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Xiangyang 襄阳

The best-preserved city wall on the Han River, the widest moat in China, and a breakfast of beef noodles with a bowl of rice wine.

1–2 days1.5 h by trainBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Plan Xiangyang
2 h2 h1.5 h1 h1.5 h4 h 汉 Wuhan 武汉 峡 Yichang 宜昌 · 2 h train 寨 Enshi 恩施 · 4 h train · 1 h flight 道 Wudang 武当 · 2 h train 猴 Shennongjia 神农架 · 1 h flight 墙 Xiangyang 襄阳 · 1.5 h train 城 Jingzhou 荆州 · 1.5 h train Yangtze and Han rivers · dotted lines are trains (hours from the previous stop)

See

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Xiangyang Ancient City襄阳古城

Free (wall sections ¥30)Mar–May, Sep–Nov

The best-preserved city wall on the Han River, with the widest moat in China, and the setting of countless martial arts novels.

Eat

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Xiangyang Beef Noodles襄阳牛肉面

🌶🌶¥10–15Xiangyang

Thick alkaline noodles in a fiery, oily beef broth with soybeans. Xiangyang people wash it down with a bowl of warm yellow rice wine at 7am.

Do, with a local

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One bowl of noodles, one bowl of wine一碗面一碗酒

with a noodle-shop familyfrom ¥199

Xiangyang's 7 am ritual with a family who has made it for three generations.

Stay

Xiangyang old town襄阳古城

HistoryFoodDay trip or overnight

Sleep inside or beside the old walled city on the south bank: beef-noodle breakfasts at your door, the north wall along the river for evening walks, 1.5 h back to Wuhan.

  • Beijie (北街) old street and the Zhaoming Terrace area
  • Chains near Xiangyang East station if you leave early

Foreign passports: City chains register foreign passports; a few old-town guesthouses cannot — confirm before booking.

Checked by GoHubei local editors · September 2026. Spotted a change? Tell us.