The Site of Santunying City is located in Santunying Town, Qianxi County, and is an ancient site from the Ming Dynasty. The Santunying City was built in the second year of the Tianshun era (1458) and had been in use for over ten years by the early Wanli era, when its southern wall had collapsed, leaving only a desolate area. As a result, Qi Jiguang petitioned his superiors for approval to rebuild Santunying City. Planned in the early Wanli years, the reconstruction was completed within two years...
The Anxin Village Ruins are located on a terrace east of the Luan River, between Anxin Village and Xinzhai Village, about 6 kilometers northeast of Qian’an City. The undulating sand dunes and alluvial terraces are scattered with pottery shards and fragmented stone tools. In 1976, local residents unearthed nearly a hundred intact artifacts while digging for sand. Provincial, municipal, and county cultural heritage authorities...
The ruins of Fengshan Temple are located on a high terrace 500 meters south of Qianwozi Village in Jianchangying Town, approximately 300 meters west of Lengkou Shahe River, bordered by Dalingshan Mountain to the south and Mafen to the east. The soil at the site is yellow sandy soil, forming an irregular square shape with the longest side measuring 180 meters, the widest side about 120 meters, and a total area of around 21,000 square meters. The site as a whole is well-preserved...
The Shanglu Liao Tombs are situated in Huangguyu, northwest of Shanglu Village, Shaheyi Town, Qian'an City, at 118°37′ east longitude and 39°58′ north latitude. To the north lies Heishiluo Mountain, with low hills on both the east and west sides, while the southern end consists of terraced fields in a valley gully, forming a ring-back chair shape, within which the tomb cluster is located. Three ancient tombs have been discovered at the Shanglu Liao Tombs. In 1964, at N…
The Xiaoshandongzhuang Western Zhou Tombs are located at the foot of the mountain on the west bank of the Luanhe River, about 10 kilometers southeast of Qian’an City, on the eastern side of Longshan Mountain. In November 1983, local villagers discovered them while constructing a road leading to Dashandongzhuang. The excavation site was on the first terrace of the west bank of the Luanhe River. Although some artifacts were damaged or lost, most of the unearthed items have been collected...
The Buddha statues were carved into a massive rock at the eastern end of Wulishan Mountain. This huge boulder features a total of 67 stone Buddhas, with the central one being the largest—standing 330 cm tall, with a face 90 cm wide, chest 174 cm wide, and shoulders 200 cm wide. The figure is robust, with a square-round face, a straight nose bridge, large ears that hang to the shoulders, round eyes and thin lips, eyebrows exuding a noble glow, and an expression that is solemn and majestic. …
Lengkou Pass is located 32 kilometers northeast of Qian'an City and was built in the early Ming Dynasty as an important pass along the Ming Great Wall. The *Yongping Prefecture Annals* record: “The pass city is built of brick, standing two zhang and nine chi high, with a perimeter of approximately 387 zhang. There is one gate each on the southeast sides.” Lengkou Pass is situated on the precipitous Phoenix Mountain. Viewed from afar, Phoenix Mountain resembles a phoenix raising its head...
The “Renyi Alley” in Jianchangying West Street, Qian’an City, Hebei Province, gets its name from the concept of “renyi” (benevolence and righteousness). This small lane, known as the “Renyi Alley,” is located south of the former west gate of Jianchangying. The alley is about 50 meters long and 1.1 meters wide, paved with two uneven rows of flagstones that help prevent muddy passages during rainy or snowy weather. Due to the narrowness of the alley…
The Lanshitai Site is located in Zhenzi Town, Luan County. It is an ancient site dating back to the Neolithic Age through the Warring States Period. On February 7, 2001, it was designated as a cultural heritage protection unit of Hebei Province. …
The Houqianyi Site is located on a small hill south of Dongfaba Village, Xiangtang Town, Luan County, covering an area of approximately 14,400 square meters. Discovered in March 1990, the cultural layer is about 0.3 meters below the surface and is roughly 0.7 meters thick. It contains rich cultural remains, with a large number of valuable pottery shards, stone tools, and bone artifacts unearthed. In January 1999...
The Luanhe River Grand Iron Bridge is located on the main channel of the Luanhe River in Laozhan Village, Luanzhou Town, Luan County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. As China's first large-scale modern railway bridge, it has a history of over 120 years. The Luanhe River Grand Iron Bridge was a key link in the railway transportation between North China and Northeast China at the time. In 1892, it was designed and constructed with the involvement of China’s renowned railway engineer Zhan...
The earthquake relics at the former Tangshan No. 10 Middle School are located within the campus of the former school in Lunan District, Tangshan City. After the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Tangshan in 1966, numerous tectonic cracks formed on the surface of the epicentral area. A series of en echelon small cracks formed an 8-kilometer-long, 30-meter-wide seismogenic structural belt oriented at 30 degrees northeast,...
The Locomotive and Rolling Stock Factory Earthquake Ruins are located in the south courtyard of the old factory area of Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Factory, Lunan District, Tangshan City. Built in 1959, the building covers an area of 9,072 square meters. It is divided into three spans: east, middle, and west. The east span is 150 meters long, 18 meters wide, and 15.61 meters high; the middle span is 162 meters long, 18 meters wide, and 12.22 meters high…
The Earthquake Ruins of the Tangshan Iron and Steel Company Club are located in Lubei District, Tangshan City. On July 15, 1993, they were designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province. At 3:42:53 AM on July 28, 1976, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Tangshan. Buildings collapsed, chimneys snapped, the ground deformed, sand and water erupted, roads cracked, railway tracks bent, derricks tilted, river channels were blocked, and the century-old industrial city was flattened in an instant. The severity of the disaster and the magnitude of the losses were rare in history. After the quake, with the approval of the State Council, seven earthquake ruins were preserved: the Tangshan Iron and Steel Company Club, the office building of the Tangshan Ceramics Factory, the steel casting workshop of the Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works, the surface displacement in the courtyard of Tangshan No. 10 Middle School, the tree row displacement on Jixiang Road, the garage of the Tangbai Road Food Company, and the library building of Hebei Mining and Metallurgical Institute (now Hebei University of Technology). Among them, the well-preserved earthquake ruin is the former library building of Hebei University of Technology.
The earthquake ruins of the Tangshan Ceramics Factory office building are located in Lubei District, Tangshan City. On July 15, 1993, they were designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province. At 3:42:53 AM on July 28, 1976, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Tangshan City. Buildings collapsed, chimneys snapped, the ground deformed, sand and water erupted, roads…
The Shuangqiao Site is located on a natural terrace on the eastern bank of the Douhe Reservoir, about 250 meters north of Shuangqiao Village in Kaiping District, Tangshan City. It lies east of Weishan Mountain and approximately 400 meters north of Zhangjiazhuang. The terrain slopes from east to west, and the site is roughly an irregular oblong shape, measuring 130 meters from north to south and 60 meters from east to west, covering an area of about 7,800 square meters. It was discovered in 1986…
Dinghui Temple, commonly known as Huan Yuan Temple, is located on a high terrace to the east of Xiyouguo Temple Village, about 10 kilometers northwest of Fengrun District. Its eastern and northern sides are close to the foothills, while its western and southern sides lie more than 200 meters away from a lowland area, with a height difference of nearly ten meters. This gives Dinghui Temple an open, lofty, and prominent location. According to the "Fengrun County Annals": "Twenty li to the north of the county..."
Chezhou Mountain is located at longitude 118.15°E and latitude 39.8°N, with an elevation of 58.9 meters. Its summit features a flat area of 1,260.9 square meters. Originally, this flat area housed two halls and one pagoda. The surrounding terrain is flat. The Fenghan Highway runs north-south along the western foot of the mountain. Three kilometers to the north of the mountain...
Hebei Fengrun Chezhou Mountain Middle School (abbreviated as Chezhong) was founded in 1903. It is a historic and prestigious school with a long tradition, rigorous academic standards, and a remarkable record of producing talented individuals. It was one of the first key secondary schools designated for development in Hebei Province. Hebei Fengrun Chezhou Mountain Middle School is a century-old institution. Its predecessor was the Zunhua Prefecture Official Middle School...
The site of the former Japanese command headquarters in the Panjiayu Massacre is located in Panjiayu Village, Fengrun District. It was designated as a cultural relics protection unit of Hebei Province on February 7, 2001. The Panjiayu Massacre Memorial Hall is a museum established to commemorate the victims of the “Panjiayu Massacre” during the War of Resistance against Japan and to provide patriotic education for future generations. The memorial hall is situated in the central area of Panjiayu Village, Huoshiying Town, Fengrun District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province...