------Mt. Four Sisters------

Where is it?

The Siguniang(Four Sisters, Oriental Alps, 240Km north of Chengdu) Mountain Scenic Zone is a national grade scenic area and a national grade natural reserve well-known throughout China. Going northwest from Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, passing the national grade scenic zone-Dujiangyan and Wolong Panda Protection Zone, and crossing the cloudy sea of verdant Balang Mountain, you will get to see the beautiful Siguniang.

The scenic zone covers an area of 450 square kilometers and consists of the Siguniang Mountain, Shuangqiao( Double Bridge) Gully, Changping( Long Flats) Gully and Haizhi(Lakes) Gully. The Siguniang mountain have four peaks which stand side be side like four sisters at the end of the Qionglai Mountain Ranges one the Aba Plateau. They rise 5355, 5454, 5664 and 6250 metres above the sea level, among which the fourth girl is the tallest. The Siguniang Mountain is honored as the "queen of Sichuan's mountains", enjoying the fame with the king of Sichuan's mountains-Gongga Mountain of 7556m-high. It was said by the local people that these four peaks were originally four beautiful sisters of the mountain god. 


What to see?

Four Sisters Mountain
Shuangqiao Gully
Changping Gully
Haizi Gully


Map Of Four Sisters Mountain Area



Altitude of Rilong Town
3200m

What need to be concerned?

Sunburning
Altitude Sickness

Best Season To Visit

From May to October

Weather

The average temperature( ℃) in each month of the year 2005.
January
February
March
April
May
June
-2
1
4
7
10
11
July August September October November December
13
13
11
6
2
-2

The average rainfall (mm) in each month of the year 2005.
January
February
March
April
May
June
5
8
18
60
140
170
July August September October November December
160
170
115
80
19
9

How to get here?

By Bus:
Take bus in Chengdu Chadianzi bus station, It takes 5-6 hours to get here. In summer's rain season, the mudslide might block some parts of the road, thus the duration of the time would be longer.

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