Minya Konka Travel Guide

Minya Konka lies in the south of Kangding in Sichuan Province. Konka means "snow white" in Tibetan. It's the 7556-meters highest mountain in Sichuan and also is called The King of Suchuan Mountain. It's  surrounding by 45 icy peaks. what's more, it has more than 10 plateau lakes including Kangding muge lake, wuxuhai lake and so on, and Buddihst Temples neaby.
Lots of world-class mountaineers come to Konka and challenge its hight, but it's incredibly hard to climb it, so the climbing death rate is very high.

In 1992, an expedition team from US successfully reached the peak. Chinese expedition firstly finished in 1957.

The sceneries in Minya Konka is mainly glacier and highland lakes. The famous lakes are Mugetso Lake, Wuxu Lake, Renzhong Lake, Bawang Lake. Those lakes are surrounded by forests or situating at the mountain foot, looking like fairy land. Hailuogou Glacier is the most famous glacier in Minya Konka, forming in about 1600 years ago.

The Minya Konka Scenic Area is centered by Minya Konka, combined by Hailuogou Valley, Mugetso Lake, Wuxu Lake and Konka South Slope with total area of more than 10,000 square km. In the scenic area, tourist can visit minority villages, Konka Monastery, and enjoy the Tibetan & Yi national folk custom.