Rilong Town

Overview
Siguniangshan Town,formerly Rilong Town, is a town in Xiaojin County in the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China. It is a main base for visiting Mount Siguniang. Rilong lies at roughly 3,160 meters above sea level, and the population are mainly Tibetan.

Apart from hikers Rilong Town has been attracting all kinds of tourists because of the newly finished roads from Chengdu which makes the travel smoother. The doorways of the buildings and the general architecture in town are full of authenticity and culture. This town serves as a perfect base for exploring the surrounding mountains. There are some shops where you can buy necessary equipment. There are guest houses, hostels, and hotels for all kinds of budgets. Sunrise in the town is known to be a very beautiful sight.

What to Do
Rilong is a perfect base for exploring the surrounding mountains. It has plenty of guesthouses and small eat-houses. There also some some shops where you can buy mountaineering/camping equipment.

What to eat
Rilong is a popular tourist area as it is the base for all the trekkers and climbers. There are a lot of authentic and unique dishes in the local cuisine. Some of the must try dishes are different types of wild fungi like Matsutake, Boletus, Morchella etc., butter tea made of yak butter, Zanba-a nutritious dish made of roasted barley, baked potato, medicinal cordyceps duck, roasted lamb, yak milk, yak meat, and the Tibetan highland barley wine. Most of the dishes offered in Rilong town are Sichuan cuisine or Tibetan food with strong flavour. If you are not get used to such kind of dishes, you can prepare some own food by yourself.

Information
Location: Rilong Town, Xiaojin County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province
Opening Time: all day
Ticket Price: Free
Time for visiting: 1 day
How to get there: You can take bus from Chengdu Caidianzi bus station to Xiaojin county and get off at Rilong Town on the way. The shuttle bus departs at around 6:30 in the morning. The journey takes about 6-8 hours. It will pass Dujiangyan, Yingxiu, Wolong, and Balang along the way. Mountain and other scenic spots, the fare is CNY60 per person