Baiyangdian Lake

As a national AAAAA scenic spot, Baiyangdian Lake is a popular tourist attraction with peaceful water scenes and vast lotus gardens.

Covering a total area of 366 sq km, it is the largest natural freshwater lake in the north China plain, consisting of 147 shallow lakes and water-filled depressions.

The lake is home to multiple varieties of fish, wild geese, duck, birds as well as a vast number of lotus, and other plants.

Zhili Provincial Governor's Office

Located in the center of downtown Baoding, the office is a key cultural relic site under State protection.

As the nation's only well-preserved provincial government office building of the Qing Dynasty, it has 105 rooms with the distinct features of a northern government office.

Built in the Yuan Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhili Provincial Governor's Office served as a government office throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties and the early years of the Republic of China.

In the eighth year of the rein of Emperor Yongzheng (1730), it became the office of the governor of Zhili (Hebei Province), the highest-ranking local official whose jurisdiction covered today's Hebei province, Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and parts of Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Inner Mongolia and Liaoning.

As a south-facing compound, the office's gate, middle gate, main halls, side halls, official residence and main rooms are built on a central axis.

Yesanpo Valley

Located in Laishui County, the Yesanpo Valley is a national key scenic spot and part of the Fangshan-Shidu World Geopark.

The valley lies in a natural reserve tucked among layers of mountain ranges 118 km southwest of Beijing.

The valley and surrounding regions have dramatic cliffs and Karst caves.

The reserve also contains numerous sandalwood trees believed to be more than 1,000 years old.

In addition to beautiful scenery, the valley is also home to a wide range of wildlife.

Tourists can also visit Buddhist temples housing some of the key figures in Buddhism.