Haizi Valley

Chinese name: 四姑娘山（Si Gu Niang Shan）
Location: Changping Valley, Rilong town, Xiaojin,  County, Aba Tibetan Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
Ticket: Haizi Valley CNY60.00.
Estimated tour time: 1-2 days
Recommended time to visit: May to Oct
Nearby attractions: Shuangqiao Valley, Changping Valley, Danba Tibetan Village, Balang Mountian, Dengsheng Valley, etc.

Mount Siguniang National Park lies 220km west of Chengdu, It is located in the bordering area of Rilong Town, Xiaojin County and Wenchuan County in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.  

Mount Siguniang is the highest mountain of Qionglai Mountains in Western China, and  is renowned for its beauty Mount Siguniang National Park was identified as a UNESCO Heritage Site as part of Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries in 2006. 

The park comprises Mount Siguniang and the surrounding three valleys, namely Changping Valley , Haizi Valley and Shuangqiao Valley, covering an area of 2,000sq km.

If you want a relaxing way to enjoy gorgeous alpine sceneries, you can choose Shuangqiao Valley; if you want to explore the most primitive scenery or try to climb up to Mount Daguniang or Mount Erguniang, Haizi Valley is the best choice. 

Haizi Valley got its name “Hai Zi” for this scenic area has over 10 alpine lakes, beautiful and magnificent. 

Haizi Valley Scenic Area is with a length of 19.2 meters and an area of 126.45 square meters, which is larger than Changping Valley in size. This valley is less developed, offering the most original landscape, can only be reached by hiking or horse riding. Haizi Valley is divided into two sections, the first section is featured in alpine meadow, gorge, rivers and waterfalls, and the second section is featured in alpine lakes and offers hiking trail reaching Dafeng Peak and Mount Erfeng Peak.

Since the Four Girls Mountains are situated between Changping Valley and Haizi Valley that Haizi Valley offers the best angle to photograph Mount Siguniang. 

Gozhuangping and Chaoshanping in the first half mainly consist of plateau lawns and are the best places to view the Four-Girl Mountain and take a photo of the 'sunlight on the golden mountain.' Every year, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people of the Tibetan ethnic group will hold a grand worship ceremony there facing Four-Girl Mountain.

The Haizi Valley contains a mysterious and beautiful group of plateau lakes. On the surrounding mountains, forests are thick and lush, water and soil are well preserved, and water sources are abundant. 

Located not far from the entrance, Guozhuangping is the best location to photograph Mount Siguniang. The scene in front of your eyes will be - clear blue sky, then snow-capped beautiful Mount Siguniang peaks, green vast meadows in the middle and blooming wild flowers and roaming cattle and sheep.

With an altitude of 3800 meters, Dahaizi is the largest lake of Haizi Valley. This distance from the entrance to Dahaizi is about 14 kilometers. It needs about 5 hours’ by hiking. So, Dahaizi is another popular camping site to spend the night in the valley. From Dahaizi, you can go further to climb Mount Daguniang or Erguniang.

The altitude of Huahaizi is about 3830 meters. Its beauty can be compared with Five-color Pond in Huanglong National Park. This swampy lake looks very colorful and beautiful when sun shining upon it.