1-Day Shijiazhuang Highlights Tour

- Zhaozhou Bridge / Hebei Museum

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: Zhaozhou Bridge in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang. Shijiazhuang is the capital of Hebei province, regarded as the "Nation Capital's Suburbs" in ancient times. Shijiazhuang is a transportation hub of major north-south and east-west railway and expressway lines. Thus, it is named as "the gate from south to north and the throat from Hebei to Shanxi". Shijiazhuang provides a base for exploring marvelous sights in the surrounding countryside. The one day tour in Shijiazhuang we provide just includes some of the sights.
 Availability: Daily.      Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 8:30am.      Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.      Duration: 8 hours.

Tour Itinerary:  (Lunch)
In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel to visit the Zhaozhou Bridge, which is located in the Zhao County in the southern part of Hebei Province. Zhaozhou Bridge is a large stone arch bridge built on the Xiao River, also known as Anji Bridge. This bridge is the largest and oldest stone arch bridge in the world. Then, you will be taken to the restaurant for your lunch. After lunch, you will go to the Hebei Museum. This museum has a collection of 150,000 art works and specimens including 565 first-grade cultural relics. Afterwards you will be brought back to your hotel for the night. (Service End)

Attraction Description
Zhaozhou Bridge
Zhaozhou Bridge, also known as Anji Bridge which is Safe crossing literaly, is the oldest and best preserved open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge in the world. The bridge is located in the Zhao County in the southern part of Hebei Province. It was credited that the bridge was designed and constructed by the architect Li Chun in the years 595-605 during the Sui Dynasty (581–618). The Zhaozhou Bridge is near fifty meters long with a central span of 37.37 meters on the Xiao River. In 1991, the Zhaozhou Bridge was...