Zhengding County

Zhengding County is a county in the Shijiazhuang prefecture of Hebei in China. == Understand == Zhengding is a rural outerlying county of Shijizhuang, about 15km north. Before the rise of Shijiazhuang in the 20th century as a regional administrative and transportation center, Zhengding was the key administrative center of south Hebei. An interesting walled ancient town remains with a large number of historical sites and tourist attractions.Unlike other ancient towns, such as Pingyao, the town is largely modernised. == Get in == === By plane === 1 Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (石家庄正定国际机场). See Shijiazhuang === By train === 2 Zhengding railway station (正定站). (updated Feb 2026) 3 Zhengding Airport railway station (正定机场站). (updated Feb 2026) === By bus === == Get around == == See == === Zhending Ancient Town (正定) === 1 Zhengding City Wall (正定城牆). 08:30-22:00, last entrance 21:30. Ancient city walls that surround the town, can be accessed from near the southern gate that buses from Shijiazhuang pass through. Free. (updated Feb 2026) 2 Guanghui Temple (广惠寺华塔). In 1961, by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection units. Tower is composed of a main tower and subsidiary turrets, all brick. The main tower bottom four corners of the building a fan hexagonal pavilion shaped turret, turret around the main tower, scattered high and low, primary and secondary dependencies, exquisite gorgeous elegant, spectacular. ¥15. (updated Feb 2026) 3 Kaiyuan Temple (正定开元寺). Temple complex in Zhengding. ¥20. (updated Feb 2026) 4 Longxing Temple (隆兴寺), ☏ +86 0311-88789987, longxingsilyk@126.com. 8:30-17:00. Built in the Tang dynasty, features a huge 22 m high bronze Buddha statue donated by the Song emperor in the 11th century. ¥50. (updated Feb 2026) 5 Linji Joss House (临济寺). 08:00-17:00(winter), 08:00-17:30(summer). Temple with ancient pagoda. Free. (updated Feb 2026) 6 Lingxiao Pagoda (凌霄塔). 08:30-17:00(winter), 08:30-18:00(summer). Tang dynasty pagoda in Zhengding. ¥15. (updated Feb 2026) 7 Rongguofu Mansion (荣国府), ☏ +86 0311-88786107, rongguofu@126.com. 08:30-21:00. A faux-ancient film set for a famous TV portrayal of Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber. A popular site with many visitors; the TV program was very popular on release and many come to walk around a fantasy version of the main home from the novel. There is some information on the book and explanation of its popularity, but very little in English. ¥40. (updated Feb 2026) 8 Temple of Zhao Yun (赵云庙). 08:30-17:20, last entrance 17:20. Replica of Ming and Qing Dynasty architecture, built in 1997. ¥20. (updated Feb 2026) 9 Liang Ancestral Hall (正定梁氏宗祠). 08:30-17:30, closed on Mondays. Built in the late Ming Dynasty for the prominent local Liang family. Free. (updated Feb 2026) 10 Zhengding County Confucian Temple (正定县文庙). 08:30-17:30. Built in late Tang and early Five Dynasties, the Dacheng Hall is the oldest existing Dacheng Hall building in a Confucian temple in China. Free. (updated Feb 2026) 11 Zhengding Prefectural Temple of Literature (正定府文庙). 08:30-17:00. Only the second gate and its east and west side rooms remain, which are built in the Yuan Dynasty. Free. (updated Feb 2026) 12 Former Residence of Wang Shizhen (王士珍故居). 08:30-17:00. The former residence of Wang Shizhen, who served as the Premier of the Beiyang Government during the Republic of China era, was built in 1912. Originally, it had three sections: east, central, and west, but only the central section remains. It is a two-courtyard Siheyuan. ¥15. (updated Feb 2026) 13 Zhengding Museum (正定博物馆). 09:00-17:00, last entrance 16:00, closed on Mondays. Free. (updated Feb 2026) == Do == == Buy == == Eat == == Drink == == Sleep == == Connect == == Go next == Shijiazhuang