1845.3km! The teenagers drove all the way to western Sichuan! Please enjoy the scenery photos + travel VLOG (please keep the guide!)

The name "Daocheng Yading"

I learned this when I watched "Passing Through Your World".

"Let me tell you secretly, there is a place called Daocheng.

I want to go there with my most beloved person and look at the blue sky,

Look at the white snow-capped mountains, the golden grassland, and an autumn fairy tale. "

First meeting, hello, Aden.

(Wait, let me take a few breaths of oxygen before writing!)

At 8:00 in the morning, I had a nice meal at Chongqing Noodles next to the B&B, and then set off for Daocheng Scenic Area. It takes about 15 minutes to drive to the scenic area. There is a dedicated parking lot. The parking fee is 20 yuan a day Everyone needs to buy tickets at the entrance of the scenic area and take a sightseeing bus to Chonggu Temple. (Ticket + sightseeing bus 266 yuan)

The sightseeing car travels for about 40 minutes and will pass by an observation deck in the middle, where you can get off the car and take pictures of icebergs, but the driver will tell you that you only have three minutes, so be quick!

Do you think that arriving at Chonggu Temple is the beginning of this journey? No, you are wrong. You still need to walk 500 meters and then take the next sightseeing bus to Luorong Cattle Farm ( Round trip by sightseeing bus is 80 yuan ). After 15 minutes, we finally arrived at Luorong Cattle Farm , and today’s journey officially started.

Daocheng Yading is mainly composed of Xiannairi, Yangmaiyong, Xianuoduoji "Three sacred mountains and" Chonggu Temple, Luorong Cow Farm, Milk Lake, Five-Color Lake, Pearl Lake, Azalea Terrace "It consists of six scenic areas. The emerald green meadows, colorful forests, clear blue lakes, and magnificent and holy snow-capped mountains, the scenery here maintains a purity that is almost extinct on the earth, with unique landforms and pristine natural scenery, and is known as " The last pure land on the blue planet ”.

After entering, I heard many tourists say that the scenic spot is divided into long-term and short-term . The short round trip takes about 2 hours of walking, mainly to see Xiannairi and Pearl Sea, which is relatively easy. The long round trip takes about 6 hours, mainly to the Milk Sea and Five Color Sea deep in the snow-capped mountains.

I vaguely remember that Teacher Azhu said that short-term is not interesting, so everyone directly chose long-term. (Now that I think about it, we are young and ignorant) If you want to save energy, you can book a caravan after entering the cattle farm (the one-way fee is 300, and you are not allowed to ride a horse down the mountain) and you can ride a pony to Sheshen Cliff. It is about one-half of the way to the Milk Sea Scenic Area, and the remaining one-half can only be reached on foot, because they are all steep steps and more dangerous.

Of course, we didn’t hire a caravan, we were all hiking. Each person carried 2 bottles of water, a bottle of Coke, a Snickers bar, and two bottles of oxygen in his bag. I also carried an extra camera. The first half of the journey consumed a lot of energy. When Amao arrived at Sheshen Cliff (the stop of the caravan), she decided to go back and not continue climbing. A Zhu also said that she needed to slow down. Ahua and I decided to go up the mountain to have a look, adhering to the belief of "it's time to come".

So it became that Ahua and I continued to climb, Azhu rested, and Amao went down the mountain.

Every step up is a confrontation between mental and physical strength. The really tiring part is walking about 2 kilometers, and there is a climb of more than 400 meters. The road is very difficult to walk, and you have to rest every two steps. Especially along the way, it was sometimes windy, sometimes rainy, and the weather changed all of a sudden, which was really disappointing.

The signs on the roadside will always tell you that the mountains are high and the roads are steep, so you need to be steady to win. When I was 1.1km away from Milk Sea, my high reflexes became more and more serious. I told Ahua to let her go first, while I took my time and would gather at Milk Sea later. In this way we were divided into four echelons.

When we were still 500m away from Milk Sea (the road signs showed a straight line distance), I asked the tourists walking down how long it would take to walk. They said it would take half an hour, and told me, "The road you are taking is too long." It’s too steep. You should take the slower road next to it, which is suitable for going down the mountain.” This news was a shock to me, who was so high that my legs were weak and I couldn’t walk. I was so broken that I wanted to give up on the spot.

But when I thought that Ahua might have been waiting for me at Milk Sea, and I couldn’t contact her (China Unicom had no signal at all in the scenic spot, so we were cut off from the outside world for 7 hours in the mountains.) I could only hold on and breathe oxygen and go up. Climb. There were also many enthusiastic people on the road who told me, "Keep going, it's so beautiful up there, it would be a pity not to go up and have a look."

So, Ahua and I met in the Five Colored Sea!! The spirit defeated the physical strength, scattering flowers!!

Here I would like to share with you the Milk Sea and Five Color Sea, which can be regarded as the fruits of this trip! Because the last battery car leaves at 6 o'clock and the last bus leaves at 7 o'clock, we must go down the mountain before 4 o'clock.

After taking the photos, we were ready to get up and go down the mountain. On the way, we met A Zhu. Even though he was feeling unwell, we finally made it to Milk Sea.

Because there was no signal all day, and my health was too much, I wanted to take the sightseeing bus down the mountain to rest. On the way down the mountain, I separated from Azhu Ahua and walked first.

The sheep we encountered while going down the mountain ~ there were many small animals along the way

I breathed oxygen all the way and worked hard to reach the sightseeing bus stop. I didn't feel much when I took the sightseeing bus to Aden in the morning. I kept turning when going down the mountain. I was already in a state of hypoxia and felt dizzy. Now with motion sickness, I really felt like vomiting.

The bus arrived at the exit of the scenic spot. When I got off the bus, I saw many people holding on to the railings and vomiting. I really wanted to join them, but I still couldn't bear to go to the toilet. On the way down the mountain, we talked to our group about the situation. Amao was worried that something might happen to me, so he came to pick me up with Huoxiang Zhengqi and Suxiao Jiuxin Pills. I would like to express my gratitude to Amaoღ(´･ᴗ･`)!

After taking some time in the car, A-Zhu and A-Hua also came back. Everyone rested in the car for a while and then drove back to the B&B. After all, none of the four brothers wanted to stay another minute at that time.

By the way, why do you call Ahua the mythical beast sister? It’s because she was the only one walking 10 kilometers in Aden and there was no reaction at all, Jue Juezi!

Aden’s thoughts:

This is really the most difficult 10km I have walked. Walking at low altitude and high altitude are completely different. If you go, I sincerely recommend that you book a caravan. It will really save you money in the second half of the journey. A lot of physical strength.

In terms of equipment, it is recommended to pack lightly. Don’t bring too much food. If you can’t finish it and you are not in the mood to eat, bring some high-calorie foods such as chocolate and hot water. Just bring two bottles of oxygen. Don’t rely too much on oxygen in the early stage. If you feel really uncomfortable, take it out and take a few puffs. Then be sure to bring a raincoat, because the climate in the mountains is so changeable, and it may snow even if you go in October.

Although it was very tiring, I really felt that the trip was worth it. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, you can watch the changes of the four seasons. When you climb to the depths of the snow-capped mountains and see the two gem-like seas, you will also be in awe of the miraculous craftsmanship of nature.

After returning from Aden, everyone rested early and continued on their way to Litang the next day. As for the story of "City in the Sky" and the rest of the journey, we will leave it to the next article, so stay tuned.

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