[2025 Zhengding Attraction] Travel Guide for Fahui Temple (Updated May)

⛰[Attraction Guide] 📍Address: No. 318, Yanzhao South Street, Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province 🚗Transportation: Take Bus No. 130 or Sightseeing Bus No. 1 in Zhengding County. 🕙Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 8:30–17:00 💰Ticket price: Free. 🌟Highlights: Guanghui Temple is one of the eight ancient temples in Zhengding. It was built in the Tang Dynasty, more than 1,200 years ago. During its heyday, the temple's buildings were arranged from south to north, including the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Front Hall, the Hua Pagoda, and the Ksitigarbha Hall. After several changes, only the Hua Pagoda remains. The Hua Pagoda is a rare type of flower pagoda and is praised as "unique in China" by the Chinese architect Liang Sicheng. Emperor Qianlong visited this temple many times to worship Buddha and left poems to commemorate his visits. 📌Tips: You can park at the parking lot of Zhengding City Wall.

Whenever Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went to the south of the Yangtze River and left the capital, his first stop was Zhengding County. Every time he arrived in Zhengding, Emperor Qianlong would go to Guanghui Temple, and when he went to Guanghui Temple, he would definitely climb the Hua Pagoda. What is the charm of this pagoda that made Emperor Qianlong love it so much? [Cute] Hua Pagoda of Guanghui Temple, also known as Duobao Pagoda and Hua Pagoda, is located in Guanghui Temple on the east side of Shengmin Street, Zhengding Town, Zhengding County, Hebei Province. It is said that it was first built during the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (785-804). According to the shape of the tower and analysis of relevant literature, it should be a relic of the Jin Dynasty. Huata is a unique type of ancient Chinese pagoda. On March 4, 1961, the Hua Pagoda of Guanghui Temple was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. [TeaDrinker] The Guanghui Temple Hua Pagoda is an octagonal brick-carved imitation wood-frame pavilion-style flower pagoda. It consists of a main tower and an auxiliary small tower, all made of bricks, built on the same square base. The overall plan is octagonal, with a total width of 6.2 meters on the four front faces and a width of 3.5 meters on the four sloping faces. The main tower is in the center, and an auxiliary tower is built on each of the four sloping faces. There is an inner corridor 1.36 meters wide between the main tower and the auxiliary tower. Guanghui Temple was first built during the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (785-804) and is one of the eight ancient temples in Zhengding. Because the only building left in the temple is a Hua Pagoda, it is also called "Hua Pagoda Temple". The Hua Pagoda of Guanghui Temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty, but was later destroyed. The existing pagoda is a relic of the Jin Dynasty. 🚗 Location: East of Shengmin Street, Zhengding Town, Zhengding County, Hebei Province. Opening hours: 8:00～18:00. Transportation information: Take Zhengding Microbus No. 1 to reach Guanghui Temple Huata; take Shijiazhuang Bus No. 130 and get off at Guanghui Temple Station.

❤️After having breakfast at "Shijiazhuang Nanchengxiang", we arrived in Zhengding near noon. The South Gate parking lot was almost full. After walking around for a while, I was lucky to find a parking space in the underground parking lot of Yanghe Building. ❤️Today's itinerary: Yanghe Tower ~ Linji Temple ~ Guanghui Temple ~ Historical and Cultural Street ~ Liang's Ancestral Hall ~ Kaiyuan Temple (passing by) ~ eating siu mai 1💖Zhengding's tourism is obviously much more professional than Dingzhou and Zhaoxian, with more standardized management and human nature in the details 2❤️There are ways to play for the rich, and there are free places to go. It’s up to you to spend as much as you want. Snack streets can be found everywhere, and the prices are reasonable. You can’t be too demanding about hygiene. It depends on your personal choice. 3❤️The sesame cakes from all over the country have their own characteristics. If there are not many people in line, you can try the freshly baked ones. 🚗Transportation and accommodation Depart from Shijiazhuang, more than ten kilometers away, stay at Shijiazhuang Ximei Wuzhou Hotel (super recommended 💞💞💞) ♥️Food recommendations The freshly baked biscuits are very fragrant, and the salty ones are 2 yuan. One, I think the old brand shaomai has good quality and low price. There are many people queuing up, the quantity is large and the price is good. The overall taste is salty, there is no service, and you have to queue up to find a seat without taking a number. The order is poor. ‼ ️Intimate TIPS ❤️Parking in the ancient city is free. You can park in a convenient place according to your needs. There are many people in the ancient city and there will be traffic control. It is inconvenient to drive. If you are tired of walking, you can take a tricycle. Don't focus on the South Gate parking lot. You can drive north and there are fewer people. Okay! Return to Beijing! 2025.2.3

Zhengding Ancient City, Located in Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, There are many historical and cultural heritages. Among them, four ancient towers are particularly important. The four ancient towers are: Guanghui Temple: Hua Pagoda, Linji Temple: Chengling Pagoda, Tianning Temple: Lingxiao Pagoda, Kaiyuan Temple: Sumeru Pagoda. These ancient towers are of great historical value. Exquisite architectural art, It's worth your visit. ----------------------- (1): Guanghui Temple: Hua Pagoda. Located on Minsheng Street in Zhengding County. Also known as: Duobao Pagoda or Hua Pagoda, It was first built during the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. It consists of a main tower and four subsidiary small towers. The main tower is about 40.5 meters high. The tower is richly decorated. Especially the wall sculpture on the fourth floor. Shows the wrestlers, lions, Images of elephants, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, etc. The carving is exquisite, delicate and unique. It is a unique example among ancient Chinese towers. (Figure 1-Figure 4.) (2): Linji Temple: Chengling Pagoda. Located in Linji Temple in Zhengding County. It was first built in the eighth year of Tang Xiantong (867). It is an octagonal nine-story solid brick tower. Height 30.47 meters, The tower is decorated with green glazed tiles. Solemn, beautiful and grand. Wind chimes are hung on the eaves of the tower. The breeze blows, and the sound is pleasant. It retains the appearance and shape of the Jin Dynasty. (Figure 5-Figure 8.) (3): Tianning Temple: Lingxiao Pagoda. Located in Tianning Temple in Zhengding County. It was first built during the reign of Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty. (860-874 AD). The nine-story pavilion-style tower is 40.98 meters high. The height of each floor of the tower decreases gradually, and the structure is unique. The center of the fourth floor of the tower, There is a wooden pillar that reaches the top of the tower. The structure is unique. It retains the architectural styles of the Song and Jin dynasties. (Figure 9-Figure 12.) (4): Kaiyuan Temple: Sumeru Pagoda. Located in Kaiyuan Temple in Zhengding County. It was first built in the tenth year of Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (636). The tower is 42.5 meters high. It is a nine-story square brick tower with dense eaves. (Like the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an) The tower is simple and ancient, beautiful and magnificent. There are square doors on the front of each floor. Wind chimes are hung on the four corners. There are eight statues of powerful warriors carved on the four corners of the bottom. Steady and dignified. It retains the architectural style characteristics of the Tang Dynasty. (Figures 13-20.) ----------------------- Travel Information: Opening hours: 8:30-17:30. Ticket Information: Ticket for all 4 towers: 80 yuan. Self-driving: Navigation location: All four towers have parking lots. Just navigate to each parking lot. (For example, Guanghui Temple parking lot. etc--) Finally, I wish you a pleasant journey and good luck!

I am very grateful that this year I have been doing things I enjoy I have visited many of the great rivers and mountains of the motherland And healed myself in different places Today I will share some 'healing' small towns I have visited . ❶ Zhengding Ancient City (Image 1-2) 📍Zhengding, 15 kilometers north of Shijiazhuang, Hebei The hometown of 'Zhao Zilong of Shijiazhuang', with a history and culture of over a thousand years Recommended spots: Ancient city walls (especially the south gate tower of Zhengding), Five Temples and Four Pagodas (Guanghui Temple, Linji Temple, Kaiyuan Temple, Longxing Temple, Tianning Temple, and the Lingxiao Pagoda, Hua Pagoda, Misu Pagoda, Chengling Pagoda) . ❷ Taizhou Ancient City (Image 3-4) 📍Linhai, Zhejiang A beautiful Jiangnan small town privately treasured by the people of Zhejiang, with its sticky Jiangnan charm Recommended spots: Taizhou Prefecture City Wall (the Great Wall of Jiangnan), Ziyang Street, Dong Lake . ❸ Songyang (Image 5-6) 📍Songyang County, Zhejiang Rated by National Geographic as 'the last secret land of Jiangnan', the ancient villages deep in the mountains are extremely pleasant Recommended spots: Songzhuang Village, Yangjiatang Village, Chenjiapu Village, ancient villages scattered in the mountains, inconvenient transportation, self-driving recommended . ❹ Yanzhou Ancient City (Image 7-8) 📍Jiande, Zhejiang The Xin'an River flows under the ancient city walls of Yanzhou Prefecture, and the city is filled with white-walled and black-tiled Hui-style architecture Recommended spots: Chengqing Gate, Zhengda Street, Jiande Marquis Archway, Fuqian Street . ❺ Huizhou Ancient City (Image 9-10) 📍She County, Anhui One of the four great ancient cities of China, the birthplace of 'Huizhou culture', where simple Huizhou people still live today Recommended spots: Huizhou Prefecture Yamen, Zhonghe Street, Doushan Street, Yuliang Dam (1.5 kilometers from the ancient city) . ❻ Jingdezhen (Image 11-12) 📍Jingdezhen, Jiangxi This is the 'Floating Beam' in Bai Juyi's poems, and also the 'Porcelain Capital' of the world Recommended spots: Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, Taoxichuan Creative District, Porcelain Palace, Hanxi Village, Yaoli Ancient Town . ❼ Xiapu (Image 13-14) 📍Xiapu County, Fujian The small fishing village by the sea and the roads leading to the ocean are both romantic and healing Recommended spots: Dongbi Village, Huazhu Sunrise, Yangjiaxi, Dayu Mountain Island, and the Sisheng Islands (belonging to Fuding City, but very close to Xiapu) . ❽ Lianyungang (Image 15-16) 📍Lianyungang City, Jiangsu This should be the only blue sea in Jiangsu Province! Few people, beautiful scenery, and a comfortable life Recommended spots: Liandao Scenic Area, Lianyungang Old Street, Yuntai Mountain by the Sea . ❾ Pingtan Island (Image 17-18) 📍Pingtan County, Fujian A city with the sea is a bit more romantic, isn't a city that is all sea the ultimate in romance? Recommended spots: Blue Tears (April to June, appearing all over Pingtan Island), Elephant Trunk Bay (visible during high tide), Houyan Island (the closest distance to Taiwan Island from the mainland of China is 68 nautical miles), Changjiang'ao Sunset Windmill, Ring Sea Road