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Ankang 安康Ānkāng
Old river ports, Qing rice terraces and tea on the hills along the Han
About Ankang
Ankang follows the Han River through steep green country between the Qinling and Daba mountains, where Shaanxi meets Hubei, Chongqing and Sichuan. Its sights are quiet ones: Yinghu Lake, the reservoir behind the Ankang Dam; Shuhe Ancient Town, an old river port with Qing guild halls built by merchants from Hubei and by the boatmen's guild; and the Fengyan Ancient Terraces, rice fields begun by Qing migrants from Hunan. Ziyang County is known for its selenium-rich tea.
What to eat in Ankang
- Ankang steamed noodles (安康蒸面)
- Ziyang selenium-rich tea (紫阳富硒茶)
Listed sites in Ankang
19 sites in Ankang are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.
- Feidu Gorge and Huang'anba 飞渡峡·黄安坝 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area on the northern slopes of the Daba Mountains in Shuping town, at the southern tip of Ankang where Shaanxi borders Chongqing, combining the Feidu River gorge with the Huang'anba upland pastures. - Fengyan Ancient Terraces 凤堰古梯田 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Hillside rice terraces in Xuanwo town, Hanyin County, made up of the Fengjiang and Yanping terrace systems and described as the largest and best-preserved Qing-dynasty terraces found in the Qinling–Daba region. - Guiguling (Yunwu Mountain) 鬼谷岭 4A scenic area · on the map
The highest mountain in Shiquan County, also called Yunwu Mountain and protected as a national forest park, where the Warring States strategist Guiguzi is said to have taught his disciples. - Nangong Mountain National Forest Park 南宫山 4A scenic area · on the map
A national forest park of 7,648 ha in eastern Langao County, described by the provincial government as the first in Shaanxi, whose three-peaked summit, Jinding, reaches 2,267 m. - Qianceng River Scenic Area 千层河 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested river valley in Hengxi town in the far south of Langao County, in the Daba Mountains. - Qinba Culture and Ecology Park, Ankang High-tech Zone 秦巴文化生态旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A belt of public parks of about 67 ha in the core of Ankang's High-tech Zone, west of the city centre, made up of a sports park, Beichen Park and a culture park. - Shaanxi–Gansu Tea-Horse Road and Wafangdian Guild Halls 陕甘茶马古道 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A scenic area at Wafangdian in Xiangyang town, where the Zhu and Ren rivers meet west of Ziyang town, built around the Qing guild halls of the merchants of the old tea trade, together with a tea-hill trail and a small tea garden. - Shiquan Old Town 石泉古城 4A scenic area · on the map
The historic core of Shiquan town on the Han River, with the Yuwang Palace, a temple to Yu the Great first built in the Tang, and a cluster of Ming and Qing buildings including the old county yamen, the Jiangxi guild hall and the east and west gates. - Shuanghekou Ancient Town 双河口古镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A small market town in the hills of northern Hanyin County, founded in the early Ming about 600 years ago where the Loufang and Lishu rivers meet, and long the trading and transport centre of the area. - Shuanglong Scenic Area 双龙景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A dragon-themed scenic area in Shuanglong town, southern Hanbin District, where a 5.6 km loop links Longtan Gorge, Xianglong Valley, the Youlong waterfall, the Qinglong stockade and the Yulong Palace. - Shuhe Ancient Town 蜀河古镇 4A scenic area · on the map
An old Han River port 53 km east of Xunyang town, where the Shu River joins the Han, nicknamed 'Little Hankou' for its river trade. - Taohuaxi (Peach Blossom Creek) 桃花溪 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded creek valley in Tielu village, Guangfo town, about 15 km from Pingli town. - Tianbao Terraced Farm Park 天宝梯彩农园 4A scenic area · on the map
An agri-tourism park in Tianbao village, Cangshang town, in western Baihe County, built around hillsides of stone-walled terraced fields presented as 'land art'. - Tianshu Gorge 天书峡 4A scenic area · on the map
A gorge in Baxian town at the southern end of Pingli County, on the Chongqing border and within the Qianjiaping national forest park, with old forest, waterfalls and mid-mountain meadows. - Tongchewan Leisure Scenic Area 筒车湾 4A scenic area · on the map
A 12 km² river-and-forest leisure area on the Wenshui River in Tongchewan town, on the southern slopes of the Qinling in Ningshan County, with streams, falls, springs and pools under more than 90% forest cover. - Yanshan Waterfalls 雁山瀑布 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded valley in Xihe town, southern Shiquan County, where a stream drops more than 300 m in 13 steps, forming 47 waterfalls and 36 pools. - Yanxiang Cave 燕翔洞 4A scenic area · on the map
A natural limestone cave system in Yundou town on the Han River in southern Shiquan County, of which about 1.6 km has been opened to visitors. - Yinghu Lake 瀛湖 4A scenic area
The reservoir behind the Ankang Dam on the Han River, about 15 km south-west of central Ankang, with some 77 km² of water and nearly a hundred islands and peninsulas; it is an important source area for the central route of the South–North Water Diversion. - Zhongba Grand Canyon 中坝大峡谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A 21 km² canyon scenic area in Houliu town, Shiquan County, of cliffs, stacked boulders, mountain springs and thick bamboo and woodland.
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