The Pastoral Cotton Cultural Park is located in Jingjiazhuang, Jizhou City (at the 323.6 km mark of National Highway 106), covering an area of 13,000 square meters. The buildings feature classical Chinese architecture with blue bricks, gray tiles, red lanterns hanging high, and upturned eaves and walls that create a picturesque scene. Surrounded by fresh air, green fields, and blue skies, visitors can fully enjoy the idyllic rural landscape, which is both refreshing and…
Era: Han Dynasty. The ruins of the ancient Jizhou City are located in Beiguan Village, Jizhou Town, Jizhou City. They consist of a section of earthen city wall on the northwest side of the ancient Han-era Jizhou City, extending from the northeast to the southwest, with a total length of 4,500 meters and a coverage area of 2.25 million square meters. The ditches along the west and north sides of the Han city site were originally the city moat. …
Zhulin Temple is located 300 meters northeast of Beiguan Village, Jizhou, Hengshui City, Hebei Province, and is one of the four famous temples of the ancient city of Jizhou. Surrounded by water on all sides, it is also known as the "Temple in the Air" due to occasional mirages appearing during summer and autumn. The painting "Zhulin Temple North of Jizhou County Town" was created by the renowned painter Zhao Wangyun in the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933)...
Rear Mound is located at the northwest corner of Rear Mound Village. The earthen mound is largely intact, standing about fourteen meters high, approximately sixty meters wide from east to west, and around sixty meters long from north to south, covering an area of about nine mu. According to the Jizhou Annals: “In the northwest of the prefectural city, there are numerous earthen mounds, large and small, totaling more than twenty, commonly called ‘Grain Storage Mounds.’ Old records assumed they were built by Cao Cao during his campaign against Jizhou, disguised as open grain piles to deceive the enemy, but in fact, that was not the case.”
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Twin Mounds Han Tombs. Located northeast of Shuangzhong Village in Jizhou Town and 5.2 kilometers south of the municipal government seat. There are two mounds, about 50 meters apart from front to back, each 6 meters high, with connected bases. They stretch 150 meters from north to south and 100 meters from east to west, covering an area of approximately 6 mu. The two ancient mounds are named “Twin Mounds” because they are connected. Originally, there were two large halls on the top of the mounds, one to the north and one to the south...
Western Yuan Head Han Tombs. Located about 500 meters northwest of Xiyuantou Village in present-day Jizhou Town. The earthen mound is 7 meters high, 42 meters from east to west, 38 meters from north to south, covering an area of 1,500 square meters. In 1968, someone dug a gap at the southwest corner of the tomb, which was later stopped. In 1981, there was further digging activity on the southwest side of the mound, which was then filled in. In 19…
Hui Zhong Han Tomb. Located 600 meters northeast of Hui Zhong Village in present-day Jizhou Town, the tomb currently has a mound 9 meters high, stretching 90 meters from north to south and 70 meters from east to west, covering an area of nearly 7,000 square meters. Scattered broken bricks and tiles can be found on the tomb mound. It is said that the tomb was originally shaped like a "turtle," and a Buddhist temple once stood atop the mound, commonly referred to by locals as the "Great Temple," which was later demolished...
Mengling Han Tombs. Located 50 meters north of Mengling Village in Nanyuwu Town, these tombs feature a 5-meter-high earthen mound covering an area of 4,200 square meters. It is said to have been a military parade platform built during the late Eastern Han Dynasty under Yuan Shao, though some believe it was a grain storage mound or a beacon tower. In February 2001, it was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province. …
Han Tombs of Dachangzhuang. Located 500 meters north of Dachangjiazhuang Village in present-day Jizhou Town and within the Chang’an West area of the urban district, the earthen mound stands 8 meters high and covers an area of 3,000 square meters. In recent years, a pavilion has been built on top of the tomb. Originally, there were two tombs here—one large and one small—the smaller of which was leveled in 1958. This tomb is associated with several local legends, including that of the “Grain Storage Mound,” the tomb of Zhang Er, and the “Nine Maidens’ Tomb.”
The Old Town District of Jizhou dates back to the 1960s and is located on Xingye Street in the county town of Jizhou County, Hengshui City. On October 20, 2008, it was designated as part of the fifth batch of provincial-level cultural heritage sites by the People's Government of Hebei Province. …
Baique Temple is located in Baifo Village, approximately 10 kilometers northeast of Nanhe County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province. Originally built during the Northern Zhou Dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, the temple faces south and covers an area of over 100 acres. The current abbot is Venerable Shi Wugui. In the late Northern and Southern Dynasties, this area was a strip of forest. Canals crisscrossed the land, with clear waters and lush grass, and flocks of white birds gathered here. It was here that Venerable Dezheng from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu...
Nanhe Ancient City is also known as "Jiahe City" and commonly referred to as "Shamao City" among locals. Since its establishment as a county during the Western Han Dynasty, this site has served as the county seat. During the Later Zhou Dynasty, it was the administrative center of Nanhe Commandery, and in the first year of the Wude era of the Tang Dynasty, it also functioned as the seat of Hozhou Prefecture. In the Northern Wei period, Nanhe City had a circumference of seven li, with three gates to the south, west, and north. Much of the city area was open space, making it difficult to defend when bandits or soldiers attacked...
Archways were stone-carved structures in China’s feudal society built to honor virtues such as "loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and righteousness" as well as the meritorious deeds of high-ranking officials. The ancient city of Nanhe, with its long history and many virtuous officials, once had numerous archways standing. A folk rhyme went, “The walls of Shunde Prefecture are strong, but the archways of Nanhe are even more splendid.” According to the Qing Dynasty's *Nanhe County Annals*, there were originally 36 archways in Nanhe County…
The Northern Qi Dynasty stele is also known as the "Spirit-Permeating Stele." It is a relief statue stele. Legend has it that when standing in front of the stele, one could hear the sounds of court trials taking place in the Nanhe County government hall, hence earning its renowned nickname of being “spirit-permeating.” The stele is now broken into two parts, connected vertically by iron dowels. It faces south and stands to the north, with light still visible passing through the crack in the middle. Both the front and back of the stele feature reliefs...
The Stele of the Lishui Stone Bridge is located within the campus of Donghan Village Primary School, about 2.5 kilometers north of Nanhe County. The stele was carved in the 11th year of the Kaihuang reign during the Sui Dynasty (591 AD). It stands 2 meters tall, 0.92 meters wide, and 0.29 meters thick, resting on a tortoise-shaped pedestal, though the tortoise’s head has been broken off. The semi-circular top of the stele features a carving of four dragons, and the title tablet is inscribed in relief seal script reading “Great Sui? Hold [Rest obscured]”.
The Han Tomb of Wucun is located about 500 meters southeast of Wucun in Haoqiao Town, Nanhe County, Xingtai City. The tomb is 28 meters long, 23 meters wide, and has a mound 5 meters high. Exposed relics at the site include rope-patterned pottery shards, broken tiles, and green-glazed red pottery fragments. These artifacts have been identified as dating back to the Han Dynasty. In 1982, it was designated as a key cultural relic of Hebei Province…
The ancient Han tombs of Zuocun are located about 200 meters south of Zuocun Village, approximately ten kilometers southwest of the seat of Nanhe County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province. There are three ancient tombs in this group. The one in the southeast of the village is designated Tomb No. 1, the one in the southwest is Tomb No. 2, and the one directly south is Tomb No. 3. Tomb No. 1: Located about 200 meters southeast of Zuocun, this tomb was accidentally discovered in the winter of 197…
The Tomb of Zhu Zhengse is located 200 meters northeast of Zhuying Village, Shaotun Township, Nanhe County. Compared to those in Qiuxian, Daming, and Weixian, it is a rare and relatively well-preserved Ming Dynasty tomb. Although it has been targeted by tomb robbers over the dynasties, and the stone statues along the spirit way have largely disappeared, three steles from the Wanli era remain remarkably intact.
The ruins of Guangsheng Temple are located in Yian Village, Yian Township, Nanhe County, dating back to the Tang Dynasty. The site is a cultural heritage preservation unit of Xingtai City. …