Shijiazhuang Travel Guide
Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei Province, is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the province. It is also an important provincial industrial base and one of the national cotton textile bases. Lying in the intersection of three main railways in China and with highway network connected with Beijing, Taiyuan, Cangzhou and etc., it is undoubtedly an important transportation hub of China.
Shijiazhuang is a city grown out of a village. Shijiazhuang means the village of Shi family in Chinese. One hundred years ago, Shijiazhuang was a village consisting of six streets, six temples, four wells, 150 households, and 600 people. During one hundred years, it has become a regional center of politics, economy, and culture center. Now it is an important city lying at the southern gateway of Beijing, located in the halfway between Shanxi Province and Shangdong Province. more about Shijiazhuang »
- Chinese Name: 石家庄
- Pinyin: shī jiā zhuāng
- English Name: Shijiazhuang
- Location: North China
- Area: 15,848 sq. km.
- Latitude: 38° 03' N
- Longitude: 114° 29' E
- Area Code: 0311
- Population: 9.8 million
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
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Zhangshiyan Scenic Area
Zhangshiyan Scenic Area is beautiful all year around: birds singing and flowers sending off fragrance in spring; clouds floating and waterfall splashing in summer; red leaves fluttering in autumn; and icicles hanging and dripping in winter. Zhangshiyan Scenic Area consists of four scenic spots, name... more about Zhangshiyan Scenic Area
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Shopping in Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang is an important city in North China, with prosperous economy. There are many shopping large-scale shopping places in Shijiazhuang, providing more conveniences to travelers and local people in Shijiazhuang. Shopping Plazas There are numerous stores in every shopping plaza, offering all kinds of products including clothing, shoes, ...more info about Shijiazhuang Shopping »
Hi Lawniczak, the Zhongmao Haiyue Hotel is about 4KM from Shijiazhuang Railway Station. The hotel is quite near from the Shijiazhuang Railway Station. The North one is further.
Hi, Victoria
There are no direct coaches from the airport to Xingtai. You need to go to Shijiazhuang first, and then take a bus there to Xingtai. Buses to Xingtai leave Shengnan Bus Station 胜南客运站. Hope this helps.
Dear Terence Tseng,
There are some pedestrian shopping streets in Shijiazhaung, such as South Garden pedestrian street(南花园步行街),
Minzulu pedestrian street(民族路步行街) and Dajingjin street（大经金街. They are all around the railway station.
Hello. 1) It is the earlist built and best preserved stone arch bridge in the world. 2) It went through 10 floods, 8 wars and many times of earthquakes over the past 1400 years. 3) It has been repaired for 9 times.
Victoria International hotel is close to train station, but there is no train from the airport to the hotel, you can take a taxi to hotel, RMB120,about 45 minutes.
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