Pingliang China Travel Guide

Pingliang (Chinese: 平凉; pinyin: Píngliàng) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Gansu Province in China. Pingliang is famous for a local mountain range that includes Kongtong Mountain, a site sacred to Taoism and mythical meeting place of the Yellow Emperor and Guangchengzi, an immortal.

List of divisions

Kongtong District 崆峒区 Kōngtóng Qū ;

Jingchuan County 泾川县 Jīngchuān Xiàn ;

Lingtai County 灵台县 Língtái Xiàn ;

Chongxin County 崇信县 Chóngxìn Xiàn ;

Huating County 华亭县 Huátíng Xiàn ;

Zhuanglang County 庄浪县 Zhuānglàng Xiàn ;

Jingning County 静宁县 Jìngníng Xiàn.

Get in

By Train

Pingliang Huoche Zhan - end of Jiefang Bei Lu

Chengdu - takes about 18 hours

Lanzhou - takes about 11 hours

Urumqi - takes about 26 hours

Xian - takes about 7 hours

Yinchuan - takes about 8 hours

By Bus

West Bus Station Location: National Hwy 312, 2.5 km west of center of town

Guyuan - takes about 2 hours

Lanzhou - takes about 5 hours

Xian - takes about 5 hours