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The "Earth's Pupil" Hidden in Western Sichuan, the Eye of Genyen is Breathtakingly Beautiful

Hidden deep in Litang, Ganzi, Western Sichuan, Genyen Snow Mountain silently guards a pure land untouched by worldly dust. The main peak, Gangbo Sacred Land, stands at 6,204 meters, capped with snow and embraced by clouds year-round. At the foot of the mountain lies a clear pool of water, known to the world as the "Eye of Genyen," a secret realm that holds the purest romance and vastness of Western Sichuan. 🌿 At first sight of the Eye of Genyen, you understand what it means to be "love at first sight." It’s not large, but like a pupil opened by the earth, so clear it reflects the entire sky—the blue sky and white clouds bowing down into the water, the majestic silhouette of Genyen Snow Mountain perfectly mirrored, even the traces of wind sweeping across the meadow ripple gently on the water’s surface, blurring the line between sky in water and water in sky. 🗻 There are no noisy crowds here, only the coexistence of grasslands, snow mountains, and the lake. Beneath your feet stretches an endless alpine meadow, turning into a green velvet carpet in summer, dotted with scattered wildflowers; in winter, it’s covered with a thin frost, echoing the snow-capped peaks, making the scene even more vast and desolate. Standing by the lake, looking up is the 6,204-meter Gangbo Sacred Land piercing the clouds, looking down is the Eye of Genyen holding the universe’s wonders, with the wind carrying the crispness of the snow mountain and the fragrance of the meadow. 🌌 No need to deliberately find the perfect angle; every snap is supremely healing. When the sun shines brightly, the water sparkles, and the white of the snow mountain, the blue of the sky, and the green of the meadow collide in this pool, creating the most captivating colors; before dusk falls, the sunset dyes the horizon red, and the Eye of Genyen dons a gentle orange-pink filter, embracing the snow mountain and the glow of the sunset, beautiful beyond this world. This is the Eye of Genyen, a hidden gem in Litang, Western Sichuan, free from excessive commercialization, showing only nature in its most authentic form. Come here, gaze into the 6,204-meter Genyen Snow Mountain, and in the earth’s pupil, encounter the purest vastness and tranquility of Western Sichuan.
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Posted: Nov 22, 2025
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