What scenic spots are there in Ya'an City?

Ten attractions that cannot be missed when visiting Ya'an

Ya'an is an excellent tourist city in China, one of CCTV's top ten charming cities in China, a national ecological demonstration zone, and a tourist attraction in Sichuan Province. The tourist hotspot is known as the "Great Shangri-La Station".

Niubei Mountain

The watershed of Dadu River, with excellent scenery

Niubei Mountain is located in Yingjing County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, bordering Luding County. The branch of Erlang Mountain, formerly known as Big Mine and Bison Mountain. It is the watershed of Qingyi River and Dadu River. The top of the mountain is 3660 meters above sea level. Its unique geographical location, surrounded by mountains and protruding in the middle, makes it the 360-degree “China’s largest viewing platform” and an excellent photography destination.

Shangli Town

A famous historical and cultural town in Sichuan

Shangli Town is a famous historical and cultural town in Sichuan. It has 2 provincial-level cultural relics protection units and 2 municipal-level cultural relics protection units. 6 places. In 1982, it was named a "famous historical and cultural town" by Sichuan Province. This was the transit point of the Red Army's Long March northward, and it was also the former Southern Silk Road.

Bifeng Gorge

National 4A Scenic Area

Bifeng Gorge is named after its lush forests and greenery all year round. Legend has it that it was transformed into the sky-mending hero Nuwa. More than 60 scenic spots in the scenic area are related to Nuwa, which is quite mysterious. In the Bifengxia Scenic Area, you can breathe the fragrant air contained in the mountains and valleys, find the relics of patching the sky that have survived forever, and the legendary stories of love and beauty that have happened here.

Mengding Mountain

Provincial Scenic Area

Mt. Mengding, also known as Mengshan Mountain, is one of the first batch of provincial scenic areas in Sichuan. Located between Ya'an City and Mingshan County, known as "Tianleo", the highest peak, Shangqing Peak, is 1,456 meters above sea level. It is 110 kilometers away from Chengdu and 15 kilometers away from Ya'an City. National Highway 318 runs through the scenic spot. The two approaches of the Chengdu-Ya'an Expressway are directly connected to Mengshan Mountain and Baizhang Lake. The transportation is very convenient.

Shenmulei

National Ecological Tourism Demonstration Area

Shenmulei Original Ecological Scenic Area is located in the west of Qiāoqì Tibetan Township, Baoxing, and is affiliated to the Jiajinshan National Level The forest park is part of the provincial-level scenic spot Jiajin Mountain Scenic Area. The scenic area covers an area of ??about 40 square kilometers and has an altitude of 2,300 to 4,300 meters. The main landscape is forests, snow-capped mountains, streams, alpine meadows, and alpine calcified flow ponds.

Jinfeng Temple

A temple with a long history

The mountain shape is like a "green dragon surrounding a phoenix", and the environment is quiet and elegant. It is one of the eight historical sites in Ya'an. resort. It has a history of more than 600 years. It was originally named "Shilong". It was renamed "Lotus Temple" because there was a lotus pond at the foot of the mountain. Also, because the east side of the mountain looks like a flying phoenix, and the temple is located under the flying phoenix head, it was renamed "Lotus Temple". Golden Phoenix".

Rayhorn River

Provincial Nature Reserve

Rayhorn River Scenic Area has beautiful scenery and pleasant air. The ecological environment in the reserve is good and the vegetation distribution spectrum is complete. , rich in plant and animal species, and many rare and protected species. It is known that there are more than 1,500 species of vascular plants in 380 genera and 68 families in the area.

Baoxing

It is known as the "Marble Kingdom"

Baoxing County is located in the west of Sichuan, north of Ya'an City, at the foot of Jiajin Mountain. The whole area has dense folds and developed faults, forming a landform dominated by mountains. The territory is divided into three landform types according to altitude: high mountains, mid-mountains, low mountains and river valleys. It is known as the "Hometown of Pandas" and the "Marble Kingdom".

Jiajin Mountain Scenic Area

Jiajin Mountain, also known as Daxue Mountain, is famous for its snow scenery. The original forest here is dense, the natural scenery is beautiful, the snow peaks are crystal clear, the main peak is 4930 meters above sea level, it is the birthplace of the Qingyi River, upstream, the cliffs on both sides are steep, the valleys are deep, the lakes are clear, the waterfalls are splashing, and wild animals and plants can be seen everywhere , forming a fascinating natural landscape.

Dongla Mountain Grand Canyon Scenic Area

This is the place where the first giant panda was discovered

Dongla Mountain Grand Canyon Scenic Area combines typical canyon landforms and snow-capped mountains It integrates grasslands and other natural ecological landscapes into one, making it a representative scenic spot of the natural ecological landscape of the canyons in western Sichuan. It is an extremely rare and high-grade natural ecological scenic spot. The Caiyang Valley inside is the place where the first giant panda was discovered in the world.