Mt. Siguniang

The Wolong nature reserve located in Wenchuan County, 136km away from Chengdu, covers about 200,000 hectares and is at the east foot of Qionglai Mountains where is the transitional region from Qingzang Plateau to Sichuan Basin, 4,000m above sea level. In the natural reserve there are about 4,000 species of plants, 50 varieties of beasts, 300 varieties of birds and 29 varieties rare animals including panda. Now it has been listed as a United Nations International Wildlife Reserve.

The Siguniang (Four Sisters) Mountain Scenic Zone is a national grade scenic area and a national grade natural reserve well known throughout China. Going northwest from Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, passing the national grade scenic zone Dujiangyan and Wolong Panda Protection Zone, and crossing the cloudy sea of verdant Balang Mountain, you will get to see the beautiful Siguniang. The scenic zone covers an area of 450 square kilometers and consists of the Siguniang Mountain, Shuangqiao (Double Bridge) Gully, Changping (Long Flats) Gully and Haizhi (Lakes) Gully. The Siguniang Mountain has four peaks, which stand side by side like four sisters at the end of the Qionglai Mountain Ranges one the Aba Plateau. They raise 5355, 5454, 5664 and 6250 meters above the sea level, among which the fourth girl is the tallest. The Siguniang Mountain is honored as the "queen of Sichuan's mountains, enjoying the fame with the king of Sichuan's mountains-Gongga Mountain of 7556m-high. It was said by the local people that these four peaks were originally four beautiful sisters of the mountain god.