Get to know Zhaojue County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
- Chinese name
- 昭觉县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 2,699.00 km²
- Population · 2020
- 252,435
- Administrative seat
- Xincheng
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Setting and landscape
Gukede’s name means a place where wild geese rest in Yi. Alpine and subalpine lakes, meadows and marshes accompany its suoma flowers (索玛花), growing between 2,800 and 3,200 metres. In June 2024, Tongren Municipal Integrated Media Centre described these flowers covering the slopes around the viewing terrace of Muyun Lodge (牧云山庄), in Jiefanggou Town (解放沟镇).
What to see
Sanhe Village, in Sanchahe Town (三岔河镇), has both an older village site and a resettlement site. Its village history museum was completed in February 2020. Sichuan News in 2022 described orderly houses with Yi features at the new settlement and wall slogans marking the move into new homes.
Sources for this guide
【深度】凉山三日_铜仁网 · Tongren Municipal Integrated Media Centre
凉山州三河村探索旅游五环发展助力乡村振兴—中国新闻网·四川新闻 · China News Service Sichuan, republishing Sichuan News
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Zhaojue County 昭觉县
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Getting there
Zhaojue County is about 60 km in a straight line from central Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Search for 昭觉县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →More in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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