Address: 1 kilometer northwest of Huimin County Seat, Binzhou Admission Fee: 50 RMB Tips: Allow around 1.5 hours for a full tour

Built by local residents of Sun Tzu’s hometown to commemorate the great military strategist Sun Tzu and fully carry forward Sun Tzu culture, this grand garden complex styled after the Qin and Han dynasties is hailed as "the No.1 Shrine of Military Learning in China". Centered around the Thirteen Chapters of The Art of War, the Sage of Martial Arts Mansion houses 15 grand halls including the Preface Hall, Strategy Hall, Combat Hall, Offensive Stratagem Hall and Form Hall, alongside 202 side chambers themed on the Thirty-Six Stratagems. Combining its cultural features, the scenic area offers nearly 20 interactive activities themed on The Art of War and the Thirty-Six Stratagems, such as live-action CS, rock climbing, ladder climbing, single-plank bridge crossing, shooting range, archery and intercity orienteering covering ten checkpoints.

Weathered rammed earthen city walls stand amid farmlands. After thousands of years, the ramparts are dotted with holes, with weeds and wild jujube trees covering their tops and cliffs. At the foot of the broken walls stands a stone stele erected by Shandong Provincial People’s Government, marking the Ancient Xinyang City Site as a Provincial Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit. Locals recount that this high rampart is the relic of Xinyang City constructed between the late Warring States Period and the early Western Han Dynasty, locally known as the "Han Rampart". Legend has it that General Han Xin stationed troops here during his campaign to conquer the State of Qi. He built the city modeled after the shape of soldiers’ military boots. Named Xinyang City because Han Xin garrisoned troops here and the city lay on the northern bank of the Xinshui River (yang means north bank of a river).

Wei Manor is the only surviving castle-style manor in China and an outstanding representative of ancient northern Chinese residential architecture. It is the largest and best-preserved Qing-dynasty castle folk residence discovered to date. Visitors are most impressed by its sophisticated defensive functions. The castle holds over 50 granaries capable of storing massive stocks of grain and oil, with large coal reserves buried underground and two brick-lined water wells. In times of war or famine, residents could sustain themselves for years without opening the city gate. The entire manor’s foundation was raised one zhang high with excavated soil, elevating the Shude Hall onto a platform above the plain, reportedly to defend against Yellow River floods.

Most relics unearthed here are salt-making utensils including helmet-shaped vessels, filters, grey pottery gui rims and grey pottery dou vessels, alongside a small number of daily-use wares. Important cultural artifacts such as bronze swords and cowrie shells were also excavated. The ruins stretch south to Zhanhua County Seat, covering an area of approximately 24 million square meters, spanning 8 kilometers north-south and 3 kilometers east-west. The Yangjia Ancient Salt Kiln Ruins form the largest, best-preserved and most valuable cluster of Shang and Zhou salt production sites discovered so far in Binzhou and the entire Yellow River Delta region.

Admission Fee: 10 RMB Free entry for seniors over 70, children under 1.2 meters tall and disabled military personnel; half-price tickets for seniors aged 60–70. Tips: Allow roughly 1.5 hours for sightseeing

Located in Fan Gong Village on the south bank of the Xiaofu River, Changshan Town, Zouping City, Fan Zhongyan Memorial Hall was erected in memory of Fan Zhongyan, a famous prime minister of the Song Dynasty. It is China’s earliest memorial shrine dedicated to Fan Zhongyan, first constructed in the second year of the Zhiping reign of the Song Dynasty. It retains Ming and Qing architectural styles: compact and delicate yet dignified and grand. The complex comprises the Hall of Lord Fan Wenzheng, Vegetable Root Cottage, Joy & Sorrow Pavilion, Misty Rain Pavilion, Stele Corridor and Back Garden.

Address: South Street Village, Binbei Town, Bincheng District, Binzhou Admission Fee: 30 RMB

Du Shoutian served as the tutor of the Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and held official posts including Censor-in-Chief, Chief Tutor of the Imperial Study, and Minister of Works, Justice and Personnel. The Du clan prospered for more than 600 years through the Ming and Qing dynasties, breaking the common saying "wealth never lasts three generations", a rare feat nationwide. This residence belonged to Du Shoutian’s father, uncles and brothers. The compound covers about 25 mu with 28 courtyards and 208 houses. Its simple, unadorned architecture embodies typical northern Shandong residential styles of the Ming and Qing dynasties.