Fun Attractions in Dezhou

Besides a zoo and fruit orchard for recreation, it houses Dezhou’s largest hot spring swimming hall. Other scenic spots include the picturesque Wild Goose Lake and tranquil music terrace. The hotel lobby covers 15 mu, filled with lush hundreds of tropical plants from Hainan and overseas. Rockeries, waterfalls, small bridges over flowing streams, pavilions, verandas and towers can all be found here.

Sun Valley is a green "Jerusalem" embodying human wisdom. Supported by Huangming and EHS, two top brands in China’s solar energy industry, its complete industrial chain extends upstream and downstream, making it China’s largest solar energy manufacturing base.

Furthermore, it is the world’s first national AAAA-level tourist attraction themed on low-carbon development. It comprises nine core centers including a world-class renewable energy tourism center, alongside eco-friendly low-carbon architectural landmarks such as the Sun Moon Mansion Zero-Emission Building. Hailed as a prototype green city for the 21.5th century, it was named a new cultural landmark of Qilu in 2010. Serving as the main venue for the 4th International Solar City Congress 2010, it amazed delegates from across the globe. Address: Sun Valley Avenue, Dezhou Economic & Technological Development Zone (250 meters west of Dezhou Exit on Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway) Ticket Price: ¥161 per person; Discounted ticket: ¥51

The ancient Kingdom of Sulu was located on the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines. Close friendly exchanges between Sulu and China began in the Ming Dynasty. During the Yongle reign, the King of Sulu led more than 340 family members and officials on a state visit to China, receiving a grand reception from the Yongle Emperor. On his voyage home via the Grand Canal, the king fell ill and passed away in Dezhou. The Ming court buried him with full royal honors here. A dedicated plot of land was allocated for the late king’s princess consort, his second and third sons, and their entourage to guard the mausoleum. Their descendants adopted the surnames Wen and An and integrated into the Hui ethnic group. Villages dominated by these two surnames grew up around the tomb. Over six centuries, they have fully merged into the Chinese nation with no distinguishable differences.

Centered on the Jian River, the park features waterfront green belts lined with reeds and cattails on both banks. The whole project falls into four sections: sewage treatment, water landscape, wetland scenery, and agritourism picking. Construction works include widening water surfaces, constructing wetlands, rearranging vegetation, highlighting scenic nodes and improving supporting facilities to build a riverside park. While preserving the river’s original flood discharge function, the project endows it with ecological and ornamental value.

The scenic zone is divided into three parts: southern wetland area, central wetland landscape zone and northern achievement exhibition zone. Its signature landmarks include iron pagodas, sculptures, windmills and water wheels. Two sculptures carrying profound local cultural connotations — Chang’e Flying to the Moon and Houyi Shooting the Suns — stand here. Visitors can appreciate natural vistas of lotus ponds, ten-li reed marshes, fish-filled pools and vast blue waters, a rare urban primitive ecological retreat for locals and tourists alike. Address: West of Baihe Bridge, Dezhou Economic & Technological Development Zone (1 kilometer east of Dezhou Exit on Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway) Ticket Price: Free admission

An education base for overseas Chinese teenagers to inherit Chinese culture in Shandong Province. Built in memory of Dong Zhongshu, a great Confucian scholar of the Western Han Dynasty, it is a cultural theme park integrating culture, art, sightseeing, entertainment and education. Dong Zhongshu spent 13 years studying Confucianism in Dezhou in his youth. Key sights include Dong Zhongshu’s Reading Platform, the Memorial Archway of Three Strategies for State Governance, and a Confucian Culture Exhibition Hall. Address: Dongfanghong Road, Dezhou Economic Development Zone Ticket Price: Free admission