As an old cultural city with a clear distinction of four seasons and moderate climate, Ninbo has nurtured many talented people. There are 225 cultural relics in Ningbo, and these scenic spots are sure to make Ningbo a nice place for tourists from all over the world.

Zhaozhou Bridge

Zhao County is a famous historical and cultural city, 45 kilometers southeast of Shijiazhuang. It had been the location of the states and governments of the past dynasties since the Warring States Period. Therefore, there are a lot of historical relics and historical sites in the county such as the Temple of Buddhist Nunluoni in the Northern Song Dynasty, the AnJi Bridge, an enormous stone arch bridge which is the earliest and the most intact now in the world and was built more than 1400 years ago. Since the People's Republic of China was founded the government had being repaired these historical relics successively,and now the county has become a famous scenic spot.

Zhangshi Cliff

State scenic spot - Zhangshiyan Mountain with an area of 120 square kilometers, an sea level of 1700 meters and Zhangshiyan landform is located at Zanhuang county, 100 kilometers southwest of Shijiazhuang and is the central site of Forest Park of Taihang Mountain. And the largest natural echo wall in the world lies in the middle part of Zhangshiyan Mountain where it is warm in winter and cool in summer. There are ranges of hills with peaks rising one upon another, overhanging cliffs, crisscross ditches and valleys, and flourishing jungles among the mountain. In spring the colorful flowers of peaches and plums are all over the mountain, in summer the whole mountain is covered by green trees with the stream murmuring, in autumn the persimmon turns red, the pear turns yellow, and the maple leaves are all over the mountain, however, in winter it is a desolate scene on all sides with withered trees and jackdaws, and the icicle is hung upside down. With four distinct seasons and their respective beautiful scenes, Zhangshiyan Mountain is a natural place for sightseeing, recreation and spending the summer. The mountain adjoins Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and Beijing-Shenzhen expressway in the east, connects with Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan electric railway and Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan expressway in the north, so the traffic is very convenient. There are not only large-scale guesthouses, but also family hotels imbued with local color, and they are opening to the world with the satisfactory service.

Tuoliang Mountain

Tuoliang Mountain is 45 kilometers far from Wutai Mountain and 150 kilometers far from Shijiazhuang with the area of of 22 square kilometers. The highest peak is 2281 meters above sea level. It has the forest scene, grassland scene, and the mountainous scene, and is a multifunctional traveling place, such as traveling, vocation, scientific investigation, convalescing, preventing sunstrtoke, etc.

The natural ecology is a primitive state, and is famous for cool, quiet and wild. The forest, grassland and flower are kept intact, and several large stretches of primitive forests are kept at the gentle hillside. There are vocational villages, hotels and family hotels, for you may live in the yard of peasant family, eat peasant meal, experience the local conditions and customs, and taste the green food.

Qingliang Mountain

Qingliang Mountain lies within Jingxing mining area, 48 kilometers east from Shijiazhuang. There is one No.203 bus every five minutes at the East Stop, and the family hotels are built specially for the star scenic spot, which can receive the touring party of about 100 people. The Qingliang Mountain is the unique scenic spot that incorporates natural landscape, cultural sites and limestone caves with stalactites and stalagmites, so that it is one of the best places for summer resort, recreation, spending holidays and exploration. Qingliang Mountain covers an area of 13.65 square kilometers and is mainly made up of six major scenic spots such as a ShuiLong Hole, Baiyun Monastery, Goddess' Peak, Stone Forest, etc., which amount to 72 sight spots.

Qingliang Mountain is high and steep and it is very cool, so that it is named as " clear spring mountain". Eroding by the wind the rain over the years, the mountain is not only majestic and spectacular like the northern mountains, but also elegant and precipitous like the southern mountains and rivers. The highest peak is 888 meters high, and the enormous ridges and peaks are exactly like a sleeping beauty that lies on her back, so it is called beauty peak with the head of 100 meters high and the body of more than 2000 meters long. In the green dragon pond the blue waves ripple, and the lakes shimmer and the mountains reflection make a pleasant scene. There are also several limestone caves with stalactites and stalagmites and mountain springs, and the stalagmites and stone flowers are seen everywhere in ShuiLong Hole with the length of 1500 meters. In the area of the Beauty Peak, the smoke trees and the brushwood are all over the hills and when in late autumn, it is a magnificent spectacle with the whole forest dyed red. In the South Gate, stone forest towers to the skies, and the Bawcock Camp and Beauty peak are very steep, as a result you can only climb up by the stone hole carved on the cliffs and precipices, therefore, it is really a good place for exploration. There are some ancient buildings in the mountain, and it is the perfect destination for searching for the remote past.

Zhengding

Zhengding is one of famous old towns in the in the north of our country, 15 kilometers from the north of Shijiazhuang, and has already has a history of more than 1500 years since North Qi dynasty built Changshan county.

The long history has left numerous magnificent cultural relics and historic sites for Zhengding. And it is famous for " three disappeared mountains, nine bridges with no water, nine floors, four towers, eight great temples and twenty-four golden steles". There are five key relics under state protection, seven key relics under province protection and twenty-five relics under city and county protection, so it is praised as " a great treasure-house of Chinese ancient buildings".

At present, there are thirteen sight spots opening to the public, such as the Longxing Temple established in the sixth year of Sui dynasty, Kaiyuan Temple of Eastern Wei dynasty, Linyi Temple, Tianning Temple of Tang dynasty, Xianwen Temple of the Five dynasties, Zhaoyun Temple of Ming and Qing dynasties, the shooting bases of movie and TV play - Rongguo Mansion, Ningrong Street, the two palace in the West Journey Play, the apotheosizing Palace, the wild city, the exploration garden and the military amusement park, etc. The ancient temples and towers cooperate with the modern amusement parks to make Zhengding become the largest tourist scenic spot which is the nearest to Shijiazhuang.