Huanglong Travel Guide

Huanglong Travel Guide

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Huanglong Travel Guide

Huanglong Valley

Huanglong is located on the easternmost of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It belongs to Songpan county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province. It is 300 kilometers far away from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. And Jiuzhaigou Valley is as its neighbor. It is close to the boundary of Sichuan, Gansu, and Shanxi province. Huanglong scenic and historic area is famous for its colorful lakes, snow clad mountains, valleys and virgin forest. Huanglong scenic and historic area is regarded as the "world wonder and fairly land on earth." Huanglong got its name for its special geographical features, which seems like a golden dragon winding its way through the virgin forest, stone mountains and glaciers. There are numerous ponds and lakes with different shapes and colors. Every lake is a beautiful picture and each pond can be an imagined image. Another special scenic in Huanglong is its calcium carbonate (travertine) formation in every corner of the park. You ...Read More »

 

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Huanglong Quick Facts
  • Chinese Name:黄龙
  • Chinese Pinyin: huang long
  • Location: Southwest of China
  • Latitude: 35°36' N
  • Longitude : 109°49' E
  • Elevation: 1088M (142.7 FT)
  • Time Zone : (UTC+8)
  • Area Code: 0911
  • Population: 5million

 

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