Get to know Weibin District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Xinxiang
- Chinese name
- 卫滨区
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 52.00 km²
- Population · 2019
- 224,900
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
What to see
The Former Heshuo Library (河朔图书馆旧址) stands in Weihe Park (卫河公园). Built on the initiative of Tang Ken (唐肯), then a regional commissioner and magistrate of Xinxiang County, it was begun in 1934 and finished in August 1935 to a design by Yang Tingbao (杨廷宝), one of China's first generation of foreign-trained architects. "Heshuo" refers narrowly to the land north of the Wei River and broadly to everything north of the Yellow River. The building is on the seventh national list of key heritage sites, and the district government notes that it witnessed the talks between Zhou Enlai, Zhang Zhizhong and George Marshall.
The district's other national site is the Tang-dynasty Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra Pillar (尊胜陀罗尼经幢) at Dingjue Temple (定觉寺) in Dongshuidong village (东水东村); the district government describes it as one of only two Tang sutra pillars surviving in China. Provincially listed sites include the Luositan archaeological site (洛丝潭遗址), the Eastern Wei Gao Yongle stele of Buddhist images (高永乐造像碑) at Li village (李村) in Pingyuan town (平原镇), and the Bao Zhang Martyrs' Memorial Hall (暴张烈士纪念堂) of 1924. In all the district has 17 protected heritage sites at county level or above.
Getting oriented
Xinxiang railway station on the Beijing–Guangzhou line, the city's main coach station and its central bus station are all in Weibin. The district holds long-established stores such as the Pingyuan Shopping Mall (平原商场) and the Xinxiang Department Store (新乡市百货大楼), the Pangdonglai Life Plaza (胖东来生活广场), the 1,088-metre "Xinxiang Gold Street" (新乡金街) of jewellery shops, and the Dongfang Culture Pedestrian Street (东方文化商业步行街), rated a provincial model pedestrian street.
Highlights
- Former Heshuo Library 河朔图书馆旧址: 1935 library in Weihe Park designed by Yang Tingbao; national key heritage site.
- Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra Pillar 尊胜陀罗尼经幢: Tang sutra pillar at Dingjue Temple; national key heritage site.
- Gao Yongle stele 高永乐造像碑: Eastern Wei Buddhist stele at Li village, Pingyuan town; provincial heritage site.
- Dongfang Culture Pedestrian Street 东方文化商业步行街: Shopping street rated a Henan provincial model pedestrian street.
Sources for this guide
卫滨概况_卫滨区人民政府 · Weibin District People's Government
河朔图书馆旧址_卫滨区人民政府 · Weibin District People's Government
卫滨区各级文物保护单位列表 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-24.
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Weibin District 卫滨区
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Getting there
Weibin District is about 6 km in a straight line from central Xinxiang. Search for 卫滨区 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 卫滨区各级文物保护单位列表 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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