Get to know Zizhou County
- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Yulin
- Chinese name
- 子洲县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 2,042.00 km²
- Population · 2017
- 303,900
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Xifeng Temple
Xifeng Temple (西峰寺), also called Niangniang Temple Mountain (娘娘庙山), stands in Jiangxingzhuang Village (蒋兴庄村). Its rectangular courtyard faces south. The main building combines a brick-vaulted chamber with a front veranda, three door openings and lattice windows. Surviving objects include four Qing stone steles, an iron bell and paired stone flagpoles. A nine-storey brick pagoda, 31.6 metres high, was added on the hilltop in 2004.
Valleys and fortified sites
The Dali River (大理河) and Huaining River (淮宁河) valleys contain old fortified settlements and beacon towers. Nanfengzhai (南丰寨) hosted the first northern Shaanxi Communist Party congress in April 1928. Local craft traditions include paper cutting, stone carving and decorative dough flowers.
Sources for this guide
子洲县人民政府_ 子洲县县情简介 · Zizhou County Government
子洲县人民政府_ 县级文物保护单位——西峰寺（娘娘庙山） · Zizhou Culture Bureau
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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Zizhou County 子洲县
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Zizhou County is about 80 km in a straight line from central Yulin. Search for 子洲县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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