"...WORK IN PROGRESS..." a Sichuan Sheng Travel Page by agalta

air conditionin for the pandas... (it was so hot they put ice in their cages...)

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huanglong

huanglong

"In 1991, Huang Long entered the Natural Legacy Lists of the World.

Huang Long Valley directly translated means Yellow Dragon Valley, is undeniably ' The fairyland on Earth' "

"Huang Long wins its fame for its magic landscape of lime formations, made up of 3400 multi-colored and uniquely-sized ponds, interlace along the valley. These amazing ponds are paved with golden lime deposit and cover nearly a half a square. Not to be excluded there are also five waterfalls, four stalactite caves and three ancient temples, and all in the same valley ..."

"This incredible valley undulates through the southern part of the Minshan mountain range in the Songpan County about 155 miles away from Chengdu - the capital of Sichuan."

"Legend has it, that about 4000 years ago, a yellow dragon helped Xiayu, the king of Xia Kingdom (21st -16th century B.C.), channel the flood water into the sea, hence making the Minjiang River. Due to the calcium carbonate mineral deposit patterns and the gold hue of the water the river looks just like the tail of a Yellow Dragon. In later years a temple was built in honor of the yellow dragon and the valley was given its name. The river carves out the scenery for the limestone valley, which is over 4 miles long and as wide as 300 meters, covering an area of an impressive 270 square miles."

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emeishan

emei-shan

one of the sacred mountains ... you could walk around for days finding spots like this! just remember the chinese tourist crowds! you may think you could have a place like this for yourself... think twice!