Yaan Travel Guide
Ya'an Travel Guide
Ya'an, is the starting point of the Sichuan-Tibet stretch of the Tea-horse Road. The brick tea produced in Ya'an, which was called frontiers tea was carried by caravans traversing the Erlang Mountain to Tibet and further afar to India and Nepal to exchange for horses, drugs. Those trading activities went on for centuries, which boosted economy along the road and brought peace and stable atmosphere to the frontier regions.
Ya'an is one of the birthplaces of tea culture, whose tea growing history can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty over 2,000 years ago. Tea trees planted at the Mengding shang Hill by a man who was engaging in herds were believed to be the ancestors of China's tea. Even today, tea grown at the Mengding shan is still considered superior.
As the world- famous hometown of giant pandas, Ya'an is place where the 1s panda was discovered. The number and density of the giant pandas in Yaan rank the 1st over the world.
Ya'an has a mountain subtropical monsoon climate. Spring with a lot of rain is not a recommended travel season, The annual temperature averages between 14.1 degree centigrade and 17.9 degree centigrade. more about Yaan »
- Chinese Name: 雅安
- Chinese Pinyin: yǎ ān
- English Name: Ya'an
- Location: Southwest China
- Latitude: 29° 97' N
- Longitude: 102° 97' E
- Area: 15,314 sq. km. (6,913 sq. mi.)
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0835
- Population: 1.5 million
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Shangli Ancient Town
Summary As one of the top ten ancient towns in Sichuan province, Shangli Ancient Town once served as an important post on the South Silk Road and the Ancient Tea-Horse Trail in history. Besides, it witnessed the Long March (1934–1936) of the Red Army in modern times. Overview Nestling among hills and su... more about Shangli Ancient Town
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Dear Yvan Robillard,
I'm afraid there isn;t a specific name to the column. The column may be used to commemorate some big events or some famous people.
Hope it helps.
Hi Steve,
The most famous tea growing region of Ya'an is Mengding Mount (蒙顶山）. It is located about 15 km from Ya'an. You can get there by bus.
Nice day!
Hi Helen
some essays about the two ancient town are in Chinese form
if you're interested in these two towns, we can help you customize a tour to visit, and you will have your own understanding about pingle town and shangli town:)
Sorry, i do not know where Shangli is? it is a town or village in Yaan? Do you have more information about it, e.g. any attraction nearby or its Chinese name.
Karen (karen@chinahighlights.com)
Yes , is an ancient village near Ya an , calls " Shang Li "
http://www.chinahighlights.com/yaan/attraction/shangli-ancient-town.htm
There should be more than one express buses travelling among the cities you mention everyday. Just go to any bus station in either city and check it out!
Sebbytan, There are 11 schedules bus from Yaan to Leshan every day from 7am, almost available every one hour (price is from 40 per person, duration 2 hours). 4 scheduls from Yaan to Mt. Emeish, price from CNY70 per person.
Karen
hello Karen
Thanks you for your feedback...Can how can go Bifengxia valley from Shang Li ? Will there be any buses from the ancient town to Bifengxia ?
