{{Short description|Glacier in China}} {{Infobox glacier | name = Hailuogou | image = HailuogouGlacierPanorama.jpg | caption = A panorama of the Hailuogou | type = Mountain glacier | location = Daxue Mountains, Sichuan, China | map = China Sichuan | map_caption = | label_position = bottom | map_size = | coordinates = {{coord|29.567|101.950|format=dms|region:CN|display=inline,title}} | area = | length = | thickness = | terminus = | status = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 7 }} '''Hailuogou''' ({{zh|c=海螺沟|p=Hǎiluógōu|l=Sea conch ravine}}; {{bo|t=དུང་དཀར་ལུང་པ|w=dung dkar lung pa|s=Dungkar Lungpa}}) is a glacier located in Luding County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. It is a feature of '''Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park'''. The glacier is next to Moxi and over {{cvt|319|km}} southwest of Chengdu. It is a 5A-level (AAAAA) tourist attraction in China. It is famous for its low-altitude modern glaciers, large ice waterfalls and alpine hot springs. The glacier originates from Mount Gongga.<ref name="china.org">{{cite web |title=Hailuogou: A Unique Glacier Forest Park |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/travel/101872.htm |website=China Internet Information Center |access-date=8 September 2022 |date=23 July 2004}}</ref>
==History== In February 2017, the park was listed under the 5A-level tourist attractions list.<ref name="Jia1">{{cite news |last1=Jia |first1=Liu |last2=Pinjie |first2=Lian |title=国家旅游局公示新一批5A景区 20家景区上榜（高清组图）【17】|trans-title=The National Tourism Administration announced a new batch of 5A scenic spots and 20 scenic spots on the list (high-definition photos) [17] |url=http://travel.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0217/c41570-29088611-17.html |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=People's Daily |date=17 February 2017}}</ref>
On September 5, 2022, a magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck Luding County, killing three park employees.<ref name="Lau1">{{cite news |last1=Lau |first1=Mimi |last2=Zhang |first2=Phoebe |title=China quake: death toll passes 30 after 6.8 magnitude tremors hit Sichuan province |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3191365/chinas-sichuan-province-hit-68-magnitude-quake |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=South China Morning Post |date=5 September 2022 |archive-date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905071247/http://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3191365/chinas-sichuan-province-hit-68-magnitude-quake |url-status=live }}</ref> An additional 219 visitors were trapped in the park for more than 50 hours before being rescued.<ref name="Qian1">{{cite news |last1=Qian |first1=Peng |last2=Hongxia |first2=Gao |title=海螺沟景区219名滞留人员已安全转运|trans-title=219 stranded persons in Hailuogou Scenic Spot have been transferred safely |url=http://sc.people.com.cn/n2/2022/0907/c345509-40115328.html |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=People's Daily |date=7 September 2022 |language=zh}}</ref>
==Glacier== The glacier covers a {{cvt|31|km2}} area of Conch Gully and is characterized as a modern glacier, having formed 16 million years ago.<ref name="china.org" /> At its most extreme, the glacier reaches a low altitude of {{cvt|2,850|m}} above sea level and reaches a high of {{cvt|6,750|m}}, and is also about {{cvt|14.7|km}} long. It also features the world's tallest icefall at {{cvt|1,100|m}}.<ref name="chinadiscovery">{{cite web |title=Hailuogou Glacier Park - The “Only” Glacier Forest Park in China |url=https://www.chinadiscovery.com/sichuan/luding/hailuogou-glacier-park.html |website=China Discovery |access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>
thumb|center|x150px|Hailuogou Glacier in 2014
==Tourist attractions== The park features several hot springs and "red rocks" which are rocks covered in red orange algae.<ref name="chinadiscovery" />
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Category:Glaciers of China Category:Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Category:AAAAA-rated tourist attractions Category:Tourist attractions in Sichuan