The Palace of Nvwa Scenic Spot (also known as the Nvwa Palace Scenic Area), located in Suobao Town, She County, Handan City, Hebei Province, covers an area of 5 square kilometers.
The scenic area consists of five main sections: the Entrance Area, Butian Garden (Garden of Mending the Heavens), Butian Lake, the Palace of Nvwa, and Butian Valley (Valley of Mending the Heavens). The site’s history dates back to the Han Dynasty, when a three-bay temple was first established. Today, it preserves a wealth of historical relics, including Northern Qi Dynasty stone carvings, Tang Dynasty inscriptions, Song Dynasty brick walls, and structures from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. These are complemented by natural landscapes such as woodlands, valleys, gardens, and water features. Three key highlights—the Northern Qi cliffside stone carvings, the main structure known as the Nvwa Pavilion, and the Nvwa sacrificial ceremonies—are particularly renowned. They are celebrated both domestically and internationally as the "World’s Foremost Collection of Cliffside Sutra Carvings," a "Suspended Temple" (an architectural marvel appearing to hang from the cliff), and a "National Intangible Cultural Heritage," respectively. The site serves as a vital base for the study of China’s ancestral culture.
On November 12, 1996, the Palace of Nvwa and its stone carvings were designated by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (the fourth batch).