Yalong River Grand Canyon

Yalong River Grand Canyon

Yalong River originates from Bayankala mountain in Yushu prefecture at the junction of Sichuan Province and Qinghai Province, passes through Shiqu, Ganzi and Xinlong, and then goes south out of Yajiang County. The Yalong River Grand Canyon in Xinlong county is 175 kilometers long and is famous for its strangeness, seclusion, danger and precipitousness.

executive summary

The gorge is full of mountains and rocks. It's like entering an old tunnel. It's said that this is the passage of "the navel of the earth". According to the Buddhist scriptures, Zanpu and Zhugu in the karaba palace surrounded by snow mountains have the highest supernatural wisdom. They communicate with the whole world through the mysterious channel of "navel of the earth", so as to control the world and keep the world in balance. In this navel, there are countless treasures, magic weapons and gods who perform their duties. There are roaring dragons lying in it, and Cavallo defends The Yalong River deserves to be a giant dragon.

Scenery

Both sides of the canyon are covered with exotic grasses and trees, including fine-grained Picea squamosa, Abies squamosa, Picea chuanxiensis, Abies flavipectus, Pinus densata, Quercus altissima, etc. The unique topography breeds the unique human landscape and beautiful natural scenery.

Shimenkan: known as the "North Gate" of Xinlong's largest pass, it has the potential of "one man is the gateway, ten thousand men are not allowed to open". The highway built by cutting rocks in the cliff is 6 meters wide, winding and extremely steep. The river is blocked by huge rocks, splashed with waves, and densely covered with dangerous beaches, forming a variety of stone scenes and peak scenes, and forming a cliff and deep stream landform that is as deep as a knife.

Address: Shadui Township, Xinlong County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 100.113675

Latitude: 31.464294

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