10 Days in Hanzhong
Ten days rounds out the prefecture — Qinling's Huayang old town, Liuba's Zibai Mountain and the Han founding sites, at a pace the shrine days deserve.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Hanzhong?
10 days lets you go beyond Hanzhong's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Hanzhong guide
10-day Hanzhong itinerary at a glance
Use our full Hanzhong travel guide as the base and adapt it to 10 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Arrival, Guhantai & the Riverfront
Guhantai is where Liu Bang, enfeoffed King of Han in 206 BC, based himself; the museum keeps the Shimen Thirteen carvings moved here in the early 1970s, including the Shimen Song of AD 148.
- hanzhong guhantai
- hanzhong tianhan wetland park
Old City — Altar, Lotus Pond & Markets
The altar where Han Xin was made general in 206 BC, the old lotus pond by the Han river, and slow hours in the market lanes — the city keeps more Han-era traces than its modest skyline suggests.
- hanzhong baijiang altar
- hanzhong lianhua park
- hanzhong city markets
Mianxian — Shrine & Tomb of Zhuge Liang
About 40 km west — the shrine raised by imperial decree in 263, and Zhuge Liang's tomb (181-234) under the pines of Dingjun Mountain.
- hanzhong wuhou shrine
- hanzhong wuhou tomb
Shimen Plank Road
The rebuilt plank road threads the Bao river gorge below the Shimen reservoir; the Eastern Han tunnel cut here around AD 63 is often called the world's earliest traffic tunnel.
- hanzhong shimen plank road
Yangxian — Ibises & Cai Lun
About 50 km east — seven wild crested ibises turned up here in 1981, and Cai Lun (paper of 105, death of 121) rests at Longting. Overnight in Yangxian to soften tomorrow's drive.
- hanzhong ibis eco park
- hanzhong cai lun tomb shrine
Huayang Old Town — Qinling Day
A slow mountain road north of Yangxian county town — a Qinling valley old town with stone lanes, well past the 2,000-metre ridgelines on the horizon. It is an honest 2.5 hours each way; return by evening.
- hanzhong huayang ancient town
Liping Forest Park
About two hours' drive south into the Micang hills — karst gullies, the twisty "dragon mountain" rock beds and pine-oak forest; an honest full day.
- hanzhong liping forest park
Qingmuchuan — Border Old Town
A long day, about 200 km west on the Shaanxi-Sichuan-Gansu corner — the curved Huilongchang old street along the brook, made widely known by the 2014 TV series set here. Some stay the night in town.
- hanzhong qingmuchuan ancient town
Liuba — Zibai Mountain & Zhang Liang Temple
About 100 km north, Liuba pairs the sunken meadows of Zibai Mountain with the temple compound that honors Zhang Liang, the Han founding strategist — a factual visit to one of the region's old Taoist-era sites.
- hanzhong zibai mountain
- hanzhong zhangliang temple
Markets & Departure
A market breakfast of mianpi and cai doufu, a last walk along the Han river, then the HSR from Hanzhong — Chengdu about 2 hours, Xi'an about 70 minutes.
- hanzhong city markets
Budget for 10 days in Hanzhong
| Tier | Per day | 10 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $500–$800 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,000–$2,000 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $3,000+ |
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