Get to know Yuqing County
- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Zunyi City
- Chinese name
- 余庆县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,623.67 km²
- Population · 2020
- 223,952
- Administrative seat
- Ziying
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
What to see
Building the Goupitan hydropower station (构皮滩水电站), a 3,000-megawatt flagship of Guizhou's West-East power transmission scheme, created Feilong Lake (飞龙湖), which the county government lists as the largest artificial lake in Guizhou. The lake covers 147 square kilometres and has 34 islands, with deep gorges running between stretches of open water. The Feilong Lake resort area in Huashan township (花山乡) also takes in the Feilongzhai 4A scenic area (飞龙寨), the Langshuiwan eco-cultural area (浪水湾), Feilong Cave (飞龙洞) and the karst red cliffs known as Feilong Chibi (飞龙赤壁).
Other listed sights are the provincial Great Wu River scenic area (大乌江风景名胜区) and the Huilongdu battle site (回龙渡战斗遗址), where the Red Army forced a crossing of the Wu River.
History
In 876, under the Tang, two local chieftain posts were set up at Baini (白泥) and at Yuqing, today's Aoxi (敖溪). They were raised to prefectures in 1360 and merged in 1601 to form Yuqing County, then placed under Pingyue (平越) in Guizhou. The county was absorbed into Meitan (湄潭县) in 1958 and restored in 1961.
Food and local products
Yuqing is designated China's home of small-leaf kuding tea (小叶苦丁茶), which has national protected designation of origin. Unlike the big-leaf kuding of the holly family grown in Yunnan, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan, Yuqing's tea comes from a privet of the olive family that grows along the Wu River and in the Miao hills. It is picked around the Qingming festival, then fixed, rolled and dried; the county describes the dry leaf, the liquor and the brewed leaves as all green, with a slightly bitter first taste and a sweet finish. Daliangshan rice (大凉山米) from the county has won national gold awards several times.
Getting oriented
The county lies 188 km from the city of Zunyi, on the Wu River in the centre of Guizhou.
Highlights
- Feilong Lake 飞龙湖: Lake created by the Goupitan hydropower station, listed as Guizhou's largest artificial lake, with 34 islands.
- Feilongzhai Scenic Area 飞龙寨: National 4A scenic area within the Feilong Lake resort area.
- Huilongdu battle site 回龙渡战斗遗址: Where the Red Army forced a crossing of the Wu River.
- Small-leaf kuding tea 小叶苦丁茶: Protected-origin privet tea with a bitter start and sweet finish.
Sources for this guide
余庆简介-中国·遵义·余庆政府门户网站 · Yuqing County People's Government
历史沿革-中国·遵义·余庆政府门户网站 · Yuqing County People's Government
飞龙湖休闲度假旅游区 · Yuqing County People's Government
绿色金子----余庆苦丁茶 · Yuqing County People's Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-24.
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Places to explore around Yuqing County
An aerial view of a broad green reservoir among forested karst hills, spanned by a suspension bridge with white pylons and red cables carrying a viaduct; terraced fields and a cliff face at the left and hazy hills beyond.Plan your visit
Getting there
Yuqing County is about 105 km in a straight line from central Zunyi City. Search for 余庆县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Start with Feilong Lake. 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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