Mount Siguniang

Mount Siguniang Scenic Area is located within Rilong Town, Xiaojin County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, covering an area of more than 2,000 square kilometers. It consists of Mount Siguniang, Balang Mountain, and several parts such as Shuangqiao Valley, Changping Valley, and Haizi Valley, 220 kilometers away from Chengdu. Mount Siguniang Scenic Area is composed of Mount Siguniang, Shuangqiao Valley, Changping Valley, and Haizi Valley, with more than 120 main attractions, 57 of which have been named. The area has well-preserved natural ecology, lush vegetation, and a wide variety of biological species, with more than 1,200 plant species, producing precious medicinal materials such as gastrodia elata, fritillaria, and cordyceps. There are 31 species of nationally protected animals, including giant pandas, golden monkeys, snow leopards, Sumenzi, and Huahaizi. Changping Valley is not only a beautiful natural landscape but also a rare ancient battlefield site. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing court fought in Jinchuan twice here, and the relics of the ancient battlefield are hard to find today, but one can still imagine the shadows of swords and the sound of cannons from that time. The valley is dotted with Tibetan villages, and at the bottom of the valley, there is a Guozhuang platform where Tibetans annually worship the Mount Siguniang deity, as well as a Lama temple. Changping Valley is long and gently sloping, with only some sections accessible by car, while the majority can only be traversed on foot or by horse. Passing through Changping Valley leads directly to the foot of Mount Siguniang and can also bypass Mount Siguniang to cross to Lixian County via Bipeng Valley. Visiting Haizi Valley can only be done on foot or by horse due to the long distance, and it is difficult for most tourists to truly reach the places with 'Haizi' (alpine lakes). Generally, they can only reach Guozhuangping or Chaoshanping. Chaoshanping is where the local Tibetans go for mountain worship and horse racing to celebrate festivals on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and Guozhuangping is where they dance the Guozhuang during the festival. At the same time, Haizi Valley is also a destination for many amateur mountaineering enthusiasts