Nanchong

Nanchong was in the territory of the state of Ba before it was conquered by the Qin in 314 BC. The Qin set up an administrative center at Langzhong City. Anhan City was established in Shunqinq district at the beginning of the Han Dynasty.

In 202 BC, Emperor Gaozu of Han instituted the Anhan (simplified Chinese: 安汉; traditional Chinese: 安漢) County in this place. Anhan literally means "to establish or stabilize Han". In 8 AD, the name was changed to Anxin (安新) when Wang Mang seized the throne of the Han Dynasty, but it reverted to Anhan in 25 AD. It was again changed to Guozhou (果州 'fruit state') in 621 AD (Tang dynasty), and then to Nanchong in 742 AD. The nickname of Nanchong is Guocheng (果城), derived from Guozhou.

In 1912, the Abolished Prefecture Office was reorganized into the county reform administrative divisions, the majority of the state, government for the county.Shunqing then renamed Nanchong County, Shunqing's name disappeared.To 1950 when the Sichuan Northbound Office was established, Nanchong County by the county level Nanchong City, for the provincial Sichuan Northbound Office directly under the jurisdiction of the city, equivalent to the provincial capital.Also placed in Nanchong District.In 1993, Nanchong District was abolished and a prefecture-level Nanchong City was established.

Transportation in Nanchong is quite convenient compared with other cities in Sichuan province because of its extensive express railway network, shipping, and air service.

Nanchong Gaoping Airport opened nine routes to Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming, Xi'an, Sanya, Hangzhou and Lhasa.Gaoping Airport has built a new runway of 2800×60 meters, and the old runway of 2400×45 meters has been converted into a parallel taxiway.In 2014, the expansion of the terminal was started, and after completion in 2016, it became the largest and most advanced airport in northeast Sichuan.

Transportation in Nanchong is quite convenient compared with other cities in Sichuan province because of its extensive express railway network, shipping, and air service.

The old Nanchong airport was built in the 1950s and closed in 2003. The new Nanchong Gaoping Airport which has capacity to land bigger planes, provides regular air services to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming, Xi'an and Sanya.

• 🌍 Nanchong Gaoping Airport (南充高坪机场), Airport Road, Qingsong Street, Gaoping District, ☏ +86 0817 3317416. (updated Oct 2023)
• 🌍 Langzhong Gucheng Airport (阆中古城机场), Zhujiashan, Langzhong City, ☏ +86 0817 6062001. (updated Oct 2023)

Intersection of Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway and Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway.Nanchong Station and Nanchong North Station two railway passenger stations, there are trains bound for Northeast, North China, Northwest China, East China, Central China, Southwest and South China.According to the latest China Railway passenger timetable (May 2016), Nanchong ranks second in passenger trains after Chengdu in Sichuan Province.Planning and construction of Hanbanan South Railway, Nanmian Railway, Cheng Nanda passenger line, Nanlu Railway.

The Dazhou–Chengdu Railway through Nanchong links Chengdu and Dazhou. The Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway, in 2015, will link Lanzhou (Gansu) and Chongqing, and turn Nanchong into a railway hub in northeast Sichuan province. The Nanchong railway station provides passenger and cargo services to regional and national economic centres such as Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Wuhan, Chengdu and Shenzhen.

• 🌍 Nanchong Railway Station (南充站), No.1, Tiexin Road, Shunqing District, ☏ +86 0817 12306. (updated Oct 2023)
• 🌍 Nanchongbei Railway Station (南充北站), Yinghua North Road, Shunqing District, ☏ +86 0817 12306. (updated Oct 2023)

Nanchong is a transport hub of the northeast Sichuan Province. It is crossed by the strategic China National Highway 318, built by the Chinese government in the 1930s, and China National Highway 212 and newly built expressways — Cheng-Nan and Nan-Guang expressway — which link the city to Chengdu and another prefecture-level city: Guang'an. The expressway to Chongqing is under construction.

Nanchong is suggested as a tradition shipping hub in ancient times. Ships from Gansu could reach Chongqing along the Jialing river, but the river is not suitable for modern shipping.

The Jialing River can be used for 1,000 tons of ships (is being channelized, completed in 2008, and officially opened in 2012).Nanchong Port's Beijing operations area has been opened at the end of 2013, and container business has been opened in 2014.

Buses in Nanchong are all over the city, and they are also the most convenient tools for travel and commuting. The vast majority of lines are unmanned ticket sales, active coin, do not set up change money.

How to take the bus to the famous attractions？

① Take Langzhong No. 3 to Gucheng Dongmen Station and walk 489 meters to arrive;Ticket price: 1 yuan to cross the bridge 2 yuan.

② Take Langzhong Road 6 to Zhangfei South Road under the tunnel entrance station, walk 1.1 km to arrive;Ticket price: 1 yuan to cross the bridge 2 yuan to cross the toll station 3 yuan.

③ Take Langzhong No. 8 to the Municipal People's Hospital Station and walk 1.1 km to arrive;Ticket price: 1 yuan to cross the bridge 2 yuan.

④ Take Langzhong No. 4 to Gucheng Dongmen Station and walk 494 meters;Ticket price: 1 yuan.

⑤ Take Langzhong No. 8 to Zhangfei South Road under the tunnel entrance station, walk 1.2 km to arrive.Ticket price: 1 yuan to cross the bridge 2 yuan.

You can take bus No. 102, Nanxi 105 Circle Line, Nanxi 110 , Nanxi 112 , No. 104 , No.101 , No.103 , Nanxi 113.Sectional pricing system, that is, get on the bus 3 yuan, take the bus 18 stations (inclusive) more than 5 yuan.

You can take No. 201 to Jialing No. 1 Sangzi Scenic Spot Station or No. 203 to Sangzi Cultural Square station. Ticket price: 2 yuan.

You can take No. 19 to the scenic spot. The fare is 2 yuan.

You can also choose to take the subway to these scenic spots.

You can take Metro lines 1 and 3 to Langzhong Ancient City Hall. Ticket price: 4 yuan.

Although there is no subway to direct, but you can take the bullet train to the scenic spot, the ticket price is 100 yuan.

The remaining two attractions are not accessible by subway. All above can be paid with cash or mobile ride code.

• 🌍 The Ancient City of Lang Zhong (阆中古城), No.33, Langshui Road, Langzhong City,, ☏ +86 0817 6239899. May 1-December 30 (Daylight Saving Time) 08:00-18:30; December 31-April 30 of the next year (Winter Time) 09:00-18:00. The architectural style of Langzhong Ancient City embodies the ancient Chinese view of feng shui. The checkerboard pattern of the ancient city integrates the styles of north and south, forming the "semi-pearl", "character", "multi" and other architectural groups of very different styles, which is a typical example of "the unity of heaven and man" in the location of ancient Chinese cities. It is a typical example of the perfection of the "unity of heaven and mankind" in choosing the site for the ancient Chinese city. There are 8 national key cultural relics protection units in Langzhong Ancient City, including Zhangfei Temple, Yong'an Temple, Five Dragons Temple, Tengwang Pavilion, Guanyin Temple, Baba Temple, Dafo Temple, and Chuanbei Dao Gongyuan. ¥120. (updated Oct 2023)

• 🌍 Zhu De's hometown Linlang Mountain scenic spot (朱德故里琳琅山景区), Chinese town of Nanchong in Sichuan Yilong saddle, ☏ +86-0817-7555022, zdjng1982@163.com. 9：00-17：30. The national 5A tourist attraction is located in Saddan Town, Yilong County, with a total planning area of 52.5 square kilometers, and the core scenic area of Zhu De's former residence, Zhu De's birthplace and Zhu De Comrade's former Residence Memorial Hall as the main body covers an area of 2.94 square kilometers. The core scenic spot takes "Zhu De Spirit" as the theme, takes red culture as the main line, takes natural ecology as the background, and is divided into four sections of "entrance area -- memorial area -- folk custom area -- background area", vividly reproducing the life scene of Comrade Zhu De's youth. Zhu De Former Residence Memorial Park is the first batch of national patriotic education demonstration base, the national primary and secondary school patriotic education base, the national youth education base, the national national defense education base, the revolutionary traditional education base of Party members and cadres, the national integrity education base, the national museum, the first batch of free open units. ¥10-59. 
• 🌍 Jialing first Sangzi scenic spot (嘉陵第一桑梓), Peng 'an County, ☏ +86 817-8628808. Open all day. National 4A tourism area, located in Peng'an County, Sichuan Province, Peng'an is the hometown of Sima Xiangru, a scholar in the Han Dynasty, located in the northeast of Sichuan Province, in the middle of the Jialing River.The whole tourist area to winding beautiful Jialing River as the axis, along both sides of the river planning more than 20 square kilometers, divided into three sections of four-function film 13 districts.This collection of the most classic poetry and painting countryside in the Jialing River basin, the birthplace of Bashu culture, the ancient romantic love holy place, the exhibition stand of the concept of unity of heaven and earth, Jialing River agricultural civilization. Free. 
• 🌍 Lingyun Mountain Scenic Spot (凌云山风景区), Gaoping District, ☏ +86-0817-3310666. May 1 - October 31:08:30-17:30; November 1 - April 30:08:30-17:00. The national 4A level tourist attraction is one of the key scenic spots in Jialing River ecological and cultural tourism boutique area. It is now an international ecological safety tourism demonstration base, a national forest park, the best Feng shui tourist attraction in China, a national youth outdoor sports camp, a provincial geopark and a cultural industry demonstration base in Sichuan Province. The scenic area is 26 square kilometers. Free. 

Religious attractions: Big Like Mountain, Yuntai Temple, Big Buddha Temple, Yongan Temple, Jianhao Temple, Tiangong Yuan, Baba Temple, Mosque, Gospel Hall, Catholic Church covering the five major religions of Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Catholicism; Nanchong White Pagoda, Yingshan White Pagoda, south Yuji Mountain, south Li Feng Guan and Shenba brick Pagoda and other pagoda temples.

Artificial landscape: Machi Beach, Shengzhong Reservoir, Xichong Red Flag, Baltan and other artificial reservoir landscape.

Notes Nanchong new eight views: Xishan like "sleeping beauty", North Lake scenery charming eyes, Qingquan temple into a holy place, Wan tower on the "broken ten thousand volumes", Kui Pavilion style is still the same, North Sichuan Travel Office site beauty, Ruiqing former residence into a scenic view, old Jun Taoist temple famous.