Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area

Siguniangshan Scenic Area, also called Four Girls Mountains Scenic Area, is an AAAA National Park. The park lies in the boundary between Xiaojin County and Wenchuan County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province. The entrance of Siguniangshan Scenic Area is near to Siguniangshan Town, formerly named Rilong Town before 2014.

The Guide Map of Siguniangshan Scenic Area

The park is comprised of four adjacent mountain peaks: Forth Girl ( Yaomeifeng 6250m ), Third Girl ( Sanguniang 5355m ), Second Girl ( Erguniang 5276m ) and First Girl ( Daguniang 5025m ); and three accessible valleys: Shuangqiao Valley, Changping Valley and Haizi Valley.

The four mountain peaks of Mt. Siguniangshan

The main attractions of the park are the unspoiled natural beauty, mountaineering and ice climbing festival each year. The unique shapes of the peaks are rarely seen anywhere else in the world. The blue sky, clouds and mist, snow peaks, ancient cypress forests, waterfalls and alpine meadows make this area a natural lovers' dream. The local Jiarong houses and gudiao, traditions and customs, history and culture, local food and precious herbal plants are also the attractive things for thousands of visitors from home and abroad every year.

Highlights of Mount Siguniangshan Area

1.Hiking in the Three Valleys

The three valleys in Mount Siguniang Scenic area is one of the best hiking routes in Sichuan. On the way, you will fully enjoy the stunning scenery of snow mountains, forest, grassland and crystal lakes.

Shuangqiaogou is the best valley for leisure hiking. Since there are eco-buses running along the valley, tourists can easily witness all the best part of the valley in one day.

5 Days Mt. Siguniang Changping Valley to Bipeng Valley Hiking Tour

In Changpinggou and Haizigou, there is no eco-bus, but you can rent a horse to carry you or your staff. The best trekking time for each valley is 2 days. And you can experience the most popular trekking route from Changpinggou to Bipenggou in Li county in three days.

2.Climbing Mountains

Mount Siguniangshan is known as one of the top ten climbing mountains in China. It has four main peaks, namely Dafeng, Erfeng, Sanfeng and Yaomeifeng. Dafeng and Erfeng are comparatively easy for most of the climbers. Sanfeng is so steep and dangerous that only experienced mountaineers choose to conquer it. There are few people to climb Yaomeifeng because it is too high and arduous to be conquered.

6 Days Mount Siguniang Dafeng and Erfeng Climbing Tour

3.Experiencing Ice Climbing Festival

Siguniangshan Ice Climbing Festival has been held in winter every year since 2010. Ice Climbing Festival is public to every ice climbing lover. If you are interested in it and want to have an unforgettable ice climbing experience, you can come to Mount Siguniangshan in December, January or February.

Trekking in Changping Valley of Mt. Siguniangshan

How to get to Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area?

Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area is located near Siguniangshan town (Rilong town), Xiaojin County, 220km away from Chengdu. The transportation to Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area is very convenient. You can rent a car or take a regular publicbus to get there. If you rent a car, the driver will directly send you to the entrance of Mt. Siguniang Scenic Area. It is faster and more convenient, but more expensive. If you decide to take a public bus, you will transfer for several times which will take more time but cost less.

What transportation is available in Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area?

When you travel in Mt.Siguniangshan Scenic Area, horse-riding and scenic buses are available in some place. If you travel Shuangqiao Valley, you choose to take a scenic bus or just travel on feet. If you travel Haizi Valley or Trekking from Changping Valley to Bipeng Valley, you can rent a horse that will help you to save energy. If you are climbing the mountains, you can rent a horse to take your stuff so that you will save more strength and energy to climb the mountain.

Accommodation in Mount Siguniangshan Area

Outside Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area, in Siguniangshan Town, there are many hotels and hostels available. Before you enter Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area, you can choose to live there. If you enter Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area and plan to stay overnight there, you have to prepare camping equipment and camp there since there are no hotels or hostels in Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area.

What to eat?

In Siguniangshan Town, there are many restaurantsoffering delicious Tibetan food and Sichuan food. And you can also eat at the hotel or hostel you live in. But, if you are in Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area, there is no restaurant there and only a few food stores there selling water and snakes. Therefore, you have to prepare field rations for your trip in Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area.

Best time to Siguniangshan Scenic Area

Mt. Siguniangshan Scenic Area has different scenery in different season. The best time to Siguniangshan Scenic Area depends on what kind of scenery do you want to view. In summer, the meadows in Siguniangshan Scenic Area is scattered with millions of wildflowers. In autumn, the leaves turn gold and red; the hills are covered with gold and red forests. In spring and winter, Siguniangshan Scenic Area is a snow world. And winter is the best time to do the Ice Climbing.