Get to know Pujiang County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Chengdu
- Chinese name
- 蒲江县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 580.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 255,563
- Administrative seat
- Heshan Subdistrict
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
What to see
The Feixiange cliff carvings (飞仙阁摩崖造像) in Xiange village (仙阁村), Chaoyanghu (朝阳湖) town, are part of the Pujiang Grottoes (蒲江石窟), a national protected site since 2006. The oldest figures date from 689, under Empress Wu Zetian (武则天). The site holds 64 Tang niches with 491 figures, 17 Five Dynasties niches with 256 figures and 11 Qing niches, and mixes Buddhist and Taoist images, including Laozi (太上老君), sometimes in the same niche. The largest figure is a seated Tang Maitreya about six metres high in niche 8 at Dafoping (大佛坪); niche 9 holds the Three Sages of the West, carved under the Wu Zhou.
Also in Chaoyanghu town is the Chenyaoyan section of the Tea Horse Road (衬腰岩茶马古道), another national protected site, dated from the Tang to the Republican era. Provincial listings include the Song-dynasty tomb of Wei Liaoweng (魏了翁墓), the Ming main hall of Hesha Temple (河沙寺) in Shou'an (寿安), the Tang–Song Baiyun salt well site (白云盐井遗址), the Qing Pujiang Confucian Temple (蒲江文庙) and Taiqing Temple (太清观). The Qing-era Mingyue kiln (明月窑) in Mingyue village, Ganxi (甘溪) town, is on the Chengdu city list.
Food and local products
Four Pujiang products are registered Chinese geographical indications: kiwifruit, chougan citrus (丑柑), Queshe (雀舌) tea, and rice-puff candy (蒲江米花糖), whose puffed rice is fried in a mix of lard and rapeseed oil, giving it a glossy white colour.
Getting oriented
The county seat is in Heshan (鹤山) subdistrict, about 50 kilometres from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. The Chengdu–Ya'an Expressway (成雅高速) and National Highways 318 and 108 run through the county.
Highlights
- Feixiange Grottoes 飞仙阁摩崖造像: Buddhist and Taoist cliff carvings begun in 689, with a six-metre Tang Maitreya; national protected site since 2006.
- Chenyaoyan Tea Horse Road 衬腰岩茶马古道: Section of the old tea-horse road in Chaoyanghu town; national protected site.
- Mingyue kiln 明月窑: Qing kiln site in Mingyue village, Ganxi town, on the Chengdu protected list.
- Pujiang rice-puff candy 蒲江米花糖: Geographical-indication sweet of puffed rice fried in lard and rapeseed oil.
Sources for this guide
蒲江县 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
飞仙阁摩崖造像 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
蒲江县各级文物保护单位列表 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-25.
Explore Pujiang County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Pujiang County
Buddhist rock-carved figures at the Feixiange Grottoes, Pujiang County, Sichuan; 15 August 2015.Feixiange Grottoes飞仙阁摩崖造像
Feixiange’s cliff sculptures are a group of religious carvings near Xiange Village in Pujiang. The niches contain Buddhist figures, Daoist figures and mixed groupings, created across several periods. Different carving techniques…
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Chengjia Tea Country · 成佳茶乡Chengjia Tea Country成佳茶乡
Chengjia’s tea country spreads across low hills in Pujiang, where tea fields alternate with pine woodland. The Tongxin area provides a practical starting point for walking or cycling through this cultivated landscape. Tea…
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Tulip fields in bloom at Shixiang Lake scenic area, Pujiang County · 蒲江县石象湖景区郁金香花海 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 4 April 2014.Shixiang Lake石象湖
Shixiang Lake combines wooded water inlets with landscaped flower gardens in Pujiang. The lake’s narrow bays create a more enclosed setting than Chengdu’s broad urban lakes, while the planted lawns and flower areas offer a…
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Mingyue Village · 明月村Mingyue Village明月村
Mingyue is a village of 6.78 square kilometres in Ganxi town, Pujiang County, Chengdu, where four old kilns, tea hills and bamboo have been made the basis of a ceramics and craft settlement.
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Getting there
Pujiang County is about 75 km in a straight line from central Chengdu. Search for 蒲江县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Feixiange Grottoes and Chengjia Tea Country are about 6 km apart in a straight line. 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.
Some facts checked against 蒲江县 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 飞仙阁摩崖造像 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 蒲江县各级文物保护单位列表 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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