Get to know Sanyuan County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Xianyang
- Chinese name
- 三原县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 576.90 km²
- Population · 2018
- 408,165
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A temple of successive courtyards
Founded in 1375, the south-facing temple includes timber and stone ceremonial gateways, a theatre, worship halls and a rear sleeping hall. A carp leaping through the dragon gate (鲤鱼跳龙门) appears in brick relief on its screen wall. The theatre dates from 1757, with glazed roof tiles and carved wooden decoration.
Dough flowers and puppets
Sanyuan dough flowers (三原面花) use local wheat flour, bright colours and tools such as scissors, needles and combs to form animals, flowers and opera characters. Wangdiansun puppetry (王店孙木偶戏) uses Qinqiang singing (秦腔); performers control the figures with rods, while movable facial features add expression.
Sources for this guide
“三秦古韵——三原城隍庙” 藏匿在关中大地上的祈福圣地_三原县_咸阳视听网 · Xianyang Radio and Television, Kan Xianyang
三原县人民政府_ 三原人文 · Sanyuan County Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-26.
Explore Sanyuan County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Sanyuan County
The main hall of the City God Temple in Sanyuan County · Plan your visit
Getting there
Sanyuan County is about 45 km in a straight line from central Xianyang. Search for 三原县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Sanyuan City God Temple. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Xianyang →More in Xianyang
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Sanyuan City God Temple · dayu490301 · CC BY 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
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