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Tangshan

Tangshan is a coastal, industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. It is located in the eastern part of Hebei Province and the northeastern part of the North China Plain. Wikipedia

Population 7,717,983 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in China

Visas and entry What your passport needs for China

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Hetou Old Street Spring Festival Lantern Fair

    January – February

    Every year during the Spring Festival (16 January to 27 February 2025), Hetou Old Street will be decorated with lanterns and colorful lanterns and Spring Festival couplets, and the lights will be brilliant at night.

    Official site

  2. Nanhu Lantern Festival

    January – March

    Held every year from January 22 to March 1 during the Lunar New Year at Nanhu Park, the festival features colorful lantern displays, light shows, and cultural performances

    Official site

  3. Qianxi Pear Blossom Festival

    April

    Held annually in spring, typically during mid-to-late April when the pear blossoms are in full bloom. The Pear Blossom Festival centres on admiring the blossoms, combined with spring outings and local folk activities.

    Official site

  4. Tangshan International Ceramics Expo

    September

    This is one of the most internationally renowned festivals in Tangshan. It is held every September at the Tangshan International Convention and Exhibition Center.

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Tangshan); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • 惠民园菜市场

    No hours mapped

    2.9 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 1 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Tangshan 5.4 km

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