The upstream areas of Mingjiang River include five counties, they are Tibetan Songpan , black water, Mao County , Li County and Wenchuan of Qiang automonous prefecture of Aba of today.

• 岷江上游地区即今阿坝藏族羌族自治州境内松潘、黑水、茂县、理县、汶川五县。