Beichuan Qiang City
北川羌城旅游区（新县城）
A national 5A scenic area: a new county town rebuilt after the quake in Qiang ethnic style, with the Banacha commercial street, a Qiang folk museum and Yuwang Bridge.
The new Beichuan county town (Yongchang Town), rebuilt with aid from Shandong after the Wenchuan earthquake, adopts Qiang architectural style throughout and has been rated a national 5A scenic area, the Beichuan Qiang City Tourist Area. Highlights include the Banacha Qiang-style commercial street, the Beichuan Qiang Folk Museum, Yuwang Bridge, the Earthquake Resistance Memorial Park and New Life Square. In the evenings, Salang (guozhuang) dance performances are common, and visitors can sample Qiang-style cured pork and zajiu, a communal rice wine sipped through straws. The streets are free to enter, and museum opening hours follow official announcements. The town is about one hour's drive from Jiangyou, making it a convenient base for staying in Beichuan.
Opening hours
Open all day (venues subject to announcements)