Ankang

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Northwest China (西北) » Shaanxi (陕西) » Ankang (安康)

Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Map 4 Weather 5 Getting in & Getting out 5.1 By Air 5.2 By Train 5.3 By Bus 5.4 By Ship 6 Getting Around 6.1 By Public Bus 6.2 By Tour Bus 6.3 By Metro 6.4 By Taxi & Rental Car 7 Attractions 8 Hotels 8.1 Budget 9 Restaurants 10 Shopping 11 Night Life & Entertainment 12 Sports & Recreation 13 Excursions & Day Trips 14 Tips & Practical Info 15 See also

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Ankang is a city in Shaanxi province, China.

[edit] History

The first known record of Ankang in history happened when it was placed into Xicheng prefecture (西城县) of Hanchong County (汉中郡) during the Qin dynasty。 In 1783, the place was named "Ankang prefecture". The prefecture was upgrade to city in 1950, but demoted in 1954, and promoted again in 1988.

In the 1930 the name of the city of Ankang was Shingan.

[edit] Map

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[edit] Weather

[edit] Getting in & Getting out

[edit] By Air

[edit] By Train

[edit] By Bus

[edit] By Ship

[edit] Getting Around

[edit] By Public Bus

[edit] By Tour Bus

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[edit] By Taxi & Rental Car

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Ankang is fortunate to be far away enough from Xi'an to minimise its levels of pollution while being close enough for it to be a mere 5 hour journey by train. It is surrounded by several mountains which you can get to by a half an hour bus ride from the city.

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[edit] Budget

[edit] Restaurants

[edit] Shopping

[edit] Night Life & Entertainment

[edit] Sports & Recreation

[edit] Excursions & Day Trips

[edit] Tips & Practical Info

[edit] See also

• Shaanxi (陕西)
• Baoji (宝鸡)
• Hanzhong (汉中)
• Shangluo (商洛)
• Tongchuan (铜川)
• Weinan (渭南)
• Xi'an (西安)
• Xianyang (咸阳)
• Yan'an (延安)
• Yulin (榆林)

Wikipedia:Ankang