Where is Daocheng Aden?
Daocheng Yading Scenic Area is located in Yading Village, Shangri-La Town, Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The scenic spot of Aden Nature Reserve is 2,900 meters above sea level (Gongga estuary) to 6,032 meters (Xiannai Rifeng), covering an area of 56,000 hectares. The scenic spot is centered on the three snow peaks of Xiannairi, Riverside Ocean and Shanaduji, and it is distributed from north to south. Due to the special geographical environment and natural climate, it has formed a unique landform and natural landscape, which is the most intact natural ecosystem in China. In the nature reserve, three snow-capped mountains, Xiannairi (Tibetan Guanyin Bodhisattva), Jiangbianyang (Tibetan Manjusri Bodhisattva) and Shanado Ji (Tibetan Jingangpan), are not far apart, and each of them rises from the ground to form a triangle. Tibetan Buddhism is called "Risong Gongbu", which means "Three Mountains". The northern peak of Xiannairi is 6032 meters above sea level, the southern peak is 5958 meters above sea level, and the eastern peak of Shanaduji is 5958 meters above sea level. The peaks of the three snow-capped mountains are all white and spotless. There is a vast forest on the mountainside, with a waterfall inside, and a wide valley at the foot of the mountain twists and turns, inlaid with a mirror-like lake Snow peaks, glaciers, forests, streams, waterfalls, meadows and lakes are organically combined, and wild animals haunt them, showing a quiet pure land. Extended information Daocheng Yading Scenic Area not only has magnificent and sacred snow-capped mountains, but also vast meadows, colorful forests and blue and transparent Haizi. Almost all the most beautiful things in the snowy plateau gather here, which makes people linger. Like local devout Tibetans, hiking around the mountains is the best way to feel the scenery of Aden. However, due to the high altitude of Aden reserve, it still takes considerable physical strength to walk all the way down. Aden, which means "land facing the sun" in Tibetan. The three snow-capped mountains of Xiannairi, Yangmaiyong and Xianuoduoji in the reserve are distributed in the north-south direction and arranged in a zigzag pattern, which are collectively called "Nianqing Gongga Risong Gongbu", which means: the three holy places of Damo Mountain with perennial snow. Known as the "Three-legged Snow Mountain" in Tibetan Buddhism, it is a sacred place in the hearts of Tibetans.