Great News! Three Towns in Aba Prefecture Listed as 'Provincial Top 100 Central Towns'!
Good news! Good news!
Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Sichuan Province announced the proposed list of the first batch of 'Provincial Top 100 Central Towns' in Sichuan.
Zhangzha Town in Jiuzhaigou County, Shuimo Town in Wenchuan County, and Guanyinqiao Town in Jinchuan County in Aba Prefecture were selected!
Moreover, the functional zones of these three towns
are all key ecological functional zones.
▲ Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County
▲ Shuimo Town, Wenchuan County
▲ Guanyinqiao Town, Jinchuan County
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Zhangzha Town is located in the western part of Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
This area is mainly inhabited by Amdo Tibetans, nestled against primeval forests, where the people live and work in peace and contentment, blooming with a unique ethnic beauty.
Zhangzha Town is covered with forests, and the scenery is picturesque. Stepping into the town, every sight is like a painting, as if in a paradise.
Jiuzhaigou Photo: Liang Feng
Jiuzhaigou Scenic and Historic Interest Area, a national AAAAA-level scenic spot, is located in Zhangzha Town.
Jiuzhaigou Photo: Liang Feng
In addition to Jiuzhaigou Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Zhangzha Town also has Ganhaizi Scenic Area, a national AAA-level scenic spot, and Zhongcha Village, a traditional Chinese village.
Not only that, Zhangzha Town is also crowned with three international honors: 'World Natural Heritage', 'World Biosphere Reserve', and 'Green Globe 21'.
The area is extremely rich in animal and plant resources. Apart from giant pandas, it is also home to more than ten rare and precious wild animals such as red pandas and golden monkeys.
Animals and plants thrive freely here, making Zhangzha Town their paradise.
The giant panda of the plant world—yew tree Photo: Victor Yu
This town with picturesque landscapes and beautiful scenery is worth exploring in person.
Shuimo Town is located in the southern part of Wenchuan County, on the banks of the Shouxi River, a tributary of the Minjiang River. It leans against Qingcheng Mountain to the south and borders the Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve to the west.
As one of the attractions of the national AAAAA-level Wenchuan Special Tourist Area, Shuimo Town is known as 'the first town rebuilt after the earthquake'.
This is a multi-ethnic fusion area, where the cultures of Tibetans, Qiang, Hui, Han and other ethnic groups complement each other, and the humanities of Western Shu and Zen Buddhism bloom together.
If profound culture is the foundation of Shuimo Town, then the excellent natural environment and moving scenery are the 'beautiful dress' of this ancient town!
Nature has bestowed the freshest air, the warmest sunshine, and the bluest sky upon this place! This has made Shuimo Town a 'Land of Longevity'.
Shuimo Town has a forest coverage rate of 90%, an air negative oxygen ion content of 24,000 per cubic centimeter, and an altitude of 1,300 meters, which is most suitable for human habitation.
High mountains and deep valleys, lakes and mountains, ancient streets lined with buildings, stockaded villages and ancient castles, distant mountains tinged with green, and rivers gently flowing...
The scenery of Shuimo Town is like a traditional ink painting, making people reluctant to leave once they stop.
Chanshou Old Street, Shuimo Qiang City, Huanglong Taoist Temple, Chunfeng Pavilion, Ecological Tea Garden, Renji Ximu Valley... Each of these attractions has its own characteristics.
Guanyinqiao Town in Jinchuan County is located on the tourism loop of the Great Shangri-La, Western Sichuan, and the Great Jiuzhai. It is an important tourism node on the Tibetan-Qiang cultural corridor.
This area has scenery and climate similar to Northern Europe and is known as the 'Chinese version of the Northern European landscape'.
Here lies the national AAAA-level scenic spot—Guanyinqiao Scenic and Historic Interest Area.
The Sun Canyon of Guanyinqiao Scenic Area is located within Guanyinqiao Town and Erre Township, featuring pristine natural landscapes such as plateau forests, plateau lakes, and mountain valleys.
The Dongnyu Kingdom culture characterized by women's rights and the Tibetan culture characterized by Gesar King's Guozhuang dance thrive and complement each other here.
Many ancient secrets of the plateau will be revealed one by one in the presentation of the Sun River Valley, like a news release.
The Sun River Canyon stretches for hundreds of miles: everything turns green in spring, flowers compete in summer, forests change colors in late autumn, and snow falls all over in winter, like a paradise.
The most famous landscape in Sun River Valley is Lovers' Lake.
Lovers' Lake is emerald green like ink all year round, with a mirror-like surface. In the distance are rolling alpine meadows. Blue sky, white clouds, high mountains, meadows, forests, lakes, Tibetan villages, prayer flags, yaks, horses, and sheep—no matter ancient or modern, or the four seasons, it always presents a series of stunning paintings of a fairyland on earth.
Besides its beauty, Guanyinqiao Town is full of mystery, waiting for you to explore.
Picturesque landscapes, indescribably beautiful
Ink-wash paintings, tranquil and gentle
High mountains and deep valleys, like a fairyland
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