Park of China
Overview
| Name | Zunyi 遵义 |
| Web address | https://parkofchina.com/en/zunyi.html |
| Designation | National Famous Historical and Cultural City (first batch, 1982) |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Location | Northern Guizhou |
| Latitude, longitude | 27.73, 106.93 Google Maps |
| Highlights | Chieftain fortress, carved Southern Song tomb, historic town of northern Guizhou |
| Top sights | Hailongtun, Tomb of Yang Can |
| Nearby cities | Chongqing, Guiyang |
| Nearby sites | Chishui Scenic Area, Mount Jinfo, Zhijin Cave, Wuyang River, Fanjingshan |
| Themes | Ancient City, Passes & fortifications, Culture |
About
Zunyi, in northern Guizhou backed by the Dalou Mountains, is the main city of the north of the province and one of the first National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities. Under the Tang it was the prefecture of Bozhou, which the Yang family then ruled as hereditary chieftains for more than seven hundred years until they were put down in the Wanli reign of the Ming, when Bozhou became Zunyi Prefecture.
Hailongtun, north of the city, is the mountain-top fortress of the Yang chieftains, its passes and walls built along the cliffs; it is a component of the World Cultural Heritage site of the Tusi Sites. South of the city, the Tomb of Yang Can, a Southern Song chieftain of Bozhou, and his wife is filled with finely carved stone figures and patterns and is a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. In 1935 the Red Army held the Zunyi Conference here during the Long March; the meeting place is in the old town.
Chishui, within Zunyi, has large areas of red-sandstone danxia landscape and waterfalls that are part of the China Danxia World Natural Heritage site; Maotai town in Renhuai, on the Chishui River, is famous for its liquor.
Travel tips
Getting there: Zunyi Xinzhou Airport is east of the city; high-speed trains run to Zunyi station.
Sightseeing: Hailongtun takes half a day; Chishui and Maotai are farther away and need separate trips.
Photo credits: Zunyi Conference site: N509FZ (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)
Stamps
Stamp 3 of 2012-14 “Red Footprints”, a set of six issued in 2012, shows Zunyi.
Nearby
| World Heritage | Tusi Sites 14km, Chishui Scenic Area 133km, Mount Jinfo 146km, Wuyang River 157km |
| National parks | Jiangjie River, Weng’an 65km, Simian Mountains 115km, Shiqian Hot Springs 131km, Red Maple Lake 147km |
| AAAAA attractions | Baili Azalea Scenic Area 121km, Heishan Valley Scenic Area 133km, Qingyan Ancient Town Scenic Area 157km, Wulingshan Grand Rift Valley Scenic Area 180km |
| AAAA attractions | Zunyi Conference Site 4km, Hailongtun 14km, Shuangmen Gorge 26km, Loushan Pass 35km |
| UNESCO Global Geoparks | Xingwen UNESCO Global Geopark 185km |
| Cities | Guiyang 127km |
| Historical sites | Tomb of Deng Ping 3km, Tomb of Yang Can 11km |
| National geoparks | Qijiang National Geopark 132km, Wansheng National Geopark 138km |
| Nature reserves | Fodingshan National Nature Reserve 121km |