# Cuopugou Scenic Area (措普沟风景区)

Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 3/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/cuopugou-scenic-area
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Time needed:** 4–5 hours
- **Address:** Cuola District, north of Batang County town, western Sichuan
- **Getting there:** There is currently no direct bus to this area. It is recommended to rent a car from Litang or Batang county town.
- **Good for:** History & Culture, Photography, Nature

## About Cuopugou Scenic Area

Cuopugou Scenic Area features a sacred mountain and a sacred lake: the beautiful Cuopu Lake, known as “the First Sacred Lake of Kham”, and the majestic Zhajinjiabo Peak. Simply place your hand in the water of Cuopu Lake and fish will come to “kiss” your fingertips, a vivid sense of harmony between people and nature. Zhajinjiabo Peak has a striking shape, with stone pillars rising everywhere, and is renowned for being beautiful, perilous, marvellous and unique. Every year in the sixth month of the Tibetan calendar, a horse race is held on the grassland by Cuopu Lake.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 404. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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