Over 1,000 Years of History, Cangzhou's Symbol | Iron Lion

✅🎈🎈🎈Core Attraction - Iron Lion
🦁The Cangzhou Iron Lion, also known as "Zhenhai Roar," has a history of over one thousand years.
"Three Treasures of Hebei": Dingzhou Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda, Zhengding Longxing Temple Bronze Buddha Statue, and

✅👀What to see?
1️⃣Cangzhou Iron Lion.
5.5 meters high, 6.3 meters long, 3 meters wide, weighing 40 tons, with a history of over one thousand years. It is the earliest known and largest single-cast outdoor large iron cultural relic in China and even the world.

2️⃣Four exhibition halls of the Iron Lion Museum
First: Cangzhou historical evolution and old city archaeology.
Second: Iron Lion casting and history.
Third: Folk culture.
Fourth: Red revolutionary culture.

3️⃣Folk Culture Hall: Ten scenic spots of the old city; old city folk stories, the hometown of golden thread jujubes, martial arts, calligraphy, and folk arts - four famous cultural cards, intangible cultural heritage.

✅Besides the Iron Lion, other must-visit spots 🎈🎈🎈
1️⃣Cangzhou Confucian Temple (Cangzhou Confucian Studies Museum): The most complete Confucian temple complex in central Hebei.
2️⃣Dongguang Iron Buddha Temple (Puzhao Park): The largest ancient iron-cast Buddha statue in North China.
3️⃣Hejian Prefecture Office: One of the three major Ming and Qing dynasty prefecture offices preserved in China.

4️⃣Qingfeng Tower: A Ming dynasty canal transportation watchtower, a Grand Canal World Heritage site.
5️⃣Grand Canal Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum: Gathering the essence of intangible cultural heritage from eight provinces along the canal.
6️⃣Nandagang Wetland: An important stopover for migratory birds on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.

7️⃣Cangzhou Garden Expo Park: Known as Cangzhou's "treasure playground," featuring thirteen themed exhibition gardens.
8️⃣Cangzhou Fang: Ming and Qing architecture housing intangible cultural heritage workshops.
9️⃣Nanchuan Old Street: Known as "Cangzhou's version of Hongyadong."
🔟Wuqiao Acrobatics World: The authentic version of Wuqiao acrobatics.