14 Days in Qingyang
Two slow weeks on the loess tablelands — every county at walking pace, craft heritage, the Nanliang and Shancheng memorials, plus honest border days to Kongtong Mountain and Yan'an.
Quick Answer
Is 14 days enough for Qingyang?
14 days lets you go beyond Qingyang's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Qingyang guide
14-day Qingyang itinerary at a glance
Use our full Qingyang travel guide as the base and adapt it to 14 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Arrive in Xifeng
Settle in the provincial-style capital of the tablelands; the market streets' noodle counters are the best orientation.
- qingyang city markets
The North Grottoes
Twenty-five kilometres southwest, carving began in 509; 295 niches, some 2,100 figures and the seven seated Buddhas of Cave 165 above the river confluence.
- qingyang north grottoes
Xifeng — Xiaokongtong & History Rooms
Gully paths on the city's edge in the morning, the history rooms after lunch; the loess-farming exhibits frame the whole trip.
- qingyang xiaokongtong
Qingcheng — the Zhou Ancestral Hill
Fifty kilometres north, tradition sets the Zhou forebear Buzhu here about 4,000 years ago; the terraced courts climb the hill above the county town.
- qingyang zhou mausoleum
Qingcheng — Yaowangdong
A riverside slow day in the rebuilt streets — noodles, liquor counters, evening lights — with the county museum in between.
- qingyang yaowangdong town
Xifeng — Sachet Workshops
The craft entered the national intangible-heritage list in 2006 and the Duanwu market has run since 2002; half-day visits include stitching demonstrations.
- qingyang sachet workshops
Xifeng Outskirts — Xiaojin Pagoda
The Song-era brick pagoda at Xiaojin stands alone in the wheat south of the city; an easy half-day by bus or shared cab.
- qingyang xiaojin pagoda
Nanliang — the 1934 Soviet Seat
Two hours northeast in Huachi County, the memorial presents the November 1934 Shaan-Gan soviet government with factual exhibits and the hillside tower.
- qingyang nanliang memorial
Huanxian — Shadow Puppetry
Two hours further north, the county's shadow plays — national intangible heritage since 2006 — run behind lit screens with Daoqing singing.
- qingyang huanxian shadow puppetry
Shancheng — the 1936 Battle Site
In Huanxian's north, the November 1936 battle memorial records the campaign's final engagement with factual displays; start early on the loess roads.
- qingyang shancheng battle site
Kongtong Mountain (Neighbouring City)
An honestly labelled Pingliang day — about two hours south, the temple-crowned granite domes of Kongtong climb by stair paths and a cableway; religious sites, so dress and behave accordingly.
- qingyang kongtong mountain
Yan'an (Neighbouring Province)
A declared Shaanxi day — from the Huanxian side it is about 2.5-3 hours to Yan'an, where the pagoda hill and riverside revolutionary sites are visited for their factual exhibits.
- qingyang yanan baota hill
Return to Xifeng & Markets
The drive back is about three hours; a slow afternoon for last sachets, dried noodles and a final bowl of hele.
- qingyang city markets
Departure
Morning transfer to the station or airport; the airport sits about 8 km from downtown for the short hop out.
- qingyang city markets
Budget for 14 days in Qingyang
| Tier | Per day | 14 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $700–$1,120 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,400–$2,800 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $4,200+ |
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