Hongya Valley

Basic Facts of Hongya Valley

Admission Ticket Fare

• Ticket Free of Charge Policy

Children below 1.2 meters are free of charge.
Senior citizens over 65 years old with valid certificates are free of charge (not including drawbridge).
Disabled people with disability certificates are free of charge; soldiers in active service with officers' or soldiers' certificates are free of charge.

Brief Introduction of Hongya Valley

Huayan Temple

Hongya Valley is also known as Zhuangyuan Mountain and Bang Mountain, bordering Xibaipo in the north and a great plain in the east. It is 60 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province.
 

The main scenic spots here are Hongya Lake, Jiutian Waterfall, Hongya Ancient Town, Hongya Academy, Huayan Temple, and Qingteng Valley. In the valley, visitors can wander in nature in spring, enjoy beautiful flowers in summer, view and admire red leaves in autumn and ski in winter. Travelers often visit there in spring and summer.
 

Entering the gate, you can enjoy the secluded mountains, flowers and grasses as if you were walking into a sea of flowers and a beach made of grasses. Along the stream, the Jiutian waterfall flies like a fairy's wispy sleeve. When you look up from afar, the ancient town of Hongya will be revealed among the towering trees.
 

Hongya Valley is extremely rich in ecological environment and landscape types, including mountain and water landscape, biological landscape and meteorological landscape. Every year from September to October, the fitness trail competition will be held. Hongya Valley Scenic Spot integrates natural sightseeing, leisure vacation, folk culture and eco-tourism, which will surely bring different feelings and experiences to tourists!

Amazing Sights You Should Not Miss in Hongya Valley

Hongya Ancient Town

Hongya Ancient Town

Hongya Ancient Town is the hometown of Zhou Shao, the Taifu of Zhao state, during the Warring States period. The Hongya Ancient Town covers an area of 260 mu, which is divided into three streets and two lanes, including Bangshan Street, Baiwei Street, Gongfang Street, Kuan Alley and Zhai Alley.
 

The architecture of the ancient town was dominated by the style of North China and Taihang Mountain in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It can be regarded as the essence of the folk custom of West Hebei. Hongya Ancient Town is also the largest Taihang Residential Architecture Museum in North China. It is said that the whole town hides stories in every corner. The trip to this little town is not only a leisure and holiday travel, but also a tour to enjoy the architectural totem culture.
 

Hongya Academy and Huayan Temple

Hongya Academy

Along the valley, there are two ancient buildings in turn heaving in sight. The gray brick building with gray tile is Hongya Academy. It is the research base of Chinese traditional culture presided over by Nankai University's Sinology masters. The lecture hall of traditional Chinese culture teaches all the year round and becomes a place for thousands of students to experience the classics of Chinese traditional culture.
 

The red building is Huayan Temple, a famous temple in North China with the Hall of the Heavenly King, the Precious Hall of the Great Hero, Bell Tower, etc. From the first day to the eighth day of every month, believers from all over North China come to listen to Zen and chant sutras.
 

Glass Drawbridge

Glass Drawbridge

After passing through Huayan Temple, the 11-kilometer sightseeing wooden plank road leads you to enter into the world brimmed with lush mountains and forests, undulating mountains and countless wonderful plants. Among them, the most amazing one is the Glass Drawbridge, which is located at the highest elevation of Hongya Valley.
 

The glass bridge is 488 meters long and has 433 glass steps. It is paved with 1077 pieces of glass weighing 70 tons. The vertical distance from the bridge deck to the bottom of the depression is 218 meters.
 

Looking down through the glass bridge deck, the canyon cracks are close at hand. Walking on it seems to be riding against the wind, full of excitement.
 

Qingteng Valley

Qingteng Valley

Passing the bridge, visitors can see the quietest and most magical place in the scenic area - Qingteng Valley, 4500 meters long and 610 meters deep. All the way down, there are gurgling streams and towering trees and vines in the valley covering the sky. It seems as if you detached yourself from the earthly world and came to a fairyland, full of mystery and romance.

How to Get to Hongya Valley

By Taxi

Chinese: 请带我去红崖谷。English: Please take to the Hongya Valley.

If you go to the Hongya Valley from the Hilton Hotel in Shijiiazhuang, it takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes (180 yuan).

If you go to the Hongya Valley from the Shijiazhuang Railway Station, it takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes (180 yuan).

If you go to the Hongya Valley from the Shijiazhuang East Railway Station, it takes about 1 and half hours (190 yuan).

Hongya Valley

authorName23242: Huiling Chen

Date: 01/01/2021

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