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Best Things to Do
Top 10 Best Things to Do in Yulin [2025]
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The Wave Valley Scenic Area
4.6
/5
1656 reviews
7.4
From € 10.50
>100 km from downtown
Phone +8609124830101
Address: Longzhou Township, Jingbian County, Yulin City
Recommended sightseeing time: 2–4 hours
Highlights:
Wave-like red sandstone canyon
340-meter 3D bridge spans Wave Valley
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Overall, it was a pretty good experience.
Jingbian Wave Valley: Featuring Danxia landforms sculpted over 96 million years, with red rocks undulating like waves.
The glass bridge is great, perfect for taking photos. It's a bit windy and swaying on top, and you can't stare directly at it from below, or your legs will shake. Overall, the scenic area is nice. It's the off-season, so there are fewer people, and the Mars spacesuit and martial arts costume photoshoots are temporarily suspended. The elevator inside is a rip-off; it costs 15 yuan for a short section, which is completely unnecessary, and you still have to climb back up.
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Hong Shi Xia
4.5
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546 reviews
5.9
Based on 11 reviews
Yulin Old Town/Confucius Temple Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street | 5.7 km from downtown
Phone +8619929116190
Address: Hongshi Gorge, Yuyang, Yulin, Shaanxi, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 2–3 hours
Highlights:
Cliff glass walkway & canyon views
Famous calligraphy & Song-Yuan caves
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Hongshi Gorge is located 3 kilometers north of Yulin, Shaanxi Province. It is named after the red rocks on the mountain. The excavation of Hongshi Gorge can be traced back to the Song and Yuan Dynasties. It was once the territory of the Western Xia Kingdom. In the Ming Dynasty, Hongshi Gorge became an important military fortress due to its dangerous geographical location and was closely connected with the Great Wall. In the modern revolutionary struggle in northern Shaanxi, Hongshi Gorge played an important role and became one of the important revolutionary activity sites of the CPC Central Committee in northern Shaanxi. The cliffs on both sides of the river valley are covered with cliff carvings and caves. There are more than 160 stone carvings in total, including regular script, cursive script, official script and seal script, which are called "Forest of Steles on the Frontier".
Yuntaishan Hongshi Gorge is the essence of Yuntaishan scenic spots. It takes about one and a half hours to visit. The canyon is 1,500 meters long and is a one-way scenic spot. There is a narrow canyon called "One Line Sky" at the south end of the valley entrance, and there is the Bailong Waterfall with a height of more than 60 meters. The high mountains on both sides stand like a stone tower, which is exactly the west gate of Yuntaishan.
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Erlang Mountain
4.8
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222 reviews
5.7
From € 2.45
88.3 km from downtown
Phone +8609128328281
Address: Erlang Mountain, Xichuan, Nanyang, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 3–4 hours
Highlights:
Mountains & waterfalls & forests coexist
Unique caves & 600-year courtyard
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Erlang Mountain in Shenmu, Shaanxi Province: Commonly known as West Mountain, also known as Penholder Mountain and Camelback Mountain, it lies one kilometer west of Shenmu County. The mountain's winding, undulating terrain is majestic and precipitous, with the Kuye and Qin Rivers converging in front and the Great Wall running through behind. Over a hundred temples dot the mountain's ridges. It is a key cultural relic protection site in Shaanxi Province and a national 4A-level tourist attraction, making it a worthwhile visit.
Erlang Mountain is located 1 km west of Shenmu City, Shaanxi Province, with an altitude of 1,028 meters. It is commonly known as "West Mountain" and is also called "Hump Mountain" because of its hump-like shape. In the 13th year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty (1518), Emperor Wuzong named it "Bijia Mountain". In December 2020, it was rated as a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. The mountain is oriented north-south. The existing ancient building complex that integrates Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism is distributed along the thousand-meter ridge, including more than 100 historical buildings such as Dizang Cave Grottoes, Erlang Temple, and Haoran Pavilion. The Ming Dynasty screen wall preserves the stone carvings of "Tiger Roaring Picture" and "Nine Dragons Playing in the Water Picture". The scenic area is a key cultural relic protection unit in Shaanxi Province. There are existing cultural relics such as murals, steles, and cliff inscriptions from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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Zhen Bei Tai
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336 reviews
5.4
Based on 12 reviews
Yulin Old Town/Confucius Temple Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street | 5.9 km from downtown
Phone +8619929116190
Address: Yuyang, Yulin, Shaanxi, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 2–4 hours
Highlights:
Ancient frontier life light show
View Yulin & six beacon towers
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It is worth a visit for history lovers, especially those who love the Great Wall and Ming Dynasty frontier history. The fortress itself is a modern construction, with only a few remaining beacon tunnels and city walls in the far west and east.
As a part of the Ming Great Wall, Zhenbeitai has important historical significance. It is not only a representative of ancient military defense projects, but also reflects ancient Chinese border defense strategies and construction techniques.
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Baiyun Mountain
4.4
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185 reviews
5.3
From € 3.67
74.5 km from downtown
Phone +8609126010082
Address: Baiyun Mountain, Jiaxian, Yulin, Shaanxi, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 2–3 hours
Highlights:
Yellow River & Loess Plateau views
Fusion of Taoism & Buddhism
110 positive reviews
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If you are interested in religious culture, especially Taoism, or are a believer, you will definitely visit this place. People who exercise regularly will also be happy to visit this place. If you want to broaden your horizons and learn about folk customs, it will be more popular during special festivals. The mountains are high, the water is long, and the trees are shady. Climb to the top and you can see all the small mountains!
Baiyun Mountain is still worth visiting. After buying the ticket, you can drive up. It is very tiring to walk up, so it saves time and energy. It takes 1 hour to play there. There are Zhenwu Hall, Wenchang Pavilion, Nine Dragon Wall, and there is a stage under which is another world!
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Tongwancheng Archaeological Site Park
4.3
/5
251 reviews
5.3
84.2 km from downtown
Phone +8609124642000
Address: Jingbian, Yulin, Shaanxi, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 2–3 hours
Highlights:
42 sq mi ruins & amenities
Explore ancient Hun capital ruins
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Most people might just visit the Corner Tower ruins and leave. My family of three walked around the west city for about an hour. The path was relatively easy to follow (there were some dirt roads), not crowded, and we even saw the archaeologists at work. It was a wonderful experience. I really enjoyed the site and it deepened my understanding of the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
The Tongwan City Ruins are located in Baichengzi Village, Hongdunjie Town, Jingbian County, Shaanxi Province. It is the ruins of the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom established by Helian Bobo, a descendant of the Xiongnu people during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Chinese history. It is also the only capital ruins left by the Xiongnu people in the long river of history. In 407 AD, Helian Bobo, the last Xiongnu king, established the Great Xia Kingdom. He began to build the capital in 413 AD and completed it in 418 AD. He personally named it "Tongwan" to show his ambition to "unify the world and rule over all nations" with the city as the foundation. Tongwan City continued to be used until 994 AD, when Emperor Taizong of Song issued an edict to destroy the city. It has been more than a thousand years since then.
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Yulin Old Street
4.7
/5
28 reviews
5.1
Yulin Old Town/Confucius Temple Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street | 2.2 km from downtown
Address: 陕西省榆林市榆阳区南大街339号
Recommended sightseeing time: 1–2 hours
Highlights:
The world-renowned Liu Lou Qi Street
A world-famous ancient architectural complex
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This street is beautiful to visit during the day and especially at night. It has a vibrance of locals in the evening, and lots of stores and restaurants. Lots to see and do here. A very night street to slowly walk along and enjoy!
This old street was formed during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. It is about 2 kilometers long. Six ancient pavilions are arranged in a row from south to north, namely Wenchang Pavilion, Wanfo Tower, Xingming Tower, Bell Tower, Kaige Tower and Drum Tower.
•The Drum Tower, also known as the Qiao Tower, was built in the ninth year of the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty (1473). It is a two-story brick cave-style building, 18.5 meters high, with a unique shape and structure.
•The Kaige Tower, formerly known as Huaide Gate, was built in the fifth year of the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty (1492). Because it was the residence of Zhu Houzhao, the Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, it is also known as the Taiyi Palace. This building has two floors and a height of 20 meters, with bell and drum towers at the four corners.
•The Bell Tower, built during the Republic of China, is 24 meters high and is made entirely of blue bricks. It has a four-story structure and a double-eaved octagonal pavilion on the top floor.
•Xinming Building, built in the Ming Dynasty, is 18 meters high, with yellow glazed tiles covering the roof and eaves, and is exquisitely crafted.
•Wenchang Pavilion, located at the northernmost end of the old street, is one of the six buildings.
These buildings are not only of historical value, but also a tourist attraction. The streets are lined with small shops on both sides, showing an antique commercial atmosphere. Yulin Old Street attracts many tourists for sightseeing with its quaint, prosperous and wide characteristics.
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