Yan'an in 3 Days: City History, Shaanxi Hukou and Ganquan

Read Yan'an's revolutionary chronology in the city, then protect separate road days for the Shaanxi bank of Hukou Waterfall and managed Ganquan Grand Canyon.

Baota Mountain rising above central Yan'an and Xingsheng Bridge

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DAY 1

Yan'an Station → Revolutionary Memorial Museum visitor centre · 7.0km

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About 20 min by road in the 21 August 2026 AMap model; follow the station name on the live ticket and do not substitute the mapped new-district construction label

    Yan'an Revolutionary History in Chronological Order

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    Yan'an Revolutionary...

Museum → Yangjialing visitor centre · 2.9km; Yangjialing → Zaoyuan visitor centre · 5.8km

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About 10 min, then 12 min by road in the dated model; the sites are distinct products, not one walkable museum compound

DAY 2

Yan'an Station / central base → Shaanxi Hukou visitor centre · 130.7km

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About 2 hr 13 min one way in the 21 August 2026 AMap road model; confirm the driver, exact Shaanxi-bank arrival, waiting terms and full return before leaving

    Shaanxi-Bank Hukou Waterfall Road Day

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    Shaanxi-Bank Hukou W...

DAY 3

Yan'an Station / central base → Ganquan Grand Canyon visitor centre · 64.2km

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About 1 hr 35 min one way in the 21 August 2026 AMap road model; a Ganquan town or rail arrival still needs about an hour of final road transfer

    Ganquan Managed Canyon Day

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    Ganquan Managed Cany...