Hengduan Mountains

Hengduan Mountains stand on the southeast corner of Tibet Plateau at the intersection of estern Tibet Autonimous region, western Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. It has an average elevation of 2000-6000 meters with its highest peak Mt. Gongga(7556 m),which is the king of mountains in Sichuan province and also known as Minya Konka.

Hengduan Mountains are abundant in unique natural resources which are rarely to see in other places. In this region, you can appreciate lofty snow mountains and valleys, rushing rivers; extensive grass land with countless wild flowers and herds of sheep and yaks,mirror like alpine lakes, ancient and magnificent Tibetan Buddhism temples,desolate but grand castles and villages;tents of headsmen dotted on the grassland like stars in the sky. Particularly, in Hengduan Mountains, the terrain is so sharp that there are several V-shape sections with over thousands of meters of its top to the bottom.

Now the whole area is just becoming a hotspot for eco-tourists. You find more information about this area as follows.

Mountain	Vegetation
Bird	Wildlife
People	Wonder
History	About Hengduan Mountains