Your base for this destination is the city of Chengdu. For travel information about Chengdu, go to Chengdu Travel Guide
Huanglong Scenic Area and Historic Interest Area is located in Songpan County, in the northwest part of Sichuan Province, China. It is located in the southern part of the Minshan mountain range, 150 km north-northwest of the capital Chengdu. The name Huanglong means Yellow Dragon, and it refers to the colour of the calcite deposits that form a cascade down the gully. Within Huanglong, and especially in Huanglonggou (or Yellow Dragon Gully), are diverse forest ecosystems, snow-capped peaks, waterfalls and hot springs.
Like Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong is home to many endangered species including the Giant Panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey. Unesco inscribed Huanglong into the World Heritage List in 1992. Although still very much undiscovered outside of China, Huanglong, along with Jiuzhaigou, is a top tourist destination for local visitors, and receive throngs of domestic tourists during the peak season in October.
Tim's AsiaExplorers Travelogue on Huanglong
I visited Huanglong with participants from AsiaExplorers during our tour of Jiuzhaigou. I simply could not finish the climb to the top even though we were given three hours because the place was so crowded with people, there was many opportunities to take photographs, so I stopped many times, until eventually discover that it was impossible to continue to the top. That was just insufficient time. I believe if I had taken the time to climb to the top, I wouldn't be able to take all the photographs that I need.
Water cascading down at Huanglong Scenic Area.
Cascade at Huanglong.
Pools form at Huanglong.
Reflections of pool.
Layers of pools looking like the scales of a fish - on rather, dragon.
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