# Paoma Mountain Scenic Area (跑马山风景区)

Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 2/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Entrance ticket ¥50; round-trip cable car ¥55; museum ¥30
- **Opening hours:** 7：00—18：30
- **Getting there:** Located on the east side of Kangding. You can take a taxi to the foot of the mountain. Hiking up takes about 1.5 hours, and the mountain streams, wildflowers and fresh air along the way make the climb easier. Riding a horse up takes only half an hour, but the mountain road is steep, so take care for your safety. You can also take the cable car up. Kangding cold jelly (Kangding liangfen) is a remarkably delicious local specialty. Shibazi, a fish from the Dadu River, has tender, smooth flesh that melts in the mouth.
- **Good for:** Hiking & Outdoors, Ethnic Culture, Nature

## About Paoma Mountain Scenic Area

At an altitude of 2,700 metres, this is a famous sacred mountain of the local Tibetan people. In Tibetan it is called “Lamuze”, meaning “Fairy Mountain”. Horse races were held here every year in the past, which gave it the name “Horse-Racing Mountain” (Paoma Shan). Today, however, riding a horse up the mountain, even with a guide leading it, is nerve-wracking, and the horses do not look like they can race. The man-made circular singing ground at the summit is where villagers gather to socialise and have fun. It was here that “Brother Zhang” in the folk song “Kangding Love Song” first fell for “Sister Li”. From the summit you can overlook the whole of Kangding. Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, which marks the Buddha’s birthday bathing festival, Paoma Mountain hosts a grand “Mountain Circumambulation Festival”.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 402. 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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