Major Historical and Cultural Sites in Hebei - National Parks of China

290 Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in Hebei (batches 1–8, named by the State Council 1961–2019; 4 of them cross provincial borders, such as the Great Wall and the Grand Canal). Dots are coloured by category; click one to jump to its entry. See also Hebei and all provinces.

Baoding (68)

Ranzhuang Tunnel Warfare Site 冉庄地道战遗址
Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)
Site of tunnel warfare waged by the people of Ranzhuang during the War of Resistance against Japan; the tunnel network has four main lines and 24 branches, about 15 kilometers in total, and a memorial hall has been built.
Dingxian Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda 定县开元寺塔
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Also called the Liaodi Pagoda, built in the Northern Song and 84 meters tall; the tallest surviving brick pagoda in China.
Yicihui Stone Pillar 义慈惠石柱
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Stone pillar erected in the Northern Qi to commemorate the suppression of Ge Rong's uprising; 7 meters tall, with inscriptions of over 4,000 characters on the shaft.
Yan Xiadu Site 燕下都遗址
Ancient sites · first batch (1961)
Site of a secondary capital of the Yan state in the Warring States period, southeast of Yi County, made up of eastern and western linked cities; archaeological surveys began in 1929.
Western Qing Tombs 清西陵
Ancient tombs · first batch (1961)
One of the three Qing imperial cemeteries, planned in the seventh year of the Yongzheng reign (1729); it holds four emperors, nine empresses and many consorts, princes and princesses.
Beiyue Temple 北岳庙
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
Ancient Yuan-dynasty building, a Daoist temple for worshipping the Northern Peak.
Zhili Governor-General's Office 直隶总督署
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Office of the Zhili Governor-General in the Qing dynasty, an ancient building.
Jiancicun Ding Kiln Site 涧磁村定窑遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Kiln site of the Ding kiln, one of the five great kilns of the Song, begun in the Tang and famed for white porcelain.
Tombs of Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan 中山靖王墓
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Two tombs of Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan of the Western Han, and his wife Dou Wan, discovered in 1968 during defense construction.
Geyuan Temple 阁院寺
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Buddhist temple whose main building, the Manjusri Hall, is a Liao timber structure and one of the "Eight Great Liao Structures."
Kaishan Temple 开善寺
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Commonly called the Great Buddha Temple, with the Heavenly Kings Hall, Vajra Hall and Mahavira Hall surviving; the building complex covers 9,500 square meters.
Ciyun Pavilion 慈云阁
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Originally named the Dabei Pavilion; the present building was rebuilt in the tenth year of the Dade reign of the Yuan (1306), two stories with a hip-gable roof.
Great Wall at Zijingguan 万里长城－紫荆关
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Pass of the Ming Great Wall, one of the important passes along the Great Wall.
Daode Jing Pillar of Longxing Temple 龙兴观道德经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · fourth batch (1996)
Tang-dynasty pillar inscribed with the Daode Jing, about 6 meters tall and octagonal, the only reasonably well-preserved Tang Daode Jing pillar in China.
Site of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region Government and Military Region Headquarters 晋察冀边区政府及军区司令部旧址
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Seat of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region government and military region headquarters from 1938 to 1948, at Huashan Village, Chengnanzhuang Town, Fuping County.
Nanzhuangtou Site 南庄头遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
One of the earliest Neolithic sites in North China, about 10,500 to 9,700 years old.
Han Dynasty Zhongshan Kings' Tombs 汉中山王墓
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
The tombs of successive Western Han Kings of Zhongshan, with 175 Han tombs surviving in Dingzhou.
Yaowang Temple 药王庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Built in the Yongle reign of the Ming around the tomb of Pi Tong and enlarged in the Jiaqing reign of the Qing, it is the largest Yaowang (King of Medicine) temple in China.
Dingzhou Examination Hall 定州贡院
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
An imperial examination hall first built in the 3rd year of Qianlong of the Qing (1738), the most complete surviving ancient examination hall complex in northern China.
Zhuozhou Twin Pagodas 涿州双塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Made up of the Yunju Temple Pagoda and the Zhidu Temple Pagoda, both Liao octagonal multi-story brick pagodas imitating wood construction, about 250 m apart.
Yaoshan Wang Family Manor 腰山王氏庄园
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Qing dynasty manor of about 500,000 square meters in total, which the Wang family built on land enclosed after following Dorgon through the pass.
Ancient Lotus Pond 古莲花池
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A garden from the Jin to the Qing, one of the Eight Scenes of Baoding, next to the Zhili Governor-General's Office.
Qinghua Temple Flower Pagoda 庆化寺花塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Liao brick pagoda; the temple has been destroyed and only this pagoda remains, whose body is shaped like a bouquet and is called a flower pagoda.
Beifudi Site 北福地遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
An early Neolithic site about 6,500 to 8,000 years old, on the north bank of the Yishui River.
Diaoyutai Site 钓鱼台遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Neolithic Yangshao culture site in Xiaolin Village, Quyang County.
Nanyang Site 南阳遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Zhou dynasty site in Nanyang Village, Rongcheng County.
Liulingzui Shaoguo Site 刘伶醉烧锅遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A distillery site of the Jin to Yuan period, in Xushui District.
Suoyaocun Mural Tombs 所药村壁画墓
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
Eastern Han mural tombs, two tombs facing each other east and west about 30 m apart, cleared in 1952 and 1955.
Tomb of Zhang Rou 张柔墓
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The tomb of Zhang Rou of the Yuan, in Gangtou Village, Mancheng District.
Tomb of Prince Yixian 怡贤亲王墓
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The tomb of Yinxiang (Prince Yixian), thirteenth son of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing; remains such as stelae and a bridge survive.
Xingguo Temple Pagoda at Xiecun 解村兴国寺塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Tang dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Xiecun, Boye County.
Xiude Temple Pagoda 修德寺塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Song dynasty Buddhist pagoda, a relic of the former Xiude Temple.
Jingzhi Temple Pagoda Foundation Crypt 静志寺塔基地宫
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A pagoda foundation crypt built in the 2nd year of Taiping Xingguo of the Song (977), found during construction in 1969, which yielded many relics.
Jingzhongyuan Pagoda Foundation Crypt 净众院塔基地宫
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Northern Song pagoda foundation crypt in Dingzhou.
Shengtayuan Pagoda 圣塔院塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Commonly called the Jing Ke Pagoda, a Liao dense-eaved brick pagoda built on Jingkeshan in Yi County.
Xigang Pagoda 西岗塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Liao dense-eaved brick pagoda in Laishui County.
Xingwen Pagoda 兴文塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Liao dense-eaved brick pagoda, octagonal with five stories and solid brick.
Yongji Bridge 永济桥
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient bridge of the Ming and Qing, in Zhuozhou.
Yuhuang Hall of Dadaoguan 大道观玉皇殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming dynasty hall, the only surviving building of Dadaoguan.
Wuren Bridge 伍仁桥
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Guifei Bridge, a five-span stone arch bridge begun in the 27th year of Wanli of the Ming (1599) and completed the next year, across the Ci River.
Jinmen Sluice 金门闸
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A water conservancy project built on the Yongding River in the Qing.
Daci Pavilion 大慈阁
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Originally named Dabei Pavilion, the tallest surviving ancient building in Baoding and one of the landmarks of the old city of Baoding.
Site of Yude Middle School 育德中学旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The location of the Work-Study in France Movement Memorial Hall; the old buildings date from 1907 to 1937.
Site of the Baoding Military Academy 保定陆军军官学校旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Surviving buildings of the Baoding Military Academy, with the Baoding Military Academy Memorial Hall built on the site.
Site of the Buli School of Work-Study in France 布里留法工艺学校旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of a work-study school for study in France from 1917 to 1919, in Buli Village, Gaoyang County.
Former Residence of Y. C. James Yen 晏阳初旧居
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The former residence of the mass-education pioneer Y. C. James Yen from 1926 to 1936, in Dingzhou.
Beifangshui Site 北放水遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site of the Xia, Eastern Zhou and Han, first found in the 2003 cultural relics survey for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
Yaozhuang Site 要庄遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Shang-Zhou site in Yaozhuang, Mancheng District.
Donghei Mountain Site 东黑山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Warring States and Han site covering 5,400 square meters.
Song Ancestral Mausolea 宋祖陵
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Three Song mausolea, including Qinling of Xizu, Kangling of Shunzu and Jingling of Yizu of the Song.
Tomb of Wang Chuzhi 王处直墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb of Wang Chuzhi (died 923), Prince of Beiping and military governor of Yiwu Circuit in the Five Dynasties period.
Yong'an Temple Pagoda 永安寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Liao-dynasty Buddhist pagoda; the other buildings of the former Yong'an Temple were demolished in 1952, leaving only the pagoda.
Wuhou Pagoda 伍侯塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Liao-dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Wuhou Village, Shunping County.
Twin Pagodas of Shuang'ta Hermitage 双塔庵双塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Two dense-eave pagodas standing side by side east and west, in Taininsi Village, Xiling Township, Yi County.
Huangfu Temple Pagoda 皇甫寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jin-dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Huangfusi Village, Laishui County.
Jinshan Temple Relic Pagoda 金山寺舍利塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yuan-dynasty relic pagoda in Donglongquan Village, Laishui County.
Dingzhou Mosque 定州清真寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Mosque whose surviving buildings were built from the Yuan to the Qing.
Xiahuliang Bridge 下胡良桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty ancient bridge in Xiahuliang Village, Zhuozhou.
Baoding Bell Tower 保定钟楼
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Mingshuang Tower, with a double-eave hip-gable tiled roof, rebuilt or first built in the Xuande reign of the Ming (1426-1435).
Fangshun Bridge 方顺桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ancient bridge of the Song to Ming, in Fangshunqiao Village, Mancheng District.
Dingzhou Confucian Temple 定州文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The best-preserved Confucian temple in Hebei, in the urban area of Dingzhou.
Huai Army Guildhall 淮军公所
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Li Wenzhong Shrine or Li Gong Shrine, a Qing-dynasty building in Lianchi District, Baoding.
Qinghe Circuit Office 清河道署
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yamen of the Qinghe Circuit established in the Yongzheng reign of the Qing, covering about 4,000 square meters, with courtyards including the main, second and third halls and a flower hall.
Bahui Temple Sutra Carvings 八会寺刻经
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
A Sui dynasty sutra-carving niche on the summit of Shaorong Mountain, carved with five Buddhist sutras including the Names of the Thousand Buddhas Sutra.
Wofo Temple Cliff Carvings 卧佛寺摩崖造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Northern Song cliff carvings cut into a west-facing limestone cliff about 6 meters high.
Site of the Zhili Judicial Court 直隶审判厅旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the late Qing Zhili High Court, completed in 1910, the only surviving late Qing local judicial building in northern China.
Guang Garden 光园
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A courtyard built by Cao Kun in Baoding, now with only one gray-walled, white-roofed brick-concrete building left.
Laishui Longyan Temple Pagoda 涞水龙严寺塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Liao-dynasty pagoda, commonly called the Shuidong Pagoda; said to have been built to suppress mountain floods.

Zhangjiakou (45)

Qingyuan Tower 清远楼
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Ming-dynasty tower in the ancient city of Xuanhua, one of the important surviving buildings of Xuanhua.
Xiabali Tombs 下八里墓群
Ancient tombs · fourth batch (1996)
Liao-dynasty tomb group of over ten Liao tombs, mostly of the Zhang family, with rich and brightly colored murals.
Yuhuang Pavilion in Yuzhou 蔚州玉皇阁
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Also called Jingbian Tower, a defensive work completed when Yuzhou city was built in the Hongwu years of the Ming, the main part being the two-story Yuhuang Pavilion hall.
Nihewan Site Group 泥河湾遗址群
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Group of Paleolithic sites in the Sanggan River basin, with several early human remains found over an area 82 kilometers from east to west and 27 kilometers from north to south.
Daiwang City Site 代王城遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Site of a Warring States capital at Daiwangcheng Town, Yu County.
Yuan Zhongdu Site 元中都遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Site of the fourth capital built in the 11th year of the Dade reign of the Yuan (1307), originally called Baichengzi.
Shuzhuanglou Yuan Tombs 梳妆楼元墓
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
A Yuan dynasty tomb group, named after a well-preserved above-ground building in one tomb that was mistaken for the dressing tower of the Liao Empress Dowager Xiao.
Zhaohua Temple 昭化寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the 25th year of Hongwu of the Ming (1392) as Yongqing Chan Temple, and rebuilt in the first year of Zhengtong (1436).
Jimingyi Post Town 鸡鸣驿城
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A post station first built in the early Ming, the largest surviving post station in China.
Nan'an Temple Pagoda 南安寺塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Liao Buddhist pagoda of brick and stone, octagonal with thirteen dense eaves and solid, with an underground chamber.
Shijia Temple 释迦寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Commonly called Da Temple, formerly a Yuan dynasty hermitage, the largest Buddhist temple in Ming Yuzhou city.
Tuchengzi City Site 土城子城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A city site of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in Sangongdi Town, Shangyi County.
Jiulian City Site 九连城城址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A city site of the Jin to Yuan period, at Jiulian City in Guyuan County.
Xiaohongcheng Site 小宏城遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Yuan dynasty city site at Xiaohongchengzi in Guyuan County.
Xigubao 西古堡
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient fort of the Ming and Qing, in Nuanquan Town, Yu County.
Shien Temple 时恩寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Buddhist temple in Xuanhua District of which only the Ming and Qing main hall remains, west of Zhenshuo Tower.
Nuanquan Huayan Temple 暖泉华严寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Da Temple and named Chongjiao Temple in the Qing, its history goes back to the Tang, and it had been repaired by the 32nd year of Hongwu of the late Ming (1399).
Zhenwu Temple 真武庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming dynasty ancient building at the foot of the northwest city wall inside Yuzhou city.
Changping Granary 常平仓
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming government granary in Yu County, an ancient building.
Yuzhou Lingyan Temple 蔚州灵岩寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Qian Temple (Front Temple), with the Heavenly Kings Hall, Daxiongbao Hall and other Ming buildings surviving.
Wanquan Youwei City 万全右卫城
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming garrison city, the Right Guard city of the western route of Xuanfu Garrison of the Ming, where the route headquarters stood.
Ximalin Yuhuang Pavilion 洗马林玉皇阁
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming dynasty Yuhuang pavilion in Ximalin Town, Wanquan District.
Site of the Chahar Dutong Office 察哈尔都统署旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Prince De Mansion, the only fairly well preserved Qing-dynasty government office building in Zhangjiakou.
Shaizi Lingluo Site 筛子绫罗遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Neolithic site of 100,000 square meters, east of Shaizi Lingluo Village, Yuxian County.
Zhuangke Site 庄窠遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site from the Neolithic Longshan culture to the Shang in Zhuangke Village, Yuxian County.
Sanguan Site 三关遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site from the Neolithic to the Warring States at Sanguan, Yuxian County.
Yang Yun Family Cemetery 杨赟家族墓地
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Cemetery of the Yang Yun family from the Yuan to the Qing, at Maizitai in Yu County.
Zhangjiakou Fort 张家口堡
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Popularly called Buzili, a stronghold on the Xuanfu Garrison Great Wall defense line of the Ming, from which the city of Zhangjiakou grew; known as Zhangjiakou's "origin point".
Foshen Shelitiluoni Pagoda 佛真猞猁迤逻尼塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Liao-dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Tar Village, Xuanhua District.
Shujiu Temple Pagoda 澍鹫寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Jiufeng Temple and popularly Tar'er Temple, first built in the Zhenyuan years of the Tang according to research, on Jiufengling in Yangyuan County; the temple holds a Jin-Yuan pagoda.
Jinhe Temple and Xuankong Hermitage Pagoda Group 金河寺悬空庵塔群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Pagoda group of the Yuan to Ming period in Jinhekou Valley, Yu County.
Yu County Guandi Temple 蔚县关帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Sanyi Hall, a Ming-dynasty building inside Yu County No. 3 Middle School, west of Shijia Temple.
Tianqi Temple 天齐庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty Taoist building worshipping the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, one of the national key protected sites in the urban area of Yu County.
Yuzhou Ancient City Wall 蔚州古城墙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
First built in the Northern Zhou, with the surviving wall built in the Ming and 1,600 m long.
Gucheng Temple 故城寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also known as Xinfo Temple and Dongdasi, founded in the second year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming (1507); the Maitreya Hall behind the Buddha hall is rather rare.
Chongguang Pagoda 重光塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Longguan Town, Chicheng County.
Xuanhua Bolin Temple 宣化柏林寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Ming and Qing periods, in a mountain hollow in Xuanhua District; local legend holds it was first built in the Northern Wei.
Bubeipu Yuquan Temple 卜北堡玉泉寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Family temple built in his hometown by the powerful eunuch Wang Zhen in the fourth year of the Zhengtong reign of the Ming (1439).
Ximalin City Wall 洗马林城墙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
City wall of the Ming to Qing, in Ximalin Town, Wanquan District.
Shazipo Laojun Temple 沙子坡老君观
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Taoist temple of the Ming and Qing, consisting of an opera stage, mountain gate, front hall and rear hall, in the north of Nuanquan Ancient Town, Yu County.
Yu County Chongtai Temple 蔚县重泰寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple of the Ming and Qing, in Yanjiazhai Village, Yu County.
Site of the Chahar Democratic Government 察哈尔民主政府旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Originally the Catholic St. Joseph's Seminary, founded in 1930, a three-row siheyuan combining Chinese and Western styles; from September 1945 it was the seat of the Communist Chahar Provincial Government.
Site of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters 晋察冀军区司令部旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters in 1945-1946, now the campus of Zhangjiakou No. 6 Middle School.
Taizicheng Site 太子城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Jin-dynasty city site, south of Taizicheng Village, Sitaizui Township, Chongli District.
Xitucheng Site 西土城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
Remains of a large frontier-trade city of the middle and late Jin period, at the border between Hebei and Inner Mongolia.

Handan (40)

Xiangtangshan Grottoes 响堂山石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · first batch (1961)
Cave complex begun in the Eastern Wei and mainly cut in the Northern Qi, divided into Northern Xiangtang, Southern Xiangtang and Shuiyusi; it is the largest grotto group found in Hebei Province.
Ancient City of Zhao at Handan 赵邯郸故城
Ancient sites · first batch (1961)
Capital site of the Zhao state in the Warring States period; from Marquis Jing of Zhao's move of the capital until Qin's conquest of Zhao, Handan was the capital for 158 years.
Cishan Site 磁山遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Representative site of the early Neolithic Cishan culture about 7,300 years old, discovered in 1972 and covering nearly 140,000 square meters.
Yecheng Site 邺城遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Capital site from Cao Wei to Northern Qi, made up of two linked cities, Ye North City and Ye South City, which Cao Cao built up.
Northern Dynasties Tombs in Cixian 磁县北朝墓群
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Tomb group of emperors, generals, ministers and nobles of the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi, 134 tombs of which 19 have been excavated, including the tombs of Gao Run and Princess Rouru.
Cizhou Kiln Site 磁州窑遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Porcelain kiln sites of the Northern Qi, Sui, Song and Yuan, distributed in Cixian and Fengfeng Mining District.
Wahuang Palace and Stone Carvings 娲皇宫及石刻
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Also called the Wahuang Holy Mother Temple, built on Phoenix Mountain in She County and first built in the Northern Qi; the surviving buildings are Ming and Qing, with stone carvings.
Site of the Eighth Route Army 129th Division Headquarters 八路军一二九师司令部旧址
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's 129th Division during the War of Resistance against Japan, also called the site of the Liu-Deng Army headquarters, made up of Jiangjun Ridge, the headquarters site and an exhibition hall.
Zhao Kings' Tombs 赵王陵
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
Tombs of the rulers of the Warring States state of Zhao, five in all, on the eastern foot of Zishan at the boundary of Congtai and Yongnian Districts.
Shibeikou Site 石北口遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Neolithic site on a terrace southwest of Beishibeikou Village, Linmingguan Town, Yongnian District.
Jiangwucheng Site 讲武城遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A city site from the Warring States to the Han, parallelogram in plan; legend says Cao Cao trained military officers here.
Ancient City of Daming Prefecture 大名府故城
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The city site of Daming Prefecture, the secondary capital of the Northern Song, covering about 26 square kilometers.
Mountain Gate of Chengtang Temple 成汤庙山门
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A temple completed in the 4th year of Dading of the Jin (1164), of which only the mountain gate remains, an original Jin structure.
Hongji Bridge 弘济桥
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient bridge of unknown founding date, repaired in the Wanli reign of the Ming, in Dongqiao Village, Yongnian District.
Yongnian City 永年城
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Guangfu City, the seat of Guangping Prefecture and Yongnian County in the Ming and Qing, lying within the Yongnian depression.
Zhifang Yuhuang Pavilion 纸坊玉皇阁
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Beamless Pavilion, first built in the Longqing or Wanli reign of the Ming and repaired in the 22nd year of Guangxu of the Qing (1896).
Wuli Ji Stele 五礼记碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
A Tang-to-Song inscribed stele in Shuangtai Village, Daming County.
Site of the CPC Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Central Bureau and Military Region 中共晋冀鲁豫中央局和军区旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The location of the Party, government and military headquarters of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region during the War of Liberation, in Yetao Town, Wu'an City.
Nanchengcun Site 南城村遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site from the Neolithic to the Shang and Han, on a terrace on the south bank of the ancient Jian River northwest of Nanchengcun Village, Cixian County.
Jiangou Site 涧沟遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site from the Neolithic to the Han with Longshan culture remains, in Jiangou Village, Handan.
Guzhen Ancient City Site 固镇古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
An ancient city site from the Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States, Qin and Han, in Guzhen Village, Yetao Town, Wu'an City.
Changuo Temple Site 禅果寺遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Made up of Buddhist architectural remains from the Eastern Han to the Eastern Wei and stone carvings of the early Republic; the earliest and most complete architectural site and stone carvings in Wu'an.
Lincun Tombs 林村墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Warring States to Han dynasty, spread across Lincun, Hucun and Jiangou in Fuxing District.
Main Hall of Yuquan Temple 玉泉寺大殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple main hall of the Jin and Yuan periods, in Shangwen Village, She County.
Main Hall of Changle Dragon King Temple 常乐龙王庙正殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Large hall for worshipping the Dragon King, first built in the Yuan, three bays wide at 10.10 m.
Jiujiang Holy Mother Temple 九江圣母庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Holy Mother temple of the Yuan to Qing, in Guantao Village, Guantao Township, Wu'an.
Eight Locks West of the Fuyang River 滏阳河西八闸
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Eight water conservancy structures built in the Ming, popularly called the "Western Eight Locks" because they lie west of Yongnian town.
Main Hall of Tianqing Temple 天青寺大殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty temple main hall in Cuilu Village, Wu'an.
Huangliang Dream Lü Immortal Temple 黄粱梦吕仙祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Temple mainly worshipping Lü Dongbin, first built in the Northern Song and named after the story of the Yellow Millet Dream; greatly expanded in the Jiaqing reign of the Qing.
Zhushan Stone Carvings 朱山石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Stone carvings of the Han and Tang periods at Zhushan, Wuzhuang, Yongnian District.
Shuiyu Temple Grottoes 水浴寺石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Xiao Xiangtang, smaller than the South and North Xiangtang, facing the North Xiangtang across Phoenix Terrace and Tiangong Peak, with carvings from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Ming.
Fahua Cave Grottoes 法华洞石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Grottoes of the Song to Qing periods in Qingyan Village, Wu'an.
Daming Catholic Church 大名天主堂
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Catholic church built in 1921, the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Daming.
Site of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region Government 晋冀鲁豫边区政府旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region Government from 1942 to 1945, in Tanyin Village, Suobao Town, She County.
Beizhangzhuang Tombs 北张庄墓群
Ancient tombs · eighth batch (2019)
A cemetery of officials and ministers of the Warring States and Han periods, spread across the Beizhangzhuang Town area.
Wu'an Sarira Pagoda 武安舍利塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Northern Song sarira pagoda, in Wu'an.
Shexian Qingquan Temple 涉县清泉寺
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Built in the Tiantong era of the Northern Qi and named for the spring east of the temple; Ming and Qing buildings survive.
Stele of the Di Renjie Shrine 狄仁杰祠堂碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
A Tang-dynasty stele erected for the shrine of Di Renjie, at Kongzhuang in Daming County.
Quli Qianfodong Grottoes 曲里千佛洞石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
Ming-dynasty grottoes on the mountainside at Tiemajiao, Quli Village, Liaocheng Township, Shexian, covering 400 square meters in all.
Tomb of General Zuo Quan 左权将军墓
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Tomb of General Zuo Quan, built in 1950, in the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Martyrs' Cemetery, with a relief head portrait and a stele pavilion in front.

Shijiazhuang (40)

Anji Bridge 安济桥
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Single-span open-spandrel stone arch bridge built by the Sui craftsman Li Chun in the Daye years, commonly called the Great Stone Bridge; one of the oldest large stone arch bridges still standing.
Yongtong Bridge 永通桥
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Single-span circular-arc stone arch bridge of the Jin dynasty, commonly called the Small Stone Bridge, named in contrast with the nearby Anji Bridge (Great Stone Bridge).
Huata Pagoda of Guanghui Temple 广惠寺华塔
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Also called the Flower Pagoda, first built in the Tang and rebuilt in the Dading years of the Jin; four stories and octagonal, with an upper body shaped like a bouquet decorated with figures of guardians, elephants, lions and bodhisattvas.
Zhaozhou Dharani Pillar 赵州陀罗尼经幢
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Dharani pillar built in the Northern Song, 16.44 meters tall, the tallest and largest surviving one in China.
Longxing Temple 隆兴寺
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Also called the Zhengding Great Buddha Temple, one of the earlier, larger and well-preserved Buddhist temples surviving in China.
Site of the CPC Central Committee at Xibaipo 西柏坡中共中央旧址
Modern historic sites · second batch (1982)
Former seat of the CPC Central Committee and the PLA headquarters during the War of Liberation, now with the Xibaipo Memorial Hall.
Bell Tower of Kaiyuan Temple 开元寺钟楼
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Bell tower in Kaiyuan Temple at Zhengding, a surviving Tang building; the temple also has a Tang-dynasty Xumi Pagoda.
Lingxiao Pagoda 凌霄塔
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Nine-story pavilion-style pagoda first built in the first year of the Zhide reign of the Tang (756), brick below and timber above, 42 meters tall and commonly called the Wooden Pagoda.
Zhongshan Ancient City Site 中山古城遗址
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
Site of Lingshou, the capital of the Zhongshan state in the Warring States period; nearby tombs of the kings of Zhongshan yielded many artifacts with northern ethnic characteristics.
Stone Pagodas of Zhiping Temple 治平寺石塔
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Tang remains: a four-story octagonal large stone pagoda of the eighth year of the Tianbao reign (749), two small stone pagodas and a dharani pillar.
Dacheng Hall of Zhengding Confucian Temple 正定文庙大成殿
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Main hall of the Zhengding Confucian Temple, its architectural style judged to date from the late Tang to early Five Dynasties; the temple also keeps a screen wall, Pan Pond and Ji Gate.
Pilu Temple 毗卢寺
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Ming-dynasty Buddhist temple in Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang.
Tianhu Dharani Pillar 天护陀罗尼经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · fourth batch (1996)
Tang-dynasty Buddhist dharani pillar, one of the earlier surviving dharani pillars in China.
Jingxing Kiln Site 井陉窑遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Porcelain kiln site of the Sui to the Qing at Tianchang Town, Jingxing County.
Chengling Pagoda of Linji Temple 临济寺澄灵塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The ancestral temple of the Linji school of Chan Buddhism, with the Jin dynasty Chengling Pagoda.
Youju Temple Pagoda 幽居寺塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
The temple was first built in the Northern Qi; after it was destroyed only the Tang pagoda survives, which has seven stories.
Stele of the Great Guan Imperial Composition 大观圣作之碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
A stele set up in the 2nd year of Daguan of the Northern Song (1108), now in Zhao County town.
Stele in Praise of the Merits and Governance of the Tang Prince of Qinghe 大唐清河郡王纪功载政之颂碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
A Tang stele, commonly called the Li Baochen Stele, the Stele of Frozen Sealing or the Stele Moved by Wind, recording the achievements of Li Baochen, Prince of Qinghe.
Taixi Site 台西遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A middle-to-late Shang site made up of three earth platforms, Xitai, Nantai and Beitai, covering about 100,000 square meters in all.
Ancient City of Changshan Commandery 常山郡故城
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A commandery city site first built in the 11th year of King Xiaocheng of Zhao (255 BC), destroyed in the 2nd year of Wude of the Tang (619).
Wanshou Temple Pagoda Forest 万寿寺塔林
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The group of pagodas over the graves of successive eminent monks at Wanshou Chan Temple, also called Linshan Temple, covering about 60,000 square meters.
Bailin Temple Pagoda 柏林寺塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Pagoda of Chan Master Congshen, an octagonal seven-story dense-eaved brick pagoda; the surviving pagoda body was built in the Yuan.
Zhengding Prefecture Confucian Temple 正定府文庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The Confucian temple of the Zhengding Prefecture school; Zhengding was a prefecture for 1,131 years, and the city had both a prefectural and a county school and Confucian temple.
Jingxing Ancient Post Road 井陉古驿道
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancient post road in Jingxing County, a transport relic of the Ming and Qing.
Fuqing Temple 福庆寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Ming and Qing temple on Cangyan Mountain in Jingxing County.
Fuxitai Site 伏羲台遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Shang-Zhou to Han site made of three stacked terraces, covering 151,875 square meters in all.
Xizhangcun Site 西张村遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Shang-Zhou site in Xizhang Village, Yuanshi County.
Dongyuan Ancient City Site 东垣古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
In the late Warring States the Qin set up Hengshan Commandery here as the regional administrative center; power moved away in the early Han.
Gusong City Site 古宋城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Han-dynasty ancient city site in Songcheng Village, Zhao County.
Wuji Zhen Family Tombs 无极甄氏墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Zhen family from the Eastern Han to the Northern Dynasties, in Shicun Village, Beisu Town, Wuji County.
Zanhuang Li Family Tombs 赞皇李氏墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Li family of the Northern Dynasties, in Nanxingguo Village, Zanhuang County.
Kaihua Temple Pagoda 开化寺塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Jin-dynasty Buddhist pagoda within Yuanshi County town.
Lingshou Stone Archway 灵寿石牌坊
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty stone archway within Lingshou County town.
Zhengding City Wall 正定城墙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Zhengding city was first built in the Sixteen Kingdoms period and rebuilt many times; the surviving wall dates from the Ming.
Jingxing Old Town City Wall 井陉旧城城墙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
City wall of Jingxing County seat in the Ming and Qing, in Tianchang Town.
Fenglong Mountain Grottoes 封龙山石窟
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Buddhist grottoes from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Ming, on Fenglong Mountain in Yuanshi County.
Yujia Mountain Cliff Carvings 瑜伽山摩崖造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Cliff carvings of the Song and Ming periods in Nanye Village, Pingshan County.
Zhengfeng Mine Industrial Building Complex 正丰矿工业建筑群
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A complex of mining industrial buildings of the Republican period, in the industrial plaza of Jingxing No. 3 Mine in Jingxing Mining District.
Site of the People's Bank of China Head Office 中国人民银行总行旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Commonly called the Small Gray Building, the birthplace of the People's Bank of China, a three-story brick-concrete structure.
Zhengding Liang Family Ancestral Hall 正定梁氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty ancestral hall of the Liang family; the gate and a late Ming hall survive.

Chengde (21)

Puning Temple 普宁寺
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Gelug-school Tibetan Buddhist temple commonly called the Great Buddha Temple, one of the "Eight Outer Temples" of Chengde in the Qing.
Pule Temple 普乐寺
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Buddhist temple commonly called the Round Pavilion, one of the "Eight Outer Temples" of Chengde in the Qing; no monks were ever resident after its completion.
Putuo Zongcheng Temple 普陀宗乘之庙
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Gelug-school Tibetan Buddhist temple commonly called the Little Potala Palace, one of the "Eight Outer Temples" of Chengde in the Qing.
Xumi Fushou Temple 须弥福寿之庙
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Gelug-school Tibetan Buddhist temple commonly called the Panchen Lama's Travel Palace, one of the "Eight Outer Temples" of Chengde in the Qing.
Chengde Mountain Resort 避暑山庄
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Summer palace of the Qing emperors, also called the Rehe Travel Palace; the largest surviving imperial garden, inscribed as World Heritage together with the surrounding temples.
Jinshanling Great Wall 金山岭长城
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Section of the Ming Great Wall from Gubeikou in the west to Wangjinglou in the east, 10.5 kilometers long, with 5 passes, 67 watchtowers and 3 beacon towers.
Shuxiang Temple 殊像寺
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Gelug-school Tibetan Buddhist temple, one of the "Eight Outer Temples" of Chengde in the Qing.
Anyuan Temple 安远庙
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Gelug-school Tibetan Buddhist temple commonly called the Ili Temple or Golden Roof Temple, one of the "Eight Outer Temples" of Chengde in the Qing.
Puren Temple 溥仁寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Tibetan Buddhist Gelug temple, commonly called Qian Temple (Front Temple), one of the Eight Outer Temples of Chengde of the Qing.
Huizhou City 会州城
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
First built in the Liao, the former site of Huizhou Garrison of the Ming.
Chengde City God Temple 承德城隍庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Qing dynasty City God temple in Shuangqiao District, Chengde.
Puyou Temple 普佑寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Tibetan Buddhist Gelug temple, one of the Eight Outer Temples of Chengde of the Qing.
Sifangdong Site 四方洞遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Paleolithic cave site, named for its fairly regular square entrance; the excavated stone tools are mainly scrapers.
Huazidong Site 化子洞遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Late Paleolithic site in the heart of the Yanshan Mountains.
Dingzicheng Site 顶子城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site from the Xia to the Zhou, in Shaoguoyingzi Village, Pingquan County.
Fujianggou Site 付将沟遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Warring States to Han site southeast of Fujianggou Village, Xinglong County.
Longhua Tuchengzi City Site 隆化土城子城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A city site of the Northern Wei, Liao, Jin and Yuan, in Xiawazi Village, Longhua County.
Shiyang-Shihu Tombs 石羊石虎墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tomb group of the Liao and Jin periods, in Pingquan.
Banjie Pagoda 半截塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Yuan-dynasty ancient pagoda in Banjieta Town, Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County.
Fengshan Guandi Temple 凤山关帝庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Fengning Guandi Temple, a Qing-dynasty building in Fengshan Town, Fengning Manchu Autonomous County.
Imperial Steles and Cliff Inscriptions of Mulan Paddock 木兰围场御制碑、摩崖石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
A series of Qing dynasty imperial steles and cliff inscriptions related to the Mulan autumn hunt and the Mulan Paddock, distributed in Weichang and Longhua.

Xingtai (21)

Xing Kiln Site 邢窑遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Porcelain kiln sites of the Sui to Five Dynasties, distributed in Neiqiu, Lincheng, Xingtai and other places.
Puli Temple Pagoda 普利寺塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A square dense-eaved brick pagoda imitating wood construction, dated to the 4th year of Huangyou of the Northern Song (1052); the only surviving pagoda of its type in China.
Dongxianxian Site 东先贤遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Shang dynasty site covering about 750,000 square meters, about 3,300 years old, where house foundations, pottery kilns and ash pits were found.
Cemetery of the Xing State 邢国墓地
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
An aristocratic cemetery of the Xing state of the Zhou, in Gejiazhuang Village, Xindu District.
Longyao Tang Ancestral Tombs 隆尧唐祖陵
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
Tang imperial mausoleums, with Jianchu Mausoleum of Li Xi, great-great-grandfather of Emperor Gaozu, and Qiyun Mausoleum of Li Tianxi, his great-grandfather.
Bianque Temple 扁鹊庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A temple worshipping Bian Que, covering about 82,000 square meters, of unknown founding date and rebuilt in the Yuan and Ming.
Xingtai Kaiyuan Temple 邢台开元寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Dongda Temple, whose predecessor goes back to the Later Zhao, named for the Kaiyuan reign of the Tang.
Song Jing Stele 宋璟碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
A Tang-dynasty stele erected to commemorate Song Jing, in Donghu Village, Shahe City.
Site of the Yihequan Council Hall 义和拳议事厅旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the Yihequan council hall of 1898, in Shaliuzhai Village, Wei County.
Buyao Village Site 补要村遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site in five phases: Yangshao, pre-Shang, late Shang, Eastern Zhou to Qin-Han, and Tang-Song, in Buyao Village, Lincheng County.
Boren City Site 柏人城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
An ancient city site of the Western and Eastern Zhou, in Shuangbei Village, Longyao County.
Lucheng Gang City Site 鹿城岗城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A pre-Qin ancient city built to the terrain, about 640 meters north-south and 700 meters east-west.
Houdige Site 后底阁遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site within the Wucheng county seat area of the Northern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang, where 20 kinds of remains were found in 2006.
Linqing Ancient City Site 临清古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
An ancient city site from the Northern Wei to the Jin, covering 4.5 square kilometers, with the north wall and north gate site surviving.
Nanjia Township Stone Pagoda 南贾乡石塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Tang-dynasty stone pagoda, now the sole survivor, south of Nanjiaxiang Village, Nanshimen Town, Xingtai.
Front Hall of Tianning Temple 天宁寺前殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Huachi Lanruo and popularly Xidasi; first built in the Tang, destroyed in war and rebuilt in the Yuan, with only the front hall now surviving.
Dacheng Hall of Pingxiang Confucian Temple 平乡文庙大成殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Main hall of the Confucian Temple in Pingxiang County, built in the Yuan to Ming period.
Putong Pagoda 普彤塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty ancient pagoda in Jiucheng Village, Nangong.
Xingtai Daode Jing Pillar 邢台道德经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Built in the 27th year of the Kaiyuan reign of the Tang (739) by Li Zhi, prefect of Xingzhou, 6.89 meters high, an octagonal pillar carved with the text of the Daode Jing.
Old City Site of Beizhou 贝州故城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
Originally the prefectural seat of Beizhou, which was renamed Enzhou in the Northern Song; also called Enzhou City.
Xingtai Qingfeng Tower 邢台清风楼
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Completed in the Chenghua era of the Ming, with a predecessor traceable to the Tang; it has a double-eaved hip-and-gable tiled roof.

Cangzhou (15)

Cangzhou Iron Lion 沧州铁狮子
Cave temples and stone carvings · first batch (1961)
Iron lion cast in the third year of the Guangshun reign of the Later Zhou (953), also called the Sea-Quelling Roarer; 6.26 meters long, 5.47 meters tall, weighing about 32 tons, and hollow inside.
Xianxian Han Tombs 献县汉墓群
Ancient tombs · fourth batch (1996)
Tomb group of Liu De, Prince Xian of Hejian of the Han, and his descendants, of which the tomb of Liu De is representative.
Botou Mosque 泊头清真寺
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
First built in the 2nd year of Yongle of the Ming (1404), the earliest and largest surviving mosque in Hebei.
Haifengzhen Site 海丰镇遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Jin dynasty site covering about 2.28 million square meters, found in 1986, where many Jin remains and relics were found.
Tomb of Ji Xiaolan 纪晓岚墓地
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The joint tomb of the Qing scholar Ji Xiaolan and his wife.
Dan Bridge 单桥
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A five-span stone arch bridge begun in the 5th year of Chongzhen of the Ming (1632) and completed in the 2nd year of Shunzhi of the Qing (1645).
Juguan Ancient Tribute Jujube Orchard 聚馆古贡枣园
Other · sixth batch (2006)
A jujube orchard that supplied tribute jujubes to emperors in the Ming and Qing, covering 666,000 square meters.
Sangezhuang Site 三各庄遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Neolithic site in Sangezhuang Village, Renqiu City.
Yabazhuang Site 哑叭庄遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site from the Neolithic to the Eastern Zhou in Yabazhuang Village, Renqiu City.
Wuyuan City Site 武垣城址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Han-dynasty ancient city site southeast of Suning County town.
Old City of Cangzhou 沧州旧城
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of an old city of the Tang to Song periods, at Jiuzhou in Cang County.
Dengying Bridge 登瀛桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty ancient bridge in Dulin Village, Cang County.
Machang Fort 马厂炮台
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty fort at Machangying in Qing County, of which only one survives.
Guangming Theater 光明戏院
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A theater completed in 1934, in Hejian.
Futicheng Site 郛堤城遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A city site of the Warring States, Qin and Han periods, in Huanghua.

Tangshan (15)

Eastern Qing Tombs 清东陵
Ancient tombs · first batch (1961)
The largest of the three Qing imperial cemeteries, with five emperors' tombs, four empresses' tombs and the tombs of many consorts and princes.
Former Residence of Li Dazhao 李大钊故居
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Former residence of Li Dazhao, born in 1889, an important modern historical site.
Xizhai Site 西寨遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Neolithic site east of Xizhai Village in Qianxi County.
Zhuacun Site 爪村遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
A Paleolithic site in Zhuacun, Qian'an.
Tiangong Temple Pagoda 天宫寺塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Liao dense-eaved brick-and-stone Buddhist pagoda, originally an adjunct of Tiangong Temple; only the pagoda remains after the temple was destroyed.
Shoufeng Temple 寿峰寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A temple on the top of Chezhou Mountain in Fengrun District, with buildings from the Ming to the Republic.
Jingjue Temple 净觉寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
At the confluence of the Gong River and the Shaliu River in Yutian County, known as the "first temple east of the capital".
Site of Fengrun Middle School 丰润中学校旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The successor of the official Zunhua Prefecture middle school founded in 1903, with a campus of 308 mu; the old buildings date from 1913 to 1925.
Site of the Panjiayu Massacre 潘家峪惨案遗址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the massacre carried out by Japanese troops on January 25, 1941, at Panjiayu, Fengrun District.
Tangshan Earthquake Ruins 唐山大地震遗址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The ruins of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, made up of remains such as the former steel-casting workshop of the Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Plant.
Mengjiaquan Site 孟家泉遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Paleolithic site in Shizhuang Village, Yutian County.
Wanjunshan Site 万军山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A site from the Neolithic to the Shang on Wanjun Mountain, Qian'an City.
Guidi Site 龟地遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Shang-Zhou settlement site of about 3,320 square meters, found in 1990.
Kailuan Tangshan Mine Early Industrial Remains 开滦唐山矿早期工业遗存
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Made up of three mining sites: No. 1 Shaft of Tangshan Mine, completed in 1878, the starting point of the Tangshan-Xugezhuang Railway, and the Dadao rail-road overpass culvert.
Luan River Iron Bridge 滦河铁桥
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Railway bridges of the Beijing-Harbin Railway (formerly the Beijing-Fengtian Railway) across the Luan River, three in all, at the border of Changli County and Luanzhou.

Qinhuangdao (10)

Great Wall at Shanhaiguan 万里长城－山海关
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Pass at the eastern end of the Ming Great Wall, backed by the Yan Mountains and facing the Bohai Sea, known as the "First Pass Under Heaven."
Qin Travel Palace Site at Beidaihe 北戴河秦行宫遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Site of a Qin-dynasty travel palace in Beidaihe District.
Yuanying Temple Pagoda 源影寺塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Jin dynasty brick-and-wood pagoda, repaired many times in the Ming, Qing and modern periods.
Great Buddha Crown Dharani Pillar 大佛顶尊胜陀罗尼经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
A Jin-dynasty dharani pillar 10 meters high with six tiers.
Site of the Eight-Power Allied Forces Camp at Shanhaiguan 山海关八国联军营盘旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the camp set up by the Eight-Power Allied Forces at Shanhaiguan in the late Qing, a group of buildings.
Beidaihe Modern Building Complex 北戴河近代建筑群
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A group of modern buildings of the Qing to Republic periods, scattered across Beidaihe District.
Banchangyu Kiln Sites 板厂峪窑址群遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Great Wall Brick Kilns site, kilns where Great Wall bricks were fired in the Ming.
Yongping Prefecture City Wall 永平府城墙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Ming-dynasty city wall of Yongping Prefecture; some wall sections survive, along with the Small West Gate, the Great West Gate (Wangjing Gate) and the Small South Gate.
Qinhuangdao Port Modern Building Complex 秦皇岛港口近代建筑群
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A complex of modern port buildings of the Qing to Republican periods, in Haigang District.
Site of the Yaohua Glass Factory 耀华玻璃厂旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Begun in 1922, the first large glass manufacturer in China and the first to produce glass by machine.

Hengshui (9)

Feng Family Tombs 封氏墓群
Ancient tombs · first batch (1961)
Cemetery of the Feng family of Bohai from the Northern Wei to the Sui.
Sarira Pagoda of Kaifu Temple 开福寺舍利塔
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Octagonal 13-story pavilion-style brick-and-stone pagoda, also called the Jingzhou Pagoda, inferred to have been first built in the Northern Wei, with the present body rebuilt in the Song.
Lujiazhuang Mural Tomb 逯家庄壁画墓
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
An Eastern Han mural tomb at Lujiazhuang, Anping County.
Northern Qi Gao Family Tombs 北齐高氏墓群
Ancient tombs · fifth batch (2001)
Tombs of the Gao family of the Northern Qi, dating from the Northern Dynasties to the Sui, around Yelinzhuang in Jing County.
Baoyun Pagoda 宝云塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Song dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Taocheng District.
Qinglin Temple Pagoda 庆林寺塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Northern Song brick pagoda with seven stories and an octagonal plan.
Jizhou Ancient City Site 冀州古城遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Han-dynasty ancient city site in Beiguan Village, Jizhou District.
Hengshui Anji Bridge 衡水安济桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Hengshui Stone Bridge, spanning the Fuyang River and completed in the 31st year of the Qianlong reign (1766); a wooden bridge had been requested in the first year of the Tianshun reign of the Ming (1457).
Shenzhou Yingyi Charitable Granary 深州盈亿义仓
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Qing-dynasty granary in Shenzhou Town, Shenzhou.

Langfang (1)

Daxinge Stone Pagoda 大辛阁石塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Liao-dynasty stone pagoda at Daxinge, Yongqing County.

Across several cities (1)

Bianguan Tunnel Site 边关地道遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The remains of underground combat tunnels built in the early Northern Song to defend against Liao incursions to the south, spread across Xiongxian, Bazhou, Wen'an, Yongqing and Gu'an, about 65 km east to west.

Across provinces (4)

Xujiayao-Houjiayao Site 许家窑－侯家窑遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Paleolithic site spanning Yanggao in Shanxi and Yangyuan in Hebei, where Xujiayao Man fossils were found.
Great Wall - Jiumenkou 万里长城－九门口
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
A Ming Great Wall pass built across the bed of a seasonal river, with a wall of nine arched gates that blocks the river for defense; also called Yipianshi Pass.
Great Wall 长城
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A combined listing of Great Wall sections from the Spring and Autumn period to the Ming dynasty, across Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Ningxia, Liaoning and other provinces and regions; the Beijing section is mainly Ming Great Wall.
Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal 京杭大运河
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An artificial canal 1,794 km long, from Tongzhou in Beijing in the north to Hangzhou in the south; inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2014 as part of the Grand Canal.

List and numbers follow the eight batches published by the State Council. English names and descriptions are our translations.