Yalong River

Location: It flows from Qinghai Province to Sichuan Province.
Opening Hours: All day long
Admission Fee: Free
How to Get There: You can drive along the Yalong River to enjoy the scenery.
Best Time to Visit: The scenery along the Yalong River is astonishing. The best time to visit there depends on the destination.

About Yalong River

The Yalong River is a 1,323 km long river in Sichuan Province in southwestern China. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River. Its source originates from the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau in southeast Qinghai, and its confluence with the Yangtze is in Panzhihua in southwestern Sichuan.

The Yalong River rises in the Bayan Har Mountain in southern Qinghai Province at an elevation of nearly 5,000 meters. The upper stream flows southeastward from the Bayan Har Mountains into northeastern Sichuan Province. Below Ganzi, it swings southward to flow along the western side of the Daxue Mountains. After making some wide loops in its course at the southern end of these mountains, the river flows into the Jinsha River.

Tips of Yalong River

1. There is a Yalong History Museum in Zetang County. If you are interested, you can pay a visit by the way.

2. The road along Ylong River is not very decent, and you need to take some extra food and clothes with you to prepare for the changeable weather.

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