Gansu · China
Pingliang travel guide
Pingliang is a city in Gansu, China, home to about 1,849,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June and September
- Nearest airport
- GYU73 km · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Pingliang
Pingliang (simplified Chinese: 平凉; traditional Chinese: 平涼; pinyin: Píngliàng; lit. 'Pacify Liang') is a prefecture-level city in eastern Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south and east and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the north.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Pingliang
See
- Pingliang Museum
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Where to stay
Hotels in Pingliang
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Guangcheng Hotel | 7.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Pingliang
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Pingliang are May, June and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 107 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 Pingliang: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Guyuan Liupanshan Airport (GYU), about 73 km from the city centre in a straight line; Qingyang Xifeng Airport (IQN, 88 km) and Tianshui Maijishan Airport (THQ, 132 km) are also within reach.
GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport
IQN · Qingyang Xifeng Airport
THQ · Tianshui Maijishan Airport
Questions
Pingliang: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Pingliang?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Pingliang are May, June and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 107 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Pingliang?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Guyuan Liupanshan Airport (GYU), about 73 km from the city centre in a straight line; Qingyang Xifeng Airport (IQN, 88 km) and Tianshui Maijishan Airport (THQ, 132 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Pingliang?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Pingliang
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.