Golden Sichuan: Siguniang - Xinduqiao - Daocheng Aden - Hailuogou

In late October 2006, a group of four went to Daocheng Aden, Sichuan, during the off-season. The scenery along the way is beautiful and quiet. I went there for 9 days in one ***. When I was in Shanghai, I booked a Chengdu Youth Hostel and rented a Mitsubishi Pajero 4-cylinder car. The driver also accompanied us throughout the journey. The hostel also booked a hotel for us. I had a lot of fun in 9 days. I touched the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau along the 318 National Highway. The scenery was very different from the places I went before. For the first time, I was delighted to find that I did not suffer from severe altitude sickness

Approximate itinerary:

Day 1: Chengdu-Siguniang Mountain (Surilong Town)

< p>The second day: Rilong Town - Dadu River - Jiaju - Huiyuan Temple - Tagong Grassland - Xindu Bridge (Su Xindu Bridge)

The third day: Xindu Bridge - (Translate Crossing three mountains) Yanniugou-Litang-Hongcaochang-Daocheng (stay in Daocheng Tibetan Village)

Day 4: Daocheng-Emerald Valley-Yading Scenic Area (Luorong Cow Farm, Pearl Sea) (stay in Daocheng Tibetan Village) Outside Aden Scenic Area)

Day 5: Aden-Daocheng (stay in Daocheng Tibetan Village)

Day 6: Daocheng-Haizishan-(climb three mountains)-return Xindu Bridge (Su Xindu Bridge)

Day 7: Xindu Bridge-Zheduo Mountain-Kangding-Mugecuo-Luding Bridge-Moxi Town (Su Moxi Town)

Day 8: One-day trip to Hailuogou (Su Moxi Town)

Day 9: Moxi Town-Erlang Mountain-Chengdu (red-eye flight back to Shanghai in the evening)

< p>Cost:

9-day driver and charter fee: 7,000 (total *** for 4 people)

9-day accommodation fee: 460/person

< p>Tickets: Siguniang Mountain Shuangqiaogou 80 + sightseeing car 80, Jiaju 30, Aden Scenic Spot ticket 150 + horse riding more than 200, Hailuogou more than 80, other scenic spots small ticket about 100

Catering: Bring Eating with the driver costs about 120-150 yuan per meal with four dishes and one soup. Meals for 9 days are 600-700 yuan.

RMB 2,200 for round-trip air tickets

Other miscellaneous expenses (buy Batteries, souvenirs, etc.) 400

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The total *** cost is about 6,000/person

Note:

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1. It is best to start taking Rhodiola rosea a week before going there, and it is better to grind it into powder at a Chinese medicine pharmacy and take it as granules or in capsules. However, Rhodiola rosea only has a preventive effect. Plateau will cause greater altitude sickness, especially in men. If Rhodiola rosea is useless, you should go to the local pharmacy early to buy treatment medicine.

2. Some roads are uneven, and there are landslides from time to time. If you don’t have enough experience in self-driving travel, self-driving travel is still not recommended... A week before we went, a Beijing car overturned and died in Hailuogou.

3. Where you go to murder camera film, bring a card with a large storage capacity, otherwise you will definitely regret it. Some accommodations don't have charging facilities, so it's a good idea to have spare batteries as well. The batteries in Daocheng had fake Duracell... Later, I found the authentic ones in the "Ziguangge Stationery Store"... The voltage in the Aden Scenic Spot is unstable, so it is recommended not to charge the electrical appliances

4. It is best to let a hotel arrange accommodation, otherwise it will be very expensive during the peak season if you find it yourself. Moreover, it is not a big city, and housing is also very tight.

Related websites:

There are many introductions about Daocheng Yading on the Internet.

We recommend www.daocheng.net, which contains very detailed information.

Okay, now I will post the detailed itinerary and photos. The photos were taken with a Sony W5, a point-and-shoot camera. Sorry for the bad photos.

This is my first post, please take care of me

The first day: Chengdu-Siguniang Mountain

The snow-capped mountains seen along the way, everyone was very excited to see them for the first time. Excited...

Finally arrived at Shuangqiaogou in Siguniang Mountain before dark

Seeing the White Pagoda for the first time, feeling the strong flavor of Sichuan and Tibet

Tips: Siguniang Mountain is at an altitude of about 3,500, so be prepared to resist altitude sickness. It’s close to 0 degrees in October, so wear down jackets. Cold at altitude is not fun. If you have plenty of time, it is recommended not to take the observation car. You can walk all the way into the scenic spot and feel it quietly.

The next day: Rilong Town - Dadu River - Jiaju - Huiyuan Temple - Tagong Grassland - Xindu Bridge

Jiaju, a small village located in the plateau mountains< /p>

On the trail, there are flowers planted on a high house on the right, and a cornfield on the left and right.

On the way to Huiyuan Temple, the Yala Snow Mountain and the cattle farm are so beautiful. . .

It is also the scenery along the way

The car is running on the road, the sky is blue

When you arrive at Tagong Grassland, you have truly set foot on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, here is Huiyuan Temple (a friend took this photo with a Canon point-and-shoot camera, and I still like the colors of Canon)

The prayer wheel outside the main temple, devout locals will turn it when they pass by

Tips: The next day basically took the whole day from departure to destination. We stopped at every place along the way. They say Xinduqiao is a paradise for photography. In fact, the scenery along the way is truly touching.