Get to know Heqing County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
- Chinese name
- 鹤庆县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 2,395.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 243,031
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Metalwork beside the springs
Local artisans work gold, silver and copper into handicrafts, with silverware central to the village’s identity. Water emerges in springs around the houses, while the wider scenic landscape includes lotus ponds and reed beds. The village sits at about 2,200 metres in elevation.
Huanglongtan and Chaoxia Temple
Huanglongtan (黄龙潭), southwest of Heqing’s old town at the foot of Luofeng Mountain (螺峰山), consists of three connected ponds. Willows line their banks, with the mountain rising behind the water. Chaoxia Temple (朝霞寺) stands on Luofeng Mountain and dates to the Ming period. Of its four former shrines, only Xiaqing Palace (霞清宫) remains; the others have been destroyed.
Sources for this guide
鹤庆A级旅游景区基本情况 - 鹤庆县人民政府 · Heqing 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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Places to explore around Heqing County
AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Xinhua Silverware Village新华村银器小镇
Xinhua Village (新华村), also known as Yindu Shuixiang ('silver capital water town'), is a Bai silversmithing village in Heqing County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, whose metalworking history goes back more than 500 years.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Huanglongtan Pools黄龙潭
Huanglongtan (黄龙潭) is a group of three connected spring-fed pools at the foot of Luofeng Mountain southwest of Heqing's old town in Heqing County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, paired with the hillside Zhaoxia Temple.
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Getting there
Heqing County is about 105 km in a straight line from central Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. Search for 鹤庆县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Xinhua Silverware Village and Huanglongtan Pools are both listed here. 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.
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