Yangquan
Yangquan is a prefecture-level city in the east of Shanxi province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east.
Known as "Rippling Spring" in ancient times, it lies on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau and the western side of the Taihang Mountains. Yangquan occupies a total area of 4,452 square kilometres (1,719 sq mi). According to the 2020 census, Yangquan had a population of 1,318,505, of which 1,037,456 lived in the built-up area consists of 3 urban districts plus Pingding County. Yangquan is a new industrial city in Shanxi province. It belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate zone. Yangquan City covers two counties and three districts.
Getting to Yangquan
The nearest airports are in Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang.
- 01Yangquan Train Station
The fastest trains from Taiyuan take only 35 minutes and cost ¥37-45, there are also slower and cheaper trains.
- 02Yangquan North Train Station
Worth seeing
Guan Mountain (冠山; Guānshān). Guguan Great Wall (固关长城; Gùguānchángchéng). Liangjiazhai Hot Springs (梁家寨温泉; Liángjiāzhàiwēnquán). Nanshan Park (南山公园; Nánshān Gōngyuán), Xinhua East Street (新华东街; Xīnhuádōngjiē). Niangziguan Waterfall. Niangzi Pass (娘子关; Niángziguān). Shinaoshan Mountain Forest Park (狮脑山公园; Shīnǎoshāngōngyuán). Shuilian Dong Waterfall. Yaolin Temple (药林寺; Yàolínsì). Yuxian Caves.
- 01Yanggquan Museum
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