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Prefecture-level city in Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Heze (菏泽, Hézé) is a city in Shandong. It is an off-the-beaten track destination, where foreigners are an extreme rarity.
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菏泽市博物馆
曹州牡丹园
National 4A level tourist attraction. The Caozhou Peony Garden includes five major peony viewing areas: the theme peony viewing area, the Caozhou Peony Ancient Genealogy Area, the Sangli Garden Ancient Genealogy Flower Field Area, the Peony and Peony Scientific Research Exhibition Area, the Award-winning Peony Flower Field and Lake and Mountain Scenic Area, the Wild Water Scenic Area, the World National Flower Garden Scenic Area, the Four Seasons Peony Scenic Area, the Twelve Flower Gods Scenic Area and other twelve scenic areas. There are more than 1,237 varieties of peonies, more than 600 varieties of peonies, and more than 200 other trees, shrubs, and ground cover plants. It is the world's largest botanical garden with the largest peony and peony planting area and the most varieties.
曹州百花园
Caozhou Hundred Gardens, formerly known as "Wanhua Village", were built in the Ming Dynasty Jiajing period.
It covers an area of 999 acres and has a total construction area of 247,000 square meters. With complete basic supporting facilities and complete comprehensive reception functions, it is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a national defense education base in Shandong Province, the most distinctive film and television shooting base in Shandong, and a demonstration base for the cultural tourism industry in Heze City. It has now become the largest Sun Bin Culture and Sun Bin Art of War in the country. Sun Bin Family, Sun Bin Military Thought and Scientific Research Base.
Zhaowang River Park starts from Wanfu River in the south and ends at the North Outer Ring Road in the north, with a total length of 8 kilometers and a total area of more than 200 hectares, of which the water surface area is more than 100 hectares.
The Huandi Park plan is divided into "one ring, four sections, ten sceneries and five lakes", one of which is the city park ring (green ecological ring, healthy life ring, urban cultural ring).
With its current "good looks", the Qili River has become a major landmark in the northern part of the city, attracting surrounding citizens to drive here to go boating on the lake, play in the water, take photos and check in. There is a saying that "the setting sun reflects on the vast blue waves, and tourists can paddle leisurely The Qili River is astonishingly like Jiangnan scenery settled in the capital of peony.".
Covering an area of 150 acres, it is a comprehensive and open park in Heze City that integrates leisure, entertainment, sightseeing and fitness. The landscape plants are mainly peonies, and there are more than 180 kinds of precious peonies such as jade white, bean green, and imperial concubine.
冀鲁豫边区革命纪念馆
It integrates exhibition halls, art galleries and squares. The main building consists of exhibition halls and panoramic art galleries. The exhibition hall is divided into four halls: the prologue hall and the four halls of Sparks, Bloody Anti-Japanese War, Fighting for the Central Plains, and Children of the Revolution. It reflects the revolution in the Jiluyu Border Area in the 1930s and 1940s. The panoramic picture in the gallery is 17 meters high and 123 meters in circumference. The painting, ground modeling and lighting and sound are integrated with each other.
中国牡丹园滑雪场
Heze City is the only small ski resort, you can rent ski equipment on site.
摇滚炒鸡（香格里拉店）
宴花都
The materials are very fresh and the cost performance is super high. The restaurant environment is very good, very clean and tidy, but the portions are not large, belonging to the more sophisticated type. The dishes are fresh, salty, and the heat is just right. The food was served quickly.
朱大姐羊肉汤
Mutton soup is a specialty of Heze. Every local eats it. Usually, they eat it for breakfast in the morning, which will make them energetic for the whole day.
香酥烧饼总店
One of the famous delicacies in southwestern Shandong, it is round like a moon, red with a hint of yellow, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant and delicious. Its production method is as follows: use wheat flour, go through the processes of mixing, fermenting, rolling and kneading, and then flatten it and wrap it with a variety of condiments such as sesame oil, salt, pepper, fennel powder, etc., then cut the edge of the plate, apply a layer of syrup, sprinkle sesame kernels on the surface, and bake it in the oven.
巡山酒吧
A bar with a youthful energy atmosphere. There is a resident singer in the store, which is suitable for gatherings with friends. You can order barbecue snacks and so on.
D堡
A bar for drinking and dancing. It has a nice stereo. Heze young people like to go places.
桔子酒店（万达广场店）
Complete supporting facilities, good service.
菏泽万达美华酒店
Heze Wanda near the hotel of the same name, the internal facilities are more modern, younger, industrial style. The hotel comes with free laundry and gym; facilities are very complete.
全季酒店（菏泽人民路店）
Good environment, the interior environment has a sense of design. The rooms are clean and warm.
The hotel rooms are spacious and comfortable, with various types of rooms, with bright, elegant and solemn designs, special bars, Shangshanfang gourmet buffet restaurants, Chinese restaurants and large conference reception spaces.
The breakfast buffet provides secret mutton soup, spicy soup, steamed dumplings, fried dough sticks, pastries, antibiotic-free eggs, freshly squeezed juice, milk, coffee, soy milk, etc. The hotel has more than 100 guest rooms of various types, each one unique.
This large hotel does catering and hosts banquets, sports and entertainment, executive lounges and other facilities. It has more than 200 rooms with soft big beds.
This is a peaceful house with flowers, a pavilion, cranes and jade.
万达广场
A large shopping plaza in the south of Heze. In the evening, the golden Street bottom merchants and street night markets outside will also open, and all kinds of snacks are particularly lively. One-stop solution to shopping, dining, shopping needs.
佳和城
Can be said to belong to Heze one of the best shopping malls food street is very distinctive, businesses and brands are also a lot. Loved by the locals.
It is possible to get around the city by bus, but they shut down on major holidays such as during the Chinese New Year. Cab rides are very inexpensive: about ¥10 will get you most places in town.
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