Is Shangzhi safe? China travel risk
Is Shangzhi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Shangzhi scores 40/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates China Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Shangzhi scores 40/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and China (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Shangzhi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (80/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 45.2070° N, 127.9650° E in Heilongjiang, Shangzhi features an altitude of 174 m. The settlement is located 1,114.2 km WSW from Beijing.
Heilongjiang
45.2070° N, 127.9650° E
174 m
Asia/Shanghai
463,358
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (China)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Shangzhi happened in March and April (12 of 16 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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