Get to know Pingdingshan
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Henan
- Chinese name
- 平顶山市
- Local areas
- 10 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 7,874.00 km²
- Administrative seat
- Xinhua District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Tourism
Pingdingshan thrush Valley: A National "AAA" rated scenic spot and a major tourist attraction in Henan. It is named after the many thrushes breeding here. The scenic area is a total of 30 km². There are numerous attractions such as cuckoo lake, an area known as "the pocket of the Three Gorges". Mount Yao: A national "AAAA" rated scenic spot. Located nearby in Lushan County. Originally known as Yaoshan Shirenshan. Home to the Spring Temple Buddha, the second largest statue in the world, built in 2002. Xiangshan Temple Qizu Pagoda Pingdingshan Museum Ruguan Kiln Ruins Museum Sansu Tombs Ma Street Book Club
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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Spring Temple Buddha 中原大佛
Mount Yao in Henan 河南尧山
Yexian County Yamen 叶县县衙
Fengxue Temple 风穴寺
Qingliangsi Ru Official Kiln Site 清凉寺汝官窑遗址
Erlang Mountain 二郎山
Mount Yao 尧山
Xinhua District 新华区
Weidong District 卫东区
Shilong District 石龙区
Zhanhe District 湛河区
Baofeng County 宝丰县
Ye County 叶县
Lushan County 鲁山县
Jia County 郏县
Wugang 舞钢市
Ruzhou 汝州市
Places to explore around Pingdingshan
Spring Temple Buddha and its approach in Lushan County. Photograph date recorded by the source: Taken on 12 October 2013.Spring Temple Buddha中原大佛
The Spring Temple Buddha is a colossal modern image of Vairocana at Foquan Temple in Lushan County. Its raised lotus base and stepped approach make scale the central experience, with the surrounding hills providing a backdrop to…
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Rock pillars of Mount Yao, Henan · 河南尧山石峰 Photograph date recorded by the source: Taken on 13 October 2013.Mount Yao in Henan河南尧山
Yaoshan rises at the eastern end of the Funiu Mountains, with an outline of separate rock towers rather than a single smooth summit. Yuhuang Peak is the high point, while names such as General Rock and Shiren describe the shapes…
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Entrance gate of Yexian County Yamen, Henan · 河南叶县县衙入口 Photograph date recorded by the source: 17 March 2012, 11:09:01.Yexian County Yamen叶县县衙
Ye County’s yamen preserves the spatial organisation of a traditional local government office. The main hall retains Ming-period fabric, while other surviving buildings largely belong to later rebuilding. Formal rooms along the…
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Fengxue Temple roofs and pagodas, Ruzhou · 汝州风穴寺建筑群 Photograph date recorded by the source: 12 April 2026, 16:13:36.Fengxue Temple风穴寺
Fengxue Temple is arranged around slopes and streams northeast of Ruzhou, giving it a less rigid layout than many flat-ground monasteries. The Tang-period Qizu Pagoda stands among buildings from several later dynasties, while…
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Qingliangsi Ru Official Kiln Site · 清凉寺汝官窑遗址Qingliangsi Ru Official Kiln Site清凉寺汝官窑遗址
Excavated Northern Song kiln site in Baofeng, Henan, where Ru ware was made for the court; located in 1987 and confirmed by the 2000 dig.
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A long suspension footbridge crossing grey water toward a forested hill, with a small pavilion at its far end, a single walker mid-span, willow foliage at the right edge and a hazy white sky.Erlang Mountain二郎山
Erlangshan is a wooded group of hills on the south shore of the Shimantan Reservoir at Yinji town in Wugang, Pingdingshan, run as a scenic area within the Shimantan National Forest Park.
Read the place guide →The granite pinnacle of Shirenshan on Yao Mountain, Lushan County, in autumn colour · 鲁山县尧山石人山秋景 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 13 October 2013.Mount Yao尧山
Yaoshan is a granite mountain district in Lushan County, Pingdingshan, at the eastern end of the Funiu range, managed as the Yaoshan scenic and historic area with its gate at Xizhuyuan village in Yaoshan town.
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Pingdingshan local specialties
平顶山市特色美食 · 9 specialties to discover
Jiaxian Pressed Noodles in Mutton Broth 郏县饸饹面AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Jiaxian Pressed Noodles in Mutton Broth (郏县饸饹面) are hele (饸饹) noodles from Jiaxian (郏县) in Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan, made from buckwheat and fine wheat flour and served with mutton.
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Lushan Assorted Braised Pot 鲁山揽锅菜
Lushan Assorted Braised Pot (鲁山揽锅菜) is a mixed stew of braised pork, fried pork meatballs, tofu, glass noodles and fern shoots from Lushan (鲁山), Henan. Its everyday name is zahui cai (杂烩菜, 'mixed stew').
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Baofeng Maigen Braised Chicken 宝丰买根烧鸡Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Baofeng Maigen Braised Chicken (宝丰买根烧鸡) is a whole chicken slow-cooked in an old master stock in Baofeng County (宝丰县), Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan.
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Yexian Huimian Noodle Soup 叶县烩面AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Yexian Huimian Noodle Soup (叶县烩面) is the mutton noodle soup of Ye County (叶县), Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan, made in the qiangguo (炝锅, "pan-searing") style: raw mutton is fried hot in the pot before stock and wide noodle strips go in.
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Wugang Warm Fresh Tofu 舞钢热豆腐Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Wugang Warm Fresh Tofu (舞钢热豆腐), also called chilli hot tofu (辣子热豆腐), is freshly pressed bean curd eaten warm with chilli sauce in Wugang (舞钢), a city in Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan.
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Jiaxian Tofu Soup with Sweet Potato Noodles 郏县豆腐菜AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Jiaxian Tofu Soup with Sweet Potato Noodles (郏县豆腐菜) is a bowl of fried tofu shreds, sweet-potato vermicelli and mutton offal in a beef-and-mutton-bone broth, from Jiaxian (郏县) in Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan.
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Lushan Sheep Offal Soup 鲁山羊杂汤AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Lushan Sheep Offal Soup (鲁山羊杂汤) is listed among the local specialties of Pingdingshan, Henan. The name includes 羊杂 (sheep offal). The term 汤 points to soup.
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Ruzhou Mung Bean Starch Sheets 汝州粉皮
Ruzhou Mung Bean Starch Sheets (汝州粉皮) are thin, translucent sheets of hand-made mung bean starch from Ruzhou (汝州) in Henan, a representative item of Ruzhou's intangible cultural heritage.
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All dish names · 全部菜名 (9)
- Jiaxian Pressed Noodles in Mutton Broth · 郏县饸饹面
- Lushan Assorted Braised Pot · 鲁山揽锅菜
- Baofeng Maigen Braised Chicken · 宝丰买根烧鸡
- Yexian Huimian Noodle Soup · 叶县烩面
- Wugang Warm Fresh Tofu · 舞钢热豆腐
- Jiaxian Tofu Soup with Sweet Potato Noodles · 郏县豆腐菜
- Lushan Sheep Offal Soup · 鲁山羊杂汤
- Ruzhou Mung Bean Starch Sheets · 汝州粉皮
- Savoury Fried-Flour Drink · 油茶
More dishes from across Henan are in the Henan food guide.
Counties & districts in Pingdingshan
10 areas belong directly to Pingdingshan.
10 areas
Xinhua District 新华区
Xinhua District (simplified Chinese: 新华区; traditional Chinese: 新華區; pinyin: Xīnhuá Qū) is a district and the seat of the city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China.
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Weidong District (simplified Chinese: 卫东区; traditional Chinese: 衛東區; pinyin: Wèidōng Qū) is a district of the city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China.
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Shilong District (simplified Chinese: 石龙区; traditional Chinese: 石龍區; pinyin: Shílóng Qū; lit. 'stone dragon') is a district of the city of Pingdingshan, Henan, China.
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Zhanhe District is a district of the city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China.
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Baofeng County 宝丰县
Baofeng County (simplified Chinese: 宝丰县; traditional Chinese: 寶豐縣; pinyin: Bǎofēng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, in the west-central part of Henan…
Explore the area →CountyYe County 叶县
Ye County or Yexian (simplified Chinese: 叶县; traditional Chinese: 葉縣; pinyin: Yè Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, with a…
Explore the area →CountyLushan County 鲁山县
Lushan County (simplified Chinese: 鲁山县; traditional Chinese: 魯山縣; pinyin: Lǔshān Xiàn) is a county in Pingdingshan, in southwest-central Henan Province, China, with a population of 830,000.
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Jia County or Jiaxian (simplified Chinese: 郏县; traditional Chinese: 郟縣; pinyin: Jiá Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Pingdingshan City, in south-central Henan Province, China.
Explore the area →County-level cityWugang 舞钢市
Wugang (simplified Chinese: 舞钢; traditional Chinese: 舞鋼; pinyin: Wǔgāng) is a county-level city in the south-central part of Henan province, China, administrated by Pingdingshan prefecture-level city.
Explore the area →County-level cityRuzhou 汝州市
Ruzhou is a county-level city in the west-central part of Henan province, China, and is under the administration of Pingdingshan. It has more than 940,000 inhabitants.
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Spring Temple Buddha and Mount Yao in Henan are about 15 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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