Why visit Hengshui
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 20 parks and trails, 11 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Hengshui
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About Hengshui
Hengshui (Chinese: 衡水) is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shandong to the southeast. It borders the cities of Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei, to the west, Xingtai to the south, and Baoding and Cangzhou to the north. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,212,933 inhabitants, out of whom 805,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Taocheng urban district. At the end of 2024, the city's resident population was 4.1299 million, down 27,700 from the end of the previous year.
From the Wikipedia article Hengshui (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Hengshui on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds20
8 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes11
Churches and places of worship5
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries59
Healthcare7
Map of Hengshui
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Getting there and nearby towns
Luancheng Airport (LCT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 98 km away.
- Jizhou 23 km southwest, about 23 min by car
- Xinji 46 km northwest, about 46 min by car
- Nangong 50 km southwest, about 50 min by car
- Jiamaying 64 km south, about 1 h by car
- Dezhou 68 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Laocheng 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Xiliguantun 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Botou 86 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Beisu 90 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 衡水, Owuawb, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Service Centre of Hengshui Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hengshui Railway Station (20160615113036), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hengshui Railway Station (20160615113120), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hengshui Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hengshui Railway Station, Park Tien, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Central Hall of Hengshui Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waiting Room 2 of Hengshui Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waiting Room 1 of Hengshui Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ticket pickers at Hengshui Railway Station (20160615112703), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Outside the exit of Hengshui Railway Station (20160615112631), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hengshui Railway Station (20160615112619), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Platforms 2-3 of Hengshui Railway Station (20160615114035), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Platform 3 of Hengshui Railway Station (20160615114526), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Exit underpass of Hengshui Railway Station (20160615112326), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Exit of platforms 4-5 at Hengshui Railway Station (20160615112256), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Platforms of Hengshui Railway Station (20160615112254), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waiting Room of Hengshuibei Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hengshui University in 2007, 王云峰, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Hengshui High School, Hebei Graduation Photo, Owuawb, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10-05-06 - panoramio (1), 阿留申, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 夜间衡水站站房, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inside the Shide Waiting Hall (20160615113706), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Board of 4481-4482 (20160615114730), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 衡水站第三站台面, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 北京丰台-衡水快速列车水牌, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Renqiu Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suning Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Platform 1 of Suning Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waiting Room of Shenzhou Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waiting Room of Suning Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suning Railway Station platform 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Platform 1 of Shenzhou Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Security of Shenzhou Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Platform 1 of Renqiu Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sculpture in Shenzhou City 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Feiyang (Soar into air) Sculpture of Suning County 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shenzhou Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waiting Room of Renqiu Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Security of Suning Railway Station 20251024, 1969社论, CC BY-SA 4.0
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