SiGuNiangShan
Mountain lies in the bounty between Arba Xiaojin County and Weichuan County,and
is famous for its grandness,straightness and forcefulness. There are abundant
forest, thick green grass, and clear flowing rivers. The mountains looks
like South European scenery,is also called the Chinese Alps.
The fourth girls is the tallest in four girls,and it is 6250m in height;
the first girl,the second girl and the third girl are respectively 5335m,5454m,and
5664m.they stand shoulder by shoulder with cloud surrounding their heads,with
glacier wrapping around their shoulders,with green forest around their
waist.Ever one is beautiful, virgin and comely ,so they also called Shushan
Queen.
The four-girl mountains, for its beautiful mountains,beautiful ravine,beautiful
cloud and beautiful flow, become national scenic attractions. There are
three gorges in this area,(Haizi gorge,Shuangqiao gorge,Changping gorge),some
beautiful picture here:Alpine-Lake (Haizi) Valley is named after the numerous
alpine lakes it contains, including Flower Alpine-lake (Haizi), White
Alpine-Lake (Haizi), Blue Alpine-Lake (Haizi) and Yellow Alpine-Lake (Haizi).
One of the lakes, Flower Alpine-Lake (Haizi), was formed by glacial seepage
during the 4th century. Visiting this valley is for people who have experience
in mountaineering and exploration. The beautiful surrounding mountains
are reflected in the lakes where the non-squama Yunguyu (a type of primitive
fish), the living fossil of this land, can still be found. It is interesting
that the boulders scattered along the lakes, look like swan eggs from
a distance. Most of the lakes are 4,200 meters (about 13,650 feet) above
sea level, so only a few tourists have visited them. But the few who have
say that their beauty is staggering. If you are a true lover of wilderness,
Alpine-Lake (Haizi) Valley is definitely worth a visit.
The Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area is a mystical and beautiful land. Ancient,
simple, unspoiled mountains and water, and the special sights of three
valleys in different seasons all attract you here to enjoy nature.
Long-Peace (Changping) Valley is long with gently sloping sides. In this
valley, visitors enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking and camping.
Long-Peace (Changping) Valley is the favorite valley for tourists, because
you can really get involved with nature. The old cypress path, the Lama
Temple, the dry lakes and the waterfalls are peaceful and secluded. Hikers
can easily reach Withered-trees (Kushu) Shoal via a plank road built into
the cliff. But if you are yearning for the true beauty of Long-Peace (Changping)
Valley, you must take a tour on horseback. The valley floor is well protected
by thick forest. Old cypresses, green pines, and firs blot out the sky
and the sun. Beyond the forest, a sun-drenched alpine meadow lying at
the foot of the mountain catches your eye. When you reach the foot of
Mt. Siguniangshan, pitch your tent, and enjoy mutton roasted on an open
fire, you will taste the true favor of nature. How delicious! Exploring
Long-Peace (Changping) Valley requires a whole day, and there are no restaurants,
so you must bring your own food and supplies into the valley with you.
Two-Bridge (Shuangqiao) Valley is the most easily accessible valley with
vistas of snowy peaks, pastures, grassland and forests. It is the most
beautiful valley of Mt. Siguniangshan. With three sections covering an
area of 216.6 square kilometers (about 83.6 square miles), the whole valley
is accessible by tour bus. It's the easiest and quickest way to see the
valley because of the amount of distance and the ruggedness of the terrain.
People visit this valley primarily for convenient nature sightseeing.
The first section contains some unique sights including Willow (Yangliu)
Bridge, Yinyang Valley, the White Poplar Zone, Sun-Moon Mirror Mountain
(altitude15, 747 feet) and Five Colors (Wuse) Mountain (altitude14, 673
feet). Yinyang Valley extends 2 kilometers (about 1.2 miles), and occupies
the area near the entrance to Willow (Yangliu) Bridge. Out of the narrow
ravine and steep cliffs a brook flows quietly. Entering the valley, the
bright sunshine is suddenly disappears. If you raise your head and look
up, you can only see a sliver of sky. Sun-Moon Mirror (Riyue Baojing)
Mountain stands next to Five Colors (Wuse) Mountain. A huge rectangular
boulder split in two on the snow-capped mountaintop looks like two bright
mirrors hanging over the horizon. Five Color (Wuse) Mountain is the most
spectacular sight in Two-Bridge (Shuangqiao) Valley. The mountain is made
from five colors of rock: red, yellow, green, blue and white.
In the middle section is the Driven fish (Nianyuba) plank road built along
a cliff and the Shaji woods (Lin). Shaji is a small golden fruit, which
is called the 'King of vitamin C'.
In the last section are marvelous rock sculptures carved naturally by
the wind. You can see wonderful shapes resembling an ape, a hunter, or
a hawk beak. More than ten snowcapped mountains above 4,000 meters (about13,
122 feet), make the area a favorite with climbers.
Mt.Siguniang Scenic Spot
Mt.Siguniang is located in Xiaojin County of the north Sichuan, about
over 200km away from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. The scenery
spot covers an area of 450 km2, and is composed of Mt.Siguniang, Shuangqiao
Valley, Changping Valley and Haizi Valley. With an elevation of 6250m
on the highest peak, Mt.Siguniang is the second highest mountain in Sichuan,
and is honored as “the Queen of Sichuan Mountains”. Mt.Siguniang was cited
as National Park of China in 1994, as Grade “AAAA” National Tourist Resort
in 2001, and was approved by UNESCO in 2006 as the World Nature Heritage—Panda
Habitat. For many years, Mt.Siguniang has been a dream for many mountain
lovers and favored by tourists from all over the world, especially those
from Japan, South Korea, and South-east Asia, and was honored as “an Athos
in the East, a Paradise in this world”.
Because of its special geographical location and the diversified landforms,
the mountain is often regarded as “a snow mountain museum, an ancient
tree show room, a botanic exhibition, or a wild life bio-park”-- all of
these give it unique scenery and abundant natural resources. Mt.Siguniang
possesses wild animals of more than 1550 species, where is not only the
habitat of giant panda, but also the home of Sichuan golden monkey, white-lipped
deer, clouded leopard, snow leopard, wildebeest, Chinese monal pheasant,
Chinese hazel grouse, bearded vulture, Sichuan pheasant partridge, Tibetan
snow-cock, blood pheasant, etc., which are the first class national protected
animals. Mt.Siguniang is also a botanic exhibition, in which more than
1000 species of plants are showing off their beauty, making this mountain
covered with thick forests and colorful flowers, just like a costume embroidered
by Tibetan young ladies, and the rivers filled with clear water, just
like several pieces of pure Hada.
Due to the unique topography, Mt.Siguniang is abundant of mountain tourism
resources, where a variety of outdoor activities could be held, and the
different needs of the professional and non-professional groups can be
met.
Mountaineering: There are 61 mountains of more than 5000 meters in this
scenic area. The peaks for technical climbing skills include Yaomei Peak,
Pomiao Peak and Luotuo Peak and so on; the peaks for leisure climbing
include Da Feng, Er Feng and San Feng, etc.
Passing-through: At present, the mature lines include Changping Valley-
Bipeng Valley, Shuangqiao Valley- Changping Valley and Haizi Valley- Longyan
Valley in Wolong, etc.
Camping: there are many sites suitable for camping in this scenic area,
and those currently opening to the tourists are mainly situated at Changping
Valley and Haizi Valley.
Ice Climbing: it is mainly concentrated in Shuangqiao Valley, where there
are more than 100 ice walls of different climbing difficulties available.
Rock Climbing: it is mainly concentrated in Shuangqiao Valley, where there
are four lines developed now.
Drifting: It is in Shuangqiao Valley, including leisure type and the rapid
type.
Mountain Bike: It is in Shuangqiao Valley.
Other items such as outdoor expansion, orienteering, skiing, grass skating,
Zorb hall, alpine slide and so on are under the planning and development.
Siguniang Mount Guide Map
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