Shijiazhuang Zhengding Ancient City Light Show

2025.1.21-1.23 Shijiazhuang
On Friday (1.21) at 9:17 pm, I took the high-speed rail from Beijing West Railway Station to Shijiazhuang Station after an hour and a half, and took an online taxi to Shijiazhuang Yunzhen Jinling World Trade Plaza Hotel at 11 o'clock.
On the first day, after having breakfast at the hotel, I went to the Hebei Museum at 9 am and went to the second floor of the new museum, where I visited "The Glory of the Warring States Period - Ancient Zhongshan Kingdom" and "The Last Song of the Han Dynasty - Mancheng Han Tombs". The Jinlu Yuyi and Changxin Palace Lanterns are both in primary and secondary school textbooks and are worth seeing.
I went to the Red Star Steamed Bun Shop on the northwest side at around 11 o'clock in the morning, but there were no seats left, so I had to buy two baskets of steamed buns and a bag of fried meatballs and eat them back at the hotel. The steamed buns tasted good, a bit like Goubuli steamed buns. It was a pity that I didn't get to try their golden lionfish.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, I took an online taxi to Longxing Temple in the ancient city of Zhengding. It took more than 20 minutes to arrive. The reclining Guanyin statue, which was praised by Lu Xun as the Oriental goddess of beauty, was indeed extraordinary and magnificent.
At around 5pm, we went to Zhending Pork Rib Restaurant for dinner. Go to the South Gate (Changle Gate) of the ancient city, pass by, and go up to the South Gate to see the lantern show (free). The content is very rich, from the South Gate to the East City Wall, with the twelve zodiac signs, characters from Dream of Red Mansions, flowers, animals, etc.
The next morning we went to Zhengtai Hotel, a century-old French-style building that was home to many celebrities such as Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek.
At 1:30 p.m., I took the high-speed rail back to Beijing West Railway Station for an hour.

Post by Alexander@567 Anderson | Feb 27, 2025