Yulin Travel Guide

Yulin Facts

Chinese Name: 榆林市 (yú lín shì)

Location: Located in the north end of Shaanxi Province, Yulin joints up the Loess Plateau and the Mu Us Desert. It is neighbor to four provinces of Shanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Yan’an City in Shaanxi Province.

Population: 3,516,300

Area: 43,578 square kilometers (16,826 square miles)

Administrative Division: 1 district (Yuyang); 11 counties (Shenmu, Fugu, Hengshan, Jingbian, Suide, Mizhi, Jiaxian, Wubu, Qingjian, Zizhou)

Useful Telephone Numbers:

Tourist Complaints: 0912-3283935

Consumer Complaints: 12315; 0912-3865315

Weather Forecast: 121

Zip Code Inquiry: 184

Yulin Attractions - Things to Do

Natural Sites

Hongjiannao Lake: Located in the north of Yulin, it is the largest inner land fresh lake of Shaanxi and honored as “Shining Pearl in Sand Sea”.

Hongshixia (Red Stone Gorge): Located also in the north, it is famous for many ancient Chinese calligraphic works carving on the cliffs.

Historical and Cultural Sites

Zhen Bei Tai (Pacify-the-north Tower) : Honored as “the Top Terrace under the Heavy”, it is one of the most spectacular architectural works on the Ming Dynasty Great Wall.

Li Zicheng’s Temporary Palace: Clinging to a high hill, it was established under the order of Li Zicheng. He was a farmer rebellion leader who set up a kingdom in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Tongwan City Site: Tongwan City was the capital city of Daxia Kingdom, which was established by a leader of the Huns in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Revolutionary Sites

Yangjiagou Site in Mizhi County, Shenquanbu Revolutionary Memorial Hall in Jiaxian County

Other Spots: Great Wall, Jiang’s Garden in Mizhi, Xianglu Temple in Jiaxian, Mt. Erlang in Shenmu

How to Get to Yulin

Yulin Xisha Airport (UYN) is located about two kilometers (1.2 miles) southeast of the city. Direct flights are operated there to Beijing, Xi’an and Baotou. Xibao (Xi’an - Baotou) railway and two national highways go across the city. Every day, there are long distance buses to Xi’an, Yinchuan, Baotou, Taiyuan and the counties in Yulin.

Weather

This area belongs to the warm and semiarid continental monsoon climate zone. The average temperature of Yulin weather is about 10C (50F). The temperature difference between morning and night is high. Sand storm is frequent in spring and rain is a little more in summer. Summer and autumn are the best time to visit the area. Please remember to take a coat and an umbrella because of high temperature difference and frequent rainfalls.