Get to know Zhidan County
- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Yan'an
- Chinese name
- 志丹县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 3,790.20 km²
- Population · 2012
- 141,600
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A fortress above a river bend
Yongning Mountain Ancient Fortress (永宁山古寨) occupies a hill 28 kilometres south of the county seat, within Yongning Town (永宁镇). Water surrounds three sides, and the Luo River (洛河) follows an S-shaped bend below. By the Northern Song period, the hill served as a military stronghold controlling the old river route. Later residents built a fortified refuge here to escape warfare.
Liu Zhidan’s early years
Liu entered the school on Yongning Mountain in 1919. In 1928, he and his colleagues established a Communist Party branch there. Elsewhere in the county, the Bao’an Revolutionary Site (保安革命旧址) and Liu Zhidan Martyrs’ Cemetery (刘志丹烈士陵园) preserve further associations with this revolutionary history.
Sources for this guide
志丹县概况--延安市人民政府 · Yan’an Municipal Government
沿着红色足迹·从胜利走向胜利丨永宁山，陕甘边红色革命的摇篮 - 西部网（陕西新闻网） · CNWest / Huashang Net
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
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Getting there
Zhidan County is about 65 km in a straight line from central Yan'an. Search for 志丹县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Start with Yongning Mountain Ancient Fortress. 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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