Get to know Jingbian County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Yulin
- Chinese name
- 靖边县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 4,975.00 km²
- Population · 2020
- 384,100
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
The remains of a capital
Tongwancheng was the capital of the Xia kingdom (大夏国) established by the Xiongnu (匈奴) ruler Helian Bobo (赫连勃勃). Construction began in 413. The site stands in Baichengze Village (白城则村), north of the Wuding River (无定河). An outer enclosure and eastern and western inner cities remain legible in the rammed-earth walls, gates, projecting bastions and corner towers.
Wave Valley
Wave Valley lies in Longzhou Town (龙洲镇), 22 kilometres southeast of the county town. Its sandstone layers have been shaped by crustal movement, water and wind into narrow valleys and red cliffs with wave-like patterns. Timber walkways and viewing platforms provide views of these formations.
Sources for this guide
靖边县人民政府_ 靖边县情概况 · Jingbian County Government
靖边县人民政府_ 大夏国都－统万城 · Jingbian County Government
靖边县人民政府_ 龙洲丹霞：遇见最美的风景 · Jingbian County Publicity Department
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-26.
Explore Jingbian County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Jingbian County
A suspension footbridge of steel posts, timber deck and pale rails curving across the frame from left to right with three visitors walking on it; below and behind it the walls of a narrow canyon of red sandstone cut into horizontal wavy strata, with a dry gully floor, sparse green shrubs on the ledges, a grassy slope rising at the right, a lattice mast and a lamp post on the ridge and a clear blue sky.Wave Valley波浪谷
Wave Valley (波浪谷) is a Danxia landform scenic area at Longzhou town (龙洲镇) in Jingbian County, Yulin, Shaanxi, about 22 kilometres south-east of the county town. The Jingbian county government records it as a national 4A-level scenic area with a distinctive Danxia landform and Ming-dynasty frontier remains at the site.
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Eroded rammed-earth ruins of Tongwancheng, the ancient capital of Xia, in Jingbian County · 靖边县统万城遗址，夯土古城墙残迹 Source-recorded photograph date: 2013-03-31 09:07:08.Tongwan City Ruins统万城遗址
Rammed-earth ruins of the Xiongnu Great Xia capital begun in 413, on the Wuding River in Jingbian, northern Shaanxi, known locally as the White City.
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Getting there
Jingbian County is about 110 km in a straight line from central Yulin. Search for 靖边县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Wave Valley and Tongwan City Ruins 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.
Photo: Wave Valley · Liuxingy · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
Photo: Tongwan City Ruins · Cong · CC BY-SA 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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