Baoxing is a town on the Jiajinshan road between Ya'an and Xiaojin.

Lushan is a pleasant old town on the Western edge of the Sichuan Basin to the North of Ya'an. A popular destination in March and April for it's yellow hillsides (covered in oil seed rape), it is also a destination for caving and rafting. Lushan has a reasonable industry in root carvings and stone work.

Longmen Dong is a large conglomerate cave in Lushan County near Ya'an. Around 3km have been developed for tourism although there are 10km+ beyond which are undeveloped. Dragon Expeditions offers a variety of caving trips in the cave and with advance notice the showcave itself can also organise some introductory trips away from the tourist path.