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Explore the region
About Kanggu Valley
The county government describes a valley of layered ridges, deep gorges and sharp peaks, locally called the little Zhangjiajie. Forest cover reaches 90 per cent, the year-round average temperature is about 10 degrees and the summer average about 21 degrees, with negative-oxygen-ion concentration given as 18,000 to 32,000 per cubic centimetre. The resort area has been given municipal awards including tourism poverty-alleviation demonstration area, safe demonstration scenic area and a tourism service standardisation brand title.
What to look for
- The valley's layered ridges, deep gorges and sharp peaks, which have earned it the local nickname xiao Zhangjiajie (little Zhangjiajie).
- The forested slopes covering 90 per cent of the resort area across its 1,100 to 2,680 metre elevation range.
- The autumn colour that the county describes spreading over the slopes.
- The winter snow cover the county describes settling over the scenic area.
Location & getting there
Getting to Kanggu Valley
Check weather, trail access and the last return service. A mountain or forest area is not one entrance, and a map’s central pin may be far from the trailhead.
- Search for 亢谷 with 重庆市 and 城口县.
Find Kanggu Valley
亢谷 · 城口县
No reliable map pin yet: search by the Chinese name.
Sources & visit information
The linked sources support the identity and background described in this introduction. Opening hours, admission, activity availability and exact arrival arrangements have not been comprehensively checked. Confirm current visitor information with the venue; the original catalogue locality and editorial review flag are retained.