Get to know Shifang
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- Administrative area
- County-level city · 县级市
- Part of
- Deyang
- Chinese name
- 什邡市
- Local areas
- County-level city guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 863.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 406,775
- Administrative seat
- Fangting Subdistrict (方亭街道)
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
From plain to high peaks
The elevation rises from about 500 metres at Huilong Temple (回龙寺) in Hefeng Town (禾丰镇) to 4,984 metres at Lion King Peak (狮子王峰) in the Jiuding Mountains (九顶山). This elongated territory connects high northern mountains with the plain.
Yinghua Mountain woodland
Yinghua Mountain (蓥华山) has high peaks, clear streams and pools, and dense woodland. Its plants include dove trees, yews and firs, together with more than twenty kinds of alpine rhododendron. The Tian’e forest (天鹅林海) consists of nearly eight square kilometres of pine and other conifers. Shifang Municipal Government also identifies sunrise, cloud seas and mist as features of the mountain scenery.
Sources for this guide
蓥华叠翠 · Shifang Municipal Government
【美丽四川】川青铁路上的明珠——什邡‖曾兮 _四川风物_四川印象_四川省情网 · Sichuan Provincial Local Chronicles Office
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Shifang
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Shifang
Yinghua Mountain · Plan your visit
Getting there
Shifang is about 20 km in a straight line from central Deyang. Search for 什邡市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Yinghua Mountain. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Deyang →More in Deyang
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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