China - Tianjin & Hebei (Chapter)
This is the Tianjin & Hebei chapter from Lonely Planet’s China guidebook.
Hebei is a slow-moving panorama of grazing sheep, brown earth and fields of corn and wheat. Cosmopolitan Tianjin may put on a dazzling show, but the true charms of this region are its time-worn, earthy textures and its deep-rooted historical narrative.
- visit the staggering collection of imperial buildings at the Qing dynasty’s summer resort of Chengde
- maps
- explore the remarkable 1500-year-old Longxing Temple and other ancient temples and pagodas at Zhengding
- transport
- Walk the cobbled streets of the little-known Ming dynasty ‘stone village’ of Yujiacun
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Tianjin, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, Zhengding, Yujiacun, Chengde, Shanhaiguan, Jimingyi
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