ying yang

ying yang: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit ying yang

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach ying yang — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.35776, 103.85278. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near ying yang

• Maxianshan · viewpoint · Dingxi Prefecture · ~53 km · Must-see
• 马家窑遗址 · fort · Dingxi Prefecture · ~9 km
• Great Wall of China · fort · Dingxi Prefecture · ~18 km
• Great Wall of China · fort · Dingxi Prefecture · ~35 km
• Hipparion Fauna Fossil · attraction · Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture · ~49 km
• Ga'erleng Mountain · viewpoint · Ganlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture · ~57 km
• 和政古动物化石博物馆 · museum · Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture · ~58 km
• 峡枢纽大坝 · lake · Ganlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture · ~60 km
• Xinglong Mountain · viewpoint · Lanzhou Prefecture · ~62 km
• Niaoshu Shan · viewpoint · Dingxi Prefecture · ~69 km
• 西湖公园 · park · Dingxi Prefecture · ~2 km
• 城隍庙 · attraction · Dingxi Prefecture · ~3 km
• 文庙 · attraction · Dingxi Prefecture · ~3 km
• Lintao County Museum · museum · Dingxi Prefecture · ~5 km
• Majiayao Ruins Observatory · fort · Dingxi Prefecture · ~9 km
• 亥姆寺 · Buddhist site · Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture · ~11 km
• 卧龙寺 · Buddhist site · Dingxi Prefecture · ~13 km
• 胭脂湖公园 · park · Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of ying yang

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near ying yang

• Liujiaxia Dam · lake · Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture · ~99 km · Must-see
• Jishixia Dam · lake · Haidong · ~145 km · Must-see
• 峡枢纽大坝 · lake · Ganlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture · ~60 km
• Liujiaxia Shuiku · lake · Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture · ~99 km
• Xiaoxia Power Station · lake · Lanzhou Prefecture · ~111 km
• Chaijiaxia Power Plant · lake · Lanzhou Prefecture · ~112 km
• Bingling Dam · lake · Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture · ~114 km
• Yanguoxia Dam · lake · Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture · ~117 km
• Bapanxia Powerplant · lake · Lanzhou Prefecture · ~119 km
• Hekou Power Plant · lake · Lanzhou Prefecture · ~121 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Ningxia

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