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FIVE-COLORED POND
Containing the largest number of ponds, 693, Five Colored pond lies 4,166meters from Yuyuan Bridge covering an area of 21,000m2. One of the most beautiful areas of Huanglong, the sunlight reflects the green water in different primary colors such as red, and purple. During the winter, when everything is covered in a blanket of snow, at five colored pond you will still see magnificent reflections of the sky in the water.

 
 
 
SEASONS
 

SUMMER-The ice on the mountain begins to melt, making the waterfalls all the more richer and impressive. A beautiful time to visit Huanglong.

AUTUMN- The tree leaves are turning red, the flowers are blooming, and the lakes and mountains are a beautiful color in the autumn sunshine.

WINTER-During Winter Huanglong will be blocked due to snowfall. During this time you can visit Munigou instead.

SPRING- With the flowers in full bloom, and rich in color, and the mountains reflecting in the lakes, Spring is a very impressive time to visit Huanglong.

The best time to visit Huanglong is between July and October. At this time, Autumn is on its way, the tree leaves will be turning red, and the flowers very colorful. It is the most beautiful season in Huanglong.

NOTE: As Huanglong is situated between 3,000 and 3,500 meters above sea level, you need to take it easy at first to adjust to the altitude.

 

INTRODUCTION

Situated 400km North of Chengdu, Huanglong became a World Natural Heritage Site in December 1992. In ancient legend it is believed that some 4000 years ago, a yellow dragon helped Xiayu - the king of the Xia Kingdom, channel floodwater into the sea, creating MinRiver. With a bit of imagination the golden shade of the water looks like a dragons tail, hence the Chinese name meaning Yellow Dragon Valley. Huanglong's elevation is around 3000meters, and contains over 3000 colored ponds, with jade color water running down the over-lapping terraces, finally flowing into eight pond groups.
 
 
 

SIGHTSEEING

With the FuYuan Bridge serving as the Yellow Dragons tail, and the Five Colored ponds as its head, the body of the dragon is around 3.6km's long, with a drop of 400meters. Close to Huanglong Valley is Xuebaoding, a mountain sacred to the local Tibetan's.

FUYUAN BRIDGE
Fuyuan Bridge is located at the entrance of Huanglong Valley. Walk along the trails from here to the Five Colored ponds, taking in the waterfalls, temples, and lakes whilst listening to the birds singing and humming.

XISHEN (BODY WASHING) GROTTO
The second terrain of Huanlong Valley lies around 1,273meters from Fuyuan Bridge. The Grotto is 1.5 meters wide, and 1 meter high, with the entrance covered with flowing water. Buddhist and Taoist Monks have been frequenting the grotto since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to fulfill there religious desires.

HUANGLONG ZHONGSI MONASTERY
Constructed during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhongsi Monastery is a Buddhist temple around 3,456 metres from Fuyuan Bridge. With five halls named after Buddhist masters, the architecture of the temple shows a co-existence between Taoist and Buddhist cultures.

HuangLong Climate
Months Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Temperature(°C) -8.4 -5.6 -1.0 2.8 5.9 7.9 10.5 10.0 8.9 2.3 -3.5 -7.6
Average Rainfall (mm) 17.0 28.0 42.0 49.0 93.3 112.0 119.2 97.0 86.0 64.4 32.0 19.0
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