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Shijiazhuang
Capital of Hebei, China

Shijiazhuang

Shijiazhuang is the capital and most populous city of China's Hebei Province, located 266 kilometres (165 mi) southwest of Beijing.

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It administers eight districts, three county-level cities and eleven counties, and is east of the Taihang Mountains, which extend over 400 km (250 mi) from north to south with an average elevation of 1,500 to 2,000 m.

Get in

Getting to Shijiazhuang

  1. 01
    Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport

    Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport is the main hub of Hebei Airlines.

  2. 02
    Shijiazhuang Railway Station

    If you use one of the many train ticket offices, expect to pay a ¥5 surcharge per ticket, but it is faster and the prices for all cities are posted on the walls (including all types of seats).

  3. 03
    Shijiazhuang North Railway Station
  4. 04
    Shijiazhuang East Railway Station
See

Worth seeing

There are a number of sightseeing places in the area, both natural and historic. Most are not in the city.

  1. 01
    Bailin Monastery
  2. 02
    North China Military Martyrs Cemetery

    A large park with multiple memorials to those who fought and died in the anti-Japanese war.

  3. 03
    Pilu Monastery
  4. 04
    Zhaozhou Bridge
  5. 05
    Hebei Museum
  6. 06
    Shijiazhuang Museum
Do

Things to do

Tianshan Sea World (天山海世界), 116 Tianshan Ave (桥东区高新技术产业天山大街116号). A family themed water park.

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