# Zhagana Scenic Area (扎尕那大景区)

Gannan, Gansu Province · Northwest, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥85
- **Opening hours:** Open all day (year-round)
- **Time needed:** 1 day
- **Address:** Yiwa Township, Diebu County, Gannan Prefecture
- **Getting there:** Take a chartered car from Diebu County town to Zhagana. The distance is 30 km and the journey takes about half an hour.
- **Good for:** Photography, Nature

## About Zhagana Scenic Area

"Zhagana" means "stone casket." It is a complete natural "stone city." The explorer Joseph Rock compared it to a beautiful Garden of Eden, saying: "I have never seen scenery so magnificent in my life. This is truly virgin land, a sacred place for nature lovers and all sightseers." Its steep mountains and beautiful landscapes have earned it a place among the top ten "unknown peaks." Beneath the grand stone fortress lie villages with curling cooking smoke and simple, unpretentious folk customs, which many people imagine as a true peach-blossom paradise.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 768. 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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