Linzhou林州

The Red Flag Canal and the grand canyon country of the north Taihang.

Suggested stay

1 days

Editorial guides

Arrive at

Anyang East + 1 h drive

Best season

Apr–Oct

Why stop here

Three reasons to get off the train

In motion

Walking the cliff section

Red Flag Canal · 2:08

1 editorial guides

A canal hand-cut along a cliff for 1,500 kilometres

4.64 h|¥100

History & people

1965EventsModern

Ten years of hand-cut channels brought water across the Taihang cliffs to Linzhou's dry fields.

Local food

Food notes for this county are still being gathered. The provincial food index covers the wider region.

Notes from the field

“You keep looking for the machinery and there isn't any. Just a channel in the rock and a very long drop.”
Tom Becker · Photo essay
Red Flag Canal

Getting here

Rail times below are planning estimates, not timetable data. Confirm departures before booking.

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