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Mianyang
Prefecture-level city in Sichuan, People's Republic of China

Mianyang

Mianyang is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwestern China.

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It borders Nanchong City to the east, Suining City to the south, Deyang City to the southwest, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture to the west, Gansu Province to the north, and Guangyuan City to the northeast. Located in north-central Sichuan covering an area of 20,281 square kilometres (7,831 sq mi) consisting of Jiangyou, a county-level city, five counties, and three urban districts. At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the resident population will be 4.922 million, with an urbanization rate of 56.93%, an urban population of 2,802,100, and a rural population of 2.1199 million.

Get in

Getting to Mianyang

The city has highway and railway connections to several of China's major cities. Mianyang Airport has direct flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming, and Hangzhou. Bus service is comprehensive with 3 major bus stations. You can buy tickets in advance or just turn up. There is also a large train station in the central city on Linyuan Road, West.

  1. 01
    Mianyang South Suburban Airport
  2. 02
    Mianyang Railway Station
  3. 03
    Jiangyou Railway Station
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    People's Park

    Come and see how the locals relax - tai chi, fan dancing, singing, playing music.

  2. 02
    Tie Niu Square

    Locals come here to drink tea and play mahjong.

  3. 03
    Science City

    This "city within a city" is the home of China's largest weapons research and development and site of the building of the first Chinese atomic bomb.

  4. 04
    Wanglang National Nature Reserve

    Pingwu County (There are regular direct shuttles to Pingwu County from Mianyang Bus Terminal and Pingzheng Bus Station, with a 3.5-4 hours' drive.

  5. 05
    Tieniu Plaza

    FQ73+W7 Fucheng District.

  6. 06
    Jiuhuang Mountain Scenic Area
Do

Things to do

Fu Le Shan Park (just across the river at the Rainbow (#3) Bridge). Daily sunrise to sunset. Fule Mountain is located just across the river from downtown, a 5- to 10-minute bike or cab ride from the city center. The mountaintop pagoda can be seen from the riverwalk park and at night is host to spot lights and a miniature version of the Shanghai Bund light display.

Eat

Where to eat

Japanese Restaurant, Linyuan Ludong Road (next to Wal-Mart). This restaurant serves Japanese cuisine - sushi, sashimi, curries and noodles, and also a Chinese selection. Mains from approx. ¥30, sushi from ¥10 per 2 pieces. Grandma's Kitchen, 8 Tie Niu Road (near the fountain in Tie Nui square), +86 13668325888. A chain restaurant that serves mainly Western dishes and also some Asian dishes.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Raimond Spekking (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.