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Ganzi >> Danba County
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Attraction Typ: Ancient City |
| Location: more than 200 km from city |
| Recommend: 5 Star |
Danba County
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Danba is a small county in the mountain valley whose residents are Gyarong Tibetans, or farmers living in a mild climate. With its green mountains and waters, birds and flowers, it is the most brilliant pearl of Kantse. |
| Danba (Chinese: 丹巴;pinyin: dānbā): Danba is a small county in the mountain valley whose residents are Gyarong Tibetans, or farmers living in a mild climate. With its green mountains and waters, birds and flowers, it is the most brilliant pearl of Kantse. It once was named "Zhang Valley "in ancient times. It has long been a way station on a circuit through the country's southwest, which is home to some of China's most exotic travel destinations.
The local people are excellent masons and skilled architects who build castles, suspension bridges, dams and sinking wells. Their homes are block made from different size stones and built like fortresses. Because the amount of ancient watchtowers here, Danba County is also called " the country with thousands of pillboxes", and because beauties are gathering here, it is also called "the beauty valley ". |
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