Atlas of China
Benxi 本溪Běnxī
Boats on an underground river, maple valleys and the first Goguryeo capital
About Benxi
Benxi is a steel and mining city in the forested mountains of eastern Liaoning and a base for the Benxi Water Caves, where boats carry visitors along a lit underground river. In autumn the maples of Guanmenshan and the other forest parks turn the valleys red. In Huanren county to the east, the cliff-ringed summit of Wunü Mountain holds a hill fortress generally identified as the first capital of the Goguryeo kingdom, part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing.
What to eat in Benxi
- Xiaoshi mutton soup (小市羊汤)
- Huanren eight-bowl banquet (桓仁八中碗席)
- Huanren ice wine (桓仁冰酒)
Listed sites in Benxi
15 sites in Benxi are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.
- Benxi Water Caves 本溪水洞 5A scenic area · on the map
The Benxi Water Caves are a karst cave system with an underground river, about 5.8 km long, of which roughly 2.8 km has been opened to visitors. - Wunü Mountain 五女山 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Wunü Mountain is a flat-topped massif with steep cliffs above the Hun River, crowned by the ruins of a Goguryeo hill fortress that is generally identified as the first capital of the Goguryeo kingdom (founded in 37 BC). - Benxi Grand Canyon 本溪大峡谷 4A scenic area · on the map
Benxi Grand Canyon is a gorge in Nanfen District, inside a national geological park, that has been developed as a thrill-oriented adventure park. - Dabinggou Forest Park 大冰沟森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
Dabinggou is a forested valley in Nanfen District, with tree cover of about 97 percent and groundwater that stays near 4°C all year. - Dashi Lake and Laobiangou 大石湖 4A scenic area · on the map
Dashihu is a two-part mountain scenic area in Benxi Manchu Autonomous County, made up of the Dashi Lake section and the Laobiangou valley, and noted for its autumn maples. - Dayahe Rafting and Longxi Valley 大雅河漂流 4A scenic area · on the map
Dayahe is a river and valley leisure area in Huanren Manchu Autonomous County, at the foot of Huaping Mountain, an area nicknamed the "little Guilin of the north". - Fenglin Valley Forest Park 枫林谷森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
Fenglin Valley is a forest park in Huanren Manchu Autonomous County, known for the red maples of autumn; forest covers nearly 99 percent of the park and its highest peak, Bamianwei, reaches 1,305 m. - Green Stone Valley (Tangchigou) 汤池沟绿石谷 4A scenic area · on the map
Green Stone Valley is a forested valley in Benxi Manchu Autonomous County, named for the moss-covered boulders that fill the valley and give the rocks a jade-green look. - Guanmenshan Forest Park 关门山森林公园 4A scenic area
Guanmenshan is a forested valley in Benxi Manchu Autonomous County, named for two facing peaks that look like a gate, and is known above all for its autumn maples. - Guanshan Lake 关山湖 4A scenic area · on the map
Guanshan Lake is a reservoir in forested hills in Benxi Manchu Autonomous County, developed as a national water-conservancy scenic area and known for its autumn colour. - Qingyunshan Scenic Area 青云山 4A scenic area · on the map
Qingyunshan is a hill scenic area on the southern edge of Benxi city, in Mingshan District, where visitors climb up for views out over the city. - Tieshashan 铁刹山 4A scenic area · on the map
Tieshashan, also called Jiuding Tieshashan ("nine-peak" Tieshashan), is a Daoist mountain in Benxi Manchu Autonomous County that is regarded as the birthplace of the Longmen school of Daoism in north-east China. - Wangtian Cave 望天洞 4A scenic area · on the map
Wangtian Cave is a karst cave in Huanren Manchu Autonomous County that the provincial tourism page dates to about 200,000 years ago. - Xiaoshi Yizhuang 小市一庄 4A scenic area · on the map
Xiaoshi Yizhuang is a rural tourism village at Tongjiangyu in Xiaoshi town, about 1 km from the Benxi Water Caves, developed around folk-custom experiences, local food, countryside stays and cultural shows. - Benxihu Industrial Heritage Complex 本溪湖工业遗产群 National heritage site · on the map
This group of mining, ironmaking and company buildings in Xihu District comes from the Benxihu Coal and Iron Company, which Japanese interests began developing in 1905 and which became part of the Benxi Iron and Steel works after 1949.
On the map
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