Benxi
Benxi is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, southeast of the provincial capital of Shenyang.
Benxi is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, southeast of the provincial capital of Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,326,018, of whom 809,655 lived in the built-up area made of 3 urban districts. It was founded as a metallurgical center in 1915. Benxi Iron and Steel Company (Bengang) is the largest employer in the city, and used to be the fourth-largest steel company in China. The second-largest industry in Benxi is coal mining. The city has pollution problems due to steel production and coal mining.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Spa Temple
- 02Nantian Gate
- 03Wangtian Cave
- 04Dishui Cave
- 05Benxi Water Caves
- 06Benxi Lake Park
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Things to do
Benxi International Maple Leaf Festival (本溪（国际）枫叶节; Běnxī Guójì Fēngyè Jié), Events take place at several locations across Benxi; the 2026 opening ceremony was held at the Benxi Lake Industrial Heritage Complex. Late September to October，2026 opening: September 28. An annual autumn festival held during Benxi's maple-leaf season.
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Getting to Benxi
- Airports
- Shenyang Taoxian (SHE), 44 km · Pyongyang Sunan (FNJ), 282 km
- Shenyang → Benxi62 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · ¥29–39
- Dalian (Ganjingzi) → Benxi321 km · quickest by road, 5h 30m · ¥150–200
- Changchun → Benxi315 km · quickest by road, 5h 29m · ¥145–190
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Benxi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Benxi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextThere are minibuses from Benxi Train Station.
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Next door to Benxi
Benxi is 50 km from Liaoyang, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Pingshan Districtdistrict of Liaoning Province, China800 m
- Xihu Districtdistrict of Liaoning Province, China2.6 km
- Mingshan Districtdistrict of Liaoning Province, China3.9 km