Blue Ice Creamy Top, a paradise on earth! Huanglong in winter is too beautiful
Many people advised against visiting Huanglong in winter before I came.
I took a trip to Jiuzhaigou and made a detour to see it.
Honestly, climbing the mountain is really tiring!
But I think the scenery is quite worth it.
Probably because the weather was particularly good,
or maybe because there were very few people in the scenic area.
The crystal-clear colorful pools,
the world's rare high-altitude cold water calc-sinter landscape,
like a giant dragon with shimmering scales,
lying quietly under the main peak of Minshan, Xuebaoding.
Taking photos is really too beautiful!
Friends who are going to travel during the Spring Festival, look here for tips.
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🎫Ticket
From November 16 to March 31 of the following year,
off-season tickets are buy one get one free, 40 yuan per person.
🚠Cable Car
80 yuan per person for the ascent, 40 yuan per person for the descent.
If you usually like to hike and are in good physical condition, you don't need to buy a cable car ticket at all; because after getting off the cable car, you still have to walk a long way, which is very unreasonable in design.
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🕙Entrance Time
It is recommended to enter the scenic area before 10 am, you can reach the colorful pools by 12:30 pm, just when the midday sun is shining directly, and this is when the colorful pools look the best.
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🏔️Winter Recommended Spots
The good parts are in the first 2 kilometers and the last part near the colorful pools, the middle part is relatively dull.
🔸Welcome Pool - Washing Body Cave
The several large-scale calcified pools at the entrance, the water does not freeze in winter, and it is very beautiful when it is sunny. The calcified pools in the middle are basically frozen and have no water.
🔸Pengtai Waterfall
In winter, the spring water freezes to form ice waterfalls, which is quite spectacular.
🔸Colorful Pools
Located halfway up the mountain in the scenic area, at an altitude of 3576 meters, it is the largest group of calcified pools in Huanglong, and it is very spectacular when viewed from above against the backdrop of Xuebaoding.
In winter, most of the colorful pools are covered with a thin layer of ice, and the yellow, green, and blue water shines brightly among the broken ice. The sunlight shows different colors from different angles, plus the blessing of white snow, the colors are dreamy.
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⚠️Transportation
✈️Plane
Huanglong Airport, then take a bus for 1H.
🚗Self-driving
7H from Chengdu.
🚌Bus
Take a direct bus from Jiuzhaigou for 2H.
🚄High-speed train
Zhenjiangguan Station, then take a bus for 1 hour and 50 minutes.
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📝Notes
1️⃣The round trip in the scenic area is 7KM, and the round trip on foot takes at least 4 hours. Elderly and children should not consider climbing the mountain, and should act according to their abilities. If you still want to see it, you can take the cableway up and then walk down slowly.
2️⃣For hiking, wear soft-soled sports shoes, you don't need to wear too thick clothes on sunny days, but you need to be windproof, as it will be very tiring and easy to sweat when climbing.
3️⃣In the off-season, except for the entrance of the scenic area, there is no food for sale inside, so be sure to prepare dry food in advance.
Huanglong Scenic area,30 minute drive north of Songpan on the G213. I had heard I could visit either Huanglong or Jiuzhaigou park as they are similar,this is not true, each park has It's own beauty and they re totally different. Huanglong's calcium terraces are breath taking,iIf you have ever visited Pamukale in Turkey, Huanglong bears the beauty of the making of the natural wonder.We first climb the mountain via the cable car.🎟250 RMB including one way cable car.🚶the total hike is just over 4km. Do take it slow, the park reaches altitude of 3800m above sea level. at the beginning there is a bit of a climb using stairs, until you reach the temple and the Five colour pond (Wucai), then its all down from there ↘️ if visiting early in the morning, take a light jacket as in summer temp can start at 5-7C and reach 20-25C at midday.Just before you turn off the G213 into Huanglong Natural park, take.some.time to wander the village full of culture and history.🚗If you continue to drive down route 213 all the way to Chengdu, you will be rewarded with beautiful villages like Songpan, Mao and Wenchuan, DO NOT rush this route it is stunning
Colorful pool altitude of 3576 meters, is the highest altitude of Huanglong, is also the largest group of color pools in Huanglonggou, the shape of the pools is beautiful and scattered, standing on a high place to see the trees around the color pool, the shape of different color pools like a color palette full of pigment.
The colorful pool is 3576 meters above sea level, which is the highest altitude of Huanglong and the largest group of color pools in Huanglonggou, so it is called the faucet. The colorful pools are clearly distinguished, the pools are beautifully scattered, and the color pools of different shapes are like color palettes full of pigments.
The scenery is very good. I recommend it. I will tell you that the person I can see below is my girlfriend. When we went to play, we said that we would go together in 10 years. She also recommended me to come together without saying anything, but we reneged on our promise. Now 2022.6.10 has been separated for more than half a year.
Colorful pools of colorful colors make people linger, like entering Dianchi Lake.
I swam once eight years ago. This is the second time I have visited. I arrived at the scenic spot at 4 pm. The ropeway and walking down the road. The weather was fine. I saw the peak of Huanglong that was hidden in the clouds. Compared with eight years ago, the walking plank road near the colorful pool is no longer close to the colorful pool. It can only be viewed from a distance and cannot be touched. Others went down the mountain and we went up the mountain. It was the wrong time to play. The tourists were moderate and the photos could be selected. I visited Jiuhuang on a small holiday in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I was happy to see the full moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival night in the snow-capped mountains.