Tourism
Tourism produced 71.0% of the GDP of the prefecture in 2006. There are many places of interest in the prefecture. For example
- Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan County is a reserve for giant pandas. It is the best-known place to watch pandas. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda was established there in 1980.
- Gerdeng Monastery
- Narshi Gonpa monastery
- Huanglong is a scenic and historic interest area in Songpan County.
- Jiuzhaigou Valley is a nature reserve in Jiuzhaigou County. It is known for its many multi-level waterfalls and colorful lakes, and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.
- Mount Siguniang (Chinese: 四姑娘山; Tibetan: སྐུ་བླ; former Chinese name: 四姑山, transcription of སྐུ), the highest point of the Qionglai Mountains, is on the border of Xiaojin County (Chinese: 小金县; Tibetan: བཙན་ལྷ) and Wenchuan County.
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Famous quotes containing the word tourism:
“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)