Wild Sichuan Travel Destinations to Go

If you only know about classic or regular places, such as Chengdu, Emeishan, Leshan, etc, you may see Sichuan as an elegant and modest lady. While if you have ever been to Ganzi or Aba regions, you would find Sichuan is also a wild and mysterious lady. Ganzi and Aba are called Kham Region which is one of three Tibetan Regions other two: Tibet and Amdo).

Compared to Bashu Regions(Chengdu, Leshan…), Kham is a totally different and challenging plateau. The northern area of Kham plateau is Aba which is mainly famous for Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong. And not many people know the vast prairie, migrating nomads and devoted pilgrims. Southern area of Kham is the Ganzi which is a land of mountains and rivers. It dominates the holiest mountain also the highest mountain in Sichuan – Mount Gongga(7556m) which is the paradise for mountaineers and hikers. Ganzi is also featured in Tibetan culture. Several branches of Tibetan inhabit here. Visiting Dege Scripture Printing Lamasery, Wuming Buddhist Institute, Yaqing Monastery makes you believe the exits of another spiritual world.

• Perfect alpine hikings Siguniangshan
• The real Shangrila on earth Daocheng
• King of Sichuan mountains Gonggashan
• Khampas on the horse backs Kangding
• Holy land of Tibetan Buddhism Sertar
• Largest Nunnery in Tibet Yarchen Gar
• Unexplored Land Genyen
• Peaceful and stunning Tibetan villages Danba
• Magnificent glaciers and hot spring Hailuogou
• Tibetan Fairyland Nyenpo Yurtse
• The heartland of Tibet Derge
• The General Western Sichuan Garze
• Northwest of Sichuann Ngawa
• Tibetan nomads life Hongyuan
• Sacred Shrine of Tibetan People Langmusi
• Vast prairie and wetland in north Sichuan Ruo'ergai