Get to know Yijun County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Tongchuan
- Chinese name
- 宜君县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,531.00 km²
- Population · 2012
- 92,100
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Working terraces
At Kuquan (哭泉), the terraces are planted with maize. In spring, strips of plastic mulch catch the light, giving the newly sown fields their silvery appearance. Seeders place maize seed and fertiliser before covering the rows with film. Local farmer Zheng Delin (郑德林) explains that the covering retains moisture. The terraces developed from the 1980s through successive decades of cultivation and enlargement.
Heritage and local products
Yijun’s other sights include Fudi Lake (福地湖), Longshan Park (龙山公园) and remains of the Wei Great Wall (魏长城) from the Warring States period (战国). Folk paper-cutting and farmer painting are part of its craft culture. Apples, walnuts, maize and edible mushrooms are among the county’s agricultural products.
Sources for this guide
宜君县人民政府-宜君概况 · Yijun County Government
又是一年春耕时 铜川宜君梯田美如画 - 西部网（陕西新闻网） · CNWest
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Yijun County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Yijun County
Yijun Dryland Terraces · Plan your visit
Getting there
Yijun County is about 60 km in a straight line from central Tongchuan. Search for 宜君县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Yijun Dryland Terraces. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Tongchuan →More in Tongchuan
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Yijun Dryland Terraces · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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