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Cuiyun Corridor

       Cuiyun Corridor was called Jianzhou Lubai in ancient times, aoso popularly known as 'Huangbai Road(Road of royal cypress)" or Hundred thousand trees in 300-li distance and reputed as the " Ancient Rome Avenue in the East" . now there are over 8000 ancient cypress trees ...

       Cuiyun Corridor was called Jianzhou Lubai in ancient times, aoso popularly known as 'Huangbai Road(Road of royal cypress)" or Hundred thousand trees in 300-li distance and reputed as the " Ancient Rome Avenue in the East" . now there are over 8000 ancient cypress trees , the first batch of which said to be planted in the Qin and Han dynasties, and mostly by soldiers led by Zhangfei in the era of the Three Kingdoms. 

         is is divided into three sections, namely the south section, the west section and the north section. 

         South Section -the main route from the ancient Jianzhou to Baxi prefecture( Langzhong city today ) it has more than 4,000 ancient cypress trees planted. 

         West Section -this road was once called township of pine seedlings . there are nearly 200 ancient cypress trees along this post road . 

         North Section- is the only thoroughfare that connects the ancient Sichuan with the central plain. it consists of three senic spots. Many visitors ,travellers pedestrians and business people ,travelling by common and i mperial carriages, stayed here for a rest or meal. In the Three Kingdoms times, Zhuge Liang has put the army in position here during his six expeditions to Mt.Qishan. there are some relics such as the"  beacon tower", in the ancient times, these had been places for setting up military camps . 

Yading Daocheng in Kham

Yading scenic area is located in Daocheng county Ganzi Tibetan prefecture Sichuan province. It's know as"The soul of Shangri-la". Beacause it is located at  the centre of Shangri-la's Eco-tourism.and is a provincial and national-level nature reserve. It was listed as the Man and Bioshere nat...

Yading scenic area is located in Daocheng county Ganzi Tibetan prefecture Sichuan province. It's know as"The soul of Shangri-la". Beacause it is located at  the centre of Shangri-la's Eco-tourism.and is a provincial and national-level nature reserve. It was listed as the Man and Bioshere nature reserves by UNESCO in 2003 and the three anow capped peaks og Yading were praised as one of the ten famous mountain ranges in China in 2005.Yading also was chosen as one of themost beautiful place in China. with its combination if magnificent highlight ecology. peculiar glacier physiognomy,Strong Tibetan Buddism and colorful customs of Khamba<Kangba> show all of Shangri-la's characteristics of "Calm, peace,purity and mystery". Yading has been kept as the most complete and pristine natural ecosystem in the country.

   The key part os Yading's scenery is its three snow capped peaks. their history can be traced to the Buddist world where there are twenty-four fammous holy land. in which Yading's peaks are elevanth.In the 8th century ,the great master padmasambhava gave thre holy names to the peaks: The north peak is Xiannairi, is Avaloktesvara Boddisattva<6032 meters above sea-level>. The south peak:Yangmaiyong is Manjusri bodhisattva<5958 meters above sea-level>. The East peak: Xianuoduoji, is Vajrapani Bodhisattva<5958 meters above sea- level>.

From Yunnan Shangri-La To  Kham tour with English-speaking driver

Maoxian county

Maoxian

Geographical Location : 

Maoxian is a hub to connect Aba region with big cities like Chengdu. Maoxian is also on No.213 national highway, and a key point for access to the famous cultrual heritage locations of Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong 

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Maoxian

Geographical Location : 

Maoxian is a hub to connect Aba region with big cities like Chengdu. Maoxian is also on No.213 national highway, and a key point for access to the famous cultrual heritage locations of Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong 

Maoxian County town is located in Fengyi town, 193km away from Chengdu, 290 km away from Ma'erkang , the capital of Aba. 

Climate :

the climate in Maoxian is dry and windy, summer isi cool. the day and night temperature is quite different and varies with regions. it has a year-round average temperature of 11.3 º. 1545 hours of  sunshine and an annual rainfall of 486.3 mm. Because of the widely different temperature between valley and alpine region .

Native Specialties

Maoxian is endowed with diversified  native specialties for its vast territory and complicated  climate. it is wealthy in apple, Sichuan pepper, cherry, crisp green plum and traditional Chinese medicine. Handicrafts like the Qiang embroidery and trappings add more  charm to Maoxian

the staple food of Qiang People are corn, potato and buckwheat, etc. meat vegetable bean products and m any edible wide herbs serve as the supplementary food .  many snacks n this area have become specialties of hotels and restaurants in Jiuzhaigou sightseeing traffic circle and are warmly welcome by tourists .