District · Shaanxi

Chencang District 陈仓区

Chencang District (陈仓区), part of Baoji (宝鸡), took its present administrative form in 2003 when Baoji County (宝鸡县) was replaced by a district. Jiulong Mountain (九龙山), in Pingtou Town (坪头镇), brings together nine peaks, caves and old religious buildings.

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Chencang District (陈仓区) — representative view · 山地中的古堡城墙和村落
Representative view in Chencang District · 陈仓区代表景观。山地中的古堡城墙和村落 · Source photographer · License not provided
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Administrative area
District · 市辖区
Part of
Baoji
Chinese name
陈仓区
Local areas
District guide

Area & population

Area in the source
2,057.00 km²
Population · 2019
602,500

Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.

What to see

Jiulong Mountain lies 45 kilometres from Baoji’s urban area. Its landscape combines wooded slopes, cliffs, peaks and caves, including Yuhuang Cave (玉皇洞), Wuliang Cave (无量洞), Yaowang Cave (药王洞) and Baxian Cave (八仙洞). Lotus Peak (莲花峰), Yaotao Cliff (妖桃崖) and Leishen Pool (雷神池) add other named features. The district government describes the clustered peaks as resembling an opening lotus.

History

Chencang’s earlier county administration moved to Guozhen (虢镇) in November 1949. Its ancient history includes Pingyang (平阳), in the area of modern Yangping Town (阳平镇): the Qin rulers established their capital there in 714 BCE and remained for 37 years. Jiulong Mountain’s historic buildings reflect both Buddhist and Daoist traditions.

Sources for this guide

历史沿革 陈仓区人民政府 · Chencang District Government

九龙山 陈仓区人民政府 · Chencang District Government

大散关 渭滨区人民政府 · Weibin District Government

Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-26.

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Places to explore around Chencang District

Dasan Pass (大散关)Dasan Pass · 大散关

Dasan Pass大散关

Dasan Pass (大散关), also called San Guan, is a mountain pass on the northern slope of the Qinling south of Baoji in Shaanxi. Both the municipal and the Weibin District government accounts describe it as the throat of the route between Shaanxi and Sichuan, and the district page names it one of the four great gates of Guanzhong.

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Sources & geographic information

Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.

Photo: Dasan Pass · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

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