What places of interest are there in Hebei?

1. Baoding Daci Pavilion

Daci Pavilion was built in the Jin Dynasty (1227 AD). Daci Pavilion ranks first among the "Eight Scenic Spots in Shanggu" with the reputation of "city pavilion reaching the sky" and has become a symbol of the ancient city of Baoding. Therefore, there is a saying that "you have never been to Baoding without Daci Pavilion". Daci Pavilion has been a Buddhist holy place since ancient times and is now a national key cultural relic protection unit. Daci Pavilion is a group of temple buildings, named after the main building called Daci Pavilion.

2. Western Royal Tombs of the Qing Dynasty, Baoding

The Western Royal Tombs of the Qing Dynasty is located at the foot of Yongning Mountain 15 kilometers west of Yixian County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, more than 120 kilometers away from Beijing kilometer. The Western Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty is the mausoleum of four emperors since the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. It was first built in the eighth year of Yongzheng (1730).

There are 14 mausoleums in the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty, including Tailing of Yongzheng, Changling of Jiaqing, Muling of Daoguang and Chongling of Guangxu, as well as 3 Houling tombs. In addition, there are 14 more including the Mausoleum of King Huai, the Princess Mausoleum, the Elder Brother Mausoleum, and the Prince's Mausoleum.

The architectural form reflects the feudal rules and regulations. The emperor's mausoleum and the queen's mausoleum are covered with yellow glazed tiles; the concubines, princesses, and princes' bedrooms are covered with green glazed tiles or gray cloth tiles. The Qingxi Mausoleum covers an area of ??more than 800 square kilometers. There are more than a thousand palace buildings and more than a hundred ancient buildings and ancient sculptures in the mausoleum area.

3. Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan

Shanhaiguan, also known as Yuguan, Yuguan and Linlu Pass, is located 15 kilometers northeast of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. It is one of the northeastern passes of the Ming Great Wall. 1. Before 1990, it was considered to be the starting point of the eastern end of the Ming Great Wall. It was known as one of the "three wonders" of the Great Wall of China (Shanhaiguan in the east, Zhenbeitai in the middle, and Jiayuguan in the west) and "the first pass in the world" and "Border Pass". It is known as the throat of the county and the protection of the capital. It echoes the Jiayuguan Pass thousands of miles away and is famous all over the world.

In the 14th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1381), the city was built and guards were built. Because it is close to the mountains and the sea, it was named Shanhaiguan. Shanhaiguan City has a circumference of about 4 kilometers, is connected to the Great Wall, and uses the city as a gate. The city is 14 meters high and 7 meters thick. It has four main gates and a variety of defensive buildings. It includes landscapes such as the "No. 1 Gate in the World" Arrow Tower, Jingbian Tower, Muying Tower, Linlu Tower, Wengcheng, and the 1,350-meter-long Ming Dynasty Plain Great Wall.

4. The Great Wall

The Great Wall, also known as the Great Wall, is a military defense project in ancient China. It is a tall, strong and continuous long wall. To limit the movement of enemy cavalry. The Great Wall is not a simple and isolated city wall, but a defense system with the city wall as the main body and a large number of cities, barriers, pavilions and signs.

The history of the construction of the Great Wall can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. The famous allusion "playing with princes with beacon fire" in the capital Haojing (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) originated from this. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when various countries competed for hegemony and defended each other, the construction of the Great Wall entered its first climax, but at this time the length of the construction was relatively short.

After Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, Qin Shihuang connected and repaired the Great Wall of the Warring States Period, and it became known as the Great Wall. The Ming Dynasty was the last dynasty to overhaul the Great Wall. Most of the Great Wall that people see today was built at this time.

5. Chengde Mountain Resort

Chengde Mountain Resort, also known as "Chengde Palace" or "Rehe Palace", is located in the north of the center of Chengde, Hebei Province, on the narrow valley on the west bank of the Wulie River. , was a place where emperors of the Qing Dynasty spent summer vacations and handled government affairs. The Summer Resort was first built in 1703 and took 89 years to complete during the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties of the Qing Dynasty.

The Summer Resort adopts the style of a simple and elegant mountain village, takes the true nature of natural landscapes, and absorbs the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Great Wall. It has become the largest ancient imperial palace in China. The Summer Resort is divided into four parts: the palace area, the lake area, the plain area, and the mountain area. The entire mountain resort has water in the southeast and mountains in the northwest. It is the epitome of China's natural landforms, a glorious milestone in the history of Chinese gardens, and the emblem of Chinese classical garden art. masterpiece.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hebei