Atlas of China
Qiankun Bay 乾坤湾Qiánkūn Wān
5A scenic area · Yan'an, Shaanxi
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Yan'an
- Region
- Shaanxi
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area
About Qiankun Bay
A great looping meander of the Yellow River in the Shanxi–Shaanxi canyon at Yanchuan, promoted as the 'first bend of the Yellow River' and part of the Yellow River Meanders national geopark. Viewpoints on the Shaanxi rim look down on the river curling around a spur of loess hills, with Shanxi on the far bank; the scenic area was raised to the national 5A rating in 2024.
How to get to Qiankun Bay
About an hour by road south-east of Yanchuan town, or roughly 2.5–3 hours by road east of Yan'an.
Nearby
- Xiaoxitian Temple 小西天 50 km
A small hilltop hall crowded with nearly 2,000 painted clay Buddhist figures
Also within 20 km: Qiankun Bay, Yonghe 永和乾坤湾 (under 10 km), Yonghe Confucian Temple 永和文庙 (20 km).
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