Batang is one of the furthest towns in Sichuan that takes around 3 days to get to from Chengdu by driving. Its elevation is at 2600m. From Batang you can go to the mountains west to Genyen and to get to the Haizishan Mountains in Zhopu Valley. Western part of Genyen can be accessed from south or west. The Yangmolong and Xiangqiu Mountains are accessed from Batang side.
Batang has built a very good paved road from the town of Batang and connects Gemu and all the way to Hagala Pass by the North and stopped there because east to that is in Litang. Batang also built the good road South from Gemu to Zawala pass and stopped there because over the pass it’s in Litang County. For us it looks Litang could do more to on upgrading the road and make the good roads connect to what Batang has built. With what we have by far(2021), one can still drive from Litang to Batang via the basic road South of Genyen via Lamaya and then on to Zawala Pass and then to Gemu and over the pass drive down to Batang town.
Batang Weather and Climate
Daxiukuo is a small village in the main valley of west Genyen. It was 3 hours drive from Batang in the Upper Yangtze Valley and over a 4800-m mountain pass on rugged road. Daxiukuo is actually an old name of the village that it’s also known by the name of Gemu. There is also another Gemu in Litang(eastern part of Genyen) so this Gemu is called Gemu Daxiukuo. Daxiukuo is the center of the valley despite it has only one full-time open shop that sells only ramen and cola. It has a primary school and also around 30 families living in Daxiukuo. There are more families living down the valley towards Bomi Village.
Sanglongxi is the village north to Yangmolong Mountains. It is a small village car can drive to.
Zhopu Valley is now a well-facilitated park and good road goes to the base of the Jarjin Jarbo Mountains.
