Baiyangdian Thousand-Li Embankment

Opening Hours: 8:00 – 18:00 Ticket Price: 20 yuan Contact Numbers: 0312-5116352, 5116351 Location: Renqiu City, Cangzhou

Best Time to Visit: Cangzhou lies on the Bohai Bay in southeastern Hebei Province, featuring a typical warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate. It has cold winters, hot summers and four distinct seasons, with an average annual temperature of around 12°C. Autumn is the best time for a visit.

Complaint Hotline: 0317-2080122

Transportation Guide: Take the Beijing-Kowloon Railway to Renqiu Station, then transfer to a bus for Baiyangdian. For self-driving, follow National Highway 106 west for 6 kilometers from Mozhou Town to reach the scenic area.

The Thousand-Li Embankment is situated at the eastern outlet of the lower reaches of Baiyangdian Lake in Renqiu City, northwest of Cangzhou. Its closest point to downtown Renqiu is 10 kilometers.

Known as the Pearl of North China, Baiyangdian is the largest freshwater lake in North China, covering a total area of 366 square kilometers. Its unique scenery differs from vast lakes merging with sky and water, as well as mountain reservoirs set amid hills and streams. Villages nestle within the lake waters, and waterways wind through villages. Rivers and lakes are interconnected, with farmlands and water areas interlaced. Ditches and reed marshes weave the lake into a vast aquatic labyrinth.

The embankment is 130 kilometers south of Beijing and 120 kilometers southwest of Tianjin, with a water area of 64.8 square kilometers. Lush willows line the banks, reeds sway in the wind and lotus flowers send forth delicate fragrance. Fish swim in the water while birds soar overhead. The lake presents distinctive views all year round: birds dart and fish leap in spring, red lotus blooms in summer, golden reeds stretch as far as the eye can see in autumn, and ice sleds race across the frozen surface in winter. It is an ideal resort for leisure and vacation.

The scenic area boasts a host of famous sights: Willows along the Long Embankment in Mist, Ferry at Dusk amid Jujube Groves, Fragrant Lotus for Ten Li, Moonlight over Baiyangdian at Night, Peach Blossoms Reflected on Water, and Sunset Glow over Golden Sands. Near the lake stand the Grand Mozhou Temple and Bianque Shrine.

You can look for the filming locations of the classic movie Little Soldier Zhang Ga. Taking a tourist plane for an aerial tour of Baiyangdian offers an extraordinary experience. You may also visit the Oil City in downtown Renqiu and explore the underground exhibition hall, which displays geological evolution and the formation of oil in ancient buried hills.

Baiyangdian is abundant in natural produce. The waters teem with aquatic life, home to 54 fish species across 15 families. Green shrimp, river crabs and carps are the most renowned, popular delicacies on dining tables in Beijing, Tianjin and surrounding regions.

Reeds grow in large quantities here, with an annual output reaching 150 million kilograms. Mats woven from local reeds are snow-white and fine-textured, accounting for over one quarter of the national total output. They were once designated as tributes for imperial courts through the ages. Tourist souvenirs including Baiyangdian writing brushes, black pottery and reed patch paintings are available in Renqiu and around the lake.