Cangzhou | Hebei 2-Day Tour from Beijing: Cangzhou 1-Day Tour

If you don't want to waste your vacation, but also don't want to make a travel plan, you can drive from Beijing to Hebei for a 2-day tour. It takes just over 2 hours to get there.

First stop: Cangzhou
Cangzhou is the city with the longest section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It was the northern starting point of the Maritime Silk Road in history. It is also one of the birthplaces of Chinese martial arts and is widely recognized as the first hometown of martial arts in China.

🗺️ 1-Day City Walk Route:

🚏 Lion City Park:
Cangzhou is known as the "Lion City" because of the Iron Lion. The new Iron Lion is a 1:1 replica of the original.

🚏 Garden Expo Park:
The park covers 13 exhibition gardens with different styles and characteristics from 13 cities in Hebei Province: Cangqu Garden, Shijiazhuang Garden, Handan Garden, Xingtai Garden, Tangshan Garden, Zhangjiakou Garden, Chengde Garden, Qinhuangdao Garden, Langfang Garden, Baoding Garden, Hengshui Garden, Dingzhou Garden, and Xinji Garden. (There is a lantern festival during the Spring Festival, and the lights are turned on at 17:30.)

🚏 Grand Canal Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum:
Feel the charm of intangible culture. There are also electronic interactive facilities and AI technology, which are full of fun.

🚏 Cangzhou Fang:
A place full of historical charm, with buildings such as courtyards, opera houses, city gates, and archways. Walking on the street, you can feel the unique charm of Cangzhou.

🚏 Dahua Industrial Heritage Exhibition Area:
A new internet-famous spot in Cangzhou, similar to Shougang Park in Beijing. It used to be a fertilizer factory, but now it has become an internet-famous spot. The red brick wall with the word "Cangzhou" is especially suitable for taking photos.

🚏 Nanchuan Old Street: (Nanchuan Tower - Langyin Tower - Qingfeng Tower)
The four places are very close to each other, so you can visit them together. There are lion dance performances at Nanchuan Tower and Langyin Tower. Qingfeng Tower is a landmark building in Cangzhou. Nanchuan Old Street is very lively, with shops and snack shops.

🍱 Cangzhou Food Recommendations:

🍲 0317 Hot Pot Chicken

🍲 Hezhong Big Fried Dough Sticks: Fried Tiger

🍲 Lamb Intestine Soup

🍲 Donkey Burger

🍲 Song Ning: Cangzhou's local lemon tea

🏡 Cangzhou Hotel Recommendations:
Cangzhou Jinshi International Hotel