Nanyang南阳

Han-history museums, herb markets and the back door to the Funiu mountains.

Suggested stay

1 days

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Arrive at

Nanyang East railway

Best season

Apr–Oct

Why stop here

Three reasons to get off the train

History & people

c. 500 BCEPeopleZhou

After helping Yue defeat Wu, he left court and became a merchant; later tradition links his origins to the Wan area.

132 CEPeopleQin & Han

A court astronomer from Nanyang who built a bronze vessel that dropped a ball when the ground shook elsewhere.

c. 200 CEPeopleQin & Han

A Nanyang physician whose book on fevers and internal illness set the pattern for two thousand years of practice.

207 CEEventsWei, Jin & Six Dynasties

A warlord called three times on a recluse in the Nanyang hills; the meeting set the strategy for a divided empire.

Local food

南阳黄牛肉汤

Clear beef broth, chilli oil on request, flatbread torn in by hand.

HalalStreet food

Breakfast shops citywide

Getting here

Rail times below are planning estimates, not timetable data. Confirm departures before booking.

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