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Yaowang Valley, Beichuan 药王谷Yàowáng Gǔ
4A scenic area · Mianyang, Sichuan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Mianyang
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Yaowang Valley, Beichuan
A forested mountain valley in Beichuan run as a 4A wellness area themed on traditional Chinese medicine. It covers about 15 km² at an average altitude of around 1,400 m, with more than 160 kinds of medicinal herbs grown on its slopes and about 1,800 century-old magnolia (xinyi) trees that flower white to purple each April. It suits a cool-weather walk or a spring blossom trip from Mianyang.
How to get to Yaowang Valley, Beichuan
In Guixi town in northern Beichuan, about 2 hours by road from Mianyang; a cable car serves the upper slopes.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Mount Jiuhuang 九皇山 (under 10 km), Foye Cave 佛爷洞 (under 10 km), Mount Douchuan and Yunyan Temple 窦圌山 (10 km), Li Bai Memorial Hall 李白纪念馆 (10 km).
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