10 Days in Xiangyang
Ten days deepens the prefecture — Zaoyang, Nanzhang and Baokang county days — plus two honestly-labeled side days, Wudang Mountain in neighboring Shiyan and Suizhou's bronzes.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Xiangyang?
10 days lets you go beyond Xiangyang's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Xiangyang guide
10-day Xiangyang itinerary at a glance
Use our full Xiangyang 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.
Walled Old City
About 7.3 km of Ming-era wall survive around six gates, fronted by a moat that widens past 250 m — the small north gate (Linhan) looks straight onto the Han River. Walk the ramparts, then down North Street to the Zhaoming Tower.
- xiangyang ancient city wall
- xiangyang zhaoming tower
- xiangyang beijie street
Gulongzhong & Xijiachi
Gulongzhong, 5A-rated since 2020, marks where Zhuge Liang farmed and studied for about ten years before the 207 AD Longzhong Plan. Nearby Xijiachi is an Eastern Han garden going on two millennia.
- xiangyang gulongzhong
- xiangyang xijiachi
Tang City, Day to Night
The purpose-built film city served as a main set for the 2017 film Legend of the Demon Cat. Give it a full day — the streets read differently by day and by lantern light, and there is an evening show.
- xiangyang tang city
Lumen Temple & Xianshan
Morning at Lumen Temple, where the Tang poet Meng Haoran (689-740) lived as a hermit; afternoon on the greenway paths of Xianshan south of the city, where a rebuilt Falling-Tears Stele records Jin-dynasty governor Yang Hu.
- xiangyang lumen temple
- xiangyang xianshan
Fancheng & the Han River
Cross to Fancheng for Migong Temple, honoring the calligrapher Mi Fu (1051-1107), one of the Song dynasty's four masters. Then walk the embankment parks on the north bank as the ferries and barges go by.
- xiangyang migong temple
- xiangyang han riverfront
Zaoyang — Han City & Baishui Temple
Twenty minutes north by HSR to Zaoyang — the Han-dynasty film city in the morning, then the Baishui Temple garden, which records the birthplace area of Emperor Guangwu, founder of the Eastern Han.
- xiangyang han city
- xiangyang baishui temple
Chunqiu Fortress — Nanzhang Day
Roughly a two-hour drive into Nanzhang county — hire a car, buses are thin. The fortress walls ride a bare ridge above a river bend, among the largest ancient mountain stockades in Hubei.
- xiangyang chunqiu fortress
Wudao Gorge — Baokang Day
About two hours southwest to Baokang county for five linked gorges, waterfalls and plank paths — a walking day, so pack shoes with grip. Local buses are limited; a hired car is easier.
- xiangyang wudao gorge
Wudang Mountain — Shiyan Side Day
A side day honestly outside Xiangyang — around 40 minutes by HSR from Xiangyang East to Wudangshan West in neighboring Shiyan, for the Taoist complexes on the mountain. One day is a taste only — the summit shrines deserve their own overnight.
- shiyan wudang mountain
Suizhou Side Day & Departure
Under an hour east by HSR to Suizhou, where the 65-bell chime of Marquis Yi was unearthed at Leigudun in 1978 (the original set is displayed in Wuhan's provincial museum). Evening return and departure from Xiangyang East.
- suizhou city museum
Budget for 10 days in Xiangyang
| 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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