Danba Town & River Confluence
章谷镇
A canyon town where the Da Jinchuan, Xiao Jinchuan and Geshiza rivers meet, marking the source of the Dadu River and serving as the base for exploring Danba's Tibetan villages.
Zhanggu Town, the county seat of Danba, sits in a deep river valley at an altitude of about 1,900 meters, where the Da Jinchuan, Xiao Jinchuan and Geshiza rivers converge and the Dadu River takes its name. The town stretches narrowly along the river, surrounded by towering mountains. It is the accommodation and transport hub for visiting Jiaju, Zhonglu and Suopo. Hotels and restaurants are concentrated in town, where you can try Jiarong Tibetan specialties such as sour-vegetable noodle squares, cured pork, pipa pork and butter tea. The riverside walkway offers views of the three rivers merging, and at dusk the valley scenery and city lights come alive together. Around Tibetan New Year and during the Jiarong Culture Festival, folk activities such as guozhuang dancing and beauty contests are held (check the announcement for the year). Getting there: direct buses run from Chengdu and Kangding, and hiring a car in town is the easiest way to reach the Tibetan villages. Note: the town lies in a geological hazard-prone area, so watch for flash flood and debris flow warnings during the rainy season. Mountain roads at night are not suitable for self-driving.
Opening hours
All day