As passed down by tradition, it is said that the serpentine God Fuxi lived in present-day Xingtai city, Hebei province, and it’s here where she supposedly created Humanity. Hebei occupies a portion of the Chinese cradle of civilization that exists in and around the Yellow River. With its name literally translating ‘to the north of the river,’ Hebei has five UNESCO world heritage sites. The first is the most famous and well-preserved part of the Great Wall of China, built by the Ming in the 14th century to keep the Mongols out. The second is the ancient Grand Canal, a 1700-kilometer-long man-made Canal built in the Sui Dynasty in 581 AD to link the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. The third is the Chengdu Mountain Resort which was completed in 1792 after  89 years of construction. It’s a vast complex of palaces, and administrative and ceremonial buildings, all surrounded by lakes and forests. This was supposed to serve as the forbidden palace when the Royals would go on their summer vacation. The final two are the East and West Qing Imperial tombs that house the bodies of 237 Qing Royals.
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