[2025 Tangshan Attraction] Travel Guide for Tangshan Earthquake Ruins Memorial Park (Updated Mar)

The Tangshan Earthquake Ruins Memorial Park, a place bearing heavy history and deep memories. At 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Tangshan; the strong tremors lasted 23 seconds, but the aftershocks continue to resonate in people's hearts to this day. The Tangshan Earthquake Ruins Memorial Park is the first earthquake ruins park themed around commemoration. The park is divided into four areas: the Ruins Area, the Water Area, the Gravel Square Area, and the Woodland Area, with the original railway tracks of the rolling stock factory as the vertical axis and the Memorial Avenue as the horizontal axis. [Memorial Wall] The wall is 7.28 meters high, representing July 28. The wall is 19.76 meters away from the pool, representing the year 1976. The names of the victims of the earthquake are engraved on the wall. [Memorial Pool Area] There is a pre-earthquake paulownia tree by the water area. [Earthquake Ruins Area] The original steel casting workshop of the Tangshan Rolling Stock Factory forms the base upon which the entire ruins park is built. The ruins of the Tangshan Rolling Stock Factory are at the end of the park's Memorial Avenue and are a typical representative of the area most affected by the epicenter. On the left are the material workshop and chimney, and on the right are the smelting and manual workshops. The earthquake caused the exterior walls of the workshops to completely collapse, leaving only some columns and beam structures still standing, most of which are twisted. This visually demonstrates the devastation and tragedy of the earthquake. [Earthquake Museum] The museum is located on the underground floor and chronologically outlines the earthquake, the rescue efforts, the post-disaster reconstruction, and the development of the new area. It features pictures, texts, briefings, animations, scene restorations, old objects, and real scenes of the ruins. 🎫 Tickets: Free ⌚️ Opening hours: 9:00–16:00 📍 Address: No. 19, Yuegezhuang Street, Lunan District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province

Winter is the perfect time to visit Qinhuangdao, Chengde, and Chifeng. This 6-day tour will take you to the best spots in northern China. Read on for more details! 🌟 / 🚩 Suggested itinerary: DAY 1: Depart from Shanghai, arrive in Tangshan, and transfer to Beidaihe Start your journey in bustling Shanghai, travel to Tangshan, and then head to beautiful Beidaihe for an unforgettable trip! DAY 2: Xigang Garden > Shanhaiguan Ancient City > Laolongtou Stroll through Xigang Garden to enjoy the beauty of nature, visit Shanhaiguan Ancient City to experience its historical charm, and finally head to Laolongtou to enjoy the sea and waves. DAY 3: Chengde Mountain Resort > Putuo Zongcheng Temple > Saihanba National Forest Park Enjoy the cool breeze at Chengde Mountain Resort, experience the mysterious religious atmosphere at Putuo Zongcheng Temple, and then head to Saihanba National Forest Park to enjoy the magnificent natural scenery. DAY 4: Ulan Butong Grassland > Ulan Butong Film Base > Ulan Butong Scenic Area - Baicao Aobao Ride across the vast Ulan Butong Grassland, visit the film base to learn about the stories behind the screen, and explore Ulan Butong Scenic Area and Baicao Aobao to experience the unique charm of the grassland. DAY 5: Chase your dreams on the Bashang Grassland Head deep into the Bashang Grassland to pursue your dreams and freedom, and let your soul be completely free on this vast land. DAY 6: Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park Return to Tangshan and visit the Earthquake Memorial Park to remember history and cherish the present, and end your journey on a perfect note. / Travel tips: 🛫 Airport transportation: Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport and Chengde Puning Airport offer convenient travel options. Plan your route in advance! 📸 Photo spots: Qinhuangdao's Haibitai Art Center and Jinmeng Bay, and Chengde's Laba Goumen Forest Park are all great places to take photos! 🎭 Local customs: Experience Qinhuangdao's Wanghai Festival and shadow puppetry, and enjoy Chengde's grassland culture to learn more about the local culture. ❄️ December weather: Qinhuangdao is quite cold, so we recommend wearing warm clothes. Chengde's grassland scenery is beautiful, but you should also dress warmly. / The sea breeze in Qinhuangdao will blow away your worries, the ancient sites in Chengde will leave you with memories, and the grasslands in Chifeng will set your soul free. We hope this trip will be an unforgettable experience for you!

Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park is located in Lunan District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. It is the world's first earthquake site park with the theme of "commemoration". The park design fully embodies the concept of "awe of nature, care for life, exploration of science, and remembrance of history". The original railway track of Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Plant is used as the vertical axis, and the memorial avenue is used as the horizontal axis. The park is divided into earthquake site area, memorial water area, memorial forest area, memorial square, and other areas. In front of the square is a memorial pool, and the theme sculpture in the pool uses realistic sculpture language to show the vivid scene of the people of Tangshan standing together through thick and thin in the face of disaster. The memorial wall for the victims of the earthquake consists of 5 groups of 13 walls, engraved with the names of 240,000 compatriots who died in the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, so that people will always remember July 28, 1976, a day of grief for the people of Tangshan. In June 2011, Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park was included in the list of "National Red Tourism Classic Scenic Spots"; in July 2011, it was awarded the title of "National Demonstration Base for Popular Science Education on Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction" by the China Earthquake Administration. Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park

Tangshan is a city that has been hurt. When we mention Tangshan, we will always have a "big earthquake" in our hearts. We can't imagine that many years ago, only ten seconds, in northern China, an industrial city with a population of one million became a human hell in an instant, countless lives stopped breathing, and countless residents lost their homes and became refugees. This opened the most mournful page in the history of the world's earthquakes for more than 400 years. Today, although it is difficult to find traces of the earthquake in Tangshan, the years can not erase the unforgettable pain in the hearts of the witnesses. The city is in love, enter the Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park, feel the destruction and rebirth of a city, and pin the feelings of the unfinished