In Cheng'an Town, Xinyue City, there stands an ancient elevated site — the Jade Emperor Temple, also commonly known as the "Fire God Temple." On the 28th day of the fourth lunar month every year, a grand fair is held here. Devotees from both within and beyond the town flock to the site, kneeling not before dilapidated eaves and shabby walls, but before the immortal elegance passed down from the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty. Although the current main hall atop the high platform...
Xingle Mosque is located in the northeast of Xingle City and is a provincial-level cultural heritage site in Xingle, Shijiazhuang. It is classified as an ancient architecture structure and was designated on February 7, 2001. The mosque was first built in the early Ming Dynasty. It underwent renovations during the Qing Dynasty's Qianlong, Xianfeng, and Guangxu reigns. In 1983, relevant authorities spent four years restoring the mosque extensively according to its Qing Dynasty layout...
The *White Stone Deity Stele*, commonly known as the *White Stone Mountain Stele*, was originally located at the Temple of the White Stone Deity on White Stone Mountain, 25 kilometers from Yuanshi County in Hebei Province. In 1974, it was moved from the courtyard of Yuanshi County Department Store to Longxing Temple in Zhengding County. In 1989, after extensive searching, tourism authorities in Yuanshi County rediscovered the stele at Longxing Temple. That May...
The Stele of the Sacrifice to the Three Dukes Mountain is one of the most valuable and historically significant stone inscriptions. Carved in the fourth year of the Yuanchu era of the Han Dynasty (117 AD), it features seal script arranged in 10 rows with 17–20 characters per row. It is currently preserved on Fenglong Mountain in Yuanshi County, Hebei Province. The full name of the *Stele of the Sacrifice to the Three Dukes Mountain* is *Stele of Feng Jun, Governor of Changshan Commandery, for the Sacrifice to the Three Dukes Mountain*, commonly known as the *Great Three Dukes Mountain Stele*. It was erected during the Yuanchu era of the Eastern Han Dynasty…
The Hall of Xingtang Chenghuang Temple is located within the Chenghuang Temple courtyard at the government guesthouse on North Street, Xingtang Town, Xingtang County, Hebei Province. It was originally built in the sixth year of the Ming Dynasty's Tianshun era (1462), under the supervision of then-county magistrate Zhou Yue. The hall underwent renovations in the seventh year of the Jiajing era, the forty-second year of the Wanli era, the sixty-first year of the Qing Dynasty's Kangxi era, and the twenty-fifth year of the Jiaqing era. Today, only the main hall remains, along with a stone stele from the forty-second year of the Wanli era commemorating the temple’s renovation.
The Tomb of the Zhen Family in Nanliu Village is located in Nanliu Village, Nanliu Township, Wuji County, and is an ancient tomb from the Northern Dynasties period. The Zhen family burial site in Nanliu Village once covered an area of over 20 acres and originally had nine burial mounds. Zhen Chen, a Cavalry General of the Later Wei Dynasty, was buried here. The site still preserves numerous precious historical relics from the Northern Wei period, including stone steles, stone horses, statues of civil and military officials, and other ancient stone carvings...
The Dacheng Hall of Shenze Confucius Temple is located in the county town of Shenze and is an ancient structure from the Ming Dynasty. It was built in the third year of the Yuanyou era during the Song Dynasty (1088), and has undergone multiple renovations and reconstructions over the years. The current structure is believed to date back to the Qing Dynasty. According to the Shenze County Annals from the 11th year of the Xianfeng reign (1861) of the Qing Dynasty, the temple at that time comprised a five-bay Dacheng Hall, seven-bay east and west wing rooms on either side, a three-bay Jimen (Pole Gate), and a...
The Ximenwai Ruins are located on the east bank of the Ye River, outside the west gate of Pingshan County, Hebei Province, covering an area of 22,525 square meters. Due to their proximity to the Ye River, the ruins have suffered considerable damage. The exposed cliff faces contain not only pottery fragments but also reveal ash pits and storage pit remains. Investigations of the site indicate a complex cultural stratigraphy, including not only the Neolithic...
The Tomb of the Tang Prince (Pagoda Cluster) is located at the foot of Línshān Mountain in Píngshān County and is an ancient tomb complex. On July 23, 1982, it was designated as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit by the People's Government of Hebei Province. …
Lüquan was nationally renowned in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, situated at the major transport hub connecting Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Hebei. It was especially famous for its iron goods trade. At that time, many wealthy iron merchants from Shanxi pooled their resources to build a guild hall in Huolu. It served as a gathering and residential place for Shanxi merchants doing business there, as well as a commercial center for trade. …
The Shenhou Gao Family Residence is located in Shenhou Village, Luquan District. It was built in 1927 by Gao Mingjiao, a native of Shenhou Village. This is a well-preserved three-courtyard quadrangle-style building, consisting of a front courtyard, middle courtyard, rear courtyard, left and right wing rooms, as well as tall enclosing walls — forming an expansive architectural complex. The entire manor is grand in scale, rigorously laid out, with...
The Grottoes and Stone Carvings of Baodu Mountain are located on Baodu Mountain in Luquan City and date back to the Tang and Song dynasties. On July 15, 1993, they were designated as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit by the People's Government of Hebei Province. …
The Main Hall of Jinhe Temple is located at Yongbi Primary School in Tongye Town, Luquan City, and is an ancient Ming Dynasty structure. In its heyday, Jinhe Temple was quite large, featuring a Heavenly King Hall, Mahavira Hall, Rear Hall, East and West Side Halls, monks' quarters, and more, forming a complex of buildings. However, by the late 1970s, only the Mahavira Hall remained. This is the very Main Hall of Jinhe Temple we see today...
The Tomb Murals of Shizhuang are located in Shizhuang, Jingxing County, dating back to the Song Dynasty. These ancient tombs are mostly single-chamber, wood-imitation brick-chambered structures, many of which feature murals. They show no signs of looting and are well-preserved, holding significant historical and artistic value. Among them, the “Pounding Cloth” mural on the eastern wall of Tomb No. 4 is the most distinctive, drawing widespread attention from many experts and scholars. More than 50 years after the publication of the archaeological excavation report...
Biaocun Xinglong Temple is located in Biaocun Village, Jingxing County, Hebei Province. Its exact date of establishment is unknown. The temple faces south and currently preserves the Thousand Buddha Pagoda built during the Jin Dynasty, as well as the main hall and east and west wing rooms constructed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The main hall is three bays wide and one bay deep, with a single-eave suspended gable roof covered with clay tiles. The east and west wing rooms are also three bays wide and one bay deep, with single-eave suspended gable roofs covered with clay tiles. The Thousand Buddha Pagoda is...
Jingxing Chenghuang Temple is located in Tianchang Town, Jingxing County, and is an ancient building from the Ming and Qing dynasties. On July 15, 1993, it was designated as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit by the People's Government of Hebei Province. …
The ruins of the old city of Jingxing are located in the southwest of Jingxing County, about 30 kilometers east of Nangziguan. The site is bordered by the Mian River on the east, south, and west, and backed by an earthen hill to the north, earning it the nickname “Winnowing Basket City.” During the Tang Dynasty, Tianchang Town was established here, and in the eighth year of the Xining reign of the Northern Song Dynasty (1075), the seat of Jingxing County was moved to this location. In the early Ming Dynasty, records indicate that the county town had a circumference of three li and twenty steps, with walls three zhang five chi high. In the ninth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1530)...
The Main Hall of Jingxing Confucius Temple is located within the campus of Jingxing No. 2 Middle School in Tianchang Town, Jingxing County, and is an ancient Qing Dynasty structure. The existing Zongsheng Hall features a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, spans five bays in width, and three bays in depth. Tianchang Town is situated against mountains and near water, with a strategically important terrain, and was once the seat of Jingxing County government. The Jingxing Confucius Temple was built to adapt to the terrain, featuring a landscape of undulating elevations that differs from those found on flat plains. In 199…
Tongji Bridge is located in Shiqiaotou Village, Tianchang Town, Jingxing County, and is an ancient structure from the Song Dynasty. The bridge is less than 2 kilometers away from the ancient city of Tianchang from the Tang and Song dynasties and spans Qili Gully, making it one of the few pre-Song Dynasty ancient stone bridges in Hebei Province. The construction techniques used in the stone bridge are similar to those of the Zhaozhou Great Stone Bridge—it is a single-arch open-spandrel stone bridge, measuring 24.30 meters in length and … in width.
The Cooling Pavilion, also known as Nanzhai Pavilion, is located in Nanzhai Village, Jiazhuang Town, Jingxing Mining District, Shijiazhuang City. It is a key cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province. This pavilion features a unique architectural style, ingenious design, sturdy structure, and majestic presence. According to the *Jingxing County Annals*, it was built in the 19th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1540 AD), making it over 450 years old…