Yunyang County

Understand

The county is approximately 320 kilometers northeast of central Chongqing, and about 50 km east of Wanzhou District.

Tourist Information See the official website of Yunyang UNESCO Global Geopark. The park is responsible for the management of both Longgang National Geopark and Yunyang Dinosaur National Geopark.

Getting there

By plane The nearest airport is Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport in Wanzhou.

By train 1 Yunyang Railway Station, Ping’an Street, Huangshi Town (bus nos. 610; 616 and 623). Trains from Chongqing North Railway Station in central Chongqing take approximately one and a half hours to reach this station. (updated Aug 2025)

See

1 Longgang National Geopark (Longgang Scenic Area), Yunqing Road, Qingshui Tujia Township (take a bus from Yunyang Dongcheng Bus Station; buses to the park are also available from Wanzhou South Bus Station), ☏ +86 23 55333111. summer opening hours: 08:00-18:30; winter opening hours: 08:30-17:30; ticket sales end 3 hours before closing time; no entry permitted 2 and a half hours before closing time. A major national park known for its karst scenery. ¥100. (updated Aug 2025) 2 Qixia Temple (Qixia Palace), Yunyang County (after arriving at the county seat; you will need to catch a taxi or motorized pedicab to get to the temple), ☏ +86 23 55128228. The original name of this temple was Yunsheng Palace. It is 5 km northwest of Yunyang Town. It was built in the Han Dynasty, but repaired many times in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. ¥10. (updated Jun 2018) 3 Yunyang Dinosaur National Geopark, Pu’an Township (take the ferry to Pu’an from the Yunyang County Seat Wharf; alternatively take a bus to Pu’an from Yunyang Dongcheng Bus Station), ☏ +86 23 55888666. summer opening hours: 08:00-18:30; winter opening hours: 08:30-17:30; ticket sales end 1 hour before closing time. Opened in 2024, this new geopark preserves an internationally significant dinosaur fossil site that was discovered only 10 years earlier. Of particular interest is the 150-meter long fossil wall, which contains over 5000 Jurassic fossils. ¥40. (updated Sep 2025) 4 Yunyang Museum, Liangjiang Square, Waitan Avenue (bus nos. 601; 606; 609; 612; 618; and 623), ☏ +86 23 55818103, [email protected]. 09:00-17:00closed on Mondays. Free. (updated Aug 2025)

5 Zhang Fei Temple (Zhang Huanhou Temple), 15 Nanbin Road (15) (on the south bank of the Yangtze River; 2km west of the Yunyang Yangtze River Bridge; take bus no. 611 or 623 to get to the south side of the bridge), ☏ +86 23 55381666. 08:00-17:30. Memorial t

Buy

1 Binjiang Shopping Park, Binjiang Avenue (You can take a taxi or walk there; it takes about 20 minutes from the city center.). 08:00–20:00. Integrating retail, dining, entertainment, and family leisure functions, it has become an important symbol of the urban commercial upgrade in Yunyang. Free. (updated Dec 2025)

Sleep

1 Rezen Hotel Yunyang Lanwan, 688 Yingbin Avenue, Shuangjiang Subdistrict (688) (bus nos. 601; 606; 611; 612; 623 and 626), ☏ +86 23 55456789. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 14:00. A four-star hotel in the county seat. Rooms available from about ¥300 per night. (updated Sep 2025) 2 Yunyang Jianglai Yunyu Hotel, Building 3, 1988 Binjiang East Road, Qinglong Subdistrict (19883) (bus nos. 603 and 615), ☏ +86 23 55550666. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 14:00. Another four-star hotel in the county seat. Rooms available from about ¥375 per night. (updated Sep 2025)