Get to know Yushe County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Jinzhong
- Chinese name
- 榆社县
- Local areas
- County guide
A fossil landscape
The basin has yielded mammals, reptiles, fish, invertebrates and plants. Its Cenozoic mammals form the Yushe Fauna (榆社动物群), placed between the Baode Fauna (保德动物群) and Nihewan Fauna (泥河湾动物群). Designated a national geopark in 2014, the park comprises Yunzhu Lake (云竹湖), Bazhanggou (巴掌沟) and Taoyang (桃阳) scenic areas, together with separate fossil localities.
Museum and religious heritage
Yushe County Museum (榆社县博物馆) holds cultural objects acquired through archaeological excavation, rescue collecting and collection from local people. Miaolingshan Thousand-Buddha Cave (庙岭山千佛洞) and Yanliang Fuxiang Temple (岩良福祥寺) stand around the fossil area. Stone carvings, religious images, temples and revolutionary sites are among the county’s documented cultural remains.
Sources for this guide
山西省地质遗迹资源信息-保护园区33 · Shanxi Department of Natural Resources
榆社古生物化石国家地质公园“十二五”规划的回顾及“十三五”规划 · Shanxi Department of Natural Resources
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-26.
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Yushe County 榆社县
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Yushe County is about 70 km in a straight line from central Jinzhong. Search for 榆社县 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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