Panjin

Panjin (盘锦 Pánjǐn) is a city in Liaoning Province, China.

Understand
Located on the wide flat wetlands near the mouth of the Liaohe River, Panjin has become famous for its birds and wildlife. The city is also a major oil producer. The phone code for the city is 0427.



Get in
There are Chinese day tours from Shenyang and Panjin (right at the Railway Station's Square) to see the red beach.

By train
Panjin has two train stations and is connected to most Chinese cities. Panjin North Railway Station is far from city center, and Panjin Railway Station is more convenient for visitors. Trains from Shenyang to Panjin take from 1h15m (G train) to 2h30m (K train). Keep in mind that if one arrives at Panjin North Railway Station, it will take another hour to get to the city center.



By bus
There are three long distance bus stations in Panjin. Buses serve most northeastern Chinese towns and cities.

Panjing Long Distance Bus Station (盘锦长途客运站): right next to the Railway Station, phone: 0427-2823997

Panjin Bus Station (盘锦客运站): Xinlongtai District, Taishan Rd 145, phone: 0427-2812172

Liaohe Youtian Bus Station (辽河油田客运站): at Xinlongtai District, Shuangxing Rd 199, phone: 0427-7802472

By plane
Panjin is 120 km from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, 260 km from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, 100 km from Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport.

Get around
With sights spread out, bus and taxi are usually needed.

See




Eat
Panjin's rice and river crab are famous. At bus and train stations one can see people taking bags of Panjin rice back home.

Go next
Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, and Dalian, the seaside city, are both conveniently connected to Panjin by train and bus. In the southwest, Huludao, which has Xingcheng Ancient Town, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin and Beijing are all easily reachable by train and bus. in the southeast, Dandong, a border city with North Korea, is also reachable.