Get to know Shangluo
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Shaanxi
- Chinese name
- 商洛市
- Local areas
- 7 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 19,562.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 2,041,231
- Administrative seat
- Shangzhou District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Explore Shangluo
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Jinsi Grand Canyon 金丝峡
Zhashui Cave Scenic Area 柞水溶洞
Danfeng Boatmen's Guild Hall 丹凤船帮会馆
Dihua Ancient Town 棣花古镇
Tianzhu Mountain 天竺山
Fenghuang Ancient Town 凤凰古镇
Niubeiliang Scenic Area 牛背梁
Tayun Mountain 塔云山
Shangzhou District 商州区
Luonan County 洛南县
Danfeng County 丹凤县
Shangnan County 商南县
Shanyang County 山阳县
Zhen'an County 镇安县
Zhashui County 柞水县
Places to explore around Shangluo
Jinsi Grand Canyon · 金丝峡Jinsi Grand Canyon金丝峡
Jinsi Grand Canyon is a linked gorge walk in Shangnan, with narrow rock passages, streams and successive waterfalls. Black Dragon Gorge contains the particularly constricted Crescent Gorge, where the opening overhead is reduced…
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Zhashui Cave Scenic Area · 柞水溶洞Zhashui Cave Scenic Area柞水溶洞
Zhashui’s cave attraction introduces the limestone landscapes on the southern side of the Qinling. The best-known developed chambers are associated with Buddha Cave and Heaven Cave, where mineral deposits form columns…
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Danfeng Boatmen's Guild Hall · 丹凤船帮会馆Danfeng Boatmen's Guild Hall丹凤船帮会馆
Danfeng Boat Guild Hall (丹凤船帮会馆) is a Qing-dynasty guild hall on the north bank of the Dan River at Danfeng county town, Shangluo, Shaanxi, with Fengguan Mountain behind it. It was raised by boatmen and porters and completed in 1815.
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Dihua Ancient Town · 棣花古镇Dihua Ancient Town棣花古镇
Dihua Ancient Town (棣花古镇) is a town on the Dan River in Danfeng County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, and the hometown of the novelist Jia Pingwa, who lived there for 19 years. Its present street was rebuilt as a scenic area in 2014 around the setting of his novel Qin Qiang (秦腔).
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Tianzhu Mountain天竺山
Tianzhu Mountain (天竺山) is a mountain in the heart of the Qinling range in Shanyang County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, its main peak standing at 2,073.98 metres. It is administered as a national forest park and is known for its karst landforms.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Fenghuang Ancient Town凤凰古镇
Fenghuang Ancient Town (凤凰古镇) is a historic town in Zhashui County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, whose main street is paved in stone slabs and lined with Ming and Qing Hui-style dwellings. Zhashui County lists its core historic area under a protection regime of its own.
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Niubeiliang Scenic Area · 牛背梁Niubeiliang Scenic Area牛背梁
Niubeiliang (牛背梁) is a mountain area in Zhashui County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, named for a ridge shaped like an ox's back. A national nature reserve established in 1980 and a national forest park both carry the name; the reserve is 16,418 hectares and its forest coverage is given as 92.29 per cent.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Tayun Mountain塔云山
Tayun Mountain (塔云山) is a Daoist mountain site in Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi. Its main peak, the Golden Summit, stands at 1,665.8 metres, and its Daoist building group, which the sources date to the Ming Zhengde reign of 1505 to 1521, is given as a provincial level-two cultural relic protection unit.
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Shangluo local specialties
商洛市特色美食 · 10 specialties to discover
Danfeng chewy niujin noodles 丹凤牛筋面AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图
The defining quality is elasticity: the noodles have a more springy bite than a delicate rice noodle.
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Shangzhi Pork 商芝肉
Shangzhi Pork (商芝肉) is a steamed dish of sliced pork belly with dried bracken fern from Shangluo (商洛) in southern Shaanxi.
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Acorn Starch Jelly 橡子凉粉
Acorn Starch Jelly (橡子凉粉) is a cold, set jelly made from the starch of oak acorns in Shangluo (商洛), Shaanxi.
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Shangluo Pounded Potato Cakes 商洛糍粑Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Shangluo Pounded Potato Cakes (商洛糍粑) are the ciba of Shangluo (商洛), Shaanxi. Elsewhere in China ciba is usually made from cooked glutinous rice, but in Shangzhou (商州), Zhashui (柞水) and Luonan (洛南) it is made from potatoes, steamed and then beaten into a smooth, sticky mass.
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Zhen'an Chicken Stewed with Big Chestnuts 镇安大板栗炖鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Zhen'an Chicken Stewed with Big Chestnuts (镇安大板栗炖鸡) is a pot of free-range chicken stewed with chestnuts from Zhen'an County (镇安县) in Shangluo (商洛), Shaanxi.
Read the dish guide →Zhashui Pounded Potato Cakes 柞水洋芋糍粑Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Zhashui Pounded Potato Cakes (柞水洋芋糍粑) come from Zhashui County (柞水县) in Shangluo (商洛), Shaanxi. Most ciba (糍粑) is made from cooked glutinous rice.
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Luonan Tofu 洛南豆腐Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Luonan Tofu (洛南豆腐) is made in Luonan (洛南), Shangluo (商洛), and received national geographical-indication product protection in 2017. Its production includes a tradition of stone milling and coagulating soy milk with sour liquid.
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Shangnan Immortal Leaf Jelly 商南神仙叶凉粉
Shangnan Immortal Leaf Jelly (商南神仙叶凉粉) is a dark green summer jelly from Shangnan County (商南) in Shangluo (商洛), southern Shaanxi.
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All dish names · 全部菜名 (10)
- Danfeng chewy niujin noodles · 丹凤牛筋面
- Shangzhi Pork · 商芝肉
- Acorn Starch Jelly · 橡子凉粉
- Shangluo Pounded Potato Cakes · 商洛糍粑
- Zhen'an Chicken Stewed with Big Chestnuts · 镇安大板栗炖鸡
- Zhashui Pounded Potato Cakes · 柞水洋芋糍粑
- Luonan Tofu · 洛南豆腐
- Shangnan Immortal Leaf Jelly · 商南神仙叶凉粉
- Shanyang Manchuan Eight-Dish Banquet · 山阳漫川八大件
- Shangzhou Noodles in Thick Soup · 商州糊汤面
More dishes from across Shaanxi are in the Shaanxi food guide.
Counties & districts in Shangluo
7 areas belong directly to Shangluo.
7 areas
Shangzhou District 商州区
Shangzhou District (simplified Chinese: 商州区; traditional Chinese: 商州區; pinyin: Shāngzhōu Qū), formerly Shangxian (or Shang County) and Shangzhou County-level City, is a district of Shangluo, Shaanxi, China.
Explore the area →CountyLuonan County 洛南县
Luonan County (traditional Chinese: 洛南縣; simplified Chinese: 洛南县; pinyin: Luònán Xiàn, alternatively 雒南縣) is a county under the administration of Shangluo city, in the east of Shaanxi province, China…
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Danfeng County (simplified Chinese: 丹凤县; traditional Chinese: 丹鳳縣; pinyin: Dānfèng Xiàn) is a county of Shangluo, Shaanxi, China. It has an area of 2,438 km² (941 sq mi) and a population of 300,000 as of 2004.
Explore the area →CountyShangnan County 商南县
Shangnan County (simplified Chinese: 商南县; traditional Chinese: 商南縣; pinyin: Shāngnán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the provinces of Henan to the east and Hubei to the…
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Shanyang County 山阳县
Shanyang County (simplified Chinese: 山阳县; traditional Chinese: 山陽縣; pinyin: Shānyáng Xiàn) is a county in southeastern Shaanxi province, China, bordering Hubei province to the south.
Explore the area →CountyZhen'an County 镇安县
Zhen'an County (simplified Chinese: 镇安县; traditional Chinese: 鎮安縣; pinyin: Zhèn'ān Xiàn) is a county in the south of Shaanxi province, China.
Explore the area →CountyZhashui County 柞水县
Zhashui County (simplified Chinese: 柞水县; traditional Chinese: 柞水縣; pinyin: Zhàshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the south-central part of Shaanxi province, China.
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Plan your visit
Getting there
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Where to stay →Build your route
Jinsi Grand Canyon and Zhashui Cave Scenic Area are about 130 km apart in a straight line. 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 Shangluo — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1340535617.
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