Saturday, November 2, 2024

China (Post Covid Overseas Visit No 11 - My 15 days in Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Jingxing County & Gubei Water Town Oct 10 > 24 2024) Day 8 - Oct 17 2024 (JIngxing< Hebei)

Hanxin Park, Jingxing, Hebei

Long Wan Shan Park, Jingxing

Thursday Oct 17 2024 (Jingxing County, Hebei) - staying 2 nights in Jingxing with the main purpose of visiting the scenic Mt Cangyan (1,000m high). Due to intermittent rain & gloomy weather, this had restricted our movements in Jingxing & we had to abort a visit to Yujia Stone Village, located 20km from the south west of Jingxing County ! But all was not lost, we used the afternoon free time & visited Hanxin Park & Long Wan Shan Park ! 

1) Shijiazhuang Bei (North) Station - e-hailing an early morning cab from our hotel to Shijiazhuang Bei station  to take a train ride (Rmb9 = Rm5.50) from Shijiazhuang North Station (departing 08.30, 1 hour) > Jingxing Railway Station. Jinxing is near Mt Cangyan, a famous mountain resort in Hebei. You could also take a public bus from Shijiazhuang > Mt Cangyan. 


2) Arriving in Jingxing Railway Station - a bit of struggle carrying our luggage to exit the railway station as this small railway station has yet to be upgraded with automatic lift or excavator ! 


3) A short walk (1km) from the Jingxing Railway Station > Jingxing Hotel for our hotel check-in.


4) Tourist Guide Map on Jingxing, Hebei


5) People's Square, Jingxing - a large square for public to jog, walk & family outing. 


6) Pastries & snacks bought in Beijing as finger food for our Jingxing's outing ! 


7) Jingxing Hotel, Jingxing, Hebei (2 nights stay) - strategically located in the town centre, 1km walk from the Jingxing Railway Station, enjoyed our stay & free breakfast here !  Room tariff Rmb243 = Rm148 per night inclusive of a breakfast, twin sharing 



8) Bought fruit juice & instant noodle from a mini-market nearby our hotel. 


9) Walkabout in downtown Jingxing & our group bought cooked chicken drumstick & offal from a meat stall selling over the counter cooked meat-based food as takeaway. 


10) Hanxin  Park (North-West Gate), Jingxing, Hebei - a large recreation park named after a famous army general, Han Xin who fought numerous battles (Battle of Tao River & Battle of Jingxing) against superior forces during the Han dynasty. Also the battle ground between Sino-Japanese armies during the Japanese invasion of Hebei, China in 1938 ! 



11) Long Wan Shan Park, Jingxing, Hebei - a scenic park opened to the public in suburban Jingxing, beautiful landscape & greeneries. Drizzling & misty at the time of our group's visit ! 



12) Wang Shui Fu Shopping Mall, Xingjing, Hebei took a e-hailing cab to a nearby Wang Da Shopping Mall after the Long Wan Shan Park visit 


13) Dinner in a Korean Restaurant in Wang Shui Fu Shopping Mall, Jingxing - savoured a fish salad Korean rice dish (Rmb22 = Rm13.20) + cold noodle (Rmb9 = Rm5.40), excellent taste & very appetising ! 


14) A glimpse of downtown Jingxing by night (wet weather) from the e-hailing cab's window !


15) Bought a pack of Chinese coughing medicine (Rmb25 = Rm15) from a local pharmacy nearby our hotel. 

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