Shijiazhuang – Day 11-13

Shijiazhuang is the capital of the Hebei region, but most of the places we would like to see here are outside the city.

Day 1 – Dafo Si in Zhengding

After settling in Shijiazhuang, take a taxi in the morning and go to Dafo Si, should be a 10 min drive to Zhengding.

This is the Great Buddha Temple, this should be a marvelous site of a big bronze statue of Guanyin. Also the city of Zhengding is supposed to be very charming. If there’s time, walk around and soak up the atmosphere before getting back to Shijiazhuang.

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Day 2 – Zhaozhou Bridge

30 min outside the city, next to the town of Zhaoxian.

This is supposed to be a brilliant piece of engineering.

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Day 3 – The Hanging Palace of Cangyan

This should be amazing, again, it is 30 min outside the city.

This place is in the Cangyan Mountains, suspended on a bridge over the void. Should be really great.

When getting back in town, you should check your options and buy a plane ticket to your next destination, Tianjin, your last stop on your way back to Beijing.