Gucheng 董子学村 4A scenic area · on the map
A cultural-tourism village at Dongxue village, Fangzhuang town, where local tradition says the Western Han Confucian scholar Dong Zhongshu taught behind a lowered curtain, giving the village its old name Xiawei.
Hengshui Laobaigan Distillery 衡水老白干景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A visitor area built around the working plant of Hengshui Laobaigan, a baijiu (Chinese grain spirit) maker whose traditional brewing method is a national intangible heritage item.
Taicheng First Rural Party Branch Memorial 台城红色旅游景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A memorial museum in Taicheng village, Anping County, devoted to the Taicheng special branch of the Chinese Communist Party, which party history and state media present as the first rural branch, founded in August 1923 by Gong Zhongtao under Li Dazhao's guidance.
Wuqiang New Year Picture Museum 武强年画博物馆 4A scenic area
A museum in Wuqiang, long known for woodblock New Year pictures (nianhua), which describes itself as the first museum in China devoted to the craft and was approved in 1985.
Zhouwo Music Town 周窝音乐小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A village-based visitor area at Zhouwo in Wuqiang County, a place that began making Western wind and string instruments more than 30 years ago and has turned village homes into music-themed shops, workshops, cafés and guesthouses since 2012.
Anji Bridge, Hengshui 衡水安济桥 National heritage site · on the map
A seven-arch stone bridge over the Fuyang River in Hengshui's old town, 116 m long, with 58 posts along each side topped by carved stone lions, some of them restored.
Baoyun Pagoda 宝云塔 National heritage site
A nine-storey octagonal brick pagoda about 35 m tall, standing in the grounds of Baoyun Temple at Jiucheng village on the south-western edge of Hengshui.
Jingzhou Pagoda 景州塔 National heritage site
A thirteen-storey octagonal pagoda of brick and stone, 63.85 m tall, rising above the town of Jingxian.
Jizhou Ancient City Ruins 冀州古城遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The surviving walls and moat of old Jizhou, a city that dates back to 201 BC, when it was founded under the name Xindu, on the south-western shore of Hengshui Lake.
Qinglin Temple Pagoda 庆林寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A tall octagonal brick pagoda in pavilion style, built in the early Northern Song and about 35 m high, in Raoyangdian town in western Gucheng County.
Yingyi Granary, Shenzhou 深州盈亿义仓 National heritage site · on the map
A courtyard-style Qing granary in the middle of Shenzhou, dating from 1898, with an administrative courtyard to the east and a storage courtyard to the west; its 51 rooms could hold about 1,500 tonnes of grain.

Langfang 6 sites

China Redwood City, Dacheng 中国红木城 4A scenic area · on the map
A large market complex of traditional-style halls and courtyards in Dacheng County, which state media call north China's largest hub for making and trading redwood (hongmu, meaning rosewood and other hardwood) furniture.
CITIC Guoan First City, Xianghe 中信国安第一城 4A scenic area · on the map
A large leisure complex developed by the CITIC Guoan group in Xianghe, built on the model of Ming and Qing Beijing with a walled-city layout and palace-and-garden-style buildings, covering about 3,320 mu (roughly 2.2 square kilometres).
Golden Key Furniture Mall, Xianghe 香河金钥匙 4A scenic area · on the map
A large furniture mall opened in 2003 in Xianghe's furniture-trading district, with about 180,000 square metres of floor space on four floors: general and brand-name furniture, European-style pieces and a redwood hall.
Mengdongfang Future World 梦东方·未来世界 4A scenic area · on the map
An indoor space-themed activity park in Yanjiao, the commuter town of Sanhe on Beijing's eastern edge, inside the Tianyang City development.
Yannanchun Liquor Culture Park 燕南春酒文化博览园 4A scenic area · on the map
A liquor-culture visitor park attached to the Yannanchun distillery in Yongqing's industrial area, built around a museum that traces Chinese liquor-making and local history under a Song–Liao theme, with several hundred objects.
Daxinge Stone Pagoda 大辛阁石塔 National heritage site · on the map
A Liao-dynasty stone pagoda in Daxinge village, Yongqing, standing in the grounds of the White Pagoda (Baita) Temple.

Qinhuangdao 26 sites

Biluota Sea Bar Park 碧螺塔海上酒吧公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A seafront leisure park on the easternmost stretch of Beidaihe's beach, opened in 2013 and laid out like a small peninsula between Jinshanzui and Pigeon Nest Park.
Bingtangyu Great Wall Canyon 冰塘峪长城风情大峡谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain canyon scenic area in the hills north-west of Qinhuangdao, named for the Great Wall remains on the ridges above the valley.
Changli Sand-Sliding Centre 昌黎县旅游滑沙活动中心 4A scenic area · on the map
A sand-sliding centre on the Changli Golden Coast, where visitors slide down sand dunes close to the beach.
Changshou Mountain 长寿山 4A scenic area · on the map
A small rocky hill north of Shanhaiguan, laid out as a scenic area with footpaths up its slopes.
Huaxia Manor Winery 华夏庄园 4A scenic area · on the map
A wine estate on the northern edge of Changli, one of China's wine-growing counties, with vineyards and a winery that visitors can see and where they can taste wine.
Jiaoshan Great Wall 角山长城 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A mountain section of the Ming Great Wall running up from Shanhaiguan to the flat summit of Jiaoshan, with the Hanmen Pass and Qixian Temple on the way.
Jifa Agricultural Dream Kingdom 集发农业梦想王国 4A scenic area · on the map
A family-oriented farm and leisure park in Beidaihe that mixes agricultural exhibits with play areas.
Ledao Ocean Kingdom 乐岛海洋王国 4A scenic area · on the map
An ocean-themed park on the coast south of Shanhaiguan, with staged shows by dolphins, sea lions and beluga whales, a large wave pool and water slides, and a beach for sand and water play.
Lianfeng Mountain Park 联峰山公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded hill park behind the western end of Beidaihe's seafront, with two low peaks covered in pines and cypresses, rock formations, caves, pavilions and winding paths.
Nandaihe International Entertainment Centre 南戴河国际娱乐中心 4A scenic area · on the map
A seaside leisure complex at Nandaihe, south-west of Beidaihe, with a funfair that includes a Ferris wheel and a dome-screen cinema.
Pigeon Nest Park 鸽子窝公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A small headland park at the north-eastern end of the Beidaihe seafront, known for watching the sunrise over the Bohai Sea from the rock at its tip.
Qin Emperor's Immortality Quest Park 秦皇求仙入海处 4A scenic area · on the map
A 19-hectare park on the Bohai shore at Nanshan, opened in 2002, built in ancient style around a Ming stele of 1477 said to mark where the First Qin Emperor sent men to sea in search of the elixir of life.
Qinhuangdao Port Historic Quarter 秦皇岛港口近代建筑群 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The old West Port of Qinhuangdao, where the harbour opened to trade in 1898 and the Kailuan mining company built its offices, power plant, staff housing, wharves and railway.
Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park 秦皇岛野生动物园 4A scenic area · on the map
A large safari-style wildlife park on the Beidaihe coast, opened in 1995, where animals including tigers, lions and bears are kept in zoned areas set in coastal woodland.
Xin'ao Underwater World 新澳海底世界 4A scenic area · on the map
An aquarium on Qinhuangdao's seafront, with marine animals to view and staged shows by dolphins and sea lions.
Yudao Ocean Resort 渔岛海洋度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
A large commercial seaside resort on the Golden Coast in the Beidaihe New Area, centred on a water park, a Ferris wheel and a myth-themed show quarter with mechanical-beast attractions.
Yutian Qilihai Resort 渔田七里海 4A scenic area · on the map
A family holiday resort beside the Qilihai lagoon on the Golden Coast, built around a themed resort town.
Zuoyou Valley 左右山谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural leisure and holiday park in the Yanshan foothills of Lulong County, laid out with orchards and farmland for countryside sightseeing and family holidays.
Zushan 祖山 4A scenic area · on the map
Zushan, called the 'ancestor of the Yanshan', is a large mountain scenic area in the Yanshan range north of Qinhuangdao; its highest peak, Tiannü Peak, rises to 1,428 m.
Banchangyu Brick Kiln Sites 板厂峪窑址群遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Remains of Ming kilns beside Banchangyu village, where bricks were fired for the Great Wall.
Beidaihe Historic Villas 北戴河近代建筑群 National heritage site
A seafront resort district of villas built from the 1890s for foreign residents and wealthy Chinese, after the Qing government named Beidaihe a summer resort for people of all nations in 1898.
Dharani Sutra Pillar, Lulong 大佛顶尊胜陀罗尼经幢 National heritage site · on the map
A Jin-dynasty stone sutra pillar in the old town of Lulong, about 10 metres tall and built in six tiers.
Former Yaohua Glass Factory 耀华玻璃厂旧址 National heritage site
The surviving core of the Yaohua glass factory, founded in 1922 and described as China's first large mechanised glassworks: a two-storey Gothic power house, a pump house and a water tower.
Qin Travelling Palace Site, Beidaihe 北戴河秦行宫遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Foundations of a Qin-dynasty palace at Jinshanzui on the Beidaihe shore, excavated from 1986 to 1991 over about 15,800 square metres and made up of four building groups and fourteen units.
Yongping Prefecture City Wall 永平府城墙 National heritage site · on the map
Surviving parts of the wall of Ming-dynasty Yongping Prefecture, first built in brick and stone in 1372, including the west gate (Wangjing Gate) with its barbican, the small west gate and the small south gate.
Yuanying Temple Pagoda 源影寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A 13-storey octagonal pagoda of brick and timber with closely spaced eaves, built in the Jin dynasty and rebuilt several times since, standing in the north-west of Changli town and about 36 metres high.

Shijiazhuang 54 sites

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.
Chengling Pagoda, Linji Temple 临济寺澄灵塔 National heritage site
A nine-tier, eight-sided brick pagoda about 30 m high beside Linji Temple in the old town of Zhengding, built to hold the relics of Linji Yixuan (died 867), founder of the Linji school of Chan Buddhism, known in Japan as Rinzai.
Daguan Stele (Emperor Huizong's School Rules) 大观圣作之碑 National heritage site
A Northern Song stone stele of the Daguan era (1107–1110) carrying a school-rules edict, the 'eight virtues and eight punishments', written by Emperor Huizong; several copies survive across China and this one is a national heritage unit.
Fenglongshan Grottoes 封龙山石窟 National heritage site · on the map
A small group of Buddhist rock-cut caves on Fenglong Mountain, on the Yuanshi–Luquan border; the heritage listing dates the carving from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Ming, and a 1994 field survey placed one cave between the Northern Qi and the Sui.
Former People's Bank of China Headquarters, Shijiazhuang 中国人民银行总行旧址 National heritage site
A three-storey grey-brick building put up in 1940–41 and known as the 'Little Grey Building'.
Fuxi Terrace 伏羲台遗址 National heritage site
A three-tiered, irregularly octagonal rammed-earth terrace about 9 m high on the plain at Xinle, traditionally linked with the mythical ancestor Fuxi, with remains from the Neolithic to the Han dynasty in the ground around it.
Guanghui Temple Hua Pagoda 广惠寺华塔 National heritage site
A four-storey, eight-sided brick pagoda, the main surviving building of Guanghui Temple in the old town of Zhengding.
Jingxing Kiln Site (Nanhengkou) 井陉窑遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The Jingxing kilns, founded in the Sui dynasty and at their height in the Song and Jin, were scattered through the mountains of Jingxing County, and the Nanhengkou site is the largest and best preserved of those found.
Jingxing Old Post Road (Qinhuang Ancient Road) 井陉古驿道 National heritage site · on the map
A surviving stretch of the old trunk road through the Jingxing pass, the only one of the Taihang range's eight historic passes that carts could use, linking the North China plain with Shanxi.
Jingxing Old Town Wall (Tianchang) 井陉旧城城墙 National heritage site · on the map
Tianchang is the old county town of Jingxing, which became the county seat in 1075 and remained so until 1958, and its Ming and Qing town wall is a national heritage unit.
Kaihua Temple Pagoda 开化寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A nine-tier, eight-sided pagoda of solid brick, about 25 m high, standing on a carved stone base in the old town of Yuanshi.
Kaiyuan Temple, Zhengding 开元寺 National heritage site
The surviving part of a temple founded in 540 in the old town of Zhengding, with the square nine-tier Xumi Pagoda, about 42.5 m high and begun in 636, facing a two-storey bell tower across the former courtyard.
Liang Ancestral Hall, Zhengding 正定梁氏宗祠 National heritage site
A late-Ming ancestral hall of the Liang family, one of Zhengding's leading official families, on Yanzhao South Street in the old town.
Lingshou Stone Archway 灵寿石牌坊 National heritage site · on the map
A Ming-dynasty memorial archway of 1641 in Lingshou county town, known as the 'Three Generations of the Central Pivot' arch.
Lingxiao Pagoda 凌霄塔 National heritage site
A nine-storey, eight-sided pagoda about 41 m high, the main surviving building of the former Tianning Temple in the old town of Zhengding.
Pagoda of Bailin Temple 柏林寺塔 National heritage site
The memorial pagoda of the Tang Chan master Zhaozhou Congshen, rebuilt in 1330 under the Yuan dynasty and standing in the front courtyard of Bailin Chan Temple in Zhao County.
Pilu Temple, Shijiazhuang 毗卢寺 National heritage site · on the map
A small temple on the north-western edge of Shijiazhuang, founded in the Tang dynasty and rebuilt several times; its two main old halls, the Shijia Hall and the Pilu Hall, are of the Ming period.
Stele of the Prince of Qinghe (Li Baochen Stele) 大唐清河郡王纪功载政之颂碑 National heritage site
A Tang-dynasty stone stele set on a tortoise base under a top of interlaced dragons and sheltered by a stele pavilion in the old town of Zhengding.
Stone Pagoda of Zhiping Temple 治平寺石塔 National heritage site · on the map
The surviving remains of Zhiping Temple, a temple founded in the Sui dynasty and largely destroyed in the war against Japan: a four-storey octagonal stone pagoda dated to 749, two small stone pagodas and a dharani pillar, all of the Tang period.
Tianhu Dharani Pillar 天护陀罗尼经幢 National heritage site · on the map
A Tang-dynasty Buddhist sutra pillar dated by its inscription to 727, standing in the grounds of the former East Chan Temple in Tianhu village, on the site of the Tang town of Tianhu.
Wanshou Temple Pagoda Forest 万寿寺塔林 National heritage site · on the map
A group of twelve brick tomb pagodas for the abbots of Wanshou Chan Temple, also called Linshan Temple, on the western foot of Donglin Mountain at Sanji in Pingshan County.
Yongtong Bridge 永通桥 National heritage site
A single-span stone arch bridge on the west side of Zhao County town, known locally as the Small Stone Bridge and built on the same open-spandrel plan as the Anji Bridge a few kilometres to the south.
Youju Temple Pagoda 幽居寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
The only surviving building of Youju Temple, which was founded in the Northern Qi dynasty in the 6th century and destroyed in the Qing period: a seven-tier square brick pagoda of the Tang dynasty, about 23 m high, with tightly stacked eaves.
Yujiashan Cliff Carvings 瑜伽山摩崖造像 National heritage site · on the map
A Song-dynasty seated Maitreya, 8 m high and carved in 1056 on a hill about 2 km west of Nanye village, which the national heritage authority calls the largest single Song stone image in Hebei.
Zhaozhou Dharani Pillar 赵州陀罗尼经幢 National heritage site
A seven-tier octagonal stone sutra pillar built in 1038 under the Northern Song, 16.44 m high, on the site of the former Kaiyuan Temple in the middle of Zhao County town.
Zhengding City Wall 正定城墙 National heritage site
The brick wall of the old prefectural city of Zhengding, which reached its present form in a Ming rebuild finished in 1576; each of its four gates had three layers of defence, the main gate, a barbican and a crescent outer wall.
Zhengding County Confucian Temple 正定县文庙 National heritage site
The county Confucian temple in Zhengding old town, whose main hall, the Dacheng Hall, is regarded as the oldest surviving Confucian temple hall in China.
Zhengding Prefectural Confucian Temple 正定府文庙 National heritage site
The surviving gate hall and flanking side rooms of the Confucian temple of Zhengding Prefecture, founded in 1070.
Zhengfeng Mine Industrial Buildings (Duanjialou) 正丰矿工业建筑群 National heritage site · on the map
The head office and staff housing of the Zhengfeng coal-mining company, built from 1913 to a German-led design after the mine was reorganised in 1912 with investment from the Beiyang general Duan Qirui; the complex is known locally as Duanjialou.
Zhongshan Ancient City Site 中山古城遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The remains of Lingshou, the later capital of Zhongshan, a Warring States kingdom founded by the Xianyu, a northern Di people, which lies mostly in Sanji township in Pingshan County.

Tangshan 25 sites

Eastern Qing Tombs 清东陵 5A scenic area · National heritage site
The burial ground of five Qing emperors (Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Xianfeng and Tongzhi), 15 empresses and 136 imperial concubines, spread over about 80 square kilometres of hills around Changrui Mountain.
Tangshan Nanhu and Kailuan Scenic Area 唐山南湖·开滦 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Two linked parks in the middle of Tangshan: Nanhu, a lake park of nine lakes and five islands laid out on ground that sank after a century of coal mining, and the Kailuan National Mining Park beside it.
Baiyangyu Great Wall 白羊峪长城 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A stretch of Ming Great Wall about 4.5 km long along the ridges at Baiyangyu pass, with 21 towers, of which the Qian'an city government counts six as fairly complete.
Bodhi Island 菩提岛 4A scenic area · on the map
The wooded island of the three that make up Tangshan International Tourist Island, in the Bohai Sea off Laoting County; state media describe it as an island of old trees, in contrast to the sandy Yuetuo Island.
Caofeidian Wetland 曹妃甸湿地 4A scenic area · on the map
Part of a coastal wetland on the Bohai shore of Caofeidian District, made up of reed beds, marshes, fish ponds, shallow reservoirs and tidal flats; the provincial-level wetland and bird reserve covers about 110 square kilometres and lies on the East Asian–Australasian migratory route.
Doma Park, Caofeidian 多玛乐园 4A scenic area · on the map
A fishing-themed leisure park inside the Caofeidian wetland resort, where visitors catch fish, crabs and clams by traditional methods and by newer ones.
Fenghuang Mountain, Qianxi 凤凰山 4A scenic area · on the map
A limestone mountain about 400 m high in Xinji town, southern Qianxi, named for its resemblance to a phoenix with spread wings, with secondary forest and a Buddhist temple, Putuo Chan Temple, at its foot.
Hetou Old Street 河头老街 4A scenic area · on the map
A shopping, food and entertainment street built in old-street style on both banks of the Tangjin Canal, on the line of the 1881 coal canal that gave Hetou its name.
Huaxiang Guoxiang Rural Park, Qianxi 花乡果巷 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural-tourism zone in Qianxi built around flower and fruit farming, with oil-peony and kiwi-fruit farms and organic grain fields, approved as a national 'rural complex' pilot (the only one in Hebei when state media reported on it in 2020).
Jingzhong Mountain, Qianxi 景忠山 4A scenic area · on the map
A temple mountain about 610 m high in Qianxi, where Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian shrines stand in three clusters at the foot, middle and summit, joined by a stairway of 1,872 steps through pines more than 200 years old.
Lanyuewan Seaside Area, Caofeidian 揽月湾 4A scenic area · on the map
A seaside leisure area on the Bohai shore of Caofeidian New City, built around a sandy bay with about 12.8 km of shoreline and a 13.14 km coastal walking trail.
Li Dazhao Memorial Hall and Former Residence 李大钊纪念馆及故居 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Li Dazhao, an early leader of the Chinese Communist Party, was born in 1889 in Dahetuo village, where the three-courtyard farmhouse he grew up in is a nationally protected site.
Longjingguan Great Wall and Rafting Area 龙井关长城漂流 4A scenic area · on the map
A river-rafting scenic area at Longjingguan, a Ming Great Wall pass at the foot of Qi Mountain in Han'erzhuang, northern Qianxi.
Luanzhou Ancient City 滦州古城 4A scenic area · on the map
A reconstruction of the old walled town of Luanzhou in Ming-Qing style, opened in 2012, with a rebuilt city gate, bell and drum towers, a reception pavilion and the old county yamen from the 'Yang Sanjie' opera story.
Qinglong Mountain, Luanzhou 青龙山 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested mountain scenic area in the north-west of Luanzhou, a spur of the Yan Mountains, with Buddhist and Taoist temples and walking routes through pine and cypress woods.
Qingshanguan Great Wall 青山关 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A Great Wall pass in the mountains of north-eastern Qianxi, reckoned the best-preserved part of the county's Ming wall, with a surviving lift-type water gate, a 72-arch tower, the round 'Moon City' and a 'prison tower'.
Qixin Cement Industry Museum, Tangshan 唐山启新水泥工业博物馆 4A scenic area · on the map
A museum without walls on the site of the Qixin Cement Works, founded in 1889 as China's first cement works, with 24 old buildings kept, among them silos, a freight platform and red-brick walls.
Shangheyuan Tourist Area, Zunhua 尚禾源 4A scenic area · on the map
A leisure and rural-tourism area in Xingwangzhai town, west of Zunhua, centred on Lianxiang Town, a street of buildings built in old-street style that is hung with red lanterns for the New Year.
Shanyekou Scenic Area, Qian'an 山叶口 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area of about 14 square kilometres in the hills west of Qian'an, opened in 2011 and known for its stream-cut valley, a mountaintop lake and coloured conglomerate pebbles and boulders from very ancient rock.
Tangshan Science and Technology Museum 唐山市科技馆 4A scenic area · on the map
The municipal science and technology museum, in a large modern building in central Tangshan on the south side of Xinhua Road, just west of its crossing with Weiguo Road.
Yuetuo (Moon) Island 月坨岛 4A scenic area · on the map
A crescent-shaped sandy island in the Bohai Sea off Laoting County, one of the three islands of Tangshan International Tourist Island (with Bodhi and Xiangyun islands), which state media call a national demonstration base for island development.
Jingjue Temple, Yutian 净觉寺 National heritage site · on the map
A Buddhist temple in the countryside of Yutian County, traditionally said to date back to the Tang dynasty but mostly rebuilt in 1842–55 under the Qing.
Panjiayu Massacre Site and Memorial Hall 潘家峪惨案遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Panjiayu was a village used as a base by the Eastern Hebei anti-Japanese resistance, and on 25 January 1941 Japanese and puppet-government troops surrounded it and killed more than 1,200 villagers, described as the first large-scale atrocity under the Japanese 'Three Alls' policy.
Tangshan Earthquake Ruins Memorial Park 唐山地震遗址纪念公园 National heritage site
A memorial park built around the ruined steel-casting workshop of the former Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works, left standing as evidence of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake of 28 July 1976 that flattened the city.
Tiangong Temple Pagoda 天宫寺塔 National heritage site
A thirteen-tier octagonal pagoda of brick and stone from the Liao dynasty, about 24 m high on a 5 m platform, completed in 1062 and the only part left of the former Tiangong Temple.

Xingtai 27 sites

Bian Que Temple 扁鹊庙 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A large temple complex at the foot of Que Mountain in Shentou village, dedicated to the physician Bian Que; tradition dates it to the Warring States period, though the present buildings are Ming and Qing rebuilds.
Delong Steel Culture Park 德龙钢铁文化园 4A scenic area · on the map
An industrial-tourism park inside the working Xingtai plant of Delong Steel, a private steelmaker, in Xindu District.
Jiulong Gorge 九龙峡 4A scenic area · on the map
A sandstone gorge area in the Taihang Mountains of Xindu District, named for its nine gorges and nine valleys and planned to cover about 64 square km, with 1,800-metre Wangmao Mountain as its main peak.
Kongshan Baiyun Cave 崆山白云洞 4A scenic area · on the map
A karst cave in the Taihang foothills of Lincheng, formed in the Cambrian period and found in 1988 by quarrymen, which opened to visitors in 1990.
Nanhe Agricultural Carnival 南和农业嘉年华 4A scenic area · on the map
A modern-agriculture leisure park in the north of Nanhe District, built around large greenhouse halls.
Nikeng Liquor Culture Park 泥坑酒文化旅游产业园 4A scenic area · on the map
A liquor-culture tourism park in Ningjin built around Nikeng baijiu, a strong grain spirit that traces back to a distillery founded in 1916.
Qiannanyu 前南峪 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded valley in the Taihang Mountains that was the headquarters of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (known as Kangda) from November 1940, the school the Chinese Communist Party ran to train military and political cadres.
Qinghe Cashmere Town 羊绒小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A purpose-built cashmere trading and tourism town in Qinghe, with a planned area of about 3.2 sq km, grown from the Qinghe Cashmere Products Market, which began operating in September 2008.
Qishan Lake 岐山湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A large reservoir on the Zhi River in Lincheng County, officially the Lincheng Reservoir and first called the Sanqi Reservoir, built in 1958–60 and later also called Qishan Lake.
Tianhe Mountain, Xingtai 天河山 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic mountain area of about 30 square km on the Hebei–Shanxi border, with ravines, streams and waterfalls below a high meadow and a main peak of 1,780 m.
Tiantai Mountain, Lincheng 天台山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in the Taihang foothills north-west of Lincheng, in the same hills as Kongshan Baiyun Cave and Qishan Lake.
Tianti Mountain, Xingtai 天梯山 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill scenic area in Xindu District, the nearest of the district's mountain 4A sites to Xingtai, known for the red autumn foliage of wild smoke trees growing on its cliffs.
Xingtai Grand Canyon 邢台大峡谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A cluster of 24 sandstone canyons in the Taihang Mountains at Luluo town, near the Shanxi border, eight of them more than a kilometre long; it is a national key scenic area and a national geopark.
Xingyao Kiln Site 邢窑遗址 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The site museum in Neiqiu county town protects 11 kiln furnaces uncovered in 2012 in a dig named one of China's ten major archaeological discoveries of that year, and visitors look down on them from an elevated walkway.
Yunmeng Mountain, Xingtai 云梦山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain gorge area on the Hebei–Shanxi border in Xindu District, laid out in four tiers called the 'pot-heaven' levels, with a main peak of about 1,300 m and a clear stream running through it.
Zijin Mountain, Xingtai 紫金山 4A scenic area · on the map
A high mountain area in Baian township, Xindu District, averaging more than 1,300 m above sea level, with Motianling as its highest peak at about 1,750 m.
Assembly Hall of the Boxer Movement 义和拳议事厅 National heritage site · on the map
A traditional northern-style house of five rooms in Shaliuzhai village, where Zhao Sanduo and other leaders of the Yihequan ('Boxer') movement are recorded as meeting to plan the 1898 uprising.
Kaiyuan Temple, Xingtai 邢台开元寺 National heritage site
A Buddhist temple in the north-east corner of Xingtai's old city, known as the East Temple, which takes its name from the Kaiyuan era (713–741) of the Tang dynasty and became an imperial temple under the Yuan.
Nanjia Village Stone Pagoda 南贾乡石塔 National heritage site · on the map
A lone stone pagoda standing in the countryside just south of Nanjia village, in Nanshimen town in the hills west of Xingtai.
Pingxiang Confucian Temple 平乡文庙 National heritage site · on the map
The main hall of the Confucian temple of Pingxiang County, first built between 1008 and 1016 under the Northern Song and repaired seven times between the Song and the Qing.
Puli Temple Pagoda 普利寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A square, eight-storey brick pagoda 33 m high, built in 1052 under the Northern Song in imitation of timber construction, with closely spaced eaves.
Putong Pagoda 普彤塔 National heritage site
A Ming-dynasty pagoda in the rebuilt Putong Temple on the western side of Nangong, added to the national heritage list in 2013.
Qingfeng Tower, Xingtai 清风楼 National heritage site · on the map
A two-storey, double-eaved timber tower on a brick platform about six metres high, with a vaulted passage running through its base.
Song Jing Stele 宋璟碑 National heritage site · on the map
A Tang-dynasty memorial stele for the chancellor Song Jing (died 737), standing at Donghu village in Shahe.
Tang Ancestors Mausoleum, Longyao 隆尧唐祖陵 National heritage site · on the map
Two joined tombs, the Jianchu and Qiyun mausolea, mark the burial place of two ancestors of Li Yuan, founder of the Tang dynasty, to whom he gave imperial titles after taking the throne in 618.
Tao Te Ching Pillar, Xingtai 道德经幢 National heritage site
An eight-sided stone pillar 6.89 metres tall, carved with the text of the Tao Te Ching and the Tang emperor Xuanzong's commentary on it.
Tianning Temple, Xingtai 天宁寺 National heritage site · on the map
Tianning Temple, known locally as the West Temple, was founded in the Tang dynasty and rebuilt under the Yuan, and only its Yuan-era front hall survived the Cultural Revolution, when the work units that had taken the site over pulled down the other buildings.

Zhangjiakou 56 sites

Anjiagou Ecological Tourism Area 安家沟生态旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic valley on the northern edge of Zhangjiakou, a gully about 4.6 km long with a dozen side gullies, run as an ecological tourism area for day visitors from the city.
Chicheng Hot Spring Resort 赤城温泉度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring valley west of Chicheng town, where mineral springs rise on the south bank of the Tangquan River and now supply hotels and sanatoria.
Cuiyunshan Forest Scenic Area 翠云山森林风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested mountain area at Chongli with peaks above 2,000 m, developed as a mountain resort around the Galaxy ski area.
Dajingmen 大境门 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A gate in the Great Wall on the northern edge of Zhangjiakou, built in 1644, through which the road to Mongolia once passed; the trade market that grew up outside it made Zhangjiakou a major caravan town.
Daqingshan Mountain Resort, Shangyi 大青山国际旅游度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain tourist resort in Shangyi County beside the Grassland Sky Road, a scenic highway that passes through the Daqingshan forest hills.
Fulong Four Seasons Town 富龙四季小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A resort town on the edge of Chongli's main town, built around the Fulong ski area, with a shopping street of 19 European-style buildings, a large indoor children's play centre and hotels.
Genting Snow Park 云顶滑雪公园 4A scenic area · on the map
The ski park of the Genting Secret Garden resort in Taizicheng village, Chongli, which hosted the Olympic freestyle skiing and snowboarding events of the 2022 Winter Games (apart from big air, held in Beijing) and the Paralympic snowboarding.
Guanting Reservoir National Wetland Park 官厅水库国家湿地公园 4A scenic area
A very large wetland park on the shores of Guanting Reservoir, a 1950s reservoir on the Yongding River that straddles the Hebei–Beijing border.
Huangdi City Ruins (Zhuolu Old City) 黄帝城遗址 4A scenic area · on the map
The remains of a rammed-earth walled town at Sanbao village, Fanshan town, which local tradition calls Huangdi City after the legendary Yellow Emperor.
Huanglong Mountain Resort 黄龙山庄 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded mountain resort and scenic area in the Yan Mountains north-west of Huailai town, with streams and springs, forest walks and a cool summer climate.
Jiming Mountain 鸡鸣山 4A scenic area
An isolated peak of about 1,100 m on the east side of Xiahuayuan, nicknamed the 'flying peak' because it stands alone above the Yang River valley, within a scenic area of about 17.5 sq km.
Kulun Nur Resort 库伦淖尔 4A scenic area · on the map
A lake and holiday resort on the Bashang grassland just north of Guyuan town.
Luanhe Shenyun Scenic Area 滦河神韵 4A scenic area · on the map
A wetland and grassland viewing area on Zhuanfo Hill beside the Shandian River in northern Guyuan County, where the river winds in loops across the open grassland, with boardwalks and pavilions up the hill.
Nihewan Archaeological Park 泥河湾遗址 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A basin in the Sanggan River valley where more than 80 early-human sites have been found, among them some of the oldest known traces of people in East Asia, with stone tools more than 1.5 million years old.
Sanggan River Grand Canyon and Feibu Gorge 桑干河大峡谷·飞瀑峡 4A scenic area · on the map
A gorge scenic area on the Sanggan River in the far south-west of Xuanhua District, whose main sight, the Feibu ('flying waterfall') Gorge, is a narrow stretch of canyon about 5 km long with many small waterfalls and spray.
Shacheng Liquor Culture Expo Park 沙城酒文化博览园 4A scenic area · on the map
A visitor area at the Shacheng Laojiao baijiu distillery in Shacheng town, rated a national 4A scenic area in December 2025.
Thaiwoo Ski Town 太舞四季小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A ski resort town at Chongli built in the style of a European alpine village, 2 km from Taizicheng, where the Zhangjiakou events of the 2022 Winter Olympics were held.
Tianbao Nasutu Grassland Resort 天保那苏图 4A scenic area · on the map
A grassland holiday resort on the western edge of Zhangbei, laid out around a lake and a large flower meadow, with a Mongol-Yuan themed area and a hot-spring and water-play zone.
Wanlong Ski Resort 万龙滑雪场 4A scenic area · on the map
One of the large ski resorts in Chongli, the Olympic ski district of Zhangjiakou, with more than 30 runs, some of them certified by the International Ski Federation (FIS), a long gentle beginners' run and night skiing.
Xiaowutai Huichuan Scenic Area 小五台辉川景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain-valley scenic area on the southern side of the Xiaowutai range, at Huichuan village in Yuxian's Baishu township, on Hebei's list of 4A scenic areas.
Xiaowutai Jinhe Scenic Area 小五台金河景区 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A forested river valley below the Xiaowutai peaks, whose East Terrace, at 2,882 m, is the highest point in Hebei.
Yuan Zhongdu (Middle Capital of the Yuan) 元中都遗址 4A scenic area · National heritage site
The earthen remains of Yuan Zhongdu, the 'Middle Capital' that Emperor Wuzong began building on the grassland north of Zhangbei in 1307; work was halted in 1311 and the palace was burned in 1358 during the Red Turban uprising.
Yuzhou Museum 蔚州博物馆 4A scenic area
Yuxian's county museum, ranked a national second-grade museum, which moved in 2016 from Shijia Temple into a purpose-built building of about 13,000 sq m.
Yuzhou Old Town and City Wall 蔚州古城 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The walled old town of Yuxian, first walled in 580 and rebuilt under the Ming in 1377, with a chessboard of streets and courtyard houses inside a wall circuit of 3.8 km.
Zhongdu Grassland Resort 中都原始草原度假村 4A scenic area · on the map
A grassland holiday resort on the Bashang plateau north of Zhangbei, built around a camp of Mongolian-style yurts that includes a very large domed yurt used as a restaurant and venue.
Bailin Temple, Xuanhua 宣化柏林寺 National heritage site
A small Buddhist temple in a mountain hollow about 1 km south-west of Bailinsi village in Guocun township, south of Xuanhua, with Ming and Qing buildings.
Changping Granary, Yuxian 蔚州常平仓 National heritage site · on the map
A Ming government granary standing west of the Drum Tower inside Yuxian's old town, one of the 'ever-normal' storehouses that stocked grain to steady prices.
Chongguang Pagoda, Longguan 重光塔 National heritage site · on the map
A Ming brick pagoda rising over the houses of Longguan town, an old frontier market town in Chicheng County.
Chongtai Temple, Yuxian 蔚县重泰寺 National heritage site · on the map
A large Buddhist temple on a hillock by Yanjiazhai village, laid out along a north–south axis from an opera stage and gate hall through several halls to a rear building dedicated to the Three Teachings, with a group of pagodas to one side.
Former Chahar Democratic Government (Xuanhua Museum) 察哈尔民主政府旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A courtyard compound beside Xuanhua's Catholic cathedral, built in 1930 as the Joseph General Seminary in a mix of Chinese and Western styles, with three courtyards and a two-storey central block under a Gothic-style roof.
Former Chahar Military Governor's Office 察哈尔都统署旧址 National heritage site · on the map
The only reasonably complete Qing government compound left in Zhangjiakou, built in 1762 for the military governor who oversaw the Chahar Mongol banners, one of only three posts of this kind in the Qing empire.
Fozhen Sheli Pagoda 佛真猞猁迤逻尼塔 National heritage site · on the map
A Liao-dynasty (916–1125) brick relic pagoda with tightly stacked eaves, standing in Taer ('Pagoda') village west of Xuanhua.
Guandi Temple, Yuxian 蔚县关帝庙 National heritage site · on the map
A small temple to Guan Yu, the deified general of the Three Kingdoms, whose four surviving buildings are in Ming style and stand on one north–south axis: an opera stage, an offering hall, the Guandi hall with wall paintings of Guan Yu's story, and a rear hall known as the Sanyi Hall.
Gucheng Temple, Yuxian 故城寺 National heritage site · on the map
A Ming Buddhist temple founded in 1507 on the site of an older Liao-period town, which gives it its name; it is also called Xinfo ('Heart Buddha') Temple and Dongda ('East Great') Temple.
Huayan Temple, Nuanquan 暖泉华严寺 National heritage site · on the map
A Ming Buddhist temple in the south-east of Nuanquan town, also called the Great Temple, whose front hall keeps a large set of water-and-land (shuilu) wall paintings of the Buddhist realms of existence, with the ten Wisdom Kings on the north wall.
Jimingyi Post Station 鸡鸣驿城 National heritage site
A walled Ming post station covering about 22 hectares, described as the largest surviving courier station in China, built in 1420 as a station on the Ming post road to the Xuanfu frontier and still lived in by villagers.
Laojun Temple, Shazipo 沙子坡老君观 National heritage site · on the map
A Ming-to-Qing Daoist temple, named for Laojun (the deified Laozi), on a mound at the north end of Nuanquan old town, with an opera stage, a mountain gate, a front hall and a rear hall.
Lingyan Temple, Yuxian 蔚州灵岩寺 National heritage site
A Ming Buddhist temple rebuilt in 1441 and probably founded with imperial approval by the eunuch Wang Zhen; its ceilings, caissons and screens resemble those of Zhihua Temple in Beijing.
Nan'an Temple Pagoda 南安寺塔 National heritage site
A Liao-dynasty brick pagoda with thirteen close-set eaves on an octagonal plan, solid inside, standing just inside the south gate of Yuxian's walled old town.
Shien Temple 时恩寺 National heritage site
A Buddhist temple in the old town of Xuanhua whose main hall, completed in 1470 under the Ming dynasty, is the city's oldest surviving timber building and its only one with a hip roof.
Shijia Temple, Yuxian 释迦寺 National heritage site
The largest Buddhist temple of old Yuxian, known locally as the Great Temple, with front, middle and rear halls in a walled courtyard just outside the south gate.
Shujiu Temple Pagoda 澍鹫寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A brick-and-earth pagoda on Jiufeng Ridge in the hills south of Xiaoyanchang village, listed nationally as Jin to Yuan in date although local tradition traces the temple back to the Tang.
Shuzhuanglou Yuan Tombs 梳妆楼元墓 National heritage site · on the map
A Mongol-era tomb group on the grassland east of Guyuan, named for its best-preserved tomb: a square brick tower about 9 m tall with a domed interior, long wrongly said to be the dressing tower of the Liao empress dowager Xiao.
Taizicheng Site (Jin Dynasty Palace) 太子城遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The site of a Jin-dynasty imperial summer palace, identified as the Taihe Palace of Emperor Zhangzong and occupied for about two decades from around 1190, excavated from 2017 when the 2022 Winter Olympic village was planned beside it; the Games plans were changed so that the site could be kept.
Tianqi Temple, Yuxian 蔚县天齐庙 National heritage site · on the map
A Daoist temple to the Emperor of the Eastern Peak, built in 1599 and repaired in the Jiaqing reign, outside the east gate of Yuxian's old town.
Wanquan Right Guard City 万全右卫城 National heritage site
A Ming garrison town founded as an earth fort in 1393 and given a brick facing in 1438, whose square circuit of walls, about 880 m on each side, still stands with a south gate (Ying'en) and a north gate (Desheng).
Xiabali Liao Tombs 下八里墓群 National heritage site · on the map
A cemetery of Liao-dynasty (916–1125) brick tombs in Xiabali village, north-west of Xuanhua, mostly the family graves of the Han Chinese Zhang clan, with more than ten tombs found since 1972.
Xigu Fortress, Nuanquan 西古堡 National heritage site
A walled fort village of the Ming and Qing in Nuanquan town, one of more than 400 fortified villages in Yuxian, which keeps its old courtyard houses, temples, lanes and an opera stage in fairly intact condition.
Ximalin City Wall 洗马林城墙 National heritage site · on the map
The walls of Ximalin, a fortified town in Wanquan District built in 1435 under the Ming and repaired in 1741 under the Qing, and a national heritage unit since 2013.
Ximalin Yuhuang Pavilion 洗马林玉皇阁 National heritage site · on the map
A Jade Emperor (Yuhuang) pavilion built in 1575 on a 7 m brick platform in Ximalin village and repaired in 1861, which the heritage listing describes as a concentrated example of Ming timber architecture.
Xuanhua Ancient City 宣化古城 National heritage site
The old walled city of Xuanhua, a Ming frontier stronghold known as the 'first prefecture west of Beijing', which has kept its Ming street layout and main monuments.
Yuquan Temple, Bubeibao 卜北堡玉泉寺 National heritage site · on the map
A temple built in 1439 as the family temple of the powerful Ming eunuch Wang Zhen, who came from Yuxian, standing by the gate of the old fort at Bubeibao village.
Yuzhou Yuhuang Pavilion 蔚州玉皇阁 National heritage site
A Ming gate-tower on the middle of Yuxian's north wall, completed in 1377 as the Jingbian ('border-pacifying') Tower and later used as a Jade Emperor temple.
Zhangjiakou Fort (Zhangjiakoubu) 张家口堡 National heritage site
The old Ming fort of Zhangjiakou, built in 1429 as a garrison post on the Great Wall defences, which grew into a major trading town on the caravan road to Mongolia and Russia.
Zhaohua Temple 昭化寺 National heritage site
A Ming-dynasty Buddhist temple in the old town of Huai'ancheng, founded in the late 14th century and rebuilt in the 1430s and 1440s, and a national heritage unit since 2001.
Zhenwu Temple, Yuxian 蔚州真武庙 National heritage site · on the map
A Ming temple to Zhenwu, the Daoist Perfected Warrior whom the Ming court promoted as protector of the realm, standing in a small walled compound at the foot of the north-west city wall inside Yuxian's old town.

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