The altitude of Zoige County is 3,406 meters.
Ruoergai County, under the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, is located on the northeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the north of Sichuan Province. It is the northern gate from Sichuan to the northwest provinces and regions. The geographical coordinates are 102°08′ to 103 East Longitude. °39′, between 32°56′ and 34°19′ north latitude.
It borders Maqu County, Luqu County, Zhuoni County, Diebu County in Gansu Province and Aba County, Hongyuan County, Songpan County and Jiuzhaigou County in Aba Prefecture respectively. The Yellow River and the Yangtze River divide the watershed. It is divided into east and west parts. The maximum distance between east-west and north-south is about 150 kilometers.
Ruoergai County is 475.3 kilometers away from Lanzhou, 322.4 kilometers away from Ma'erkang, the state capital, and 469.2 kilometers south from Chengdu. The county seat is 3,406 meters above sea level. In 2005, the Ger Prairie was named "China's Most Beautiful Wetland" by National Geographic Magazine.
Ruoergai County enjoys the reputation of "the most beautiful alpine wetland grassland in China" and "the hometown of black-necked cranes in China". It is also known as "the oasis of the northwest Sichuan Plateau" and "the paradise in the clouds".
Tourist Attractions in Ruoergai
1. Ruoergai Prairie: Located at the junction of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces, the northwest China prairie consists of Ruoergai, Aba, Hongyuan, Soil It is composed of four counties in Tang Dynasty. It is one of the five major grasslands in China, covering an area of ??more than 35,600 square kilometers. It is a Tibetan settlement area mainly engaged in animal husbandry.
2. The first bay of the Nine Bends of the Yellow River: located in front of Suokezang Temple in Tangke Township, Ruoergai County. It is 68 kilometers away from the county seat, 8 kilometers away from Tangke Town, and 248 kilometers away from Jiuzhaigou Valley. The Yellow River originates from the Bayankara Mountains in Qinghai, twists and turns, and slowly flows eastward to Sichuan.
3. Ger Prairie: It is a national alpine wetland biodiversity reserve. It is 45 kilometers north of Ruoergai County and about 480 kilometers away from Chengdu city. National Highway 213 runs through it. Located in the heart of the Zoige Wetland, it is the flattest and vastest wetland grassland in the country, an important water conservation area in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and the largest alpine peat swamp wetland in the world.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ruoergai County