Get to know Muli Tibetan Autonomous County
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- Administrative area
- Autonomous county · 自治县
- Part of
- Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
- Chinese name
- 木里藏族自治县
- Local areas
- Autonomous county guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 13,252.00 km²
- Population · 2020
- 122,944
- Administrative seat
- Qab'oi (Qiaowa)
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A monastery rebuilt
Muli Monastery (木里大寺), in Taoba Township (桃坝乡), was founded in 1656 using the layout of Drepung Monastery (哲蚌寺) in Lhasa (拉萨) as a model. It suffered destruction in 1967 and was rebuilt on the original site in 1982. Earth and timber dominate the construction, with layered courtyards, corridors and painted walls.
Lakes and river valleys
Cundong Haizi (寸冬海子), also called Changhai Lake (长海子), lies on Kangwu Mountain (康坞山), northwest of the county seat. Mountains enclose the lake, with forest, grass and summer wildflowers around it. Across Muli, the Yalong (雅砻江), Muli (木里河) and Shuiluo (水洛河) rivers run broadly north to south through narrow, deeply incised valleys.
Sources for this guide
【地理环境】_木里县_凉山州_市县地情_四川地情_四川省情网 · Sichuan Provincial Local Chronicles Office
【风景名胜】_木里县_凉山州_市县地情_四川地情_四川省情网 · Sichuan Provincial Local Chronicles Office
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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Muli Tibetan Autonomous County 木里藏族自治县
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Muli Tibetan Autonomous County is about 95 km in a straight line from central Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Search for 木里藏族自治县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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