Get to know Suining
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Sichuan
- Chinese name
- 遂宁市
- Local areas
- 5 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 5,326.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 2,814,196
- Administrative seat
- Chuanshan District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Cuisine
Pengxi Iron Cake: Mix rice flour with egg whites and lard to form a cake batter. Pour the batter into a baking bowl and wait until it turns golden brown and tempting. Then, use a thin iron skewer to gently loosen the cake along the edge and place it in a paper bag.
Every bowl of liangfen (cold mung bean jelly) is an adventure on the tip of your tongue, with more than ten kinds of seasonings dancing on your tongue: sesame oil, vinegar, chili, garlic juice, and fine salt, each one leaving you with an unforgettable taste.
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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Suining
Mahavira Hall at Guangde Temple, Suining · 遂宁广德寺大雄宝殿 Photograph date recorded by the source: 17 December 2015, 16:09:40.Guangde Temple, Suining遂宁广德寺
Guangde Temple occupies Wolong Mountain on the western side of Suining. The visit rewards close attention to individual structures: the timber Shengzhi Archway has layered eaves and brackets, while Shanji Pagoda is a compact…
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Entrance gate of Chen Zi'ang's Reading Platform (Du Shu Tai), Shehong, Suining · 遂宁市射洪市陈子昂读书台，古读书台大门 Source-recorded photograph date: 2015-12-02 11:21:22.Chen Zi'ang Study Terrace陈子昂读书台
Courtyard complex on Jinhua Mountain, 23 km north of Shehong, marking where Tang poet Chen Zi'ang studied; a national protected site since 2006.
Read the place guide →The principal hall of Guangde Temple in Suining, Sichuan, with pilgrims burning incense in front · 四川遂宁广德寺大雄宝殿 Source-recorded photograph date: 2015-12-17 16:09:40.Guangde Temple广德寺
Guangde Temple (广德寺) is a national key cultural-relics protection unit and national AAAA-rated scenic area on Wolong Mountain about 2 km west of Suining's city center, in Chuanshan District, founded in the Tang dynasty with buildings surviving from the Ming.
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Lingquan Temple · 灵泉寺Lingquan Temple灵泉寺
Lingquan Temple (灵泉寺) is a Buddhist temple about 2 km east of Suining's city center, founded in the Sui dynasty's Kaihuang era (598) and rebuilt across later dynasties; its scenic area holds provincial and national-level designations including national AAAA-rated status.
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Suining local specialties
遂宁市特色美食 · 9 specialties to discover
Suining sweet-potato balls 遂州红苕丸子AI illustration · AI 示意图
The balls have a crisp outer bite and a tender, gently sweet middle. They can accompany a savory meal without necessarily being heavily sugared like a dessert.
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Zhuotong Chicken 卓筒鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Zhuotong Chicken (卓筒鸡) appears in the salt-culture cooking of Daying (大英). Suining’s culture and tourism bureau (遂宁市文化广播电视体育和旅游局) presents a pastry-wrapped version in which fried chicken, peppers and onion are coated in mixed-flavour guaiwei sauce (怪味汁), wrapped in pastry and baked with cheese.
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Pengxi Flat-Iron Rice Cakes 蓬溪熨斗糕AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Pengxi Flat-Iron Rice Cakes (蓬溪熨斗糕) are rice-batter snacks named after their cooking vessel: an old-style flat iron.
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Shehong Beef 射洪牛肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Shehong Beef (射洪牛肉) encompasses several local beef specialities of Shehong (射洪), including hand-torn beef and slowly cooked jar beef.
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Suining Pressed Tofu Sheets 遂宁豆腐皮Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Suining Pressed Tofu Sheets (遂宁豆腐皮) is a glossy, layered soybean speciality of Suining (遂宁). The geographical-indication version from Chuanshan District (船山区) is pressed, cut, braised and finished with flavoured oil.
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Pengxi ginger cake 蓬溪姜糕AI illustration · AI 示意图
The cake has a close, fine texture with sweetness and a noticeable warm ginger finish, rather than the airiness of a baked sponge.
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Chuanshan Pressed Dried Tofu 船山豆腐干Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Chuanshan Pressed Dried Tofu (船山豆腐干) is listed among the local specialties of Suining, Sichuan. The name includes 豆腐 (bean curd).
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Anju Paomatan Sour-Spicy Fish Chunks 安居跑马滩砣砣鱼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Anju Paomatan Sour-Spicy Fish Chunks (安居跑马滩砣砣鱼) is a fish dish from Dongchan (东禅镇), in Anju District (安居区) of Suining (遂宁). Black carp is cooked with fermented pickles, locally made tofu and jar-preserved pork.
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 Suining
5 areas belong directly to Suining.
5 areas
Chuanshan District 船山区
Chuanshan is a district of Suining, Sichuan Province, China. The district is the government seat of Suining city and also its main urban area. The population in 2012 was 700,000.
Explore the area →DistrictAnju District 安居区
Anju is a district of Suining, Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It had a population of 431,310 in 2020.
Explore the area →CountyPengxi County 蓬溪县
Pengxi County is a county of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Chongqing to the southeast. It is under the administration of Suining city.
Explore the area →CountyDaying County 大英县
Daying County (simplified Chinese: 大英县; traditional Chinese: 大英縣; pinyin: Dàyīng Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan province, China, under the administration of Suining City and in the central part of the Sichuan…
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Plan your visit
Getting there
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Guangde Temple, Suining and Chen Zi'ang Study Terrace are both listed here. 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.
Background text adapted from Suining — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1365658376.
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