Get to know Jia County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Yulin
- Chinese name
- 佳县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 2,029.82 km²
- Population · 2017
- 269,700
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Temples on the gorge edge
Baiyun Temple (白云观), also called Baiyunmiao (白云庙), stands on Baiyun Mountain (白云山). Founded in 1606, it follows the slope around a central Zhenwu Hall (真武祖师殿), with halls, pavilions, towers, murals and Ming- and Qing-period carving. Xianglu Temple (香炉寺) projects from a rocky cliff beside the Yellow River; its forward pavilion stands on an isolated rock pillar.
Jujubes and riverside heritage
The county’s other named sites include Yunyan Temple’s grottoes (云岩寺) and the old ferry settlement of Mutouyu (木头峪). Jia’s youzao jujubes (油枣) have thin skins, thick flesh and small stones, adding a distinctive local crop to the river landscape.
Explore Jia County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Jia County
An ornate temple pavilion in the frame centre: a double-eaved roof of dark green glazed tiles with rows of small ridge figures, bells hanging from the corner eaves, painted beams in blue, green and gold, four red columns carrying a pair of gilt-lettered couplets, and a black plaque lettered 超然亭 in gold above the opening; a carved stone lion on a plinth at the lower right, glazed-tile screen walls and a staircase behind at the left, and a hillside with trees beyond under a flat pale sky.Baiyun Mountain白云山
Baiyun Mountain (白云山), whose temple is also called Baiyun Abbey or Baiyun Temple, is a Taoist temple group on the hillside five kilometres south of Jia County town in Yulin, Shaanxi, close to the Yellow River.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Xianglu Temple香炉寺
Xianglu Temple (香炉寺), the Incense Burner Temple, is a small Ming temple on a stone peak about 200 metres from the wall of Jia County town in Yulin, Shaanxi, standing above the Yellow River with open drops on three sides.
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Getting there
Jia County is about 55 km in a straight line from central Yulin. Search for 佳县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Baiyun Mountain and Xianglu Temple are both listed here. 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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