10-day self-driving tour guide for the small loop in Western Sichuan
We were a group of 16 people, who set off from Chengdu on July 9, 23 years ago. We wanted to share our travel guide with everyone at the end of the trip, so that more friends who love nature like us can refer to it, but due to time constraints, we only write it now:
Day 1: Chengdu to Danba County, stay in Danba, the altitude of Danba County is 1600
Day 2: Visit Jiaju Tibetan Village and Zhonglu Tibetan Village in Danba, see the ancient towers and Tibetan houses for a thousand years, stay in Danba;
Day 3: Depart from Danba in the morning, pass through Yak Gully (also called China Panda Avenue) to Daofu, go along the valley, with cliffs and strange rocks on both sides, known as natural bonsai, the scenery is charming, after lunch in Bamei Town, continue to go, you can stay in Daofu Longdengba Grassland for 1 hour, see the grassland wildflowers, take children to ride horses, etc., stay in Daofu, the altitude of Daofu County is 3000
Day 4: Visit the Tibetan houses in Daofu in the morning, then go to the next stop, Ganzi County, along National Highway 3 1 7, pass through Kasai Lake in Luhuo County (right next to National Highway 317), on a sunny day, you can enjoy the view of Kasai Lake reflecting the blue sky at the foot of the mountain on the hillside full of wild flowers, stay in Ganzi County, the altitude of Ganzi County is 3390;
Day 5: Depart from Ganzi County in the morning, go to Xinluhai at the foot of Queer Mountain, this lake is right next to National Highway 317, this is a glacial lake, formed by the melting of glaciers and snow on Queer Mountain, it is one of the sources of Coqu River, the lake water is clear and transparent, the key is that there are not many tourists, the scenic spot is currently free, the altitude of Xinluhai is 4040, we returned to Ganzi County for accommodation;
Day 6: Depart from Ganzi County to Hongshan Scenic Area in Xinlong County, the unique plateau Danxia landform here is spectacular, the altitude of the scenic area is above 4200, pay attention to prevent altitude sickness, in the afternoon, go directly from the scenic area to Xinlong County, if the time is right, you can check in at Boriqiao, known as the first bridge in Kangba, stay in Xinlong County, the altitude of Xinlong County is 3066;
Day 7: Depart from Xinlong in the morning to Coka Lake, this lake is named after Coka Temple by the lake, the lake is not big, but the lake water is crystal clear like jade, the temple by the lake is mainly in bright red and yellow, and the blue sky, white clouds, green trees, and green mountains are reflected in the lake, it is beautiful, like a fairyland on earth, there are groups of fish swimming in the quiet lake, in the afternoon, go from Coka Lake to Yajiang via Litang, stay in Yajiang, the altitude of Yajiang County is 2700;
Day 8: Depart from Yajiang in the morning, go along National Highway 318 to Guogangding in Yajiang, Guogangding is a mountain named after a flower, because the mountain top is full of a kind of yellow Guogang flower every summer, the mountain top of more than 3000 square meters is full of fresh flowers, and there are two small lakes of the sun and the moon, which are mutually reflecting, the mountain top with abundant grass, horses and cattle are leisurely eating grass, the ancient site of the White Wolf Kingdom adds a historical mark to the mountain top, being in it, you also become a part of the scenery, especially like this pure natural scenery, the uploaded photos are all taken here, the scenic spot is currently under development, the road has been repaired, there is a parking lot, no tickets are required, you need to bring your own dry food, return to Yajiang in the afternoon, stay in Yajiang County;
Day 9: Go to Pamuling in Yajiang in the morning, there is a large-scale Pamuling Temple on the top of the mountain, you can also go around the mountain to watch birds, it is known as a bird watching paradise, stay in Yajiang County;
Day 10, Depart from Yajiang in the morning to Xinduqiao, in order to see the scenery along the way, we chose to go to Kangding along Provincial Highway 4 3 4, from Kangding to Chengdu on the Yaye Expressway, the trip ends.
The middle road Tibetan village is really much better than Jiaju Tibetan village. The terrain and stockade distribution are more layered and simple. In addition, no tickets are a plus. What needs to be cautious is that the stockade is in the middle of the mountain. There are many road bends on the mountain. The Tibetan village on the middle road is very large. I can’t finish it for a day. It is very recommended to walk from the No. 2 viewing point to the sunset viewing platform. I can’t stop while walking.
In the west of Sichuan Province, there is a village called Zhonglu Tibetan Village, which is not very famous, but has the same scenery as a fairyland. It is a Tibetan village in Danba County, Ganzi Prefecture, western Sichuan Province. The simple folk customs, original ecological environment and endless Tibetan architecture are popular, which suddenly caused many people to visit.
Compared with Jiaju Tibetan Village, the middle road Tibetan Village is more "original ecology". There is no unified planning, unified road construction, and tickets are also collected. The road conditions up the mountain are not good. Novices driving are fine. You can stay here for one night, so you can go to the sunset point in the afternoon the first day, and go to the No. 1 viewing spot to see Rizhao Middle Road Township early the next morning.
(1) It is very close to Danba County. You can drive up the mountain along Panshan Road. The destination is the white tower observation deck on the top of the mountain. You can see the panoramic view of the stockade. There are also several observation decks on the roadside. The village is building roads, not very bad, the car can go. The road into the stockade is relatively narrow, there are some places to sharp turn and steep slopes, if the car is not good, people are cautious. The road in the stockade is relatively flat. (2) There is a parking lot on the observation deck, not big, no charge, it is not good to park late. After parking, you need to take a short road viewing platform. The logo of the scenic spot is unclear and it is easy to get lost. The people in the stockade are very good, and they specially get on the car and take us for a while. (3) The White Tower Observation Deck is good to watch the sunrise. There are accommodations in the stockade, but there are not many, and it is a place that has not been developed much. (4) In the morning of the middle road, the misty rain, the clouds and mist, the fog wrapped around the mountains, the mountains hiding the fog, the clouds are near and far, high and low, and everything around them is looming, like a fairyland. The sun slowly opened the layers of clouds, from the gap between the clouds of the rows of hidden dwellings, uncertain, sometimes not, like a mirage, but can be as real as the immersive.
Middle Road Tibetan Village is located in Kegeyi Village, Middle Road Township, Danba County, where the altitude is about 2,000, and the village's permanent population is only more than 3,000. There are no scale-by-scale shops and tourists with shoulder-to-shoulder ties. There are no supermarkets, no restaurants, and no convenience stores. The village is distributed on different mountains with different shapes and Tibetan buildings and towers, scattered and integrated into the texture of the earth. In the ancient atmosphere, it glows with vitality.