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Is there much snow at the top of Siguniang Mountain in August? There is no feeling of snowy mountains.

Siguniang Mountain, located at the junction of Xiaojin County and Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, is the highest peak of Qionglai Mountain in the eastern edge of Hengduan Mountains. Siguniang Mountain consists of four continuous peaks, from north to south, with an altitude of 3. Line up within 5 kilometers, and their heights are 6250 meters, 5664 meters, 5454 meters and 5355 meters respectively. These four peaks are covered with ice and snow all the year round, like four beautiful girls in white gauze, standing on the two galaxies of Changpinggu and Haizigou in turn. Among the four girls, Yaomei is slim and graceful. Now people often say "four girls" refers to this highest and most beautiful snow peak.

The surface of Siguniang Mountain is mainly composed of sandstone, slate, marble, limestone and crystalline limestone in Mesozoic and Paleozoic. Most of these rocks are resistant to weathering and erosion, and the peaks are steep and straight into the sky. There are more than twenty peaks around Siguniang Mountain, which are covered with snow and ice, ranging in height from four to five kilometers.

To the east of Siguniang Mountain, there is the rushing Minjiang River, and to the west, there is the Dadu River, which is known as the "natural barrier". The valley has a mild climate, abundant rainfall, mountain flowers everywhere and clear streams; Surrounded by glaciers on the mountainside; The top of the mountain is steep and snowy.

The forests around Siguniang Mountain are lush and the climate is pleasant, which provides a living environment for colorful animals and plants. Primitive forests are distributed in areas above 2500 meters above sea level, with alpine coniferous forests and coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests as the main bodies. Sequoia, Taxus chinensis and Cercidiphyllum japonicum produced here are precious tree species unique to Sichuan. There are alpine meadows in areas above 3700 meters above sea level. At the turn of spring and summer, it is a good summer pasture with green grass and flowers. The mountain is also rich in gastrodia elata, Fritillaria, Cordyceps and other precious Chinese herbal medicines. There are about fifty or sixty species of mammals and about three hundred species of birds here. Among them, the rare animals under special state protection are: giant panda, red panda, golden monkey, white-lipped deer, crested deer, snow leopard, Sumen antelope, golden cat, wildebeest, forest musk deer, golden pheasant and blood pheasant. The world-famous Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve is located on the east slope of Siguniang Mountain.

The valley area of Siguniang Mountain is also a beautiful and rich place where walnuts, apples, pears, peppers and other local products grow.