Balang Mountain Scenic Travel Guide

From Chengdu city, you can choose to take a bus or drive to Balang Mountain.

Balang Mountain, also known as Banlan Mountain, is located between Wolong Nature Reserve and Siguniang Mountain Scenic Area. Balang Mountain is called Balangla in Tibetan, which means Holy Willow Mountain. It consists of many mountains with an altitude of over 4,500 meters. The main peak is 5040 meters above sea level, and the highest peak is 5072 meters. Looking up, you can see the cliffs and exposed rocks, surrounded by dangers, and the alpine meadows covering the mountains like a huge carpet.

The vast sea of ??clouds floats on the mountainside, dividing the majestic mountain range into upper and lower parts. Above are alpine meadows and sharp peaks, and below are mysterious and deep virgin forests. Balang Mountain is located in the east of Xiaojin County, Xiaojin, At the junction of Wenchuan and Baoxing counties, 200 kilometers away from Chengdu, it belongs to the Hengduan Mountains-Qionglai Mountain branch, on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The mountains above 4,000 meters above sea level in the Balang Mountains are frozen and weathered mountains, with exposed and broken rocks. The snow is frozen and no grass can grow.

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Driving to Balang Mountain by yourself, standing at the pass, you can see the deep canyon with rolling clouds, just like a fairyland. The warm and humid air flow in the Sichuan Basin is blocked by the tall mountains, forming an endless valley. Looking across the sea of ??clouds, you can have a panoramic view of the Big Snow Pond, the main peak of Xiling Snow Mountain, and Queen Siguniang Mountain of Shushan Mountain. Balang Mountain is also called "Abalanyi" in Tibetan. In local myths and legends, "Abalanyi" is the father of the four girls. The pass of Balang Mountain is 4,480 meters above sea level and is a famous high-altitude highway in China. One of the passes.

Driving through here, you can appreciate the twists and turns of the highway between the plateau and mountain ridges, and experience the thrills of self-driving. The cross-ridge section from Mount Balang to the pass has been closed due to disrepair for a long time. It is permanently closed. You can use the Balang Mountain Tunnel to enter and exit Xiaojin. The pass area can only be reached by hiking (no outdoor experience needs to be cautious).

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Balang Mountain