Yanan Travel Guide - Brief Information on Yanan

Yanan in Chinese Pinyin:  yán ān
Yanan in Chinese Writing:    

Yanan in Chinese Pronunciation:    Click the button to learn how to say Yananin Mandarin Chinese. Or you can download it to your hand device to play it to a conductor when buying a train ticket to Yan’an.

Yanan Overview:  Yan'an is located on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi Province. The old town nestles against Phoenix Hill (Fenghuangshan), with Precious Pagoda Hill (Baotashan) to its east, Cool Hill (Qingliangshan) to its northeast, and the Yanhe River flowing by. The town was of great strategic importance in ancient wars, and is steeped in revolutionary traditions. It was here that Li Zicheng (1706-1645) and Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1646) launched an armed peasant rebellion which overthrew the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). And it was here, in October 1935, that the Chinese Worker's and Peasants' Red Army, after completing the 12,500 kilometers Long March, established a revolutionary base against the Japanese aggression. From 1937 to 1947, Yan'an was the seat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Thousands upon thousands of patriotic Chinese youths came here to join the revolutionary ranks against the Japanese invaders. During those hard years, they lived in caves, ate the millet they themselves grew and won the final victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. After the liberation of the country in 1949, places of historical significance relating to the revolution were preserved in Yan'an and have been visited by many from both home and abroad.

Map of Yanan:  Here is a rough map of Yan’an showing where Yan’an is located on the map of China.

 

Yanan Climate & Weather:  Tongchuan belongs to the warm continental climate. The annual average temperature is from 7.7 °C to 10.6°C. It has a cold winter and a hot summer. The Annual Sunshine Hours is about 2300-2700  and the annual rainfall is about 500 mm.

Language in Yanan:  Just like the most North Shaanxi dialect, and it is famous for it's velar nasal, most people in here can not prounounce the "en" and "un" Yan’an dialect is not difficult for most mandarin speskers.

Yanan Transportation:

By Air:  Yan’an airport is located at Ershi Lipu, there are flights to Taiyuan Beijng Xi'an and Guangzhou, the city bus line 5 and shuttle bus can arrive to the airport.

By Train:  The Yan’an railway station located at Qi LI Pu, it has trains to and from Xi’an, Beijing, Shanghai and Ankang.

By Bus:  Bus station located at the Dongguan Dajie, it only take about 3 hours to went to Xi’an though Bao-Mao Express way by bus..

Yanan Food:  Local delicacies include Qiangguo Noodles, Roast Mutton, and Cool Noodles..

Major Yanan Tourism Resources:  

Tourist Attractions:  Yan’an has a lot of tourism resources, among which the major attractions are Hukou Waterfall, Baota Hill, Memorial Mausoleum Qingliang Hill.

Travel Agencies:  There are 1 licensed tour operators which can offer travel services to international travelers. Please refer to all these Yanan travel agencies.