Things to do in Xingtai

Tiantai Mountain

Tiantai Mountain is one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Lincheng. It has numerous peaks and numerous scenic spots. It is magnificent and worth visiting.

Tao Garden (“Peach Blossom Land”)

Taohuayuan is a special scenic spot that integrates green mountains, elegant waters and garden landscaping. Special sites within the scenic area include the Shahe Daluo Gorge, the Boulder Promenade, the Quyang Stone Carving Two-Story Pavilion, the Fossilized Wood Pavilion, the Cliff Waterfalls, the Great Taohuayuan Waterfall and the Glass Terrace. Depending on the time of year, there are also peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, lotus flowers and peonies in bloom. The scenery of various colors during different flowering seasons is very beautiful, and makes this an ideal place for sightseeing, leisure, entertainment and fitness activities.

Xingxiang Ancient Town

Xingxiang Ancient Town is located in Longquansi Township, Xingtai County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province. Walking on the ancient roads, savoring the axis of time, with the simplicity and depth of the years, looking for the echo of history, feeling the pulse from the real culture, and enjoying the tranquility and leisure of life. This is a place where historical culture, landscape features, and leisure food are organically integrated.

Qinwang Lake

It is located 30 kilometers west of Shahe City and 50 kilometers from Xingtai City. The lake is surrounded by strange peaks and deep valleys. Mountains, lakes and valleys complement each other, and there are "Three Gorges, Four Valleys and Fifty Scenes". Lion Peak, Qinwang Peak, Lotus Peak, Monk Peak, Wucang Peak, Laojun Terrace, Qiquan Temple, Taihang Grand Aqueduct, etc. each has its own characteristics. Qinwang Lake is where Li Shimin, the King of Qin, fought against Liu Heita's rebel army in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties. The Tang army and the rebel army fought for three days and three nights, and blood flowed like a river. In order to commemorate the fallen soldiers, Li Shimin ordered General Yuchi Jingde to repair the Qiquan Temple to comfort the spirits of the fallen soldiers. There are many legends and stories about Li Shimin here.

Jingmei Mountain Sceneic Area

Attraction is located more than 25 kilometers west of Xingtai City, Hebei Province. It is named after the central part of Taihang Mountain. With an altitude of 682 meters, it belongs to Danxia landform. It is a mountain-type natural scenic area that combines the majestic, strange, dangerous and steep Taihang Mountains with ingenious rocks, sea of ​​clouds, tranquility and changes. Attraction has a 310-meter-long glass plank road on the ridge, which is thrilling and magnificent.

North Wudang Mountain

North Wudang Mountain, in Shahe City, Hebei Province, features the 1,437.3-meter "Laoye Mountain" peak. Known for its lush vegetation and rare public forests, it hosts the Zhenwu Great Emperor Temple, where the Taoist god Zhenwu is said to have practiced. The site is rich in folklore, with legends of Zhenwu and Zhang Sanfeng, and relics like horse tie piles. Rebuilt in 2001, the Nanyan Palace adds to the area's appeal. The mountain's diverse wildlife includes hedgehogs and pheasants, and it is rich in Chinese herbal medicines.

No. 5 of Best Things to Do in Hebei

Guangfu Ancient City

Guangfu Ancient Cityis located in Guangfu town, Yongnian district, Handan city, Hebei province. It is a national 5A-level attraction, a famous historical and cultural town in China, and a wetland park with profound historical heritage. Featuring beautiful northern water town scenery and a long-standing tai chi culture, it is China's unique ancient town, water town and tai chi town. The ancient town. Guangfu ancient town has a history of over 2,600 years, with its city walls stretching 4.5 km in circumference and covering an area of 1.5 square kilometers. The town boasts numerous historical relics, including two national-level protected sites - Guangfu ancient town itself and Hongji bridge, along with over 20 provincial and municipal protected sites such as the former residences of Yang Luchan, Wu Yuxiang and Wu Ruqing. The water town. Guangfu ancient town is located in the Yongnian depression covering an area of 46,000 mu. Surrounding the town walls is a 5 km moat that's 100 m wide, with wetlands beyond it. This "town between two waters" forms a unique view of Guangfu. The depression has perennial water accumulation with lush reeds, thriving fish and shrimp, lotus ponds, and migratory birds, earning it the reputation of "little Jiangnan in the north". The city of taiji. Guangfu ancient town is the birthplace of Yang-style and Wu-style taijiquan, where the founders of the two major schools, Yang Luchan and Wu Yuxiang, were born. It is a renowned hometown of taiji, from which taijiquan spread across China and the world.

Wusong Park

Wusong Park covers an area of 166 acres. The large-scale antique-style group buildings and garden-style layout are permeated with a large amount of historical knowledge, and some cultural relics and legends are vividly reproduced.

Zhang Guolao Mountain

Also known as Xianweng Mountain, it is located 15 kilometers west of Xingtai City. According to the Tang Dynasty stele on the mountain, this mountain was originally named Wufeng Mountain. Zhang Guo, a Taoist from Guangzong, lived in seclusion and practiced here and became one of the Eight Immortals. Emperor Minghuang of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji, regarded Laozi as his ancestor and suppressed Buddhism and promoted Taoism. He then conferred Zhang Guo the title of Xianweng, changed Xingzhou Wufeng Mountain to Xianweng Mountain, and built a Qixia Temple for Zhang Guo. The cave after the change was called Xianweng Cave. As early as the Ming Dynasty, the "Xianweng Ancient Cave" was known as one of the eight scenic spots in Xingzhou. The pines and cypresses on Zhangguolao Mountain are unique. The mountain is full of twisted cypresses on the south side, and the arrowhead cypresses on the yin side are a unique scene. A thousand-year-old "Kumeng Tree" with a locust tree on the mountainside is even more amazing. It blooms in the early morning of the temple fair on the eighth day of the third lunar month, and the fragrance of the flowers is overwhelming. When the temple fair ends in the evening, the flowers also wither at the same time, adding a bit of magical color to the annual temple fair. The fragrance of the bitter dream tree can make people feel refreshed, healthy and long-lived. This tree is also regarded as a treasure of the mountain. Although Zhangguolao Mountain is 449 meters above sea level, it is relatively high and the mountain is particularly tall and steep. There are broken cliffs on the north side, which are deep and unfathomable; the south slope is slightly gentle and sloped, forming a situation of sitting north and facing south. The ancient cypress with twisted patterns (commonly known as twisted cypress) on the hillside is verdant and strong, with twisted trunks and thick roots tied in the hard rock cracks. The mountain flowers are everywhere, which is indeed a great spectacle. Under the shade of the green cypress, there is an ancient temple, hidden in the pine forest in the valley. Visitors here will feel poetic and picturesque. Climbing the rugged mountain road, walking up to Qixia Temple, Nantianmen to the top of the mountain, there is a feeling of winding paths leading to secluded places. There is an open area on the top, where a small temple is built, and the horizontal plaque reads: "Supreme". The breeze makes people feel relaxed and happy. Qixia Temple is the temple of Zhang Guolao, one of the Eight Immortals. There is an ancient cave behind the temple, and in front of the cave there is a strange pool, called the "Holy Water Pool" or the Water Curtain Cave. Water drips into the cave from above, and it jingles all year round without drying up or overflowing. The water is crystal clear and you can see the bottom. In addition, there are more than ten historical sites such as the Stone Donkey, the Eight Immortals Cave, the Tongtian Bridge, and the White Deer Cave.

R&F Water Park