With this guide in hand, head for the mountains and seas
After many trips to Western Sichuan, each time I am greeted with different surprises: vast grasslands, emerald lakes, towering snow-capped mountains, a feast of rainbows, and the Milky Way in the sky. All these wonderful things can be fully appreciated in Garzê. I have compiled some of my favorite treasure spots for everyone. In just a weekend, you can check off many classic sights. With this guide in hand, head for the mountains and seas!
1️⃣ Tagong Grassland🏔️
'Tagong' means 'a place the Bodhisattva likes', and every time I go to Western Sichuan, I enjoy my time on the Tagong Grassland, where I see Mount Yala in the shape of a lotus throne surrounded by petals.
2️⃣ Balang Shengdu🌇
This place is known as the secret realm of Garzê and is also known as the pasture closest to the sky. From the viewing platform, you can see Mount Gongga and Mount Yala 360 degrees, just like in Yuzixi. On a clear day, you can witness the sun shining on the golden mountain, and capturing a silhouette of the sunset is also very photogenic~
3️⃣ Yajiang Tianlong Lake🌈🌈
This is not the Norwegian fjords, but Tianlong Lake in Yajiang County, Garzê Prefecture. The shape of the lake is very similar to a dragon and it originates from the celestial Yalong River, hence the name Tianlong Lake. I remember reaching the lake after passing through more than a dozen, nearly twenty tunnels, enduring a journey of wind and rain before it finally cleared up, and a double rainbow appeared in the sky, hanging over Tianlong Lake, reflecting beautifully with the lake and mountains.
4️⃣ Muya Monastery🏔️
The exact location of Muya Monastery is in Kangding City, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, on Provincial Highway 215. Muya Monastery has the world's largest Mani stone pile and is known as the 'Little Sêrtar of Garzê'. There is no commercial atmosphere here yet, cattle and sheep roam freely, and you can gaze at Mount Yala from a distance, with different scenery throughout the four seasons.
5️⃣ Xinduqiao Gongga Snow Mountain Viewing Platform🌤
Every time I go to Xinduqiao, I hike to this viewing platform. What attracts me is not just the view of Mount Gongga, but the continuous meadows and colorful flowers, as if I've stumbled into the animated world of Hayao Miyazaki.
6️⃣ Yala Snow Mountain Viewing Platform🐼
The viewing platform is located on Panda Avenue in Daofu County. The journey along this road with its high mountains, canyons, streams, and snow-capped mountains is breathtaking.
7️⃣ Danba Tibetan Village🌲
Located in Danba County, Garzê Prefecture, in the western part of Sichuan, from afar, the spiritually vibrant valley is filled with emerald green grass and trees, heavy fields, and village houses hidden deep in the dense forest. Accompanied by the occasional babbling streams, a dynamic and exquisite mountain village painting unfolds before your eyes.
Muya Temple is located in a hidden secret place, deep in the Tagong grassland, known as "small color", the architectural style is unique and charming, the environment is beautiful, the earth is pure, beautiful! Recommended, good!
The Tibetan Buddhist monastery located on the Kangding Pagoda Prairie is relatively large in scale. The temple is full of temples and quiet environment. There are many monks practicing here. It is very friendly. There is also a deer farm in the temple.
Muya Temple is a group of temples composed of Lama Temple, Juemu Temple and Buddhist College. It is located in Jiagu Lane Village under Yala Shenshan in the east of Tagong Grassland. The temple is surrounded by Muya Tibetans and Lama and Juemu's residence. Whenever the sound of a magnetic horn chanting on the mountain is sounded, the Lama and Juemu walk out of the temple, The residence, from the surroundings to the Buddhist school to chanting, listeners of the law around the barrel of the prayer circle.
When I first saw the notes of Muya Temple, I was attracted by the words "small color". It was because I went to Seda four years ago and left a very good memory, so I also had a lot of expectations for Muya Temple. But after I really went, I found out that in fact, Muya Temple and Seda style are not very similar, Muya Temple has the beauty of Muya Temple, Seda also has the beauty of Seda, personally do not agree with the small Seda statement. Muya Temple has only gradually entered everyone's vision in recent years. Even now it can only be regarded as a "niche travel place" in Ganzi Prefecture. The temple is located in the village of Rima in Tagong Town. The whole village and temple are located at the foot of Yala Snow Mountain & # 127956; ️. With a paradise-like scenery and a strong Tibetan cultural atmosphere. The word "Muya" represents the Tibetan region with a long history, which is reflected in the villages of Nima. The folk customs here are simple, the tourists are sparse, and there is almost no commercialization. A small number of tourists are just taking pictures quietly. The lamas in the temple pass through the village, and they are not surprised to come. The Muya Temple is divided into architectural communities such as Buddhist College, Lama Temple, Juemu Temple and Tibetan Hospital. You can see the Juemu Temple and other buildings in the village. The mountain behind the village is the main building of the big temple. Here you can see the Yala Snow Mountain behind. There are a lot of plaques engraved with six words of truth on the walls of the temple. The denseness is a unique landscape. Under the plaque is a golden turn wheel, and there are local Tibetans and lamas almost always turn. Looking at the village of Rima from the Muya Temple, there is indeed a little shadow of "small colored", but here and the red house with unified color of color are different. The houses in each village are more scattered and rich in color, but the scale is much smaller than that of Seda. There is no shock of Seda. It is a low-key and simple beauty.
It is very quiet and niche, there is no impetuous feeling, the villagers and monks here are very friendly! Although the playability is not high, it is indeed a good place to relax the mind for the working dog who is pressured to work in the city! You can also see Gongga Snow Mountain and what kind of snow mountain. . . Very magnificent!
木雅大寺是甘孜州塔公乡内的著名寺院之一,属于藏传佛教格鲁派)黄教,寺院位于广袤的塔公草原,体量很大,建筑古朴美观,宗教氛围浓郁。