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**🌿Ya'an Travel Guide | Explore the "Rainy City Secret Realm, Hometown of Pandas" in 1 Minute! 🐼** 📍 **Address**: Central Sichuan Province (high-speed train to Ya'an Station, 1.5h drive from Chengdu) 🔥 **Must-Visit Recommendations**: 1️⃣ **Bifengxia**: Panda Paradise + Canyon Secret Realm! Explore the world's largest panda base, watch adorable pandas munching on bamboo and frolicking, and hike through waterfall clusters to breathe in the fresh air and cleanse your lungs 🌊. 2️⃣ **Mount Niubei**: "Asia's Most Beautiful Viewing Platform"! Rolling sea of clouds, stars within reach, stay in a spherical tent and wait for the sunrise over the golden mountains, a truly shocking experience 🌄. 3️⃣ **Shangli Ancient Town**: A traditional Sichuan town in an ink painting! Ancient bridges, flowing water, stilted buildings, and teahouses, wear Hanfu and wave a fan to take stunning photos of the misty Jiangnan scenery 🏮. 4️⃣ **Mount Mengding**: The birthplace of tea culture! Pick spring tea, taste the sweet dew, walk the treetop boardwalk, and in autumn, the golden ginkgo trees create a fairytale scene 🍂. 💡 **Travel Tips**: ✅ **Best Seasons**: April–May (tea picking + active pandas), October–November (red leaves and sea of clouds), winter (snow scenery at Dawa Gengza). ✅ **Transportation**: Mount Niubei requires self-driving/chartered car (mountain roads are more dangerous), Bifengxia has a direct scenic shuttle bus. ✅ **Must-Eat Food**: Ya Fish Casserole, Dada Noodles, Sichuan Pepper Chicken, snacks in the old town cost an average of CNY 30 to eat your fill! ✅ **Accommodation**: Mount Niubei Starry Sky Tent (must book in advance) / Shangli Ancient Town Homestay (average CNY 100 per person). 📸 **Internet-Famous Check-In Spots**: 🌉 **Dawa Gengza**: Sea of clouds, sunrise + 360° snow-capped mountain views, aerial photography like a "sky mirror." 🏮 **Qiaoxi Lake**: Highland emerald lake, the colorful forest reflections in autumn are breathtaking! ✨ **Longcanggou**: Forest train + waterfall boardwalk, take forest-style photos easily. 🌿 **Erlangshan Laba River**: Wild sika deer appear, encounter "forest elves" 🦌. 🎫 **Ticket Prices (for reference)**: - Bifengxia: CNY 100 (including the panda base) - Mount Niubei: CNY 160 (including sightseeing bus) - Mount Mengding: CNY 45 - Shangli Ancient Town: Free 💬 **Interactive Question**: Do you want to see pandas being cute, or wait for a sea of clouds on Mount Niubei? Share your Ya'an heart-stopping moments in the comments! 👇
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