Mianyang (simplified Chinese: 绵阳; traditional Chinese: 綿陽; pinyin: Miányáng; Wade–Giles: Mien2-yang2; Sichuanese romanization: Mien2-iang2; formerly known as Mienchow, Chinese: 綿州; pinyin: Mianzhou; Sichuanese romanization: Miencheo; lit. 'Mian Prefecture') is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. Located in north-central Sichuan covering an area of 20,281 square kilometres (7,831 sq mi) consisting of Jiangyou, a county-level city, five counties, and three urban districts.
Its total population was 4,868,243 people at the 2020 Chinese census, of whom 2,232,865 live in its built-up (or metro) area made of three urban districts.
The city has highway and railway connections to several of China's major cities.
Mianyang Airport has direct flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming, and Hangzhou.
Bus service is comprehensive with 3 major bus stations. You can buy tickets in advance or just turn up.
There is also a large train station in the central city on Linyuan Road, West.
Mianyang is the second largest prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, in western China. Mianyang City, abbreviated as Ful, Mian, the ancient name of Ful County, Mianzhou. City boundaries east of Guangyuan City, Nanchong City, south of Suining City, Deyang City, west of Aba Prefecture, north of Longnan City. It is located in the northwest edge of the Sichuan Basin, the southeastern part of the low hills in northern Sichuan, the northwestern part of the Longmen Mountains and the Minshan mountainous area. The Ful River enters the city from the northwest, runs through the city and flows through the urban area, leaving the city in the southeast. The city has a population of 4.9 million as of the end of 2022.