National Parks of ChinaOverview
| Designation | National Park of China (first batch) |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Location | Sichuan |
| Latitude, longitude | 32.3, 105.6 |
| Highlights | Plank roads, ancient cypress avenue |
| Top sights | Jianmen Pass, the Cuiyun Corridor |
| Highest point | 1,200 m |
| Nearby cities | Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi’an, Lanzhou |
| Nearby sites | Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, White Dragon Lake, Micang Mountain Grand Canyon, Mount Guangwu and the Nuoshui River |
| Themes | Cliffs, Culture & history |
About
Jianmen Pass and the Shu Road lie in northern Sichuan south of Guangyuan, between the Qinling, Daba and Min mountains. The name “Sword Gate” comes from cliffs “sharp as swords, standing facing each other like a gate”; since ancient times “Jianmen is the most perilous under heaven”.