Dengsheng () is an area in

Wolong National Nature Reserve Wolong National Nature Reserve (from Chinese ), officially known as Wolong Special Administrative Region, is a national protected area located in Wenchuan County in China. Established in 1963 with an initial size of about , the reserve was fur ...

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. It is located in the southwestern part of the Wolong National Nature Reserve, approximately 77 miles WNW of

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, the capital of

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), approximately 62 miles southwest of Wenchuan county seat, Weizhou, approximately 47 miles WSW of

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, approximately 122 miles southwest of

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and approximately 128 miles WSW of

Mianyang Mianyang ( zh, s=绵阳, t=綿陽, w=Mien2-yang2, p=Miányáng; Sichuanese Pinyin, Sichuanese romanization: ''Mien-iang''; formerly known as Mienchow, zh, t=綿州, p=Mianzhou, links=no; Sichuanese romanization: ''Miencheo''; ) is the second lar ...

History

On May 12, 2008, the epicenter of the 6-mile-deep, 7.9 earthquake was approx. 29 miles northwest of Dengsheng.

Climate

Dengsheng is foggy. Dengsheng has one of the lowest sunshine totals in China (less sunshine annually than

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), and most days are cloudy even if without rain. This is especially so in the winter months, when it is typically interminably grey and dreary. Spring (Mar-Apr) tends to be sunnier, warmer and drier than autumn (Oct-Nov). The summers and winters are mild.

Geography

Dengsheng is situated at the western edge of the

Sichuan Basin The Sichuan Basin (), formerly transliterated as the Szechwan Basin, sometimes called the Red Basin, is a lowland region in southwestern China. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides and is drained by the upper Yangtze River and its tributar ...

References

External links

Dengsheng Forest
Official website of

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