Changzhi Travel Guide - Brief Information on Changzhi

Changzhi in Chinese Pinyin:  cháng zhì
Changzhi in Chinese Writing:    

Changzhi in Chinese Pronunciation:    Click the button to learn how to say Changzhiin Mandarin Chinese. Or you can download it to your hand device to play it to a conductor when buying a train ticket to Changzhi.
 
Changzhi Overview: Changzhi, lying between Taihang Mountain and Taiyue Mountain, is surrounded by mountains. Its middle part is called "Shangdang basin". It is mainly composed of mountains and hills. The average height above sea level is 1,000meters.The highest is 2,453 meters. It covers an area of 13,896 square kilometers. The urban area is 334 square kilometers.
 
Map of Changzhi: Here is a rough map of Changzhi showing where Changzhi is located on the map of China.

 

Changzhi Climate & Weather: Changzhi has a pleasant weather. It's neither very cold in winter nor very hot in summer. The weather is nice and mild.The annual average temperature is 5℃-11℃.The annual sunshine is 2418-2616 hours.The frost free season is 151-184 days. The annual precipitation is 550-650mm.the natural environment is comfortable.
Language in Changzhi: Changzhi has its own dialect which belongs to South east Jin dialect which is a sub branch of Northern Dialect. It has much different with the other places of Shanxi Province. It influenced a lot by Henan dialect.
Changzhi Transportation: Changzhi is about 220 km from Taiyuan City

By Air: Changzhi airport is 7 km from the downtown, it has flight to and from Beijing. Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Datong.

By Train: Changzhi has trains went to Beijing and Lianyungang.

By Bus: Locate at the West Fuhou Street, the Changzhi Bus Station has buses to and from Beijing, Tianjin, Wuhan and Shijiazhuang.

Changzhi Food: Changzhi’s main food is noodles and beans, among them, the Sanhe Noodles is most famous. .

Major Changzhi Tourism Resources:  

Tourist Attractions: There are many wonderful mountains and rivers in Changzhi. The scenery is picturesque and comfortable. There are many natural scenic spots and famous historical relics. Many stories in legend such as "The mythical bird Jingwei trying to fill up the sea with pebbles". A goddess named Nuwa mending the sky", "Houyi shooting the sum", "Yugong trying to remove mountains", and "The god of farming tasting grains" happened here, There are 2168 ancient buildings and scenic spots, with 6 under the national protection,36 under the provincial protection. There are 516 memorial sites of revolution. The statues made in the Song Dynasty style at the Faxing Temple. The pictures in the Dayun Yard. Frescos in Five Dynasties and the suspending statues in the Ming Dynasty style are all oriental art treasures. The tree-fossil groups over 250 million years ago are very rare in the world. The main sight-seeings are Lingkong Mountain, Huangya Cave, Baiyun Cave, Baigu Mountain, Zituan Mountain, Taihang Mountain Gorge, Laoding Mountain Forest Park, Shangdang Gate, Town God Temple, Guanyin Hall, Faxing Temple Yuanqi Temple, Jindeng Temple and Tiantai Temple.

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