Mounigou Valley

Mounigou Valley is situated in Mouni Town southwest to Songpan Ancient City of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, far from Chengdu 336 kilometer away. It is vital to Jiuzhaigou Valley National Park and Huanglong National Par main tour routes. It integrates the calcified waterfalls, ring-type poolside waterfalls, plateau corrosion lake, stalactite karst cave, virgin forest, alpine meadow, rare and valuable animals and plants, Tibetan Buddhist temples and Tibetan customs into a whole charming site.

Mounigou Valley occupies an area of 160sq km with the average altitude of 2800m. The annual average temperature in this area only goes to 4'C. Peaks, forests, caves and lakes coexist and enrich each other. Most of the lakes there have the same beautiful sceneries as Jiuzhaigou, and the calcified waterfall is as splendid as those in Huanglong. The groups of Karst caves and pearl hot springs are also waiting for your visit. Nowadays, 2 scenic spots are opened to the public: Zhaga Waterfall and Erdaohai.

Zhaga Waterfall

Zhaga Waterfall is a layered waterfall with the width of 35m and height of 104m, names the No.1 highest and largest calcified waterfall in china. The dropping speed of the water is about 23m/second, which roars the whole valley. Starting from the bottom of the valley you walk and ascend slowly passing by a series of scenic spots. When you reach at the magnificent waterfall at last, you can appreciate the whole view of it.

Erdaohai

Erdaohai (literally two lakes), is located at the end of Mounigou Valley, which is separated from Zhaga waterfall by a mountain. It derived its name from 2 local lakes, Dahaizi and Xiaohaizi. Erdaohai scenic spot is, actually, a long narrow valley about 5 km running through by a wooden plank road. While walking into it, you can see a series of lakes one after another with crystal clear water. Wild flowers and the green branches are reflected on the lake surface, it just looks like an oily painting. At the deepest end of Erdaohai lies a hot spring with the legend that fairies from the heaven once bathed here. The temperature of its water is about 25 with a strong smell of sulfur. People are always seen bathing here in order to cure or prevent skin disease.

You can drive to Zhaga waterfall from Songpan which takes about 1 hour or you can just ride a horse there which is more exciting. As traveling to Erdaohai only horses can send you there, it takes you 2-3 days for a round trip starting from Songpan and ending at the same place.


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