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Heishui
Tibetan Autonomous County, with an area of 4,355 kmē and a population of
57,000, lies at the center of Aba Tibetan Autonomous Principality, the
junction of Minshan and Qionglai Mountains. Situated 280 away from Chengdu,
the capital of Sichuan province and the base camp of tourists heading for
Tibetan areas in Sichuan and Tibet, Heishui boasts its inclusion in Greater
Jiuzhai International Tourism Core Zone. With 92.8% of its residents being
Tibetan, Heishui is a typical Tibetan-predominated county. The cultural
make-up of Heishui is unique in China, with the majority of Tibetans in the
county speaking a Qiang dialect. According to local folk legend, they are the
descendants of ancient Qiang people, a most prominent nation in pre-Zhou
China. With
relatively moderate altitude and climate, Heishui boasts plentiful natural
tourism resources, with a integrate set of tourist scenic spots, including
natural wonders such as Spring Ice Lake, Bashili Dell--world's largest and
most colorful polychromatic forest, embedded in Naizi Valley, three-Ao snow
mountain--Tibetan nation's holy mountain, Dagu Glacier--one of world's
rarely-found contemporary glaciers, in addition to unique cultural attractions
such as Selghu Tibetan stockade village, an extraordinary combination of
Tibetan and Qiang cultural elements. Heishui is always ready to attract
tourists, with its ice lake in the spring, glacier in the summer,
polychoromatic forest in the fall and snow mountain in the winter. Heishui doesn't only satisfy your eyes but your mouth. In this paradise of mountainous provisions, you can enjoy delicious wild fruits, vegetables and nuts such as Sibos and Chemala. Don't worry about accommodation. Heishui can accommodate 1,200 tourists at the same time. There are plenty of hostels and high-standard hotels. You can even live in local Tibetan households. Buy a Tibetan dress, change in, bound into the local dance and games and find yourself submersed in the rustic Tibetan congregation and mysterious civilization.
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