Luquan West Changqing, 15 kilometers away from the city, is also very suitable for the elderly and children to play. Children can experience the fun of skiing in the snow town of Evergreen in the west. Ice and Snow Town is currently the first four-season ski base in Hebei and is the closest to the city. The town not only has an indoor ice and snow museum, but also an outdoor ski resort. You can ski all year round, which is very suitable for taking children to play.
Deming Ancient Town, also located in Changqing, West China, is a two-kilometer-long ancient building street built to inherit the history of the Yuan Dynasty. Deming Ancient Town restores the life scenes of all social classes in the Yuan Dynasty. In addition to ancient buildings such as Xingye Square, Folklore Square, Liyuan Square, Food Court, Bookstore Square, and Baile Square, there are also buildings such as academies, restaurants, teahouses, and inns. , where you can appreciate the style of the Yuan Dynasty. There is also a street of Chinese specialty snacks on the tip of your tongue. It is worth a visit to taste the special snacks while visiting the ancient town.
Secondly, Ms. Geng suggests that you take the elderly to Zhao County to see the thousand-year-old Berlin Temple and Zhaozhou Bridge, which is only 50 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang City. In particular, the Berlin Temple has an ancient tower that is more than 700 years old. This ancient pagoda is the pagoda of the Zen master Zhao of the Tang Dynasty, also known as the Berlin Temple Pagoda. Despite hundreds of years of wind and rain erosion, as well as numerous earthquakes and wars, the ancient pagoda still has a solid foundation, especially after two consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 6.8 and magnitude 7.2 occurred in Xingtai in 1966. Although the ancient pagoda is only 40 kilometers away from the epicenter, what is surprising and amazing is that only the decoration on the top of the pagoda has shaken, while the ancient pagoda is well preserved. We have to admire the wisdom of the working people of ancient China.
According to historical records, in the eleventh year of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty (857 AD), the 80-year-old came to Zhaozhou Guanyin Temple (Berlin Temple) from a Buddhist monk and taught Dharma for more than 40 years, forming a The far-reaching "Zhaozhou style". Therefore, Berlin Zen Temple has also become an important ancestral temple in the history of Chinese Zen Buddhism. Many pilgrims continue to come here, and the incense is still strong to this day.
The famous "No. 1 Bridge in the World" Zhaozhou Bridge, far away from the Berlin Temple, is also located on the banks of the Wei River in Zhao County, Hebei. Because the bridge is entirely made of stone, the locals also call it the "Big Stone Bridge". Zhaozhou Bridge was built in the 11th to 19th years of the Sui Dynasty (591-599 AD) and has a history of more than 1,400 years. It is the earliest and most complete ancient single-hole open shoulder stone arch bridge in the world today. It is also the first stone arch bridge in China. Although it has gone through a long history, countless floods, wind and rain, ice and snow erosion, wind and frost, and many earthquakes, the Zhaozhou Bridge is still safe and sound, standing majestically on the Zhen River.