Travelogues Hebei

The way meals are taken in China is perhaps one of the biggest differences between Western and Chinese culture. Therefore, it can be quite an adjustment for a European and...

The Christmas season is finally here, there was a lot going on during the first Advent: the big Christmas bazaar at the German embassy was approaching, and there was a lot to...

Last year we visited the impressive Garden Expo in Cangzhou. The various garden themes from different local regions unfold over a large area around a lake. Here is the link to...

Sunday afternoon, and we have some time... we are going shopping. We are heading to the Yanbai Shopping Center, which was already one of our favorites last year. In front of it,...

As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I must return to the electric scooters in Cangzhou. They have truly become my “little sky-blue friends,” and I've seized every...

etc. They immediately discuss the product… oh, what am I saying, they discuss and articulate. While the buyer, that is, the customer, which is my wife in this case, looks down on...

Cangzhou has a history of more than 1,500 years. In ancient times, the city was known as Fuyang and Qingchi. During the glorious reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty...

Part of the grand Grand Canal culture exhibition is the illumination of regional culture in Cangzhou. At the entrance, a line from a poem from the Qing Dynasty is quoted: 'It...

We have been living in Cangzhou for a week and a half now, but we have not yet gone on any sightseeing tours. Organizing and working on the new apartment is keeping us from...

What fascinates me about rural China is the simplicity of daily life. At my in-laws', various agricultural products, some grown in their own garden, are chopped into small...

In Iron Lion Park stands the Kaiyuan Temple, which displays a find of a large lump of money from the late Tang Dynasty (years 617/18-907) and the Northern Song Dynasty (years...

I am in the Chinese province. In this rural part of China's Hebei region, few foreigners come, and some small and large people look at me a bit bewildered. The houses are...

I have already mentioned a mythological figure from Chinese history related to Cangzhou with Lin Chong. However, there are several other characters commemorated on the grounds...

Last summer during our visit, all around Sanjiao'ancun, the fields were full of corn plants. This year at this time in autumn, everything has been harvested and now the bright...

which mentions the jujube. According to this medical book, it is suitable for treating spleen weakness, jaundice, anemia, lung diseases, insomnia, fatigue, high blood pressure,...

In part 3 of my blog post mini-series about famous personalities in the Cangzhou region, I dedicate this segment to art and culture.Zhan Ziqian (550-618) was from Bohai, a...

In Cangzhou, as in many parts of China, the cultural heritage is highly valued. In this context, significant personalities related to the Cangzhou region are presented in...

The fourth and final part of my blog post mini-series on famous personalities from the Cangzhou region takes us into the 18th and 19th centuries. Ji Yun (1724-1805) was born in...

The area around Cangzhou is one of the four largest raw salt production sites in China. In addition to the previously mentioned steel and iron industry, which hosts one of the...

In Iron Lion Park, there is a statue of Lin Chong. He is one of the heroes of the classic Chinese novel 'The 108 Water Margins' ('水浒传'). In this story, various heroes fight...

Gao Ye (532–564), the fifth son of Gao Ci, a powerful official of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, had a comprehensive understanding of world affairs and played a significant role in...