Pingwu County

A mountain-forest county that is home to giant pandas, where Wanglang Reserve and Baima Tibetan villages show off pristine nature and distinctive folk customs.

Pingwu County belongs to Mianyang, Sichuan Province, in the Min Mountains on the northwestern edge of the Sichuan Basin. It has high forest cover and is an important giant panda habitat. Wanglang National Nature Reserve is known for its primeval forest and wildlife, and the surrounding Baima Tibetan villages preserve distinctive clothing, song and dance, and Caogai mask culture. In the county seat, Bao'en Temple is a well-preserved palace-style temple complex from the Ming dynasty. Spring and summer bring forest flowers and greenery, and autumn brings colorful foliage. It is often combined with the Jiuzhaigou loop; change at Mianyang Nanjiao Airport and continue by road.

Destinations

• Pingwu, Baima & Wanglang

Itineraries

• Jiuzhaigou East Loop & Zoigê-Hongyuan Grassland – Enter Jiuzhaigou from the east via the Jiumian Expressway, and return to Chengdu via Huanglong, Zoigê, Hongyuan, and Da…