Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

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Template:Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site Huanglong (Template:Zh) is a scenic and historic interest area in the northwest part of Sichuan, China. It is located in the southern part of the Minshan mountain range, Template:Convert north-northwest of the capital Chengdu.<ref name=unesco>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This area is known for its colorful travertine pools formed by calcite deposits, especially in Huanglonggou (Yellow Dragon Gully), as well as diverse forest ecosystems, snow-capped peaks, waterfalls and hot springs. Huanglong is also home to many endangered species including the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey.<ref name=unesco/> In addition, a large population of the endemic orchid species 'Cypripedium plectrochilum' was discovered at the site.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Huanglong was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1992 because of its outstanding travertine formations, waterfalls and limestone formations as well as its travertine terraces and lakes rating among the three most outstanding examples in the world.<ref name = unesco /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Description

HuangLong World Heritage Natural Site Repeated glaciation events, the unique terrane structure, the formation of tufa, the stratum of carbonic acid rock, and climatic conditions such as Arctic-alpine sunlight have created this world-famous travertine landscape. Huanglong covers an area of 700 km2 at an altitude between 1700m and 5588m. Major scenic areas include:

Huanglong Valley

The total length of the travertine in Huanglong Valley is 3.6 km and it is thought to look like a huge golden dragon wheeling through the snow-capped mountains of the valley. The main landscapes are travertine banks, colorful ponds and travertine waterfalls and caves. The main body of water starts from the ancient Buddhist/Benbo temple at the top of the valley and ends at the Guests Welcome Pond in the north with a length of 2.5 km and a width of 30–170m. The colours of Huanglong's waters consist of yellows, greens, blues and browns.

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Map of Huanglong Valley Scenic Spots
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Aerial view of Zhengyan Pools
Scenic spots in Huanglong Valley Sea level Remarks
1 Guests Welcome Pond 迎宾池 3230m 350 pools File:黃龍-迎賓池.JPG
2 Marvelous Flying Waterfall 飛瀑流輝 3245m 14m tall 68m wide File:HuangLong 2002-09-12 53.jpg
3 Lianyan Pond 瀲灩湖 3251m 2000sq.m File:黃龍-瀲灩湖.jpg
4 Flying Waterfall on Lotus Platform 蓮台飛瀑 3260m 45m tall 19m wide File:黃龍-蓮台飛瀑.JPG
5 Washing Cave 洗身洞 3280m 10m tall 40m wide File:黃龍-洗身洞.JPG
6 Golden Sand Pavement 金沙鋪地 3305m 1300m long File:黃龍-金沙鋪地.JPG
7 Seven Mile Golden Sand 七里金沙 3400m File:黃龍-七里金沙.JPG
8 Bonsai Pond 盆景池 3320m 330 pools File:1 huanglong 2011.jpg
9 Mirror Pond 明鏡倒映池 3400m 180 pools File:黃龍-明鏡倒映池.JPG
10 Azalea Pond 娑蘿映彩池 3415m 400 pools File:黃龍-娑蘿映彩池.JPG
11 Flamboyant Pond 爭豔池 3414m 658 pools File:1 huanglong 2.jpg
12 Huanglong Middle Temple 黃龍中寺 3470m File:Huanglong middle temple.jpg
13 Huanglong Ancient Temple 黃龍古寺 3568m File:Huanglong ancient temple.jpg
14 Multi-Colored Pond 五彩池 3576m 693 pools File:黃龍-五彩池.JPG

See also

References

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