Aba (China)

Aba is a town in China's Aba Prefecture.

Get in
Route G317 is nearby.

Aba County is well connected to many provincial towns and cities. Aba is the biggest transport hub within the prefecture. There are long haul buses heading for Aba from Chengdu City, Mianyang City, Songpan County, Ma'er Kang County, Jinchuan County, Wenchuan County, Hongyuan County, Heishui County and Xiangtang County daily.

See

 * Shrine honoring Rapten Tinley
 * Shrine honoring Rapten Tinley
 * Shrine honoring Rapten Tinley
 * Shrine honoring Rapten Tinley
 * Shrine honoring Rapten Tinley

Do

 * Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve
 * Huanglong Valley - scenic spot very close by
 * Huanglongsi National Park - China's largest natural habitat for giant pandas
 * Miyaluo - scenic spot

Festivals
Aba County is mainly inhabited by Tibetans. The major festivals are:


 * Great Prayer Festival: January 8 to January 15 according to the Tibetan calendar
 * Six-Four Festival: June 11 to June 17 according to the Tibetan calendar
 * Zachong Festival: September 15 to September 17 according to the lunar calendar
 * Horse Race Festival: Middle of July according to the lunar calendar

Eat
Tibetan milk tea and Zanba are one of the traditional characteristics of Zang People diet.
 * Zang People traditional BreakfastThe Zang nationality’s breakfast.jpg
 * Zang People traditional BreakfastThe Zang nationality’s breakfast.jpg
 * Zang People traditional BreakfastThe Zang nationality’s breakfast.jpg

Milk tea is salty, barley is mainly made of highland barley, highland barley is one of the staple food in Aba area.