Region: Jiangxi · China
Pingxiang travel guide
Pingxiang is a city in Jiangxi, China, home to about 1,805,000 people.
- Best months
- October
- Nearest airport
- YIC49 km · Yichun Mingyueshan Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Plugs
- A, C, I · 220 V
- Emergency
- 110
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Pingxiang
Pingxiang (simplified Chinese: 萍乡; traditional Chinese: 萍鄉; pinyin: Píngxiāng; Wade–Giles: P'ing-hsiang) is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in western Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. Pingxiang City is located in the west of Jiangxi Province, bordering Yichun and Ji'an of this province to the east and south, and Zhuzhou and Changsha of Hunan to the northwest.
Pingxiang (萍乡市) (lit. "duckweed village") is located on the west edge of Jiangxi Province, bordering Hunan Province. Although it is called a "city" ("市"), it is not equivalent to the western concept of a "city" (i.e. a continuous urban developed area). Pingxiang has a total area of 1,478 square miles. It has a population of 1.8 million (2006 figure), of which only a quarter lives in the urban area. It is primarily a commercial and transportation hub.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Pingxiang
See
- Anyuan Coal Miners Memorial
- Anyuan Movie Studio
- Autumn Harvest Uprising Memorial Square
- Nielong cave
- Pingxiang Confucian Temple
Do
- Ehu Park
- Pingxiang Museum
- Wugongshan National Geopark
- Mt. Yangqi
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Where to stay
Hotels in Pingxiang
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yazhi Collection Hotel | 3.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Pingxiang
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Pingxiang are October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 238 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).
Public holidays in China, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Pingxiang: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), about 49 km from the city centre in a straight line; Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX, 88 km) and Jinggangshan Airport (JGS, 123 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Pingxiang has no airport with regularly scheduled flights. The closest airports are Huanghua International Airport in Changsha (90 minutes drive) and Changbei International Airport in Nanchang (3 hours drive). From Changsha airport, the airport maglev line takes you to Changsha South Station, where you can catch a high-speed train to Pingxiang North Station. There are three airport coaches per day that go direct between the airport and the Dongfang Hotel (萍乡东方宾馆).
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YIC · Yichun Mingyueshan Airport
CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport
JGS · Jinggangshan Airport
Questions
Pingxiang: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Pingxiang?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Pingxiang are October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 238 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Pingxiang?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), about 49 km from the city centre in a straight line; Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX, 88 km) and Jinggangshan Airport (JGS, 123 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Pingxiang?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Pingxiang
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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.