AAAA Tourist Attractions in Shaanxi

175 AAAA tourist attractions in Shaanxi, from the list published by the provincial tourism department. Hover over a dot for its name; click to jump to the entry. See also Shaanxi and all provinces.

Xi’an (30)

• Banpo Museum 半坡博物馆
  A museum on the Banpo site east of the Chan River in Baqiao District, Xi'an. The site, six to seven thousand years old, is a classic example of a Neolithic Yangshao village in the Yellow River basin.
• Xi'an Museum 西安博物院
  A regional museum built around the Tang-dynasty Jianfu Temple, opened in 2007 and rated a national first-class museum, with over 110,000 objects. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda in its grounds is a national key cultural heritage site and was inscribed as a Silk Roads World Heritage site in 2014.
• Zhuque National Forest Park 朱雀国家森林公园
  A national forest park in the Qinling Mountains of Huyi District, covering 26.21 square kilometres with five zones and 105 sights. Founded in 1992, it became a national forest park in 1999.
• Datang West Market Museum 大唐西市博物馆
  A private museum in Lianhu District founded by the Shaanxi Jiaxin Group, part of the Tang West Market cultural project within the 'Tang Imperial City Revival Plan'.
• Guangren Temple 广仁寺
  A Gelug monastery of Tibetan Buddhism near the northwest corner of Xi'an's city wall, built by imperial order of the Kangxi Emperor in 1703-1705. It served the Qing court as a key link with religious figures of the northwest, Tibet and Mongolia, and is the only Tibetan Buddhist temple in Shaanxi still in religious use.
• Qujiang Ocean Polar Park 曲江海洋极地公园
  Formerly Qujiang Ocean World, a marine and polar theme park in Qujiang New District, Yanta District.
• Shaanxi History Museum 陕西历史博物馆
  A major national museum opened in 1991, designed by Zhang Jinqiu with a layout evoking Tang palace architecture. Its collection of over 1.72 million items centres on the capitals and rituals of the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang, including Shang-Zhou bronzes, Qin-Han figurines, Han-Tang tomb murals and Tang gold and silver.
• Shaanxi Natural History Museum 陕西自然博物馆
  A public natural history museum on Chang'an South Road in Yanta District, opened in 2008, covering 110 mu with 8,115 square metres of exhibition space.
• Guanzhong Folk Art Museum 关中民俗艺术博物院
  A private museum in Chang'an District built with the personal funding of Wang Yongchao, covering 493.88 mu. More than forty Ming and Qing residences from the Guanzhong region were relocated here, along with over 8,600 historic hitching posts.
• Heihe Tourist Scenic Area 黑河旅游景区
  The Hei River, anciently the Mang River, is a right-bank tributary of the Wei rising at Erye Lake on the southeast slopes of Taibai Mountain. About 125.8 kilometres long and entirely within Zhouzhi County, it is Xi'an's main source of tap water, and the Heihe Forest Park lies in its basin.
• Bailucang Theme Park 白鹿仓主题乐园
• Xi'an World Horticultural Expo Park 西安世博园
• Chanba National Wetland Park 浐灞国家湿地公园
• Taiping National Forest Park 太平国家森林公园
• Jinlong Gorge 金龙峡
• Bailuyuan Film and Television City 白鹿原影视城
• Wangshun Mountain National Forest Park 王顺山国家森林公园
• Hancheng Lake 汉城湖
• Hanjingdi Yangling Museum 汉景帝阳陵博物院
• Shaanxi Changyu Rena Castle Winery 陕西张裕瑞那城堡酒庄
• Lehua Hengye Happy World 乐华恒业欢乐世界
• Fu Tea Town 茯茶镇
• Kunming Pool and Qixi Park 昆明池·七夕公园
• Book of Songs Town 诗经里小镇
• Qinling Wildlife Park 秦岭野生动物园
• Cuihua Mountain 翠华山
• Zhouzhi Water Street Shasha River Scenic Area 周至水街沙沙河景区
• Louguan Eco-cultural Tourist Scenic Area 楼观生态文化旅游景区
• Qinling National Botanical Garden 秦岭国家植物园
• South Wutai Mountain 南五台

Baoji (20)

• Fufeng-Meixian Campaign Memorial Hall 扶眉战役纪念馆
  A memorial hall in Changxing Town, Mei County, commemorating the Fumei Campaign. Planned from 1953 and opened in 1972, it covers 1,560 square metres with a 19.49-metre martyrs' monument.
• Fengxiang East Lake 凤翔东湖
  A lake southeast of Fengxiang town, anciently called Yinfeng Pool, one of Shaanxi's oldest scenic spots.
• Qishan Zhou Culture Scenic Area 岐山周文化景区
• Phoenix Lake 凤凰湖
• Tongtian River 通天河
• China Stone Drum Garden 中华石鼓园
• Red River Valley 红河谷
• Guanshan Grassland 关山草原
• Qingfeng Gorge 青峰峡
• Xiaozai Temple 消灾寺
• Longmen Cave 龙门洞
• Jiucheng Palace 九成宫
• Dashuichuan 大水川
• Taiji Source Cultural Scenic Area 太极源文化景区
• Jiulong Mountain 九龙山
• Yehe Mountain 野河山
• Changleyuan Anti-Japanese War Industrial Heritage Site 长乐塬抗战工业遗址
• Xifu Old Street 西府老街
• Water City and Three Kingdoms Town 水城·三国小镇
• Thousand Lakes 千湖

Yulin (20)

• Hongjiannao Lake 红碱淖
  Hongjiannao is an inland freshwater lake in the Mu Us Desert, China's largest desert freshwater lake and a main habitat of the relict gull, a first-class protected species.
• Erlang Mountain 二郎山
  Erlang Mountain in Shenmu is said to be where the god Erlang came down to subdue a snake; it has a shrine to Erlang and is a landmark mountain of Shenmu.
• Shimao Site 石峁遗址
  The Shimao site is a Neolithic city built around 2300 BCE and abandoned around 1800 BCE, with inner and outer walls and the Huangchengtai platform. At 4.25 million sq m, it is the largest known late Neolithic city site in China.
• Tongwan City 统万城
  Tongwan City, also called Baichengzi, on the north bank of the Wuding River in Jingbian, was the capital of Great Xia in the early 5th century and is the only Xiongnu capital site in China. It became a national key heritage site in 1996.
• Baiyun Mountain 白云山
• Black Dragon Pool 黑龙潭
• Shengdu Amusement Park 圣都乐园
• Northern Shaanxi Folk Song Museum 陕北民歌博物馆
• Mahuangliang Loess Geopark 麻黄梁黄土地质公园
• Bulanghe Women's Militia Sand Control Company 补浪河女子民兵治沙连
• Bilin Bay 碧麟湾
• Linntu Grassland 林兔大草原
• Mingzhou Ancient City 名州古城
• Haojiaqiao 郝家桥
• Lu Yao Book Garden 路遥书苑
• Yellow River Eastward Crossing Scenic Area 黄河东渡景区
• Niuwa Folk Culture Village 牛坬民俗文化村
• Yangjiagou Revolutionary Site 杨家沟革命旧址
• Wave Valley 波浪谷
• Northern Scenery Scenic Area 北国风光景区

Ankang (19)

• Yinghu Town 瀛湖镇
  Yinghu is a town under Hanbin District, Ankang.
• Shuanglong Eco-tourism Scenic Area 双龙生态旅游景区
  Shuanglong is a town under Hanbin District, Ankang.
• Shuhe Ancient Town 蜀河古镇
  Shuhe is a town under Xunyang, Ankang, noted for its tung oil trees.
• Shuanghekou Ancient Town 双河口古镇
  Shuanghekou is a town under Hanyin County, Ankang; Longya Town was merged into it in 2015.
• Nangong Mountain 南宫山
• Han River Yanxiang Cave 汉江燕翔洞
• Zhongba Grand Canyon 中坝大峡谷
• Tongchewan 筒车湾
• Feidu Gorge and Huang'anba Scenic Area 飞渡峡·黄安坝景区
• Tianshu Gorge 天书峡
• Shiquan Ancient City 石泉古城
• Qin-Ba Culture Eco-tourism Area 秦巴文化生态旅游区
• Guigu Ridge 鬼谷岭
• Tianbao Colorful Terrace Farm 天宝梯彩农园
• Fengyan Ancient Terraces 凤堰古梯田
• Yanshan Waterfall 雁山瀑布
• Peach Blossom Stream 桃花溪
• Jiangjiaping 蒋家坪
• Shaanxi-Gansu Tea-Horse Ancient Road 陕甘茶马古道

Shangluo (18)

• Yungai Temple Ancient Town 云盖寺古镇
  Yungaisi is a town under Zhen'an County, Shangluo.
• Niubeiliang 牛背梁
• Tianzhu Mountain 天竺山
• Zhashui Karst Cave 柞水溶洞
• Tayun Mountain 塔云山
• Danjiang River Rafting 丹江漂流
• Shangyu Ancient Road 商於古道
• Manchuan Ancient Town 漫川古镇
• Muwang Mountain 木王山
• Jintai Mountain 金台山
• Jiutian Mountain 九天山
• Luonan Music Town 洛南音乐小镇
• Jiangshan 江山
• Tianpeng Mountain Fortress 天蓬山寨
• Yangcheng Post Station 阳城驿
• Mangling Greenway 蟒岭绿道
• Moon Cave 月亮洞
• Cangjie Town 仓颉小镇

Hanzhong (17)

• Liping Town 黎坪镇
  Liping is a town under Nanzheng District, Hanzhong.
• Qingmuchuan Town 青木川镇
  Qingmuchuan is a town under Ningqiang County, Hanzhong, named among China's top 100 cultural towns in 2023.
• Marquis Wu's Tomb 武侯墓
  The Marquis Wu Tomb, the tomb of Zhuge Liang, lies at the foot of Dingjun Mountain in Mian County. It takes its name from his posthumous title Marquis Zhongwu, and is a national key heritage site.
• Marquis Wu Shrine 武侯祠
  The Marquis Wu Shrine in Mian County commemorates Zhuge Liang, who used Hanzhong as a base for five northern campaigns and asked to be buried on Dingjun Mountain in Mian County.
• Luojiaba Town 骆家坝镇
  Luojiaba is a town under Xixiang County, Hanzhong.
• Zhang Liang Temple and Zibai Mountain 张良庙-紫柏山
• Changqing Huayang 长青华阳
• Crested Ibis Pear Orchard 朱鹮梨园
• Shimen Plank Road 石门栈道
• Wulongdong National Forest Park 五龙洞国家森林公园
• Panda Valley 熊猫谷
• Water World 水世界
• Xinghan Wonderland 兴汉胜境
• Longtou Mountain 龙头山
• Source of the Han River 汉江源
• Zhang Qian Memorial Hall 张骞纪念馆
• Wuzi Mountain 午子山

Weinan (14)

• Qiachuan 洽川
  Qiachuan, on the second terrace of the Yellow River in Heyang, covers 176 sq km and is China's largest Yellow River wetland-lake scenic area, with over 100,000 mu of reed marsh and 72 rare bird species.
• Pucheng Qiaoling Scenic Area 蒲城桥陵景区
  Qiaoling is a town under Pucheng County, Weinan.
• Shaohua Mountain National Forest Park 少华山国家森林公园
• Weihua Uprising Memorial Hall 渭华起义纪念馆
• Tongguan Ancient City 潼关古城
• Peach Blossom Spring Scenic Area 桃花源景区
• Weinan Grape Industrial Park 渭南葡萄产业园
• Weinan Museum 渭南市博物馆
• Fengtu Righteous Granary 丰图义仓
• Yaotou Kiln 尧头窑
• Ling'gao Slow City Tourist Scenic Area 林皋慢城旅游景区
• Zhonghua Jun 中华郡
• Pottery Art Village 陶艺村
• Cangjie Temple 仓颉庙

Xianyang (12)

• Qianling Museum 乾陵博物馆
  A museum established at the tomb of Princess Yongtai, a satellite tomb of the Qianling Mausoleum, and rated a national first-class museum.
• Maoling Museum 茂陵博物馆
  Maoling Museum in Xingping lies in the Huo Qubing tomb park east of Emperor Wu of Han's Maoling. It is a Western Han history museum centered on Maoling, Huo Qubing's tomb and its stone sculptures, with over 4,100 relics.
• Zhengguo Canal 郑国渠
  The Zhengguo Canal was a large irrigation project built by Qin in northern Guanzhong in the late Warring States, begun in 246 BCE under the Han hydraulic engineer Zheng Guo. Modern estimates put it at 124 to 126 km, and the Records of the Grand Historian says it irrigated over 40,000 qing.
• Zhaoling Museum 昭陵博物馆
  Zhaoling Museum in Yanxia Town, Liquan County, was set up to protect relics of the Tang Zhaoling mausoleum, and is a state-owned second-class museum.
• Great Buddha Temple Grottoes Museum 大佛寺石窟博物馆
  The Dafosi Grottoes in Binzhou were first cut in the late Northern Dynasties; the Great Buddha Cave dates to 628 in the Tang. 136 caves and over a thousand statues survive, and the site was inscribed in 2014 as part of the Silk Roads World Heritage property.
• Malan Revolutionary Site 马栏革命旧址
• Yuanjiacun Guanzhong Impression Experience Site 袁家村关中印象体验地
• Mawei Post Station Folk Culture Experience Park 马嵬驿民俗文化体验园
• Yunji Eco Park 云集生态园
• Shilang Lake 侍郎湖
• Jutou Leisure Experience Site 咀头休闲体验地
• Xianyang Lake 咸阳湖

Tongchuan (9)

• Yuhua Palace 玉华宫
  Yuhua Palace was one of the detached palaces built in the early Tang. Begun in 624 as Renzhi Palace, it was enlarged under Emperor Taizong and completed in 647.
• Chenlu Ancient Town 陈炉古镇
• Jinsuoguan Stone Forest 金锁关石林
• Xishan Wonderland 溪山胜境
• Zhaojin and Xiangshan 照金-香山
• Yaowang Mountain 药王山
• Animation Flower Stream Valley 动漫花溪谷
• Jiangnü Hometown and Qin People Village 姜女故里·秦人村落
• Yaozhou Kiln Museum 耀州窑博物馆

Yan’an (9)

• Qiankun Bay 乾坤湾
  Qiankun Bay in Yanchuan is part of the Yellow River Meander National Geopark, known as the "First Bend of the Yellow River," and is a national 4A scenic area.
• Central Red Army Long March Victory Memorial Park 中央红军长征胜利纪念园
  The Wuqi revolutionary sites are in Wuqi County. In October 1935 the Party Central Committee and the Shaan-Gan Detachment arrived here on the Long March, fought the "tail-cutting" battle and held the Wuqi Town meeting; the sites became a national key heritage site in 2006.
• Ganquan Grand Canyon 甘泉大峡谷
  Ganquan Grand Canyon, also called Yucha Canyon, is made up of many gorges such as Huashugou and Longbagou, and is called "China's Antelope Canyon." It is a national 4A scenic area.
• Nanniwan 南泥湾
  Nanniwan, 45 km southeast of Yan'an, is where the Eighth Route Army's 359th Brigade carried out military land reclamation from 1941. Called the "Fine Jiangnan of northern Shaanxi," it is an important site for Party history education.
• Bao'an Revolutionary Site 保安革命旧址
  The Bao'an revolutionary site in Zhidan town was the Party Central Committee's base in 1936–37. It includes the former residences of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai and the Politburo meeting cave, and became a national key heritage site in 2006.
• Huangling National Forest Park 黄陵国家森林公园
• Huanglong Mountain 黄龙山
• Qiulin Anti-Japanese War Memorial Site 秋林抗战纪念地
• Laoshan National Forest Park 劳山国家森林公园

Hancheng (5)

• Sima Qian Scenic Area 司马迁景区
  The tomb and shrine of Sima Qian in Zhichuan Town, Hancheng, are those of the Western Han historian and the temple later built for him. They were listed in 1982 as a national key heritage site.
• Dangjia Village 党家村
  Dangjia Village was founded 670 years ago and has 320 households and over 1,400 people. Its courtyard houses are typical of Hancheng, and it was named a Chinese historic and cultural village in 2003.
• Hancheng Museum 韩城市博物馆
• Rui State Site Museum 芮国遗址博物馆
• Longmen Steel Scenic Area 龙门钢铁景区

Yangling Demonstration Zone (2)

• Northwest A&F University Expo Park 西北农林科技大学博览园
• Yangling Modern Agriculture Innovation Park 杨凌现代农业创新园