Shijiazhuang Attractions
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Shijiazhuang lies in the southwest of the Hebei province, 280km/174mi to the southwest of Beijing.
Until the beginning of the 20th C Shijiazhuang was just an unimportant village. From 1902, when the railroad from Beijing to Wuhan came into being, it gradually grew in size to become a small city. Five years later the building of a second railroad between Zhengding and Taiyuan accelerated the expansion of Shijiazhuang. In 1926 it finally reached the size of a major city and in 1947 its name was changed to Shimen.
Since the end of the 1940s Shijiazhuang developed so quickly that it not only became the present political, economic and cultural center of the Hebei province, but is now also one of the most important industrial metropolises in the north of China.
Until the beginning of the 20th C Shijiazhuang was just an unimportant village. From 1902, when the railroad from Beijing to Wuhan came into being, it gradually grew in size to become a small city. Five years later the building of a second railroad between Zhengding and Taiyuan accelerated the expansion of Shijiazhuang. In 1926 it finally reached the size of a major city and in 1947 its name was changed to Shimen.
Since the end of the 1940s Shijiazhuang developed so quickly that it not only became the present political, economic and cultural center of the Hebei province, but is now also one of the most important industrial metropolises in the north of China.
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Anji Qiao Bridge
The Anji Qiao Bridge is thought to be the world's oldest arched stone bridge. It was built in the early 7th C and the single arch measure 37 m in length.
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Temple of Lavish Prosperity (Great Buddha Temple)
The Temple of Lavish Prosperity, also referred to as the Great Buddha Temple, houses a huge bronze statue of Guanyin. This large complex also contains other interesting historical buildings.
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Green Rocks Mountain
Green Rocks Mountain is home to an assortment of fine temples and monasteries including the Temple of Good Fortune and Festivities (Fuqing Si) and the Palace of the Rainbow Bridge (Qiaolou Dian).
