📍Zhengding | One-Day Full Itinerary to Explore This Hidden Gem Ancient City

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Hey hey~ It’s @BaocaiNotCabbage here, taking on the challenge of visiting 5 cities around Beijing 🚄 This time, I couldn’t resist the hype around the Zhengding Night Market and took a weekend trip to Shijiazhuang's Zhengding. Let me break it down for you👇

🗓 Itinerary:
Day 1:
Beijing → Shijiazhuang Station → Red Star Baozi (Hebei Museum branch) → Hebei Museum → Niuchunhua Noodles (Fangbei Rd branch) → Zhengding Small Commodities Night Market → Zhengding Ancient City → South City Wall

Day 2:
Mingyue Tower → Rongguo Mansion → Longxing Temple → Tianning Temple → Kaiyuan Temple → Linji Temple → Guanghui Temple → Zhengding Station → back to Beijing

🌟 Highlights & Tips:
① Zhengding Small Commodities Night Market
Super popular right now! But heads up—weekends are crowded to the max 😵💫
Nowhere to sit or stand—so unless you love the hustle, try visiting on a weekday!
Lots of snacks and goodies to explore 🍢🍡🍤

② Longxing Temple (📸 Highlights in Photos 3-4)
🎟️ Ticket: ¥50
🌟 One of China’s Top 10 Famous Temples!
Don’t miss:
Moni Hall → Reverse Seated Guanyin
Great Mercy Pavilion → Thousand-Armed Guanyin
Rotating Sutra Pavilion → Spinning Sutra Tower
Pilushana Hall → Surrounded by a Thousand Buddhas

③ The Four Iconic Pagodas of Zhengding (Photos 5-8)
Tianning Temple Pagoda: ¥15
Linji Temple Pagoda: Free
Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda: ¥20
Guanghui Temple Pagoda: ¥15
Each has a distinct style—super photogenic 📸✨

④ Rongguo Mansion (Photos 9-11)
🎟️ Ticket: ¥40
🏠 Filming location for the 1987 TV version of "Dream of the Red Chamber"
Step into the Grand View Garden IRL! 📖🌸
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