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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.Handan · 19km from downtown
Handan Museum
Handan Museum, formerly known as the "Exhibition Hall of the Everlasting Victory of Mao Zedong Thought", was rebuilt in 1984. It is a palace that displays the history and culture of Handan. In the central hall of the museum are three bronze murals: "Magnetic Mountain Light", "Riding and Shooting in Gu Clothes" and "The Strong Character of Jian'an". Also in the central hall are a group of bronze horses from the Zhao state.Handan · 2.3km from downtown
Congtai Park
Handan Congtai Park is located in Congtai District, Handan City. It is a park built on the basis of the famous Zhaoguo Congtai in history. It is also a good place for local citizens in Handan to relax and entertain. There are ancient buildings, lakes, pavilions and trees in the park, the environment is beautiful, and the photos are also very good. Congtai in the park was rebuilt on the original site during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. Congtai is very famous in history. Congtai was the place where the king watched song and dance performances and military drills, and it was here that King Wuling of Zhao's "Hufu riding and shooting" took place. Today's Congtai is three-storey high. When you climb up to the Congtai, you can see the buildings in the urban area, Zhaoyuan and Taihang Mountain in the distance. The view is very wide. In addition to taking pictures in the park, climbing ancient buildings, etc., there is also a small animal area in the park, where there are giant pandas, tigers and other animals to watch, which is suitable for bringing children there.Handan · 4.4km from downtown
Archaeological Museum of the Northern Dynasties
The Northern Dynasties Archaeological Museum is located in Ci County, Handan City. It mainly focuses on the Wanzhang Tomb Group, showing the burial customs of the Northern Dynasties, some copied or restored murals, and the characteristics of the mausoleums of the Northern Dynasties. The interior is divided into three exhibition halls, with more than 1,800 pottery figurines unearthed from the tomb of Gao Yang, the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, in various shapes and vivid images.Ci County · 3.2km from downtown
Yecheng Archaeological Museum
The Yecheng Archaeological Museum is a museum that displays the culture of the ancient Chinese Yecheng ruins. It is located in Linzhang County, Handan City, Hebei Province. Relying on the Yecheng ruins, the museum displays the historical features from the Three Kingdoms to the Northern Dynasties. The museum houses a rich collection of cultural relics, including pottery, bronzes, stone carvings, etc., which vividly reproduce the social life and cultural arts of the time. The museum's exhibitions are divided into several theme areas, detailing the historical evolution, urban layout and archaeological discoveries of Yecheng. Through these exhibitions, visitors can gain an in-depth understanding of the important position of Yecheng as an ancient political, economic and cultural center. The museum also has an interactive display area, which is suitable for family tourists and student groups to participate in, which increases the fun and educational nature of the visit. The Yecheng Archaeological Museum is close to the urban area of Handan. Visitors can choose to drive or take public transportation, which is convenient and fast. The surrounding dining and accommodation facilities are complete, providing tourists with a convenient travel experience. Whether it is a history lover or an ordinary tourist, the Yecheng Archaeological Museum is an ideal place to explore ancient Chinese civilization.Linzhang · 2.3km from downtown
Xuebu Bridge
Located in Beiguan Street, Handan City, it was originally a wooden structure and was rebuilt into a five-hole stone bridge during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The bridge is 32 meters long, 9 meters wide and 8 meters high. The blocks and watch columns on both sides are carved with historical stories and animal patterns such as lions and monkeys, which are beautifully carved. In the center of the bridge hole is a faucet that looks down. Next to the ancient bridge, there is a stone sculpture of "Handan Toddler".Handan · 4.7km from downtown
China Cizhou Kiln Museum
China Cizhou Kiln Museum is located in the center of Cizhou Kiln Museum Square in the north of the middle section of Cizhou Road in Ci County. It is the largest county-level museum in my country. It was completed and opened in December 2006. It has four large exhibition halls. With its unique perspective and rich content, it fully displays the Cizhou Kiln culture to the whole country and the world. It also uses China Cizhou Kiln Museum as a platform to fully publicize and display the contemporary spiritual civilization of Ci County.Ci County · 964m from downtown
Hongji Bridge
Located 2.5 kilometers east of Guangzhou City, it was rebuilt during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty and is commonly known as the East Bridge. The structure of the bridge is similar to that of the Zhaozhou Bridge. It is built entirely of stone blocks, which is strong, solid, beautiful and elegant. The bridge deck is about 45 meters long and 6 meters wide. There are 18 square pillars and 17 railings on each side of the bridge deck, with patterns of lions, monkeys, deer, unicorns, pomegranates, peaches and Wu Song fighting a tiger carved on them. The carvings are meticulous and lifelike, and have high artistic value. The three characters "Hongji Bridge" are engraved in the middle of the railing.Handan · 21.9km from downtown
Zhaowangcheng Site Park
Zhaowangcheng Site Park, also known as the Zhao Capital Palace City, is located approx. 4 km from the southwestern suburbs of Handan. It is one of the best-preserved ancient city sites from the Warring States period in China and is a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. The entire site consists of three small cities:Zhaowangcheng Site - East City, West City, and North City. They are arranged in a "pin" shape, covering a total area of approx. 5.05 million square meters. The site is surrounded by winding, undulating rammed-earth walls with a remaining height of approx. 3–8 m. Inside, there are well-organized and scattered building foundations, with over a dozen large underground rammed-earth foundations and several remains of city gate towers around the perimeter. The West City is relatively well-preserved and nearly square. There are five large earthen platforms remaining on the site, with a taller one, the "Zhao Handan Ancient City - Longtai Platform", located in the south-central part, which served as the main building foundation of the palace at that time. To the north of this, there are two more large rammed-earth platforms, forming a north-south central axis. On both sides of the central axis, there are 6 remaining surface rammed-earth platforms and underground rammed-earth building foundations. This is a magnificent complex of palace buildings centered around the "Zhao Handan Ancient City - Longtai Platform". The East and West cities are separated by only one wall. Inside the city, there are two large earthen platforms, which legend says are the "Nanjiangtai" and "Beijiangtai" where the King of Zhao reviewed his troops. There are underground rammed-earth foundations between the two platforms and to their north and south. This is the north-south central axis building complex of theZhaowangcheng Site - East Citywith the general platforms as its main feature. The North City is nearly square, but its shape is not very regular. Except for some remaining wall sections on the ground in the southern part of the west wall, the rest only have underground wall foundations. The earthen platform in the western part of the North City site is second in size only to the "Zhao Handan Ancient City - Longtai Platform", and is also the foundation of a palace building complex.Handan · 11.5km from downtown
Huiche Lane Site
It is located in the southern section of Chuancheng Street in the urban area of Handan, with a total length of about 75 meters. According to legend, this is the place where Zhao Shangqing and Lin Xiangru made way for the general Lian Po to return to the car, hence the name. There is a stone tablet erected in the 12th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty on the wall at the east entrance of the lane, with the six characters "Lin Xiangru Returning to the Car Lane" engraved on it. There is a stone tablet next to it. The inscription records that Lin Xiangru put the national interests first, and made way for Lian Po to return to the car many times, and strived to reconcile Xiangru.Handan · 5.2km from downtown
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Guangfu Ancient City
Handan · 19km from downtownHandan Museum
Handan · 2.3km from downtownCongtai Park
Handan · 4.4km from downtownArchaeological Museum of the Northern Dynasties
Ci County · 3.2km from downtownYecheng Archaeological Museum
Linzhang · 2.3km from downtownXuebu Bridge
Handan · 4.7km from downtownChina Cizhou Kiln Museum
Ci County · 964m from downtownHongji Bridge
Handan · 21.9km from downtownZhaowangcheng Site Park
Handan · 11.5km from downtownHuiche Lane Site
Handan · 5.2km from downtown
