Four must-visit attractions on a one-day trip to Binzhou: China Sun Tzu Art of War City, Hebanshan National Forest Park, Wei Manor, and Weiji Ancient Village.
1. China Sun Tzu Art of War City: Located in the northwest corner of Huimin County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, it is a large Qin and Han style garden building complex built by the people of Sun Tzu's hometown to commemorate the great military strategist Sun Wu and fully explore and promote Sun Tzu's culture.
The scenic spot consists of 15 main halls and 224 rooms.
The whole group of buildings is antique and full of Chinese charm, with pavilions, pavilions, ancient wells and springs, winding paths, green bamboos, ancient cypresses and weeping willows, all swaying.
It is the third largest courtyard cultural landscape in my country after the Forbidden City in Beijing and the Confucius Temple in Qufu. It is an important part of the "one mountain, one water, one saint" tourism system in Shandong Province.
2. Hebanshan National Forest Park: Located in Zouping City, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, at the junction of Zouping County and Zhangqiu County.
The total area of ??the park is 480 hectares, of which 356 hectares are forestry land.
The terrain is complex and changeable, and the park belongs to the north temperate continental climate zone with distinct four seasons throughout the year.
The vegetation in Hebanshan National Forest Park is lush, and the forest coverage rate reaches 97%.
The air is fresh and has extremely high oxygen content, so it is known as the "Ecological Pearl of Central Shandong".
There are only five tourist routes in the park: Jiu Waterfall Stream, Shuilian Cave, Jiutan Stream, Hexiang Ridge and Heming Valley.
3. Wei Manor: Located in Weiji Town, Huimin County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, it is the private residence of Wei Zhaoqing, the chief minister of the Qing Dynasty and the magistrate of Wuding Prefecture.
Wei's Manor covers an area of ??32,543 square meters. The building is laid out in the shape of "Gong". It is a castle-style manor with 39 courtyards and 256 houses. It is composed of the middle courtyard and the east and west courtyards, along the north and south
Arranged symmetrically along the vertical axis.
Wei's Manor is a unique group of castle-style residential buildings. It is an outstanding representative of ancient northern Chinese residential architecture. It is as famous as Mou's Manor in Yantai and Liu Wencai's Landlord Manor in Dayi, Sichuan, and is known as the three largest manors in China.
4. Weiji Ancient Village: It is a scenic spot imitating the ancient architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located on Tonghan Road, Weiji Town, Huimin County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province.
The first phase of the scenic spot is divided into three phases. The first phase is divided into five streets: snack street, handicraft workshop street, folk theme street, bar culture street, and Yuanding Street.
The scenic spot integrates elements such as special food, handicraft workshops, folk customs, sightseeing and swimming, and homestays. There are more than 200 snack bars, as well as more than 20 small attractions such as embroidery buildings, theaters, cultural centers, and amusement parks, interspersed with Yangko and dragon dance performances.
Lion, shadow puppet show, acrobatics, storytelling, bonfire party, etc.
Binzhou local specialties: 1. Guozi Cake Guozi Cake is a traditional Binzhou specialty. It has simple craftsmanship and fine preparation. It is crispy but not hard, fragrant but not greasy, fresh and delicious, and suitable for all ages.
Binzhou pot cake was created by a businessman named Xing in Xiguan, Bincheng in the late Qing Dynasty, so it is also called "Xing's pot cake".
In the form of stuffing rolled into a cake, it combines the advantages of cakes and steamed buns into one, becoming a new and unique economical and instant noodles.
2. Sesame Candy Sesame Candy is a traditional product of Binzhou City, Shandong Province. It is well-known outside the province and has a long history of more than 70 years. This product is a family skill inherited by three generations of Chang Yunluan in Bincheng and has a complete set of production techniques.
, roughly divided into 6 steps.
From the initial production of one color variety, through gradual improvement, it has developed into four different flavors of sesame halva: pineapple, orange, osmanthus, and hawthorn.