Zhixiu Hele (Hancheng Flagship)
芝秀饸饹（韩城总店）
Hancheng's best-known mutton hele shop, serving buckwheat hele noodles in a red mutton zaozi broth, with sesame flatbread or crispy oil pastries on the side.
The shop is beside the junction of Zhuangyuan Middle Street and Xichi North Road. Many travel notes and reviews call it the top choice for Hancheng mutton hele. Hancheng hele is thinner than versions elsewhere: buckwheat noodles are pressed through a hele press, chilled, then topped with a bright red mutton zaozi broth and chives, so they stay chewy and not mushy. The menu also includes cold hele, a mixed plate of cold hele and liangfen (cold jelly), and mutton soup. The standard side is freshly baked sesame flatbread or crispy youshu jiao (oil-crisp pastry). The shop is small, so it gets crowded at mealtimes and does not take reservations. Average spend is about RMB 13 to 15 per person. It is about 2 km from the Hancheng Old Town, a few minutes by taxi.
Opening hours
About 08:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Hancheng Golden Pagoda
- Hancheng City God Temple
- Hancheng Ancient City
- Hancheng Confucian Temple
- Hancheng Dayu Temple
- Liangdai Village Rui State Site Museum
- Dangjia Village
- Sima Ancient Town