Get to know Guang'an
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Sichuan
- Chinese name
- 广安市
- Local areas
- 6 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 6,339.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 3,254,883
- Administrative seat
- Guang'an District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Tourism
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's birthplace and former residence museum is located in Paifang village (牌坊村) in Xiexing town (协兴镇). Guang'an also has beautiful natural scenery, including many mountains and gorges designated as parks.
Explore Guang'an
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Guang'an
A limestone rock pinnacle known as 'stone blossoming' on Huaying Mountain, Huaying · 四川华蓥山石峰景观，当地称‘石头开花’ Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 2 April 2009.Huaying Mountain华蓥山
Huaying Shan is a karst mountain and national AAAA tourist area in Huaying City, Guang'an, in eastern Sichuan, known both for its stone-forest and solution-pillar landforms and as the site of the 1948 underground Communist uprising whose dead the municipal chronicles office associates with the region's Red Rock spirit.
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Deng Xiaoping's Hometown · 邓小平故里Deng Xiaoping's Hometown邓小平故里
Deng Xiaoping Guli is a national AAAAA memorial tourism area in Paifang village, Xiexing township, Guang'an district, Sichuan, built around the farmhouse compound where Deng Xiaoping was born in 1904 and raised, together with a 2004 exhibition hall on his life.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Baozhen Fortress宝箴塞
Baozhensai is a fortified stone-and-timber compound at Fangjiagou village, Baozhensai town, Wusheng County, Guang'an, in eastern Sichuan, begun in 1911 by the local Duan family as a combined residence and defensive stronghold, and now a national key cultural relic protection unit.
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Tianyi Valley · 天意谷Tianyi Valley天意谷
Tianyi Gu is a national AAAA karst gorge scenic area at Lianhe village, Mujia town, Linshui County, Guang'an, in eastern Sichuan, formed where the mountain and gorge watercourses of Huaying Shan meet a karst fault system, in a gorge only a few kilometres long that holds numerous caves and waterfalls.
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Guang'an local specialties
广安市特色美食 · 9 specialties to discover
Yuechi rice noodles 岳池米粉AI illustration · AI 示意图
The noodles are smooth and tender, taking on the broth's flavor without the elastic wheat bite of lamian.
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Wusheng Small Fish 武胜渣渣鱼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Wusheng Small Fish (武胜渣渣鱼) is a family of small river-fish dishes from Wusheng (武胜), associated with the Jialing River (嘉陵江). The local term zhazha (渣渣) refers to small size rather than a single species.
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Linshui Seasoned Noodles 邻水小面AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Linshui Seasoned Noodles (邻水小面) are the xiaomian, or small bowls of seasoned noodles, of Linshui County (邻水县) in Guang'an (广安), eastern Sichuan.
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Guang'an Salted Century Eggs 广安盐皮蛋Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Guang'an Salted Century Eggs (广安盐皮蛋) are duck eggs cured in Guang'an (广安), Sichuan, so that one egg combines the traits of a century egg (皮蛋) and a salted egg (盐蛋).
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Huaying Mountain Delicacies Banquet 华蓥山珍宴AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Huaying Mountain Delicacies Banquet (华蓥山珍宴) is listed among the local specialties of Guang'an, Sichuan. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Guxian Dried Tofu 顾县豆干AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Guxian Dried Tofu (顾县豆干) is pressed, dried bean curd from Guxian (顾县), a town in Yuechi County (岳池县) of Guang'an (广安) in eastern Sichuan.
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Wusheng Numbing-Spicy Beef 武胜麻辣牛肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Wusheng Numbing-Spicy Beef (武胜麻辣牛肉) is a range of beef products from Wusheng (武胜), associated with the Jialing River (嘉陵江) area.
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Yuechi Pressed Salted Duck 岳池板鸭AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Yuechi Pressed Salted Duck (岳池板鸭) is listed among the local specialties of Guang'an, Sichuan. The name includes 鸭 (duck).
Read the dish guide →All dish names · 全部菜名 (9)
More dishes from across Sichuan are in the Sichuan food guide.
Counties & districts in Guang'an
6 areas belong directly to Guang'an.
6 areas
Guang'an District 广安区
Guang'an District (simplified Chinese: 广安区; traditional Chinese: 廣安區; pinyin: Guǎng'ān Qū) is a district of the city of Guang'an, Sichuan province, China. It is one of two urban districts of the city.
Explore the area →DistrictQianfeng District 前锋区
Qianfeng District (simplified Chinese: 前锋区; traditional Chinese: 前鋒區; pinyin: Qiánfēng Qū) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Guang'an in Sichuan province, China.
Explore the area →CountyYuechi County 岳池县
Yuechi County is a county in the east of Sichuan province, China, bordering Chongqing Municipality to the south. It is administratively governed by the prefecture-level city of Guang'an.
Explore the area →CountyWusheng County 武胜县
Wusheng County (simplified Chinese: 武胜县; traditional Chinese: 武勝縣; pinyin: Wǔshèng Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Chongqing to the south.
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Linshui County 邻水县
Linshui County (simplified Chinese: 邻水县; traditional Chinese: 鄰水縣; pinyin: Línshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the east of Sichuan province, China, administratively governed by the prefecture-level city of Guang'an…
Explore the area →County-level cityHuaying 华蓥市
Huaying (simplified Chinese: 华蓥市; traditional Chinese: 華鎣市; pinyin: Huáyíng Shì) is a county-level city in the east of Sichuan province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Guang'an.
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Plan your visit
Getting there
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Huaying Mountain and Deng Xiaoping's Hometown are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Sichuan →More in Sichuan
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Background text adapted from Guang'an — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1365833263.
Photo: Huaying Mountain · Nyx Ning · CC BY-SA 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
Photo: Deng Xiaoping's Hometown · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
Photo: Tianyi Valley · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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