 | Huanglong
The Huanglong Valley,Lying at the eastern rim of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, winds its way from south to north in Songpan County, north-west part of Sichaun province. This scenic area reputed as "The Fairyland on earth" for its remarkable landscape of lime formations, 3400 multi-colored and uniquely-sized ponds, interlacing along the valley. In addition, diverse forest ecosystems, waterfalls,beaches and hot springs are also added to its significant beauty. It was in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1992. |
 | Dujiangyan Irrigation Project
Dujiangyan Irrigation Project is located 60 km (or 37 miles) northwest of Chengdu City, in the western area of Chengdu's Plains, above Minjiang River. It was built over 2250 years ago to irrigate the Chengdu Basin, and it effectively controls flooding and has been cultivated the whole basin for more than 2000 years already. |
 | Jiuzhaigou National Park
Jiuzhaigou is 47 km long from the south to the north, 29 km wide from the east to the west, covering an area of 720sq. km. In 1990 Jiuzhaigou became one of 40 best scenic spots in the country; in 2000 Jiuzhaigou was evaluated as one of the first state 4A-level sceneries in China; in 1992 Jiuzhaigou was listed on the World Bio-sphere Reserve.
In Jiuzhaigou scenic area there are three gullies that seem to be in the shape of Y. There distributed 108 lakes, 47 splashed waterfalls, 12 tirbi;emt screa,s. 5 shoals and 3 Tibetan villages. All these scenic sites create a unique landscape of jiuzhaigou, to China and the rest of the world.
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