Binzhou Travel Guide 2025: Complete Guide to 10 Treasure Scenic Spots and Tourist Attractions in Binzhou
Pu Lake Scenic Area
Binzhou is the hometown of Sun Wu, the Military Sage, the cradle of Fan Zhongyan’s spirit of “worry before the world worries, find joy after the world finds joy,” a place favored by both history and culture, where the Yellow River and the Bohai Sea warmly embrace!
Wei Family Manor
Huji Book Fair
Wandering here, you will appreciate the magnificent sight of the Yellow River flowing through the city, and touch the vicissitudes of time beneath the ancient blue brick walls of the Wei Family Manor; in the bustling atmosphere of Sunwu Sleepless City, taste the crispy fragrance of horseshoe-shaped baked bread, and listen to the melodious traditional performances at the Huji Book Fair. Here you can see egrets dancing in the Yellow River wetlands, as well as the revolutionary imprints of the old revolutionary area; you can climb Heban Mountain to overlook the vast sea of forests, or boat on Sanhe Lake to quietly appreciate the fragrance of lotus ponds.
Spring Cherry Blossom Mountain
Qin Emperor River Park in Spring
In late spring, gentle breezes and warm sunshine give this “low-key” small city a new look. Ten treasure scenic areas connect history with modernity, nature with culture, waiting for your poetic encounter.
01. Puhu Scenic Area
Puhu Scenic Area consists of three parts: Puhu Lake, Puyuan Garden, and the Yellow River Tower. The ten-thousand-mile Yellow River winds through nine bends, and ancient charm gathers in one tower. Climbing to the top of the Yellow River Tower, you can overlook the Yellow River and Binzhou city, appreciate Binzhou’s unique Yellow River culture, and experience the city story of Binzhou built by water, prospered by water, and beautified by water.
Yellow River Tower in Pu Lake Scenic Area
Interior view of the Yellow River Building in Puhu Scenic Area
02. Binzhou Underwater World
In Binzhou, you can also encounter marine life! Located in Beihai Park of Bincheng District, the Binzhou Underwater World scenic area meets your various needs for sightseeing, interactive experiences, and popular science education. Here you can have close contact with more than 500 species and over 5,000 marine animals, and fully explore the dreamy and mysterious underwater world.
Binzhou Underwater World
03. Zhanhua Winter Jujube Ecological Tourism Area
The scenic area is located in Xiawa Town, Zhanhua District, and is the place of origin, main production area, and important distribution center for winter jujubes. Here in spring, the forests embrace in layers, with thousands of trees providing shade; in early summer, the jujube flowers are rich and fragrant, spreading their scent for hundreds of miles; in autumn, fruits hang from the branches, dyeing the fields red. “The vast jujube orchards stretch to the blue sky, strings of jade-like pearls touch the red ground.” “Jujube” wants to meet you, this is a place you must visit!
Zhanhua Winter Jujube Ecotourism Area
04. Heban Mountain Tourist Area
Heban Mountain scenic area is rich in tourism resources, with a forest coverage rate of 97%. Among the strange peaks and cliffs, visitors can enjoy the pleasure of streams flowing around, embrace the tranquility of surrounding forests, and explore the fun of birds singing and flowers fragrant. The scenic area currently has tourist routes such as Jiupujian, Water Curtain Cave, Jiutanxi, Hexiangling, Heminggu, and Changshengguan to choose from, making it an excellent place for mountain climbing and sightseeing.
Heban Mountain Tourist Area
05. Sunwu Ancient City Tourist Area
“Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.” The military wisdom contained in “The Art of War” has not only been applied to military affairs but has also influenced generations of people’s ways of thinking, moral concepts, and behavioral norms. More than 2000 years ago, the military sage Sun Tzu was born here. To appreciate the military culture, gain inspiration, and draw wisdom, how could you miss this place?
Sun Tzu’s Art of War City
Scenery inside the Sun Tzu’s Art of War City
06. Wei Family Manor
Wei Family Manor is a national key cultural relics protection unit and the only existing castle-style manor in northern China. It consists of three groups of buildings: Shude Hall, Xiyi Hall, and Fushou Hall. Among them, Shude Hall was designed by masters from the imperial construction society, applying city wall architecture to traditional residential buildings. It is famous for its strong military defense characteristics and serves as a model of the application of Sun Tzu’s Art of War in residential architecture.
Wei’s Manor
07. Shuiluopo Folk Culture Tourism Area
“North has Gaobeidian, South has Yangxin County”, if you like classical furniture and old objects, this place is not to be missed! The park has diverse architectural structures, preserving ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties while also constructing modern exhibition halls. The wood carvings, brick carvings, and stone carvings in the ancient residences are exquisite. Here you can experience the joy of treasure hunting and appraisal, and appreciate various precious cultural relics.
Shuiluopo Folk Culture Tourism Area
08. Wudi Ancient City Tourist Area
Wudi Ancient City has a long history and rich culture, spanning over 1400 years. Here it has left behind the Dajue Temple and Haifeng Tower, first built in the Tang Dynasty, numerous cultural and historical relics such as the residence of Wu Shifen, an official’s mansion from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the Ming and Qing county government office, as well as some natural landscapes like Lotus Bay and the moat. It brings together diverse architectural styles of the Northern Shandong region, is a typical representative of ancient cities in Northern Shandong, and has the reputation of “seeing one city to glimpse the whole picture of Northern Shandong”.
Wudi Ancient City
09. Dayuzhang Forest Park
The park has lush forests, clear rivers, and rich wild charm, characterized by “seclusion, tranquility, beauty, wilderness, and pleasure.” There are more than 100 species of plants in over 40 families and more than 40 species of birds in 17 families within the park. The forest coverage rate reaches 73.2%, making it a veritable “natural oxygen bar.” A treasure forest park on the banks of the Yellow River, waiting for you to visit!
Dayu Zhang Forest Park
10. Huanghe Yao Wellness Resort
If you want to balance physical health with spiritual comfort, wellness tourism is definitely the best choice. Leisure picking, camping and barbecue, family entertainment, wellness vacations – Huanghe Yao has all these activities!
Yellow River Ballad Wellness Resort
Yellow River Ballad Health and Wellness Resort
Every landscape is a gift of time, every pause is a resonance of the soul. By the Bohai Bay, the Yellow River rushes forward. Binzhou, this vibrant small city in northern Shandong, invites you to a feast that transcends time and space with its thousand-year cultural heritage and poetic landscapes. Here, taste the sweetness of a winter jujube, listen to the melodious tunes of Lu Opera, and let the poetic dwelling and earthly charm of this small northern Shandong city become the most enduring scenery in your memory.
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