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Autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, China
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Aba Tibetan & Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (Mandarin Chinese: 阿坝藏族羌族自治州; Ābà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu, or Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: རྔ་བ་བོད་རིགས་དང་ཆང་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་), is located in north-western Sichuan province.
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there are 37 monasteries and nunneries in the area, two of the largest of which are in the city
in nearby Zhuokeji village is a watchtower fortress once occupied by a local chieftain where Mao Zedong stayed at the watchtower several times during the Long March
a sleepy village surrounded by mountains that give off a very much alpine flair reminiscent of rural Austria or Bavaria and perfect for hiking and horsetreking
has the most concentrated Qiang population in China
Ruoergai is in Zoigê County, Ngawa (prefecture) of China.
a base-camp for exploring the nearby national parks and Tibetan villages
less crowded than the more well-known destinations in Ngawa Prefecture and has some good ‘off-the-beaten-track’ areas to explore
known as the habitat of giant pandas and for its many multi-level waterfalls and colorful lakes
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