# Yanzhi Gully (胭脂沟)

Greater Khingan Range (Daxing'anling), Heilongjiang Province · Northeast, China · Guidebook rating: 2/5
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Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥25
- **Time needed:** 3 hours
- **Getting there:** Take a dedicated shuttle bus from Mohe City, about 50 minutes
- **Good for:** Nature

## About Yanzhi Gully

Yanzhi Gully is located in Mohe Township within Mohe City and lies on the essential route from Xilinji Town to Beiji Village (Arctic Village). It was once a site where earlier generations mined gold. Because the gold here was said to have been exchanged for rouge (胭脂) for Empress Dowager Cixi, it came to be called “Yanzhi Gully,” and it is also known as “Gold Gully.”

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 2194. 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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