Panzhihua, a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, is located at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan in the southwest of China, at the southernmost tip of Sichuan, 6 14km from Chengdu in the north, 273km from Kunming in the south and Lijiang and Dali in the west. Located in the south-central part of Panxi Rift Valley, it belongs to erosion, denudation, Zhongshan hill and valley landform. The summer is long and the four seasons are not clear, but the dry and rainy seasons are clear; The total area of the city is 74 14 square kilometers, and it governs 3 districts and 2 counties. By the end of 20 19, Panzhihua had a total registered population of 1083700 and a permanent population of 12 14000.

Panzhihua is the only city named after flowers in China, enjoying the reputation of "flowers are cities and cities are flowers"; Panzhihua is the first city in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, where Jinsha River and Yalong River meet. Panzhihua is the gateway of Sichuan to the south and the closest point of Sichuan to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Panzhihua is the only subtropical fruit production base in Sichuan, which is rich in mango, loquat, lotus fog, pomegranate, strawberry, cherry and other special fruits, and fresh fruits continue all year round.

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Tourist attractions in Panzhihua city

1, Ertan Scenic Area

Ertan National Forest Park is located on the tourist hotline of Chengdu-Emei Mountain-Xichang-Kunming. The planned area of the park is more than 600,000 mu. Among them, T-shaped Lake10.5 million mu is formed in Ertan Reservoir Area, with more than 400,000 mu of forest land. The forest coverage rate can reach more than 50%. Including the first hurdle of Yalong River system in the city above Ertan Power Station dam, reaching the mouth of Tengqiao River in Yanyuan County. After the completion of the dam, an artificial lake with an area of145km will be formed, with a total area of102km2 and a storage capacity of 5.8 billion cubic meters.

Magnificent power station, misty blue lagoon, surrounded by verdant mountains, vast virgin forests, eight small islands with beautiful scenery in the lake and the exotic customs of more than 10 ethnic minorities living nearby, with quiet environment, suitable climate and fresh air, make it a place integrating tourism, exploration, collecting wind, entertainment and vacation.

2.Guezala Ecotourism Zone

Guezala Eco-tourism Zone is located in the northwest corner of Yanbian County, Panzhihua City, which is the only place for the golden tourist route from Panzhihua to Lugu Lake. The landscape of the scenic spot consists of virgin forest, alpine scenery, tiankeng floor drain and Yi customs. Known as "natural geological museum". The landscape of Rift Valley landform scenic spot consists of tiankeng floor drain, karst landscape, alpine meadow and Yi customs. Here, the mountains are continuous, surrounded by peaks, sometimes the loess is high, sometimes the jungle is densely covered, and there are thousands of camellias, and the geological landscape has changed greatly.

A senior geologist once said that "the mountains and rivers here are comparable to Jiuzhai Huanglong". Tiankeng floor drain is located in the rock mouth and Waduo area of more than 300 square kilometers, with more than 1 1,000 funnels with different diameters and depths. Among the funnels, the larger one is about 5000 square meters, with a depth of about 30 meters, and the smaller one is about 400 square meters, with different depths.

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