Tangshan
Tangshan is a coastal, industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province.
Tangshan is a coastal, industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. It is located in the eastern part of Hebei Province and the northeastern part of the North China Plain. It is located in the central area of the Bohai Rim and serves as the main traffic corridor to the Northeast. The city faces the Bohai Sea in the south, the Yan Mountains in the north, Qinhuangdao across the Luan River to the east, and Tianjin to the west.
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Worth seeing in and around Tangshan
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park
Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park is located to the east of Nanhu Park, Tangshan, China. The park in built in memory of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake.
3.7 km · The park in built in memory of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. · Wikipedia
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Things to do
- 01Hetou Old Street
Hetou Old Street is an immersive cultural and tourism district that integrates culture, tourism, and entertainment.
- 02Tangshan Shadow Puppet Theme Park
- 03Tangshan Banquet
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Where to eat
Seafood is a big part of Tangshan cuisine, featuring an abundance of crabs, shrimp, and clams freshly caught from the Bohai Sea, during the months when a fishing ban is not in effect. To experience a wide variety of local seafood, visiting one of the city's seafood buffets is recommended. Three Fishermen (渤海三个鱼夫蒸汽海鲜自助).
- 01Small Sichuan Spicy Chicken Nuggets
The same model as the well-known Internet celebrity ‘Wulala’, [Little Sichuan Spicy Chicken Nuggets].
- 02Jiujiu Restaurant
The menu at Jiujiu Restaurant is classic Tangshan home-cooked style.
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Getting to Tangshan
- Airports
- Tianjin Binhai (TSN), 91 km · Beijing Capital (PEK), 144 km · Beijing Daxing (PKX), 152 km
- Stations
- Tangshan railway station, 4.6 km · Tangshan South Railway Station, 2.7 km
- Tianjin → Tangshan103 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · ¥47–65
- Beijing → Tangshan155 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · ¥65–90
- Dalian (Ganjingzi) → Tangshan306 km · quickest by air, 8h · ¥670–1,030
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- Go nextZunhua — Site of the Eastern Qing Tombs, one of China’s most important imperial mausoleum complexes; an easy day trip from Tangshan.
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- Lunan Districtdistrict of China2.5 km
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- Youyi Subdistrictsubdistrict in Lunan District, China3.8 km