Hebei (河北省) · 7 places · 6 cities
7 places in Hebei, grouped by city. The last column is the gate: 3 of them are open at all hours, and the others close, often earlier than the light does.
Most common here: Mountain and forest (4), Wetland and lake (1), Historic garden or scenic site (1). See all provinces, or the background on parks.
2 places
Chengde (承德)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Chengde Mountain Resort & Outer Eight Temples (承德避暑山庄及外八庙)UNESCO CULTURALListed as the largest surviving imperial garden in China, twice the size of the Summer Palace, with lake, hill and plain inside one wall. The temples outside it were built in Tibetan and Mongol styles for visiting envoys. | Historic garden or scenic site | 7:00 to 18:00 (旺季) |
| Saihanba National Forest Park (塞罕坝国家森林公园)A million mu of planted forest on ground that was bare sand within living memory, now recorded as the largest man-made forest anywhere. Birch turns colour across several hundred li in autumn. | Mountain and forest | Open at all hours |
1 place
Baoding (保定市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Baishishan (白石山)UNESCO GEOPARKThe only marble peak forest in China, formed over 1.4 billion years, with more than a hundred white columns. Foguang summit reaches 2,096 m; the glass walkway at 1,900 m is described as the highest of its kind in the country. | Mountain and forest | 7:30 to 18:00 |
1 place
Baodinglaishui (保定涞水)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Yesanpo Baili Gorge (野三坡百里峡)Three linked gorges, 52 km in all, cut through karst rock that is unusual this far north. The narrowest section takes one person at a time. | Geopark | 7:30 to 17:30 |
1 place
Chengde (承德市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Wuling Mountain (雾灵山)Recorded as the highest peak in the Yan mountains at 2,118 m, with 93% forest cover. The Qing court closed it for 260 years as protected ground, which is the reason so much old growth survives. Summer averages 17.6 C. | Mountain and forest | 8:00 to 17:00 |
1 place
Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Beidaihe – Shanhaiguan (北戴河-山海关)UNESCO CULTURALA beach resort opened to foreign residents in 1898 and still the summer retreat, next to the eastern end of the Ming wall where it runs down into the sea. | Mountain and forest | Open at all hours |
1 place
Xiong’an (雄安)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Baiyangdian Lake (白洋淀)Recorded as the largest freshwater lake on the north China plain, 366 square kilometres and about seven metres deep, between marsh and lake. Ten thousand mu of lotus flower in July and August. | Wetland and lake | Open at all hours |
Which Ones Need a Whole Day
A city park is an hour before dinner. A geopark can be a full day with a shuttle and a cable car, and the gate closes earlier than the park does. Tell our local team where you will be and they will say which of these fit the day you have.