Hebei · China
Handan travel guide
Handan is a city in Hebei, China, home to about 9,414,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May, September and October
- Nearest airport
- HDG11 km · Handan Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Handan
Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The southernmost prefecture-level city of the province, it borders Xingtai on the north, and the provinces of Shanxi on the west, Henan on the south and Shandong on the east.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Handan
See
- Xiangtangshan Grottoes
- Zhaowangcheng Ruins Park
- Handan Museum
- Daming County
- Handan Opera
Do
- Congtai Park
- Zhao Park
- Jingniang Lake
- Guangfu Tai Chi Festival
- Handan Lantern Festival
- Luer Garden
- Purple Mountain Park
- Handan Dao Historic and Cultural Street
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When to go
The best time to visit Handan
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Handan are April, May, September and October. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; July is the wettest, with about 144 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Handan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Handan Airport (HDG), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Flights to Chongqing, Dalian, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai Hongqiao. Official website (Chinese). High speed G trains arrive in Handan East Railway station. Slow trains arrive in Handan Railway station, in the center of the city. A long distance bus departs from the bus station near the old Railway Station (邯郸长途汽车站). You can check the schedule online, but you have to go to the bus station to buy your ticket. Usually you don't have to book and you just need to arrive a few minutes in advance to catch your bus.
Getting around
Buses in Handan, as in any large city in China, are frequent and cheap: just ¥1 for a journey, whatever the distance. Taxis are plentiful with the flag-drop just ¥6.
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HDG · Handan Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Handan
Eat
Eat a traditional Chinese breakfast on the street. Street vendors usually serve breakfast from 06:00-09:00, some of which are type of soup such as 豆浆, 豆沫, 豆腐脑儿, 小米粥, 胡辣汤. You can drink it with 油条, deep fried dough sticks that can be sweet or salted. There are vendors in each street, for instance in front of the Renmin Street Mosque or on Congtai Street in front of 政通小区.
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Questions
Handan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Handan?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Handan are April, May, September and October. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; July is the wettest, with about 144 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Handan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Handan Airport (HDG), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Handan?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Handan
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.