Ankang Travel Guide

Ankang Facts

Chinese Name: 安康市 (ān kāng shì)

Location: Located in the southeast of Shaanxi Province, Ankang neighbors Xi’an in the north, and shares boundaries with Hubei Province in the east and Sichuan Province in the south. The city has an advantageous geographic position at the convergence of Shaanxi, Hubei, Sichuan and Chongqing.

Population: 2,949,700

Area: 23,529 square kilometers (9,085 square miles)

Nationalities: Han

Administrative Division: 1 district (Hanbin); 9 counties (Hanyin, Shiquan, Ningshan, Ziyang, Langao, Pingli, Zhenping, Xunyang, Baihe)

Useful Telephone Numbers:

Tourist Complaints: 0915-3202169

Weather Forecast: 121

Zip Code Inquiry: 184

Bank of China: 0915-3202302

Ankang Attractions - Things to Do

Xiangxi Cave

Nangong Mountain National Forest Park

Yinghu Lake

How to Get to Ankang

1. Ankang Airport is 8.1 kilometer (5 miles) from the downtown area. At present, it only operates flights shuttling from Xi’an with 40-minute flight.

2. Ankang is a four-hour ride from Xi’an by train, and ten hours by bus.

Weather

Having a subtropical continental monsoon climate, Ankang weather is warm but dry in spring, and overcast and rainy in autumn. Summer is rainy but may be attacked by drought, while the winter is chilly, seldom rainy or snowy. Warm springs and cool autumns are the best seasons to visit this place.