Get to know Huangshi
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Hubei
- Chinese name
- 黄石市
- Local areas
- 6 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 4,582.85 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 2,469,079
- Administrative seat
- Xialu District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Transportation
The prefecture-level city is served by G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway, G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway, National Highways 106 and 316 and Wuhan–Jiujiang Railway. The city has two Yangtze River crossings, the Huangshi Yangtze River Bridge and the Edong Yangtze River Bridge.
Many of the passenger trains traveling on the Wuhan–Jiujiang Railway between Wuhan (Wuchang and Wuhan Stations) and the points southeast make stops at the Huangshi and Yangxin stations. The Huangshi Station is located within the administrative borders of Daye County-level city, about 5 km north of downtown Daye and 10 km west of downtown Huangshi. The Yangxin Station is near Yangxin County's county seat, Xingguo Town.
Tourism
Huangshi is situated amongst numerous picturesque lakes and mountains. One of Huangshi's more famous sites is the Buddhist Temple on Dongfang Mountain, Cihu Lake, Xisaishan, TuanChengShan Park, and Qingshan Lake with connecting Ci Lake.
Cihu Lake with surrounding Cihu Lake Scenery Park (磁湖风景区) separates the older areas of Huangshi to the newer government development zone.
Explore Huangshi
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Huangshi
Huangshi Museum · 黄石市博物馆Huangshi Museum黄石市博物馆
Huangshi Museum explains why mining and metalworking are central to this Yangtze city’s identity. Its mining-and-metallurgy exhibition connects local mineral resources with the tools, techniques and industries that developed…
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The excavated ancient mining pit at the Tonglüshan copper mine site, Daye, Huangshi · 黄石大冶铜绿山古铜矿遗址考古发掘现场 Source-recorded photograph date: 2017-06-09 14:54:37.Tonglushan Ancient Copper Mine Site铜绿山古铜矿遗址
Ancient copper mine near Daye, Hubei, with Zhou-to-Han shafts up to 50 m deep, Spring and Autumn furnaces and a museum opened in 2023.
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Huangshi National Mine Park · 黄石国家矿山公园Huangshi National Mine Park黄石国家矿山公园
Huangshi National Mine Park (黄石国家矿山公园) occupies the worked-out open pit and reclaimed slopes of the Daye Iron Mine in Tieshan District, Huangshi, in eastern Hubei. It was the first national mine park established in China and is presented as an industrial-heritage site rather than a natural landscape.
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Xiandao Lake · 仙岛湖Xiandao Lake仙岛湖
Xiandao Lake (仙岛湖) is the Wangying Reservoir in Wangying Town, Yangxin County, on the northern flank of the Mufu Mountains in south-eastern Hubei. Its flooded valleys left 1,002 islands standing in the water, and the surrounding hills are managed as an ecological scenic area.
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Huangshi local specialties
黄石市特色美食 · 9 specialties to discover
Daye Thick-Broth Noodles 大冶糊面AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Daye Thick-Broth Noodles (大冶糊面) are a village noodle dish from Daye (大冶), a city in Huangshi (黄石), Hubei, in which noodles cut to one or two centimetres cook with diced pork and tofu until noodles and paste merge into one thick bowl.
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Jinniu Pressed Tofu Sheets 金牛千张Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Jinniu Pressed Tofu Sheets (金牛千张) are thin soybean sheets from Jinniu (金牛), a town in Daye (大冶), Huangshi (黄石). Almost translucent, they are supple enough to hold together when lifted by a corner.
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Huangshigang Baked Cake 黄石港饼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Huangshigang Baked Cake (黄石港饼) is a round baked pastry with a sesame crust and a filling of sesame, rock sugar and sugared osmanthus, from Huangshi (黄石) on the Yangtze in Hubei.
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Taizi Tofu 太子豆腐Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Taizi Tofu (太子豆腐) is hand-made bean curd from Taizi town (太子镇) in Huangshi (黄石), in the part of the city run as the Development Zone and Tieshan District (开发区·铁山区).
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Daye Stamped Rice Cakes 大冶印子粑AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Daye Stamped Rice Cakes (大冶印子粑) are small glutinous-rice cakes pressed in carved wooden moulds, made in Daye (大冶), Hubei, each year after the Flower Festival (花朝节) of the second lunar month.
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Yangxin Zhezi Rice Noodles 阳新折子粉
Yangxin Zhezi Rice Noodles (阳新折子粉) are hand-made rice noodles from Yangxin County (阳新县) in Huangshi (黄石), Hubei.
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Tongshankou Beef Rice Noodles 铜山口牛肉粉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Tongshankou Beef Rice Noodles (铜山口牛肉粉) is listed among the local specialties of Huangshi, Hubei. The name includes 牛肉 (beef).
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Deep-Fried Glutinous Rice Cakes 炸糍粑Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Deep-Fried Glutinous Rice Cakes (炸糍粑) is listed among the local specialties of Huangshi, Hubei. The term 糍粑 points to pounded-rice cakes. 炸 describes frying.
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All dish names · 全部菜名 (9)
More dishes from across Hubei are in the Hubei food guide.
Counties & districts in Huangshi
6 areas belong directly to Huangshi.
6 areas
Huangshigang District 黄石港区
Huangshigang District (simplified Chinese: 黄石港区; traditional Chinese: 黃石港區; pinyin: Huángshígǎng Qū) is a district of the city of Huangshi, Hubei province, located on the western (right) bank of the Yangtze…
Explore the area →DistrictXisaishan District 西塞山区
Xisaishan District (simplified Chinese: 西塞山区; traditional Chinese: 西塞山區; pinyin: Xīsàishān Qū) is a district of the city of Huangshi, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Explore the area →DistrictXialu District 下陆区
Xialu District (simplified Chinese: 下陆区; traditional Chinese: 下陸區; pinyin: Xiàlù Qū) is an administrative district of the prefecture-level city of Huangshi, Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
Explore the area →DistrictTieshan District 铁山区
Tieshan District (simplified Chinese: 铁山区; traditional Chinese: 鐵山區; pinyin: Tiěshān Qū) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Huangshi, Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
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Yangxin County 阳新县
Yangxin County (simplified Chinese: 阳新县; traditional Chinese: 陽新縣; pinyin: Yángxīn Xiàn) is a county within the prefecture-level city of Huangshi in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
Explore the area →County-level cityDaye 大冶市
Daye is a county-level city in eastern Hubei province, China. It is under the administration of the Huangshi prefecture-level city.
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Plan your visit
Getting there
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Huangshi Museum and Tonglushan Ancient Copper Mine Site 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.
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