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柏林禅寺; Bǎilín Chán Sì
Large monastery, dating back to the Tang dynasty.
石家庄烈士陵园
A large park with multiple memorials to those who fought and died in the anti-Japanese war. Notable for foreigners are the Canadian-themed memorial dedicated to Norman Bethune, and Indian-themed memorial to Dwarkanath Kotnis and other Indian doctors who assisted the Chinese.
毗庐寺, Vairocana Monastery
Built in the Tang dynasty and underwent major restorations under the Yuan and Ming dynasties. The main hall (Vairocana Hall; 毗庐殿; Pílúdiàn) contains a stone pedestal with excellent Tang carvings, as well as murals from the Yuan-Ming period, some of which are truly magnificent (if you have the luck to visit when the sunlight is good enough to observe the details).
赵州桥
A great masterpiece of Chinese civil engineering. Created around 600 CE under the Sui dynasty, it survived numerous floods and earthquakes, and is considered nowadays as the oldest stone single arch bridge in the world. Adjacent small museum with a collection of stone carvings, steles and statues from the vicinity of Zhou County.
河北美术馆
河北博物院
This is a must-see and contains expositions from two major discoveries: the tomb of King of Zhongshan (中山王) from the late 4th century BCE, and the royal tombs of prince and princess of the Han principality of Zhongshan (Mancheng 满城 Han tombs) from the late 2nd century BCE.
石家庄市博物馆
世纪公园
Contains the Shijiazhuang TV tower.
人民广场、长安公园
A park (northern portion) and a square (southern portion) connected. An underground mall is near the southern entrance (with a giant white statue of Mao Zedong). Shijiazhuang Museum is at the western side.
苍岩山; Cāngyánshān
Really beautiful, picture postcard temples built on the steep hillsides. There is a pavilion built on a bridge over a gorge that was filed in the final scenes of the Oscar-winning film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Looking down at the Cangyan Mountains, two mountains stand facing each other from east to west, and one chain of mountains lie across their back from north to south, with the Fuqing temple built in the valley formed by the precipices and cliffs.
石头村; Shítoucūn; lit. Stone Village; also known as Yujia Village (于家村; Yújiācūn)
A perfect example of Chinese stone architecture, with an excellent local temple (Qingliang pavilion; 清凉阁; Qīngliánggé) built in the late Ming-Early Qing period (16th-18th centuries). It may serve as an introduction to popular beliefs of the Chinese peasants.
娘子关; Niángzǐguān
For those who really love old towns. The dusty coalminers' town has two major attractions: a small but impressive section of the internal Great Wall, separating Shanxi from Hebei, a site of major battles from the sixth century on; and a beautiful village built on a stream, with private watermills run by many villagers (ask for Shuishangrenjia; 水上人家; Shuǐshàngrénjiā).
天山海世界
A family themed water park.
天使酒吧
Known for its specialty drinks, classic cocktails, and non-alcoholic options, the bar also allows patrons to request custom drinks from the bartender.
Allowed to accept foreigners. It is pretty clean and moderately priced.
汇文大酒店; Huìwén Dàjiǔdiàn)
Four-star hotel with rooms with desk and kettle. Karaoke, pool and fitness available. Also has a restaurant serving Honk Kong cuisine.
By train
Shijiazhuang has one of the largest railway hubs in China, with numerous trains arriving throughout the day. The express train from Beijing takes just over an hour.
By bus
Buses to neighboring cities and towns depart from different bus stations, but each of these stations (and many close destinations) can be conveniently reached by buses (all stations), subways (only…
By car
The road network is quite good, and Shijiazhuang can be reached from Beijing by car in about 3 hours. Expressways also link the provincial capital to Taiyuan, Zhengzhou and other destinations.
By bus
Buses in Shijiazhuang, as in any large city in China, are frequent and cheap: just ¥1 for a journey, whatever the distance. But during the summer and winter some buses with air conditioning charge ¥2.
By taxi
60 per five minutes. It's particularly difficult to hail a taxi during the period around 18:00.
By subway
Subway Line 1, 2 and 3 are in service. Subway Line 4 and 5 are under construction.
By bike-sharing
Bike-sharing can be found everywhere in this city.
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