Get to know Pingchang County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Bazhong
- Chinese name
- 平昌县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 2,229.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 658,644
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Baiyi and the tea park
Baiyi Ancient Town (白衣古镇) is in the county’s southeast, 25 kilometres from the county seat. Pingchang County Government traces its foundation to the Qin and Han periods and identifies it as the site of ancient Liuzhou City (柳州城). It was designated a Chinese Historic and Cultural Town in 2014. The Sanshierliang Tea Expo Park (三十二梁茶博园) in Yuntai Town (云台镇) hosted the opening of Pingchang’s fourth rural cultural tourism festival on 23 April 2016.
Local food and parks
Local foods named by People’s Daily Online include Yangshi air-dried fish (杨势风干鱼), Zhu Laotou cured pork (朱老头腊肉) and the Baiyi whole-fish banquet (白衣全鱼宴). The same county also contains Zhenlong Mountain National Forest Park (镇龙山国家森林公园) and Sima River National Wetland Park (驷马河国家湿地公园).
Sources for this guide
四川平昌：发挥特有优势 发展乡村文化旅游--党建-人民网 · People’s Daily Online
全国历史文化名镇－白衣古镇_平昌县人民政府 · Pingchang County Government
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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Pingchang County 平昌县
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Getting there
Pingchang County is about 50 km in a straight line from central Bazhong. Search for 平昌县 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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