# Hanzhong Million-Mu Rapeseed Flower Sea (汉中百万亩油菜花海)

Southern Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province · Northwest, China · Guidebook rating: 3/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Opening hours:** Open all day (seasonal scenery; the best viewing period is early March to early May each year)
- **Time needed:** 1 day
- **Address:** Yangxian expressway exit, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province (Yangxian Exit)
- **Getting there:** Buses run several times a day from Xi'an Bus Station, Xi'an Long-Distance Bus Station and Chengxi Passenger Station to Hanzhong, with fares of ¥72–90.5.
- **Good for:** Photography, Nature

## About Hanzhong Million-Mu Rapeseed Flower Sea

Around the Qingming Festival each year, Hanzhong's million mu of rapeseed flowers ripple like a golden sea of sunlight. Wherever you walk, you see only golden blossoms and smell only sweet fragrance. It has become one of the newest and most beautiful rapeseed flower viewing spots and is beloved by tourists and photography enthusiasts.

## Tips from the guidebook

- 1. Rapeseed is a source of income for local farmers, so please cherish the flowers, and do not break or trample them.
- 2. Rapeseed flowering season is also the honey-collecting season, so beware of bee stings. Wearing long sleeves and long trousers is essential.
- 3. Hanzhong's signature local dishes include Jinqian Facai (Golden Coin Fat Choy), Ganshao Hanli (Dry-Braised Crucian Carp), Baixue Tuanyu (Snow-White Soft-Shelled Turtle), Tianma Wufeng (Gastrodia and Black Chicken) and Sanba Paigu (Umbrella-Handle Pork Ribs). Well-known local specialties include black tribute rice, black fungus and citrus fruit.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 683. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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