Self-driving Tour Spots Worth Visiting Around Baoding

Nowadays, self-driving tours are becoming increasingly popular among friends. Self-driving tours offer more flexibility in terms of time. So, what are the must-visit self-driving tour spots around Baoding? Let’s take a detailed look below!

1、Langya Mountain Scenic Area

Langya Mountain is a famous mountain known for its majestic and rugged beauty. From afar, you can see a set of white buildings on a hilltop: the Langya Mountain Three Martyrs Memorial Tower with five corners and five floors, two five-cornered pavilions, a stone archway, and a surrounding wall. Besides, Langya Mountain’s newly built glass plank road is also very attractive. Dare you walk on it?

Ticket price: 80 yuan

Opening hours: 08:00 – 17:00

Scenic spot address: Dongshui Village, Langya Mountain Town, Yi County, Baoding City

Bus route: First take a bus from Baoding or Shijiazhuang to Yi County, then take a bus to Langya Mountain in the county town

Self-driving route: Shijiazhuang – Baoding – Mancheng – Shanbei – Dule – Lingdong – Langya Mountain

2、Yishui Lake Scenic Area

Yishui Lake is located 30 kilometers southwest of Yi County, Baoding. The surrounding environment is beautiful, the scenery is pleasant, and the water is clear and pure. It is comparable to the beautiful scenery of the Lijiang River and is known as the “Little Guilin of the North.” Yishui Lake has a vast expanse of water with rolling clouds and mist. As the sun sets, the evening glow illuminates the lake, creating a breathtaking combination of mountains and water with Buddha’s light reflecting back.

Scenic spot address: Angezhuang Township, Yi County, Baoding City

Bus route: Take a bus from Yi County to Angezhuang

Self-driving route: Shijiazhuang – Jinggangao Expressway (G4) north to Laishui, then turn right onto Langzhuo Expressway and continue on Zhangshi Expressway to Xiling exit, turn left onto National Highway 112 and go west, then turn left to reach Yishui Lake.

3、Qingxi Mausoleum Palace

The Qingxi Mausoleum Palace is located west of Lianggezhuang Village, adjacent to the Yongfu Temple, the imperial lamasery. To the south is a small mountain called Guishan, with the Yishui River flowing gently at its foot. The scenery is picturesque with clear water and green mountains. The last building in the palace courtyard is an artificial rockery. The mountain is covered with flowers, trees, pavilions, and rockery (now only ruins remain), resembling a small imperial garden.

Opening hours: 08:00 – 18:00

Scenic spot address: Lianggezhuang Town, Yi County, Baoding City

Bus route: Take a bus from Yi County to Lianggezhuang or Xiling, and you can walk to the palace from Lianggezhuang.

4、Yi County Warring States Film and Television City

Yi County Warring States Film and Television City is located about four kilometers northeast of the county town, adjacent to National Highway 112. It was the location for the film “The Assassination of Qin by Jing Ke.” Since the completion and operation of the first phase of the film city, in addition to the film “Assassinating Qin,” more than 200 film and television dramas have been shot here, including “Sui Yangdi,” “Cao Cao and Cai Wenji,” “Han Wudi Liu Xiu,” “Lü Buwei,” “Dawn of the Ancient City,” “Qin Shi Huang,” “Chinese Civilization,” “The Granary of the World,” “Seven Swords Under the Tianshan Mountains,” “Mo Attack,” etc.

The city is full of interlocking gates, palaces, towers, and pavilions, connected by corridors. It integrates Warring States politics, military affairs, and customs, fully showcasing and embodying the cultural connotation of the Warring States period.

Scenic spot address: Mawuzhuang Village, Qiaotou Township, Yi County, Baoding City

Bus route: Take a bus from Yi County to Qiaotou Township.

5、Yongfu Temple of Qingxi Mausoleum

Yongfu Temple, commonly known as the Lama Temple, is a royal imperial temple of the Qing Dynasty. It is located west of the Lianggezhuang Palace in Yi County. After the construction of the Tailiang Mausoleum, Emperor Yongzheng, Empress Xiaojingxian, and Consort Dunsu were buried in the underground palace. Every year, on the anniversary of the emperor, empress, and concubine’s deaths, lamas would chant scriptures in the western annex of the Tailiang Mausoleum. More than 20 lamas were assigned to the mausoleum for sacrificial activities.

Opening hours: 08:00 – 18:00

Scenic spot address: West side of Lianggezhuang Palace, Yi County, Baoding City

Bus route: Take a bus from Yi County to Lianggezhuang or Xiling, and you can walk to the temple from Lianggezhuang.

6、Wanglong Lake

The Wanglong Lake Scenic Area covers a total area of 20 square kilometers. It is connected to the Juma River upstream. The natural combination of Wanglong Lake and the mountain and wild scenery creates a beautiful and harmonious atmosphere, making it a great place for vacation and leisure. Wanglong Lake is soft and beautiful, with clear water. You can swim, boat, fish, and picnic, whatever you want.

Scenic spot address: Northwest of Lianggezhuang Town, Yi County, Baoding City

Bus route: Take a bus from Yi County to Lianggezhuang, then take a minibus or go west along the road past Qingchong Mausoleum.

7、Qianfoshan Forest Park

Qianfoshan Forest Park has many attractions, including ancient temple ruins, ancient residential ruins, ancient gun emplacements, Jintangtai, stone turtle, camel peak, lecture platform, ancient caves, golden toad peak, Yixiantian, reed marsh, Bujiantian, and Longwangtai… The limestone mountains in the Qianfoshan Scenic Area are majestic and spectacular, with dense forests. Spring for peach blossoms, summer for waterfalls, autumn for red leaves, and winter for ice sculptures are the four wonders of Qianfoshan.

Ticket price: 20 yuan

Opening hours: 08:00 – 18:00

Scenic spot address: 15 kilometers northwest of Yi County town, Baoding City

Bus route: Take a local minibus or hire a car from Baima or Lianggezhuang in Yi County to Qianfoshan.

8、Hongyashan Scenic Area in Yi County

Hongyashan is located 15 kilometers north of Yi County town, Hebei Province. The mountain is tall and beautiful, with evergreen pines and cypresses, beautiful scenery, streams surrounding the foot of the mountain, a magical lake at the foot of the mountain with rippling blue waves, and year-round snow on the top of the mountain, making it a magnificent sight. The entire Hongyashan Mountain is full of Taoist temples, and the temple fair of the Grandma Temple is held from the first to the fifteenth day of the third lunar month every year. During the temple fair, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims come to offer incense.

Ticket price: 50 yuan

Opening hours: 08:00 – 18:00

Scenic spot address: Inside Matou Village, Yi County, Baoding City

Bus route: Take a bus from Yi County to Liujing Township, then transfer to a minibus to Hongyashan Scenic Area.

9、Zijingguan Great Wall

Zijingguan, one of the passes on the Great Wall. It is located on Zijingling, 40 kilometers west of Yi County town. It is one of the main roads from the Hebei Plain into the Taihang Mountains. It is known for its “one man can guard the pass, ten thousand men cannot advance” strategic importance. Due to its advantageous location, it has always been an important gateway to the North China Plain and a place of contention for countless military strategists.

Scenic spot address: Inside Zijingguan Town, Yi County, Baoding City

Bus route: Take a bus from Yi County to Zijingguan or Laishui, get off at Zijingguan Town, and walk east.

10、Qingxi Mausoleum

Qingxi Mausoleum consists of 14 tombs, including the Tailiang Mausoleum of Emperor Yongzheng, the Changliáng Mausoleum of Emperor Jiaqing, the Muliáng Mausoleum of Emperor Daoguang, and the Chongliáng Mausoleum of Emperor Guangxu, as well as three later tombs. The architectural style reflects the feudal regulations and systems, with the emperor’s tombs and the empress’ tombs covered with yellow glazed tiles; the tombs of concubines, princesses, and princes are covered with green glazed tiles or gray tiles. There are over a thousand palace buildings and more than a hundred ancient buildings and sculptures in the mausoleum area.

Ticket price: 120 yuan

Opening hours: 08:00 – 18:00

Scenic spot address: Yongning Mountain, 15 kilometers west of Yi County town, Baoding City

11、Mancheng Han Tomb

The Mancheng Han Tomb is located in Lingshan, Mancheng County, 21 kilometers northwest of Baoding City. It is the tomb of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan during the Western Han Dynasty, and his wife Dou Wan. It is currently the most complete and largest mountain cave palace in China.

The two tombs in Mancheng Han Tomb are both grand in scale, with a south-facing orientation, and are rare in the world. They are structured in imitation of Han Dynasty palaces. More than 10,000 artifacts were unearthed, including over 4,000 precious artifacts. The world-famous “Golden-thread Jade Burial Suit,” “Changxin Palace Lamp,” “Gold-inlaid Boshan Incense Burner,” and “Zhuque Street Ring Cup” were all unearthed here.

Ticket price: 60 yuan (for reference)

Purchase entrance: Click to buy tickets

Opening hours: 08:00 – 17:30

Scenic spot address: Zhongshan Road, Mancheng County, Baoding City

Bus route: Take bus No. 10 from the city and get off at Mancheng Theatre Station, or take bus No. 14 and get off at Cinema Station, then walk about 1,000 meters to reach the destination.

12、Longtan Gorge Scenic Area in Mancheng

The Longtan Scenic Area is located 20 kilometers north of Mancheng County town. It is known as the “Little Guilin of the North” for its interconnected mountains and water. Covering an area of 20 square kilometers, the scenic area features picturesque scenery, green mountains and blue water, lush grass, cliffs on both sides of the gorge, and continuous peaks. The scenic area includes two major landscapes: Longmen Lake and Longtan Gorge, making it a provincial scenic spot in Hebei Province.

Ticket price: 15 yuan (for reference)

Scenic spot address: Shuiyu Village, Mancheng County, Baoding City, Hebei Province

Self-driving route: Take the Jing-Shi Expressway, exit at Baoding South, take the Baoding South Outer Ring Road, drive west for 15 kilometers to reach the destination.

13、Yuhuangtuo Scenic Area in Mancheng

Yuhuangtuo is located in Liujiatai Township, Mancheng County, Hebei Province. The scenic area consists of Yuhuangtuo Mountain, Chechangcun Yuan Ecological Tourism Ditch, Zhilangou, Huanglong Temple, Big Platform, and Longju. The lush green vegetation and wildflowers all over the mountains make the scenery even more charming. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking far into the distance, you can take in the beautiful scenery of the entire scenic area.

The Zhilangou at the foot of the mountain forms a small waterfall that flows year-round, and the boundary river water of Chechangcun Village surrounds the foot of the mountain like a jade belt, adding to the charm of Yuhuangtuo. Although the area has been developed, the development did not damage the mountain, water system, trees, birds, etc. Therefore, it is a rare natural ecological beauty tourist destination.

Scenic spot address: Inside Liujiatai Township, Mancheng County, Baoding City, Hebei Province

Bus route: Take a bus from Mancheng County to Liujiatai, then transfer to a minibus to Yuhuangtuo Scenic Area.