Get to know Jinchuan County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
- Chinese name
- 金川县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 5,524.00 km²
- Population · 2020
- 58,068
- Administrative seat
- Dowu (Lewu)
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Pear trees along the river
Spring blossom spreads along both banks of the Dajinchuan. Sha’er Township (沙耳乡) has particularly dense pear plantings, while Qingning Township (庆宁乡) has a pear-tree garden containing century-old trees. The county’s flower-viewing points include the Shida’an Viewpoint (石达安观景台) and the Shenxianbao Viewpoint (神仙包观景台) in Sha’er. Pears are also one of Jinchuan’s main agricultural products.
Temples and mountain country
Guanyin Temple (观音庙) is a Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage destination in the county. Guanyinqiao Town (观音桥镇) lies in northwestern Jinchuan, 85 kilometres from the county seat, in a landscape where farming and pastoral livelihoods coexist. Across the wider county, high mountain valleys, forest lakes, snowy peaks and meadows accompany the cultivated river corridor.
Sources for this guide
县情概况_金川县人民政府 · Jinchuan County Government
春天邀你赏金川梨花 最全最新攻_金川县人民政府 · Jinchuan County Government
观音桥镇_金川县人民政府 · Jinchuan County Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-26.
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Places to explore around Jinchuan County
Jinchuan Pear Blossom Valley · 金川梨花河谷Jinchuan Pear Blossom Valley金川梨花河谷
Jinchuan Lihua Hegu is the pear-blossom valley of the Da Jinchuan river, known officially as the Shiwai Liyuan scenic area, between a spur of the Daxue mountains and the Qionglai range in Jinchuan County, Aba prefecture, Sichuan.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Guanyinqiao Scenic Area观音桥
Guanyinqiao is a mountain scenic area in Guanyinqiao town, Jinchuan County, in Sichuan's Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, more than 80 km from the county seat, and it takes in the Tibetan Buddhist temple known in Tibetan as Tujiqinbo, the Guanyin temple.
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Getting there
Jinchuan County is about 50 km in a straight line from central Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. Search for 金川县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Jinchuan Pear Blossom Valley and Guanyinqiao Scenic Area are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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