Top Travel Destinations in Dezhou: Best 3 Days Dezhou Itinerary

Day 1 | Morning

Debai Hot Spring Resort

Opening Hours: Open on Mon-Fri,9:00am-8:30pm;Open from 8:30am-8:30pm during Chinese public holidays;Open on Sat-Sun,8:30am-8:30pm

Ticket Price: 168 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-1 Days

Location: 026 Country Rd, Xiajin Xian, Dezhou Shi, Shandong Sheng, China

Debai Hot Spring Resort is located within the Xiajin Yellow River Old Course Forest Park in Dezhou, Shandong Province. The entire outdoor hot spring in the Debai Hot Spring Resort is divided by two geothermal corridors that span the east and west, creating several areas: the four-season xiangrui (auspicious sign) area, the famous hotspring health preservation area, the tangchi wooden house area, and other areas. With clear and transparent water of a suitable temperature, Debai Hot Spring Resort is an ideal destination year-round.

Day 1 | Afternoon

Dezhou Zoological and Botanical Garden nearby is the top choice before you leave Debai Hot Spring Resort and hit the road.

Dezhou Zoological and Botanical Garden

Opening Hours: 8:00-17:00

Ticket Price: 30 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 3-4 Hours

Location: 250 meters northeast of Changwangzhuang Village Decheng, Dezhou, Shandong, China, 253000

The Texas Zoological and Botanical Garden officially opened on September 29, 2016. It is another ideal choice for family trips. Here, you can see cute giant pandas, as well as Asian elephants, giraffes, hippos and other animals. Not only that, the marine animal performance is equally eye-catching. In the sky blue aquarium, the exquisite stunt performances of seals and sea lions won the applause of the audience, and the audience took out their mobile phones to record the wonderful moments.

Day 1 | Evening

For convenient access to more popular attractions, Jinxin Hotel (Dezhou Lingcheng Head Temple Shop) is the best places.

Jinxin Hotel (Dezhou Lingcheng Head Temple Shop)

The Jinxin Hotel (Dezhou Lingcheng Head Temple Shop) was recently opened in 2020, making it a fantastic choice for those staying in Dezhou.

From the hotel, Dezhou East Railway Station is just 10km away. Seeing the sights from this hotel is easy with Dezhou's attractions including 德州冰雪大世界 and Dezhou Zoological and Botanical Garden close by.

In their spare time, guests can explore the hotel's surroundings. For those driving themselves, parking is provided on site.

Day 2 | Morning

Dongzi Garden Scenic Area

Opening Hours: Open 24 hours

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: Decheng, Dezhou, Shandong, China

Dongziyuan Scenic Spot is located in the southeast of Dezhou City and was built to commemorate Dong Zhongshu, a great scholar in the Western Han Dynasty. The scenic area is based on the Shawang River water system, and there are many antique buildings in gray and white tones. In the scenic area, there are Dongzi Reading Desk, China Dezhou Confucian Culture Exhibition Hall, "Three Policy Guben" water archway, Dongzi Cultural Street, Chunhui Park and other attractions. Dong Zi's reading platform is the main scene in the scenic area. Dong Zhongshu studied Confucianism in Dezhou for 13 years in his youth. In history, Dong Zi's reading platform was built, which was later destroyed by war. The reconstructed Dongzi Reading Platform is 24.8 meters high and consists of Dongzi Reading Hall, Dongzi Temple and related supporting projects. In front of the reading table stands a bronze statue of Dong Zhongshu, a great Confucian of the Han Dynasty. The whole scenic spot takes Confucian culture as the theme, vigorously promotes Confucian ideology and culture, and at the same time, through the promotion of Dong Zi's spirit of "three years without peeking into the garden", it encourages young people to work hard and become the pillars of "virtuous and upright". There are also stone boats, Huxin Pavilion, Wuqu Bridge, Zhaozhou Bridge, Optimus Prime Fountain, Yinyang Fish Square and other landscapes in the scenic area.

Day 2 | Afternoon

Hongtansi Forest Park nearby is the top choice before you leave Dongzi Garden Scenic Area and hit the road.

Hongtansi Forest Park

Opening Hours: Open from 8:00am-6:00pm

Ticket Price: 10 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: Provincial Highway 249, Linzi Town, Linyi County, Dezhou City

Hongtan Temple Forest Park is located in the northern Shandong Plain, in the middle of Dezhou region, in Linzi Town, Linyi County, 9 kilometers away from the county seat and 50 kilometers away from Dezhou City in the west. It is a comprehensive ecological agricultural development park integrating sightseeing, tourism, catering, entertainment, commerce, vacation and agricultural development. The park covers an area of 24,027 mu, and mainly includes 6 major areas: tourist service area, Yuhu Recreation area, Hongtan Resort, Weihai style area, Linhai Lancui area, and sightseeing ecological park. The human landscape and natural landscape of the park are integrated with each other, with beautiful scenery and quiet environment. In the Agricultural Science and Technology Park, tourists can visit orchards, Chinese herbal medicine cultivation bases, flower nursery bases, and visit agricultural product plantations. Tourists can also choose their favorite potted plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables at will in this area. Although the price is not cheap, they are fresh and healthy, and feel the fun of picking by themselves. Yuhu Lake Scenic Area, sparsely forested, with a large area of water and woods to shape the landscape, to carry out a variety of water activities. Beautiful scenery on the water, boating, lake viewing, picnic area, etc. In addition, there is a large area of reeds growing well in the reed sea style area of the park, which is a charming reed sea style area. In the Linhai Lancui District, the Xudian Forest Farm is used as the basic framework to plant trees. Tourists can stock wild animals there and watch the stingy ground cover plants. The unique landscape makes people feel happy.

Day 2 | Evening

After visiting the glorious Hongtansi Forest Park, Peacock King Blue Sea Yuhua Hot Spring Hotel nearby is the best place to stay.

Peacock King Blue Sea Yuhua Hot Spring Hotel

The Peacock King Blue Sea Yuhua Hot Spring Hotel is one of the newest hotels in Qihexian, having opened in 2019.

The hotel is conveniently located just 11km from Yancheng Railway Station and 55km from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport. There is no shortage of things to see in the area, with the Kongquewang Hot Spring Association, Huanghe Wetland Park and 賽石玫瑰園 all nearby.

When guests have some time on their hands they can make use of the onsite facilities. Guests of this Qihexian hotel can make use of the parking facilities.

When it comes to Qihexian hotels, the Peacock King Blue Sea Yuhua Hot Spring Hotel is highly regarded for its excellent facilities. This hotel is a popular accommodation for guests traveling with families.

Day 3 | Morning

Huangming Solar Valley

Opening Hours: Open 24 hours

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-1 Days

Location: Taiyanggu Ave, Decheng Qu, Dezhou Shi, Shandong Sheng, China, 253000

The first solar theme park in China, with nine world-class renewable energy centers, ten solar buildings, and the world's only micro-drainage tourist wetland resort, this is what makes Huangming Sun Valley different. Huangming Sun Valley showcases energy-saving buildings that combine various energy-saving technologies based on solar energy, and is known as the "green city template for the 21.5th century".

Day 3 | Afternoon

When time permits after visiting Huangming Solar Valley, don’t forget pay a visit to Tomb of King Sulu.

Tomb of King Sulu

Opening Hours: Open from 9:00am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: No. 356 Qingnian Road, Decheng District, Dezhou (North of Beiling Road)

The Tomb of King Sulu is located in Beiying Village, North District of Dezhou City. In 1997, it was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit in the province. The ancient Sulu Kingdom is located on the Sulu Islands in the Philippines. It is an emirate that believes in Islam. The country is divided into three princes, the East King, the West King, and the Dong King. The East King is the respect. In the Ming Dynasty of our country, the ancient Sulu Kingdom started close friendly exchanges with our country. In the fifteenth year of Yongle’s reign in the Ming Dynasty, three kings on the Sulu Archipelago—the Eastern King Batu Gepahala, the Western King Mahala Gemading, and the Dong Wang Batu Gepalabu, led a group of 340 family members to form a friendly mission. He came to China for a friendly visit and received a grand reception by Emperor Yongle of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di. The three kings stayed happily in Beijing for 22 days, and returned to the country by boat along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The king of the east was unfortunately ill among the returnees who took the route from Shandong. On September 13, 1417, he died of illness in Anling Township, north of Dezhou. Hall. When Emperor Yongle heard the obituary, he was deeply mourned, so he sent the minister of Rites to Dezhou with a sacrificial text to be buried with Wang Li. The eldest son of the East King, Duma Han, returned to the country to inherit the throne, and the princess Ge Muning, the second son Wenhala, the third son Andulu and more than ten attendants stayed in Dezhou to guard the tomb. In the autumn of the 16th year of Yongle, Emperor Yongle wrote another article himself, ordering the Leshi Temple to "perpetuate forever". After the death of Princess Dong and the two princes, they were buried in the southeast corner of the cemetery respectively. In the ninth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1713), according to the request of the descendants of the East King to be naturalized in China, the Qing court was recited, and the inscription was naturalized in China with the surnames Wen and An, and became a member of the big family of the Chinese nation. The descendants of the Eastern King have been passed down to 21 generations so far. In 1980, the Philippine ambassador to China, Dr. Reyes, made a special trip to Texas to pay homage to the tomb of the Eastern King and meet with the descendants of the Eastern King. In 1986, China and the Philippines co-produced a large-scale historical and legendary feature film "The King of Sulu and the Emperor of China".

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