Mount Siguniang
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Mt Siguniang（; Tibetan name:Skubla）is the highest peak of Qionglai Mountains
in Western China
.It is located in the bordering area of Xiaojin County
and Wenchuan County
in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
, Sichuan Province.
Mt Siguniang encompasses 4 peaks: DaFeng（Big Peak or 1st peak）, ErFeng(2nd peak), SanFeng（3rd Peak）, and Yaomei Feng (4th Peak). The highest peak is Yaomei Feng（）, also known as the ‘Queen of Sichuan’s peaks’（）, standing at 6250 meters. It is also the second highest mountain in Sichuan Province. The first ascent was in 1981 by a Japanese team via the east ridge.Very few people attempt to climb this and very few of them succeed after that!
Mt Siguniang DaFeng (，5,025m) is normally considered a pure trekking peak while ErFeng (，5,276m) and SanFeng (，5,664m)is more challenging as it involves basic climbing technique.
Mt Siguniang is famous for its beautiful scenery.The area is reputed to be the Oriental Alps. Mt Siguniang National Park was identified as a UNESCO
Heritage Site as part of Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
in 2006. The park comprises Mt Siguniang and the surrounding three valleys, namely Changping Valley , Haizi Valley and Shuangqiao Valley , covering an area of 2,000sq km.
Qionglai Mountains
Qionglai Mountains is a mountain range in the Sichuan Province of China. It runs in the general north-south direction, and is located mostly within the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in the north-central part of the province....
in Western China
Western China
Western China , refers to the western part of China. In the definition of the Chinese government, Western China covers six provinces: Gansu, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan; one municipality: Chongqing; and three autonomous regions: Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang.-Administrative...
.It is located in the bordering area of Xiaojin County
Xiaojin County
Xiaojin County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture....
and Wenchuan County
Wenchuan County
Wenchuan County is a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.This county has an area of...
in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
The Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, whose capital is Barkam town . It has an area of 83,201 km²....
, Sichuan Province.
Mt Siguniang encompasses 4 peaks: DaFeng（Big Peak or 1st peak）, ErFeng(2nd peak), SanFeng（3rd Peak）, and Yaomei Feng (4th Peak). The highest peak is Yaomei Feng（）, also known as the ‘Queen of Sichuan’s peaks’（）, standing at 6250 meters. It is also the second highest mountain in Sichuan Province. The first ascent was in 1981 by a Japanese team via the east ridge.Very few people attempt to climb this and very few of them succeed after that!
Mt Siguniang DaFeng (，5,025m) is normally considered a pure trekking peak while ErFeng (，5,276m) and SanFeng (，5,664m)is more challenging as it involves basic climbing technique.
Mt Siguniang is famous for its beautiful scenery.The area is reputed to be the Oriental Alps. Mt Siguniang National Park was identified as a UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Heritage Site as part of Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries located in southwest Sichuan province of China, is the home to more than 30% of the world's highly endangered Giant Pandas and is among the most important sites for the captive breeding of these pandas. It covers 9245 km² with seven nature reserves and nine...
in 2006. The park comprises Mt Siguniang and the surrounding three valleys, namely Changping Valley , Haizi Valley and Shuangqiao Valley , covering an area of 2,000sq km.