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Wild Yak Valley (yě niú gōu 野牛沟) is located 126 kilometers away from the north Kangding County (kāng dìng xiàn 康定县) of Sichuan Province (sì chuān shěng 四川省). It got its name because there were once a large group of yaks. In Wild Yak Valley, there is a virgin forest of 20 square kilometers, which is the only existed cypress forest in China. In the valley, there is a large quantity of rare animals. Therefore, the Wild Yak Valley is regarded as the gene bank.
On the bottom of the Wild Yak Valley, there is a alpine medow. In spring, colorful flowers are blooming. The medow is like a beatiful carpet, streching far to the virgin forest. A drift-dam lake, which is called Changhaizi (cháng hǎi zǐ 长海子), is situated on the slope of the valley. On the first day to the fifteenth day of the fifth month on lunar calendar, the Tibetans will go to the Changhaizi to pay regiligious homage to the god of the valley. Besides the Changhaizi, there are more than 310 natural five-color pools in Wild Yak Valley.
The waterfall which is sourced from Changhaizi is hanging on the mountain. When it is sunny, there is always a rainbow appearing in the afternoon. What’s more, the position of the rainbow will be higher when then sun is lower.
In the virgin forest, there are thick mosses here and there. Cirruses are interlaced with each other. Wistarias hanging on the trees are dancing with gentle breeze. The sunlight goes through the branches, making the forest grotesque and diversified.
Wild Yak Valley
Location: Kangding County, Sichuan Province
Admission fee: free
Opening hours: all day
Transportation: you can hire a car in Kangding to take you to Wild Yak Valley
Attractions nearby: Paoma Mountain, Daduhe Grand Valley
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