Sichuan · China
Panzhihua travel guide
Panzhihua is a city in Sichuan, China, home to about 1,212,000 people.
- Best months
- October to May
- Nearest airport
- PZI10 km · Panzhihua Bao'anying Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Panzhihua
Panzhihua (Chinese: 攀枝花; pinyin: Pānzhīhuā), formerly Dukou (渡口), is a prefecture-level city located in the far south of Sichuan province, China, at the confluence of the Jinsha and Yalong Rivers. It has an administrative area of 7,423.42 square kilometres (2,866.20 sq mi), and a population at the 2020 census of 1,212,203.
As a new industrial city, Panzhihua's economic activity centers on one of China's largest iron ore mines, which also gives vanadium and titanium, and on steel making. It is a relatively prosperous city and has many migrants from nearby areas, mainly come to seek work. It is also moderately popular as a tourist destination, mainly for domestic Chinese tourism. The region's attractions include mountains, caves, lakes and canyons. The name of the tree is derived from the name of the tree. Its history can be traced back to ancient times, and it is an important node of the Southern Silk Road.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Panzhihua
See
- The village of Salad
- Bridge of Yajiang
- Huilongwan Cave Site
- Historic Site of Ha Wan
- West Chuk Temple
- Daejeon Conference Venue
Do
- Panzhihua climbing park
- PanzhihuaMuseum
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When to go
The best time to visit Panzhihua
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Panzhihua are October to May. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 240 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 Panzhihua: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Panzhihua Bao'anying Airport (PZI), about 9.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH, 142 km) and Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (LJG, 147 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The land transport in the area runs mainly north-south, along the valleys; the few east-west routes are through mountain passes. National Highway G5 runs through the area; the town is on a provincial highway a few km off it. G5 is one route between central Sichuan and Yunnan though highway G85, parallel to G5 and further east, provides a more direct Chengdu-Kunming route.
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PZI · Panzhihua Bao'anying Airport
NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport
LJG · Lijiang Sanyi International Airport
Questions
Panzhihua: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Panzhihua?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Panzhihua are October to May. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 240 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Panzhihua?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Panzhihua Bao'anying Airport (PZI), about 9.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH, 142 km) and Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (LJG, 147 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Panzhihua?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Panzhihua
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.