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The Best Attractions In Sichuan

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Sichuan , is a province in southwest China occupying most of the Sichuan Basin and the easternmost part of the Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north, and the Yungui Plateau to the south. Sichuan's capital city is Chengdu. The population of Sichuan stands at 81 million. In antiquity, Sichuan was the home of the ancient states of Ba and Shu. Their conquest by Qin strengthened it and paved the way for the First Emperor's unification of China under the Qin dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms era, Liu Bei's Shu was based in Sichuan. The area was devastated in the 17th century by Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion and ...
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  • 1. Jiuzhaigou Natural Reserve Jiuzhaigou County
    Jiuzhaigou is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in the southwestern region of China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1997. It belongs to the category V in the IUCN system of protected area categorization. The Jiuzhaigou valley is part of the Min Mountains on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau and stretches over 72,000 hectares . It is known for its many multi-level waterfalls, colorful lakes, and snow-capped peaks. Its elevation ranges from 2,000 to 4,500 metres .
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  • 2. Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo) Leshan
    The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-metre tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 , depicting Maitreya. It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers flowing below its feet. It is the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world. The Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.
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  • 4. Emei Mountain Emeishan
    Mount Emei is a mountain in Sichuan Province, China, and is one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. Mt. Emei sits at the western rim of the Sichuan Basin. The mountains west of it are known as Daxiangling. A large surrounding area of countryside is geologically known as the Permian Emeishan Large Igneous Province, a large igneous province generated by the Emeishan Traps volcanic eruptions during the Permian Period. At 3,099 metres , Mt. Emei is the highest of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China.Administratively, Mt. Emei is located near the county-level city of the same name , which is in turn part of the prefecture-level city of Leshan. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
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  • 5. Mount Siguniang Xiaojin County
    Mount Siguniang is the highest mountain of Qionglai Mountains in Western China. It is located in the bordering area of Rilong Town, Xiaojin County and Wenchuan County in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Mount Siguniang encompasses four peaks: Daguniang Feng , Erguniang Feng , Sangungiang Feng , and Yaomei Feng . The highest peak is Yāomèi Fēng , also known as the Queen of Sichuan's peaks , standing at 6,250 m . It is also the second highest mountain in Sichuan Province and the easternmost 6,000 m or higher peak on Earth. The first ascent was in 1981 by a Japanese team via the east ridge. Very few people attempt to climb this and very few of those succeed. The first ascent of the southwest ridge was made in 2008 by Chad Kellogg and Dylan Johnson.The other ...
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  • 6. Dujiangyan Irrigation System Dujiangyan
    The Dujiangyan is an ancient irrigation system in Dujiangyan City, Sichuan, China. Originally constructed around 256 BC by the State of Qin as an irrigation and flood control project, it is still in use today. The system's infrastructure develops on the Min River , the longest tributary of the Yangtze. The area is in the west part of the Chengdu Plain, between the Sichuan basin and the Tibetan plateau. Originally, the Min would rush down from the Min Mountains and slow down abruptly after reaching the Chengdu Plain, filling the watercourse with silt, thus making the nearby areas extremely prone to floods. Li Bing, then governor of Shu for the state of Qin, and his son headed the construction of the Dujiangyan, which harnessed the river using a new method of channeling and dividing the wate...
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  • 9. Mount Qingcheng Chengdu
    Mount Gongga , also known as Minya Konka , is the highest mountain in Sichuan province, China. It is also known to locals as The King of Sichuan Mountains. Situated in the Daxue Shan mountain range, between Dadu River and Yalong River, part of the Hengduan mountainous region, Mount Gongga is the easternmost 7,000 metres peak in the world and the third highest peak outside the Himalaya/Karakoram, after Tirich Mir and Kongur Tagh. The peak has large vertical relief over the deep nearby gorges.
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  • 13. Guanghan Sanxingdui Museum Guanghan
    Guanghan is a county-level city in Deyang, Sichuan province, China, and only 23 kilometres from Chengdu. The predominant industries are tourism, pharmaceuticals and the supply of building material. Guanghan has an area of 538 km2 , a population of 590,000, with urban population of 170,000. A major part of the tourism is the nearby Sanxingdui ruins. The striking exhibits at the Sānxīngduī Museum highlight archaeological finds that some Chinese archaeologists regard as even more important than Xī'ān's Terracotta Warriors.The region is steadily becoming more industrialised and that is helping with the progression of agriculture and enhances the region's development.
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