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Water, stone and high valleys

A regional view of Sichuan

Follow the Min and the Yangtze, then climb into the high valleys, to see how the regions and their places sit across Sichuan. Points are representative references, not boundaries, gates or routes.

Sichuan
Chengdu Deyang Leshan Ya'an Aba Ganzi Liangshan Yibin Zigong Heming Teahouse Jinsha Site Dujiangyan Sanxingdui Leshan Giant Buddha Mount Emei Mengding Mountain Dengchigou Hejiangmen Shenhai Well Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Taoping Qiang Village Suopo Towers Dege Printing House Jianchang Ancient City Mianyang Guangyuan Meishan Nanchong Luzhou Li Bai Memorial Yuewang Tower Mianyang Science City Qianfo Cliff Mingyue Gorge Huangze Temple Sansu Shrine Qingshen Bamboo Weaving Langzhong Ancient City Nanchong Silk Park Luzhou Old Pits Fubao Ancient Town Wuhou Shrine Du Fu Thatched Cottage

Approximate regional orientation · north is up · not for navigation

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Liangshan.

Liangshan is the country's largest Yi settlement area. Xichang, its capital, is a city of lakes and old streets, and the Torch Festival turns the whole prefecture into a stage each summer.

One night of fire, a year of return
One night of fire, a year of return

Liangshan

Jianchang Ancient City

The days before the fire

The Torch Festival is a date in the Yi year, not a single night: wood is stacked, routes are set, and the 2026 Xichang edition was one version.

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Jianchang Ancient City

The old quarter of Xichang, with the Da Tong gate and streets below the Lu mountains.
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