Muli

Muli Tibetan Autonomous County is located on the southern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the middle section of the Hengduan Mountains, on the southwestern fringe of Sichuan Province. The area features overlapping mountains and encircling rivers. To the east and northeast, it faces Mianning County and Jiulong and Kangding counties of Garzê Prefecture across the Yalong River. To the north, it borders Yajiang and Litang counties of Garzê Prefecture. The southwest and northwest are contiguous with Daocheng County of Garzê Prefecture, while the south and southeast adjoin Yan Yuan County of the same prefecture. The southwest also interlocks with Zhongdian County of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province and Ninglang Yi Autonomous County in Lijiang Prefecture, and is separated from Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County in Lijiang Prefecture by a river. The highest elevation in the county reaches 5,958 meters, and the lowest is 1,470 meters, resulting in significant vertical variations in climate, soil, and vegetation—creating a distinct “four seasons on one mountain, different weather within ten miles” alpine climate.