To promote the deep integration of cuisine and tourism, innovate and enrich the connotation of traditional Chinese festivals, better meet the new tourism and leisure needs of the people, and better prosper the new consumption of culture and tourism, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently launched the "Taste the Beautiful China • Tour the Vast Mountains and Rivers" national campaign to promote the 24 solar terms culinary tourism and culinary tourism routes. Let's take a look at the culinary tourism routes in Hebei, check in Hebei's beautiful scenery, and savor Hebei's delicacies!

Handan

Route:

Guangfu Ancient City (Yongnian Crispy Fish, Complete Donkey Feast) → Congtai Park (Wuling Congtai Wine, Jinan Doumo) → Xiangtang Mountain Grottoes (Pengcheng Three-Pot Dish) → Jingniang Lake → Eastern Taihang (Wuan Dragged Noodles)

Handan is a national historical and cultural city, with its name unchanged for 3,000 years. It is the "City of Idioms" and the "Hometown of Taiji". The city has many cultural and historical sites. Entering the Guangfu Ancient City, you can find the origins of "Yang-style" and "Wu-style" Taiji. Sailing on the azure waves, you can enjoy the rippling waves, verdant grass, and dancing geese and birds, which is truly a feast for the eyes. You can also savor the time-honored delicacy - crispy fish. Entering Congtai Park, you can check in at the famous Wuling Congtai from the Warring States period, and wear a Warring States robe to fully experience the destiny of crossing the millennium. Encountering the Xiangtang Mountain Grottoes, you can also visit Jingniang Lake and Eastern Taihang, feel the 800-kilometer Taihang Mountains, see the tulip sea of Jingniang Lake, and appreciate the diverse mountain flowers in the Eastern Taihang, and encounter the most beautiful spring in the beautiful mountains and rivers.

Shijiazhuang

Route:

Zhengding Ancient City (Wangjia Steamed Buns, Hot Sliced Meatballs, Zhengding Eight Bowls) → Hutuo River Ecological Scenic Area → Zhengtai Restaurant  → Wanli Temple Walking Street (Specialty Snacks) → Western Changqing Expo City → Gujiayu Beautiful Countryside (Fragrant Toona Feast) → Zhao County Pear Garden (Pear Soup, Roasted Pears)

In the spring, Shijiazhuang is like a long-lasting ancient scroll, full of beauty. Zhengding Ancient City is a "treasure trove of ancient architecture." Here, you can climb the ancient city walls, admire the ancient temples and pagodas, enjoy the most beautiful spring scenery, and walk into the Rongguo Mansion to appreciate the blooming crabapple flowers. In the cherry blossom town, you can bask in the falling cherry blossoms. The Hutuo River connects Zhengding, Lingshou, and Pingshan counties. The river is clear and the banks are green, with flowers like a sea and grass like a carpet.

Arriving in the city, step into Zhengtai Restaurant, where the "Spring Delicacy Feast" will not let you down in enjoying the gifts of spring. Stroll along the Wanli Temple Walking Street, revisit the origins of commerce, and experience the city's new trends. The Western Changqing Expo City is a large-scale comprehensive mountain leisure and vacation area. The fragrant, tender, and fresh Toona in Gujiayu can be described as the "first taste of spring." In the Zhao County Pear Garden, with its vast pear blossoms and miles of fragrant snow, you can experience the sweet and refreshing flavors of the specialty pear products, such as the Pear Soup and roasted pears, made from Zhao County's snow pears.

Xingtai

Route:

Xingtai Jiulong Gorge (Guangzong Thin Pancake, Nangong Stuffed Pancake) → Neiqiu Bian Que Temple → Xingyao Cultural Tourism Area (Neiqiu Hanging Sauce Meat) → Baixiang Han Peony Garden

Distinctive Cultural Tourism Activities:

2024 "China·Xingtai 18th Jiulong Gorge Peach Blossom Festival", 11th Han Peony Cultural Festival

Xingtai boasts beautiful natural scenery and a long history and culture. Jiulong Gorge is one of the largest wild peach blossom habitats in China. In spring, tens of thousands of acres of peach blossoms burst into bloom, graceful and dazzling. The Bian Que Temple is an ancient architectural complex dedicated to the worship of Bian Que. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, Xingyao kilns were scattered throughout Neiqiu, and by exploring the Xingyao Cultural Tourism Area, you can learn about the glorious history of Xingyao and appreciate the Xingyao white porcelain, which is as white as silver and snow. At the Baixiang Han Peony Garden, you can admire the "king of flowers," the peony, and indulge in the heavenly beauty. Come to Xingtai, enjoy the blooming flowers everywhere, explore the natural wonders, wander in the lake and mountain scenery, savor the distinctive cuisines, and experience the charm of Xing porcelain.

Translator: Pan Wenrui

Reviewer: JIANG Wenyi