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Why Go? Chéngdū...... 701 Like the theatre performances of biànliǎn (face-changing) that Éméi Shān...... 714 originated here, Sìchuān (四川) is a land of many guises. Capital Lèshān...... 718 Chéngdū is quick to show its modern China face, but you don’t Lángzhōng...... 720 have to venture far to see a more traditional pose. The coun- Zìgòng...... 722 tryside is scattered with ancient villages and teahouses, while mist-shrouded mountains creak with wooden monasteries. Bamboo Sea...... 726 Central Sìchuān is also home to the giant panda, the most fa- Kāngdìng (Dartsendo).. 727 mous face in China. Dānbā (Rongtrak)...... 729 Head north, though, and you find a Chinese province Sìchuān–Tibet Hwy...... 730 posing as a region of alpine valleys and forested hills dotted Sōngpān...... 739 with blue-green lakes and wonderful hiking trails. The hiking Jiǔzhàigōu becomes spectacularly good as you venture west to witness National Park...... 742 Sìchuān’s fabulous impression of Tibet. This is Kham, one of old Tibet’s three traditional provinces: a vast landscape of high-plateau grasslands and glacial mountains where Tibetan culture still thrives and where you’re almost certain to have Best Hiking your most challenging, yet most memorable, experiences. »»Yàdīng Nature Reserve (p738) When to Go »»Kāngdìng (p727) Chéngdū »» Tǎgōng (p731) °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm »»Jiǔzhàigōu National Park 40/104 12/300 (p742) 30/86 20/68 »»Éméi Shān (p714) 10/50 8/200 »»Bamboo Sea (p726) 0/32 -10/14 4/100 -20/-4 -30/-22 Best History & -40/-40 0 Culture J F DNOSAJJMAM »»Chéngdū (p701) Mar–May Prime Jul & Aug Good Jun–Oct Head »»Zìgòng (p722) time for Chéngdū. time to visit the north to tur- Not too humid, no Tibetan areas – quoise lakes, »»Lángzhōng (p720) summer rains yet; weather’s warm warm camping »»Gānzī (p732) peach blossoms. and horse festi- and stunning »»Dānbā (p729) vals abound. autumn forests. k Ebian Q¸ngchéng National Par Nature Wòlóng Reserve

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