Guizhou · China
Anshun travel guide
Anshun is a city in Guizhou, China, home to about 2,471,000 people.
- Best months
- April
- Nearest airport
- AVA6 km · Anshun Huangguoshu Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Anshun
Anshun (simplified Chinese: 安顺; traditional Chinese: 安順; pinyin: Ānshùn) is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guizhou province, southwest China, near the Huangguoshu Waterfall, the tallest in China. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,297,339.
Anshun is a popular tourist destination just south of Guiyang. Waterfalls, caves and cool temperatures make Anshun an ideal summer vacation spot. The average temperature of Anshun is about 21 °C in summer. The best season to visit it is from June to October. Anshun ranked No 2 in a list of the Top Attractions of summer 2018, released by China Tourism Academy in July, following only Kunming of Southwest China's Yunnan province.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Anshun
See
- Confucian Temple
- Hongshan Shuiku
- Yellow Fruit Tree Falls (Anshun)
- Huang Guo Shu Waterfalls
- Longgong Caves
- Shítouzhai 石头寨
- Yunshan
- Anshun Opera
- Tun Bu Village 天龍屯堡
- Yunfeng Bazhai 云峰八寨 Yunfeng Eight Villages
- Canola Fields
- Xingwei Stone Expo Park
Do
The old part of Anshun, which lies in the northern of the centre area, is a nice place for an evening walk. A few minor festivals are held in the Anshun area, though they are generally not as spectacular as those held around Kaili. None of them are worth the trip to Anshun alone, but if you happen to be in town already, they are a pleasant diversion and certainly a nice excuse to get out and explore the countryside. Always double-check dates with local tourism officials before heading off into the wilds to attend any of the following festivities as dates are known to change from year to year, as well as the location.
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Where to stay
Which part of Anshun to stay in
There are twin rooms for ¥100 just on the left when you leave the train station. There is a lot of midrange accommodation in Anshun that is geared to Chinese tour groups, which is generally drab and undistinguished. Anju Binguan (220 1359) has budget rooms right next to the station but the bathrooms are tiny. Directly opposite is the Xixhiushan Binguan (221 1888) has doubles for ¥200-300 but the rooms are ridiculously cramped. Bathrooms are exactly the opposite – sparsely outfitted and often the same size or bigger than the actual sleeping area.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Anshun
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Perenc Hotel | 2.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Anshun
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Anshun are April. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; June is the wettest, with about 270 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Anshun: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA), about 6.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE, 93 km) and Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport (LPF, 103 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Frequent buses travel between Guiyang and Anshun. The trip takes about 2 hours. There is still almost one hour's trip from Anshun to the famous waterfall, Huangguoshu. Buses to Anshun leave from every one of Guiyang's stations (¥25, two hours, every 20 minutes from 07:00 to 19:00). Any Guiyang bound bus out of Xingyi or Weining will also let you off in Anshun if you tell the driver. There are several bus stations in Anshun that are useful to travellers. The north bus station (客车北站; keche beizhan) has buses (¥34, three hours, every 20 minutes, 07:00 to 18:00) to Zhijin town (for Zhijin Cave).
Getting around
Bus Number 1 zips around town from the train station and up Tashan Donglu, and on past the Hongshan Binguan. Bus 2 travels between the train station and the north bus station. Bus 16 runs from Zhonghua Nanlu to the east bus station. Buses cost ¥1. Taxi flagfall is ¥6.
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AVA · Anshun Huangguoshu Airport
KWE · Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport
LPF · Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Anshun
Eat
There are lots of places to eat in Anshun, but precious little to recommend. There is a food market down an alley off Zhonghua Nanlu, just south of the Bank of China. There are some bakeries and several hole-in-the wall places on Gufu Jie. There is also a huge supermarket on Zhonghua Nanlu, perfect for picking up snacks for day trips. Be forewarned: dog is eaten in these parts… lots of dog. You will often see the skinned animals boiled and propped up outside restaurants as an enticement to customers.
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Questions
Anshun: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Anshun?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Anshun are April. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; June is the wettest, with about 270 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Anshun?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA), about 6.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE, 93 km) and Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport (LPF, 103 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Anshun?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Anshun
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.