Mount Xiaoxiangling

Mount Xiaoxiangling Scenic Area is located in Xide County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan. The area features criss-crossing ravines, lush forests, large areas of meadows and various kinds of flowers. Glacial movement belonging to the Quaternary period has given the mountain a very peculiar landform. There are twelve glacial-eroded lakes in the area. The lakes have different colors because their bed rocks and surrounding vegetations have different colors. Four magnificent alpine waterfalls rush down forcefully. To the northwest of the lakes are 2200 hectares of alpine azaleas. The azaleas are of 30 strains and blossom from March to July one after another. To the southeast of the lakes are hundreds of thousands of hactres of towering ancient virgin firs. The weather in the area is ever-changing and you can experience sunshine, fog, rain and snow within a single day. [Photo courtesy of the Publicity Department of CPC Liangshan Committee]