10 Days in Xingtai
Ten days for Xingtai's valleys and two honest neighbor days — the old prefecture and Guo Shoujing's 1281 calendar, six Taihang days west, Lincheng's 17°C caves, then Zhengding and Handan by HSR.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Xingtai?
10 days lets you go beyond Xingtai's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Xingtai guide
10-day Xingtai itinerary at a glance
Use our full Xingtai travel guide as the base and adapt it to 10 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Old city — tower, temple & astronomer
The Ming-era Qingfeng Tower opens a story of some 3,500 years of walls; Kaiyuan Temple takes its name from the Tang era 713-741, and the memorial explains the 365.2425-day year of Guo Shoujing's 1281 calendar.
- xingtai qingfeng tower
- xingtai kaiyuan temple
- xingtai guoshoujing memorial
Xingtai Grand Canyon
About 60 km west into the Taihang, the red-quartzite gorge and its stair paths fill a day; entry runs around ¥50 and the last stretch of mountain road is narrow — take it slowly.
- xingtai grand canyon
Tianhe Mountain
About 70 km west on the Shanxi line, Tianhe carries the Cowherd-and-Weaver-Girl legend — stream crossings, a hanging bridge and pine shade make it the summer pick of the western valleys.
- xingtai tianhe mountain
Jiulong Gorge & Qiannanyu
Both sit west around Jiangshui town, about 75 km out — nine cascades at Jiulong Gorge, then the model ecological village of Qiannanyu, whose Kangda exhibition hall records the military school's 1940-1943 years here.
- xingtai jiulong gorge
- xingtai qiannanyu
Zijinshan & Tianti Mountain
Zijinshan keeps the gullies where Guo Shoujing studied in the 1250s under Liu Bingzhong; on the way back, Tianti Mountain's cliff stairs and cave, about 20 km west of town, make an easy afternoon.
- xingtai zijin mountain
- xingtai tianti mountain
Yunmeng Mountain waterfalls
The westernmost full-day trip, about 80 km out — a chain of pools and falls down a forested valley that earns its "little Jiuzhaigou of the north" nickname; go on a weekday if you can.
- xingtai yunmeng mountain
Lincheng caves & Qishan Lake
North to Lincheng, about 80 km — five chambers at a steady 17°C in Kongshan Baiyun Cave and a lakeside lunch at Qishan; sleep in the county town or head back to the city.
- xingtai kongshan cave
- xingtai qishan lake
Neighbor day — Zhengding old town
Thirty minutes north by HSR to Shijiazhuang, then the old town of Zhengding — Longxing Temple, founded in 586, guards a 21-m bronze Guanyin cast in 971, and the 1986 Dream of the Red Chamber set draws its own crowds. Evening train back.
- longxing temple
- zhengding old town
Neighbor day — Handan
Twenty minutes further south by HSR, Handan, capital of the Zhao state — Congtai Park's terrace is over 2,000 years old, and Guangfu's moat-ringed earthen walls are the home of Yang- and Wu-style tai chi.
- congtai park
- guangfu ancient city
Bianque Temple & farewell
An hour north, the Bianque Temple complex honors the Warring States physician at the foot of Que Mountain in Neiqiao; in late April the Han Peony Garden in Baixiang adds its blooms before the evening train.
- xingtai bianque temple
Budget for 10 days in Xingtai
| Tier | Per day | 10 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $500–$800 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,000–$2,000 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $3,000+ |
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