Paoma Mountain
跑马山
The “hills where the horses gallop” from the song “Kangding Love Song.” A cable car ride up offers views over Kangding, making it the town’s most representative sight.
Paoma Mountain lies to the southeast of central Kangding and is famous across the country thanks to the lyric “On the hills where the horses gallop, a wisp of cloud drifts by” from the song “Kangding Love Song.” The summit has a Paoma Flat, Jixiang Zen Monastery, Five-Color Lake, viewing platforms and more, overlooking the town of Kangding, nestled in a gorge, and the Zheduo River. Each year, around the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, there is a traditional “Mountain Circling Fair,” where Tibetan and Han people gather for horse racing, singing and dancing. You can reach the top by cable car or hike the trail (about 1 hour). Ticket prices for the trail and cable car are confirmed on site. Getting there: about 15 minutes’ walk from the Love Song Square to the cable car station. Notes: The summit is at about 2,800 m, where winds are strong, so keep warm.
Opening hours
About 08:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Anjue Monastery
- Kangding Love Song Square
- Jingang Monastery
- Nanwu Monastery
- Erdaoqiao Hot Spring
- Zheduo Mountain Pass
- Mugecuo Lake (Kangding Love Song Scenic Area)
- Red Stone Beach (Yajiageng Red Stone Park)