Things to Do

Chaoyang's main draws are its extraordinary fossil heritage and its cluster of well-preserved pagodas — an unusually concentrated combination of scientific and architectural significance in a single small city.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Niuheliang Archaeological Site

Niuheliang is a Hongshan culture ceremonial complex dating to approximately 3500–3000 BCE, located about 130 kilometres southwest of Chaoyang city in the hills of …

Sight
02

Chaoyang Bird Fossil National Geopark

The Chaoyang Bird Fossil National Geopark is one of the most scientifically significant natural history museums in China, built directly on the Early Cretaceous …

Museum
03

Chaoyang North Tower

The Chaoyang North Tower is one of the oldest Buddhist pagodas in China still standing above ground, and its layered history is visible in …

Sight
04

Chaoyang South Tower

The Chaoyang South Tower stands at the southern end of the old city, its thirteen-tiered silhouette balancing the North Tower a kilometre to the …

Sight
05

Phoenix Tower (Fenghuang Tower)

The Phoenix Tower, known in Chinese as Fenghuang Tower, is the third of Chaoyang's trio of ancient pagodas and the least well-documented historically. Dating …

Sight
06

Chaoyang Museum

The Chaoyang Museum covers the city's long history from the Hongshan culture through the Liao Dynasty, complementing the more specialist Geopark museum with a …

Museum