Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is located in the west of Sichuan Province, lying at the junction of six regions in Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and Qinghai. There are three civil airports in the prefecture, the Kangding, Daocheng Yading and Garze Gesar airports. To reduce poverty through tourism, Garzê Prefecture has in recent years worked vigorously to develop all-for-one tourism. Through brand building, integration of industries, creation of a benefit-sharing mechanism, improvement of the planning system for poverty alleviation through tourism, development of urban and rural tourism as a whole and provision of tourism jobs for impoverished people, the prefecture has blazed a special path of tourism development in line with the reality of the plateau. Over the past five years, the number of tourists visiting Garzê Prefecture has increased by 150%, with an average annual growth of 27.26%. In 2019, with the opening to traffic of Yakang Expressway and Gesar Airport, all-for-one tourism in the prefecture registered a soaring growth. 33.17 million tourists came to visit and the tourism revenue reached 36.6 billion RMB. Garzê Prefecture now has 57 A-level scenic areas, a national eco-tourism demo zone and a provincial-level tourist holiday resort. There are 21 travel agencies, 34,000 registered tourism-related businesses and 5,130 tourist hotels in the prefecture.

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  • 图片64_副本.pngHarvest in Xinlong Photo by Lyu Linglong
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  • 图片66_副本.pngXiangcheng Guiyuan homestay
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Scenic Spots in Surrounding Areas

  • 17、四川甘孜.jpg Sichuan Province 1.Jiuzhaigou or Nine Village Valley 2.Huanglong Scenic Area 3.Dujiangyan
  • 九寨沟.jpg Jiuzhaigou or Nine Village Valley, located in Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, takes its name from the nine Tibetan villages in the valley and is a designated by NESCO as World Natural Heritage Site. Well known for its “six unique spectacles” - emerald green lakes, stepped waterfalls, colorful forests, snow-capped peaks, Tibetan culture, and blue ice, Jiuzhaiou was the first nature reserve set up in China to focus on the preservation of landscapes.
  • 黄龙风景名胜区.jpg Huanglong Scenic Area is located in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. With an altitude of 1,700-5,588 meters above sea level, it is well-known for its “four unique spectacles”, i.e., colorful lakes, snow-capped mountains, valleys and forests. As a World Natural Heritage Site, it is the only well-protected plateau wetland in China.
  • 都江堰.jpg Dujiangyan, located in northwest Chengdu Plain, Sichuan Province, has a history of more than 2,000 years. Listed as World Cultural Heritage Site, and World Heritage Irrigation Structure, it is the world’s oldest and only surviving no-dam irrigation system and still in practical use.

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is located in the west of Sichuan Province, lying at the junction of six regions in Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and Qinghai. There are three civil airports in the prefecture, the Kangding, Daocheng Yading and Garze Gesar airports. To reduce poverty through tourism, Garzê Prefecture has in recent years worked vigorously to develop all-for-one tourism. Through brand building, integration of industries, creation of a benefit-sharing mechanism, improvement of the planning system for poverty alleviation through tourism, development of urban and rural tourism as a whole and provision of tourism jobs for impoverished people, the prefecture has blazed a special path of tourism development in line with the reality of the plateau. Over the past five years, the number of tourists visiting Garzê Prefecture has increased by 150%, with an average annual growth of 27.26%. In 2019, with the opening to traffic of Yakang Expressway and Gesar Airport, all-for-one tourism in the prefecture registered a soaring growth. 33.17 million tourists came to visit and the tourism revenue reached 36.6 billion RMB. Garzê Prefecture now has 57 A-level scenic areas, a national eco-tourism demo zone and a provincial-level tourist holiday resort. There are 21 travel agencies, 34,000 registered tourism-related businesses and 5,130 tourist hotels in the prefecture.

Photos

db71ecc4cf7026fe1cc78506549cbf5.png Up the ladder step by step Photo by Xiao Biao
图片62_副本.png Hall of Huiyuan Temple Photo by Li Rongwei
图片63_副本.png Clusters of residences in Daofu County
图片64_副本.png Harvest in Xinlong Photo by Lyu Linglong
图片65_副本.png White Tibetan houses in Xiangcheng
图片66_副本.png Xiangcheng Guiyuan homestay

Scenic Spots in Surrounding Areas

17、四川甘孜.jpg Sichuan Province 1.Jiuzhaigou or Nine Village Valley 2.Huanglong Scenic Area 3.Dujiangyan
九寨沟.jpg Jiuzhaigou or Nine Village Valley, located in Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, takes its name from the nine Tibetan villages in the valley and is a designated by NESCO as World Natural Heritage Site. Well known for its “six unique spectacles” - emerald green lakes, stepped waterfalls, colorful forests, snow-capped peaks, Tibetan culture, and blue ice, Jiuzhaiou was the first nature reserve set up in China to focus on the preservation of landscapes.
黄龙风景名胜区.jpg Huanglong Scenic Area is located in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. With an altitude of 1,700-5,588 meters above sea level, it is well-known for its “four unique spectacles”, i.e., colorful lakes, snow-capped mountains, valleys and forests. As a World Natural Heritage Site, it is the only well-protected plateau wetland in China.
都江堰.jpg Dujiangyan, located in northwest Chengdu Plain, Sichuan Province, has a history of more than 2,000 years. Listed as World Cultural Heritage Site, and World Heritage Irrigation Structure, it is the world’s oldest and only surviving no-dam irrigation system and still in practical use.