Shangmeng Township

Shangmeng township is one of the highest altitude areas in Lixian County, where the folk customs are simple and full-bodied, and there are unique traditional songs and dances and customs of Jiarong Tibetan. Most people who go to visit mengtun Valley choose to live here and experience the local authentic food.

Shangmeng Township

Shangmeng township of Lixian County is located in the northwest of Lixian County. It is located in the upstream of mengtun River, a tributary of Zagunao River, so it is called shangmeng. It is adjacent to Xiameng Township and Xuecheng town in the East, Ganbao Township and Zagunao town in the south, gurgou town in the west, and Maoxian County in the north. The township is located along the east longitude of 103 ° 8 ', north latitude of 31 ° 40', with an average altitude of 2502 meters and an average annual temperature of 9.6 ℃ The township covers an area of 725.58 square kilometers, governs 5 administrative villages and 12 villager groups, with a total population of 2959 (2017).

General situation

Shangmeng township is the most remote Township in Lixian County of Aba Prefecture. It is the birthplace of mengtun River Valley and a Tibetan settlement in Jiarong. It has a population of 2959 (2017). It is 50 kilometers away from Lixian County and 196 kilometers away from Chengdu. It covers an area of 725.58 square kilometers, with an altitude of about 2500 meters and a peak of 5527 meters in xuelongbao. The sunshine here is abundant, with an average annual sunshine of 1672 hours and an average temperature of 10 ℃.

The folk customs here are simple and full-bodied. There are unique traditional songs, dances and customs of Jiarong Tibetan. The township has 2877 mu of arable land, which is one of the highest areas in the county. It mainly produces Chinese cabbage, corn and other crops, and is also the best planting area for ice grape. In 2009, under the leadership of the county Party committee and the county government, our Township took the post disaster rural housing reconstruction as a breakthrough point, paid close attention to various livelihood projects, and after efforts, the whole Township took on a new look. In order to speed up the construction of a beautiful new home after the disaster and speed up the sound and rapid development of economy and society.

administrative division

List of villages in shangmeng Township

Population data of shangmeng Township

(fifth census data)

The total population is 2959 (2017).

Location context

Address: shangmeng Township, Li County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Longitude: 103.136527

Latitude: 31.673856

Tour time: half a day

Traffic information: shangmeng township is about 3 hours' drive from Chengdu. You can choose to drive or charter a car

Self driving route: Chengdu Chengguan Expressway Duwen Expressway Wenchuan Xuecheng town right turn into ditch 26km shangmeng TASI village ribo village gaoqiaogou meadow.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

Chinese PinYin : Shang Meng Xiang