Located in the south of Hebei Province, Handan City is in the communication center of Hebei, Henan, Shanxi and Shandong provinces within 200 kilometers away from the capital cities of these four provinces and about 500 kilometers from Beijing and Tianjin.
Facts of Handan
Chinese Name: 邯郸 (hán dān)
Location: in the south of Hebei Province
Area: 12,074 square kilometers (4661 square miles)
Population: 9,528,000 (2019)
Nationalities: Han, Hui
Administrative: Handan City has 6 districts (Handan District, Congtai District, Fuxing District, Fengfeng Mining District, Feixiang District, Yongnian District), 1 county-level city (Wu'an City), 11 counties (Linzhang County, Cheng'an County, Daming County) , She County, Ci County, Qiu County, Jize County, Guangping County, Guantao County, Wei County, Quzhou County, 2 Economic Development Zones (Handan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Handan Jinan New District).
History of Handan
The Cishan Culture made this area a glowing pearl in Central Plain of China about 8,000 years ago. As the most time-honored city in Hebei, Handan was the capital of Zhao Kingdom in Warring States Period (476BC-221BC) as a political, economic and cultural center of northern China. In Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), it enjoyed a high reputation as one of the five essential cities of China. Then it gained its name for the Hanshan Mountain in the east of the city.
What to see in Handan?
The city of Handan lies at the east foot of Taihang Mountains, and borders the North China Plain in the east. Euptelea and Wild Herbal Flowers of Taihang Mountains are the unique plant of Handan City.
As an old city with thousands of years of history, Handan has inherited a rich cultural heritage, such as Chinese idioms and legends, folk arts, such as Buddhist temple music, Shan Gu Wu (dance with fans and drums), and Yongnian Tai Chi (a style of Tai Chi originating in Yongnian County).
Xiangtangshan Grottoes was constructed to begin in the year of 550AD. The sight is comprised of 16 grottoes with thousands of Buddha statues and offers a good opportunity to study Buddhist architecture, caving, painting and Calligraphy. Here lists top attractions in Handan.
When to visit Handan?
Handan City enjoys a continental monsoon climate and features four clear seasons. It is dry and windy in spring, hot and rainy in summer. The weather is temperate and cool in autumn and chilly in winter. The average temperature for the year is about 13.5 C . January is the coldest month and July the hottest of a year.
Summer and autumn are the best seasons to visit that city.
How to reach Handan?
Handan Airport, 14 kilometers to downtown, has opened direct flights to/from about 18 domestic cities, including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing... To get to downtown, passenger can take airport shuttle bus, city bus line 604 and taxi.
Transport from Handan to
Beijing,
Tianjin and Shijiazhuang is very convenient. Visitors can depart from there by train or long-distance bus to these big cities. The trips take respectively about 5, 6 and 2 hours.
Handan Travel Tips
Local Specialities: Donkey meat sausage, Congtai wine, Cizhou pottery
Useful Numbers:
Tourist Complaint: 0310-3216667
Weather Forecast: 121
Bank of
China: 95566
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