prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China
Get in edit
Train from Shenyang on regular basis. Bus service from both long distance bus stations in Shenyang on fairly regular basis.
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Landmarks edit
- Spa Temple (温泉寺; Wēnquánsì).
- Nantian Gate (南天门; Nántiānmén).
Caves edit
- Wangtian Cave (望天洞; Wàngtiāndòng) (bus from Benxi Railway Station to Huanren (桓仁; Huánrén) and from there a taxi).
- Dishui Cave (滴水洞; Dīshuǐdòng).
Lakes edit
- Benxi Lake (本溪湖; Běnxīhú).
- Dashi Lake (大石湖, Dàshíhú).
- Huanlong Lake (桓龙湖; Huánlónghú).
Other nature edit
- Guanmen Mountain (关门山; Guānménshān) (one hours bus ride from Benxi Long Distance Bus Station, alternatively a taxi will be around ¥100 one way). Rolling hills and thick forest with lots of hiking paths. ¥60.
- Wunu Mountain (五女山; Wǔnǚshān). Believed to be the site of Holbon, the first capital of the Korean kingdom of Gogureyo.
- Jiuding Tiecha Mountain (九顶铁刹山; Jiǔdǐngtiěchàshān).
- Wangxi Park (望溪公园; Wàngxīgōngyuán).
- Pingding Mountain (平顶山; Píngdǐngshān).
- Miaohou Mountain (庙后山; Miàohòushān).
- Tang Valley.
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Buy edit
- Walking Street. Take a walk down what is called Walking Street (no cars allowed) and see the wares on sale. There is clothing, bric-a-brac, shoes, antiques, talismans for luck, plants and nearly everything else.
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- Fujia Hotel, 41 Digong Rd, ☏ +86 41 4483 5888, fax: +86 41 4483 7988.
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The Benxi Shuidong National Park (本溪水洞国家公园 Běnxī Shuǐdòng Guójiāgōngyuán) is a large system of flooded caves which can be explored by boat. There are minibuses from Benxi Train Station.