[Travel Notes] Sorry, I will never go back to Daocheng Yading once.

I have always heard people say that although Daocheng’s beautiful scenery is suitable for all seasons, if you want to experience the real Daocheng Yading, you must come in autumn.

Autumn is the season favored by Daocheng. Daocheng is definitely not a real Daocheng if it does not have yellow leaves all over the mountains, dense forests, and cold streams full of autumn leaves.

The best time is mid-to-late October, when the crowds brought by the long holiday have dissipated, and the autumn colors are gradually climbing up the trees. In the clear sunshine, the autumn water and sky are all the same color, and the snow-capped mountains are reflected in the setting sun.

The sky is deeper and the clouds are more vast.

Fortunately, I saw Daocheng Yading like this. It was exactly what I dreamed of and fulfilled all my expectations for an autumn fairy tale.

Because it's too perfect.

So, I will never go there again.

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Autumn Fairy Tale Dream Journey

This is a dream-fulfilling journey with no regrets.

From the first glimpse of Daocheng Aden two years ago, I secretly decided that I must go to this place. This year, I finalized the trip and finally set foot on this long-awaited place.

The outside world has always taken the trouble to describe the beautiful scenery of Daocheng Yading thousands of times.

What "the last piece of pure land on the blue planet"

“The Last Shambhala”

"Pure snow land, holy Buddhist country"

Etc., etc……

As well as the support of popular variety shows and movies.

It seems that if you don’t visit such a popular attraction once, you will be called a backpacker and not considered a travel enthusiast.

In fact, aside from these auras, in terms of natural landscape alone, Daocheng is also one of the few scenic spots in China with multiple landforms. Whether it is the magnificent Sanshen Mountain, the plateau Haizi, the pastures, the jungles... they are all the most beautiful in western Sichuan.

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Route Arrangement Full Cost

route arrangement

Chengdu–Luding–Kangding–Xinduqiao–Litang–Daocheng Yading– Aden–Daocheng–Hailuogou–Chengdu

The whole process lasted six days, and the total cost was 3000+.

The way to travel is to choose carpooling in Mafengwo. Master Xiaoji at the hotel is a veteran of the Sichuan-Tibet line. I heard he is a heavy smoker, but he never smokes in the car. He is humorous and can take care of others. He can stop at any time on the road. If he wants to stop, take pictures and say something. There are many beautiful scenery in western Sichuan. If you are not familiar with it and go straight to Daocheng Yading, you may miss a lot of scenery on the way, so it is good to have a familiar person to guide you.

tips:

1. Be sure to bring some snacks when you go. It is better to bring some snacks such as chocolate that can quickly replenish your physical strength. It is not recommended to bring instant noodles, self-heating rice, etc. that take up space and are heavy. There is something to eat on the way. You can buy it when passing through the county seat.

2. There are hot springs in the scenic area. If you want to take a bath, you can prepare clothes. However, do not soak in hot springs for too long in plateau areas, otherwise you will be prone to hypoxia.

3. There is a long hiking route from Daocheng Yading to Milk Sea Five Color Sea, which is quite physically demanding. You can bring a pair of hiking boots to protect your ankles, and try to carry a trekking pole. If you are too lazy to bring one, you can buy it at the scenic spot. 20One stick.

4. Be sure to bring thick clothes. The temperature in the plateau area is low and it will be very troublesome if you catch a cold. Sun protection for ID cards and keys is a cliché, so I won’t go into details here. Our car at the time was a 5 off-road vehicle, which could only hold four 24 inch luggage, equivalent to one for each person. It is recommended to mainly The space is left for thick clothes.

5. Be sure to bring high-reaction medicine and motion sickness medicine. Oxygen is thinner in autumn and winter. There was an uncle in the same car who had no reaction last time and suddenly had high blood pressure this time. Driver Xiaoji sent him to get oxygen in time. In the end, a whole day was wasted.

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Ready to go

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Jingmuya has many mistakes

The departure time in the morning was 8. The chef came to pick up the people at the hotel. They were a little excited the night before and didn't sleep well, so they fell asleep spontaneously after getting on the bus.

After sleeping for about two hours, I was woken up by the sound of voices, and then I basically couldn't fall asleep. I looked through the car window at the scenery passing by quickly on the roadside.

At places with better scenery along the way, the chef would ask us if we could take photos, so I just looked at them and didn't take any photos.

Then go straight to Kangding– Luding– Xinduqiao

The trip was quite busy along the way, so it didn’t take too long to take photos.

Xinduqiao is worthy of being a photographer’s corridor. It is very beautiful. I heard that the scenery now is not as good as it used to be, but it is still very shocking.

On the contrary, Muya Holy Land was very pleasantly surprised

Muya Holy Land

Zheduo Pass

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Glacier ruins and red grassland

Starting from Xinduqiao, there are a lot of scenery to see along the way. The scenic spots we visited today were Jianziwan Mountain, Kazila Mountain, Haizi Mountain and Rabbit Mountain, and finally passed through Sangdui Red Grassland. In the evening, check into Shangri-La Town, which is Riva.

The altitude of Riva is lower than that of Biading Village, and it is also a 35-minute drive from the scenic spot, but the altitude is lower and the accommodation conditions are better.

Although Aden is within the scenic area, the altitude is too high and the conditions are not very good.

If you want to challenge high-altitude accommodation and experience the pure Tibetan style by yourself, staying in Aden is a very good choice Of course, we are carpooling, and we have to consider everyone’s tolerance, so we can only stay in Riva.

The altitude of the scenic spots on this day is quite high, and this section of the road is also very difficult to walk. The Sichuan Road is difficult, and this section is what I am talking about.

Yajiang to the "World High city "Litang, the middle is high altitude 4412 We will visit Gaokeersi Mountain and pass Tuzi Mountain in the afternoon, where we can see the glacier relics of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is very spectacular.

The weather is nice today, cloudless. The snowy mountain line in the distance of Haizi Mountain is very obvious.

There is a jumble of rocks underneath, and a icy snow-capped mountain on the horizon in the distance.

I heard that Haizi Mountain is called Daocheng Ancient Ice Cap.

The Sisters Lake is also worth a visit.

Then there is the red grassland in Sangdui. I like places with such rich colors.

Daocheng Ancient Ice Cap - Haizi Mountain

red grassland

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Aden—the enchanted back garden

Today's journey is a short one. I went straight to the Aden Scenic Area early in the morning to buy tickets. Be careful not to throw away the tickets. It's half price when you show your tickets the next day.

The two-day hiking route in the scenic area is divided into long route and short route. Daocheng will enter twice. You can choose which day is shorter and which day is longer. On the first day, we were afraid that we would not adapt to the altitude, so we took the short route.

Zha Guan Beng–Chonggu Temple–Xian Nairi–Pearl Lake

Take the sightseeing bus up. The mountains on both sides are basically yellow. Behind the golden woods, the snow-capped mountains are tall and magnificent, holy and pure white.

The contrast between half golden autumn and half plain winter has a sense of fragmentation, like traveling into a different world.

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You come to the world to see the snowy mountains and sunshine of Aden

You come to this world to see the snowy mountains and sunshine of Aden

The title of this paragraph is adapted from Haizi's poem.

When I got up early that day, I was lucky enough to see the sunrise and the famous moment when the sun shines on Jinshan Mountain. This is the poem that popped into my head.

You come to the world, you want to see the snow-capped mountains and sunshine of Aden, and walk on the road to Luorong Cow Farm with your sweetheart.

The magnificent, holy and majestic Rizhao Jinshan Mountain.

I have always heard people say that if you love someone, you must take them to Yidaocheng. I didn't take this statement seriously until I actually came to this place.

Such a fairy tale dream. How can you be willing to be alone, how can you be willing to let the person you love the most not be able to feel it.

Luorong Cow Farm–Five Color Sea–Milk Sea–Xia Nuoduoji–Maiyangyong.

From the Luorong Cattle Farm with meandering streams and numerous cattle to the Milk Sea, you can see the three gods of Xiannai in the middle. Shanuo Duoji, Maiyang Yong.

There are also little squirrels in the mountains and forests. Very cute.

I am timid and greedy. When I see tourists, I will run away and watch them from a distance until you take out the food and then come up carefully.

Be careful not to touch wild animals. After all, there are many germs.

You can ride a horse on the road up from Luorong Niu Farm, but the horse can only walk a good part of the way, and you still have to walk the rest by yourself.

Milk Sea is relatively easy to walk. If you have good physical strength, you can get there in two hours. However, the road to Wu Color Sea is too far.

It is also a plateau area. It is recommended that people with no hiking experience should not force it if it is strenuous. It is very dangerous.

After we arrived at Milk Sea, we were unwilling to go back just like this, so we insisted on walking up for a while.

But the road up there is too difficult to walk on, and coupled with my severe physical exhaustion, I really don’t have the energy to go up any further.

"Predicting the future, reversing history " The five-color sea finally meets one side.

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Green Sea Glacier Fairy Tale Forest

Start the return trip today. Daocheng-Xinduqiao-Hailuogou.

Passing through the Jianziwan Mountain where we came from,passed the rolling snow-capped peaks of Gongga Mountain, returned to Kangding Yajiang County, and crossed Gaoersi Mountain and Xindu Bridge again. Then we crossed Zheduo Mountain to Hailuogou.

To be honest, I was reluctant to leave Daocheng Yading when I set out, but I felt relieved after I actually hit the road.

There is always scenery on the road.

Hailuogou is the second surprise of this trip.

A brief introduction is, ultra-high altitude glaciers! The virgin forest with the most complete vegetation! There are also warm hot springs!

Soak in the hot springs and look at the snow-capped mountains and forests. There is no experience more amazing than this.

Si

miss not seeing each other

"Being used to seeing the starry sky in the city is like looking at the sky from a well. If you don't take the first step, you will never see the starry sky in Daocheng and Aden."

I'm so glad to have such a perfect trip on this autumn day.

Traveling is not just to see another world.

Instead, it slows you down .

Feel your world with your heart.