Cangzhou
Cangzhou is a prefecture-level city in China forming the southeastern extension of Hebei Province to the coast of the Bohai Sea between Tianjin and Shandong.
At the 2020 census, Cangzhou's built-up area made of Yunhe district, Xinhua district, and Cang County is largely conurbated with a population of 1,421,843 inhabitants, while the prefecture-level administrative unit in total has a population of 7,300,783. The resident population at the end of 2024 was 7,227,700, a decrease of 36,900 from the end of the previous year. It lies approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the major port city of Tianjin, and 180 km (110 mi) from Beijing.
Getting to Cangzhou
Cangzhou is in the Heilonggang Basin in southeast Hebei and east of Hebei Plain. The city is 120 km north of Tianjin, 240 km from Beijing, and 220 km southwest of the provincial capital Shijiazhuang.
- 01Cangzhou West Railway Station
- 02Cangzhou West Passenger Terminal
Cangzhou West Passenger Terminal takes buses to and from various cities in Hebei Province, as well as to Beijing or Shandong.
Worth seeing
- 01Iron Lion of Cangzhou
- 02Qingfeng Building
- 03Nanchuan
Nanchuan Old Street is located in the core area of Yunhe District, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province.
- 04Hejian Government Office
The Hejian Government Office was first established in the second year of Daguan in the Northern Song Dynasty (1108).
- 05Cangzhou Museum
Where to eat
Hejian donkey meat roasted on fire Hejian donkey meat roasted on fire is a traditional delicacy in Hejian City, Hebei Province. The taste is hot on the outside and refreshing on the inside, refreshing and mellow. In fact, donkey meat roasting in Hejian has a long history, which can even be traced back to the Tang Dynasty.
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