Location: Xingcheng
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Xingcheng (simplified Chinese: 兴城; traditional Chinese: 興城; pinyin: Xīngchéng), former name Ningyuan (宁远), is a county-level city of southwest Liaoning province, China, with a population of approximately 140,000 urban inhabitants, and is located on the Liaodong Bay, i.e. the northern coast of the Bohai Sea. Currently under the administration of Huludao City, the area is steeped in history, and contains one of the best preserved Ming Dynasty towns in China, as well as functioning as a laidback summer resort.
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1. Huludao Xingcheng Ancient City
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By GD-NC-Tx-Beijing - Beijing, China
A friend of mine and I decided we wanted to get out of Beijing and go someplace off the beaten path. We looked at the railway timetables for places within 3 hours of Beijing by high speed rail, and found Huludao. We left at 7:15 and got there at 10:30, We caught a cab to the XingCheng ancient city. Good things: the ancient town is still populated by people who live and work there; it is not a disneyfied tourist trap. There is some domestic tourism, but we seemed to be the only westerners. We had our picture taken a few times, but no one hassled us. In particular, there were no vendors shouting, "Hey Lady you buy" or grabbing at us, as has happened at other places in China. We spent most of our time in the ancient town walking the city wall and looking at the architecture. We found a Halal street vendor selling meat sticks - his cooker was clean as a whistle, so we each had 4 lamb sticks. They were delicious. We also ate a pomelo and some rice cakes purchased on the streets. We missed out on the hazelnuts - they were there, but we didn't recognize what they were until later. They would have been a good snack. Along the sea shore, the sand felt coarse, large grained, but it was nice enough. There were a number of restaurants along the shore selling you-pick-it-we-cook-it sea food. They looked tasty. There was one hotel that stood out - the Four Seasons. It was no relation to the large chain you see in the States, but it looked like it had a high standard of cleanliness and comfort. If I go back, I'd overnight there.
2. Chrysanthemum Island
3. Longwan Beach
4. Xingcheng Shoushan Mountain
5. Ming Dynasty Street
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Dawst
Very interesting place to see examples of Classical Chinese architecture. The four gates are over 600 years old and many of the buildings are original.
6. Mt. Longbei Park
7. Zhang Zuolin Villa
Overall Ratings
3 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By A TripAdvisor China Member
仔细看了介绍，张作霖根本没来过。虽然打赏了银圆。赵四（不是赵四儿，也不是老四）小姐来过。是当时铁路局的一个马屁精建的。现在贵了铁道部。真是……不过这里游人稀少，是一栋保持很完好的具有明显当时建筑风格的一栋古建筑。有空的话，或者路过的话还是值得看看的。（我是泡完温泉老婆还没出来的时候跟老丈人误打误撞游览的）对了，院里有老棵树。上面有很多许愿绳。
