Western Sichuan Grand Loop: Urbanites' "Self-Salvation Journey"

9 Days, 5,980km Extreme Adventure!
From the Forbidden City's peaks to the warmth of local life🍲
Drunk on oxygen in Qiang villages🌄
Struck by sacred mountains' majesty❄️
Finally understanding: This isn't travel—it's the soul's metamorphosis🦋

💥I thought Western Sichuan was just an alternative
Until I witnessed—
Snow on Siguniang Summit❄️ lifting you through clouds
The howling wind🌪️ carrying prayer bells across Tagong Grassland
The rotating scripture wheels📿 at Changchun Qingke Temple
Spinning out Tsangyang Gyatso's verse:
"Except for life and death, all worldly matters are trivial"

✨Daily Highlights✨
📍Day1｜Aba Prefecture
Wenchuan Balang Mountain → Xiaojin Cat's Nose Viewpoint
🏔️Siguniang Mountain Shuangqiao Valley (¥80 ticket)
Must-do: Nianyuba Drift, Red Fir Forest Glacier

📍Day2｜Ganzi Prefecture
Yala Snow Mountain Viewpoint → Alien Planet Mo Stone Park
🏯Minyak Monastery (Little Sertar) + Horseback riding on Tagong Grassland

📍Day3｜Heavenly 18-Bend
Litang Hare Mountain → Daocheng Haizi Mountain Ancient Ice Cap
🌌Zunsheng Pagoda Forest's breathtaking night view!

📍Day4｜Daocheng Yading
Luorong Pasture → Milk Sea → Five-Color Sea
⚠️Tips: Altitude meds + oxygen tanks essential

📍Day5-7｜In-Depth Experience
Red Grassland photos → Tibetan cuisine in Litang Ancient Town
Zimei Pass sunset over Gongga Snow Mountain🌄
Listening to love songs at Mugecuo🎵

💡Travel Tips:
1️⃣Altitude warning: Take rhodiola in advance
2️⃣Best season: May-Oct (Jul-Aug rainy season)
3️⃣Outfit guide: Windbreaker + sunglasses + sunscreen
4️⃣Essentials: Lip balm, thermos, power bank

🌟What this journey gave me—
The butter lamp in a nun's palm at Minyak Monastery🕯️
The bell around a mule's neck in Daocheng Yading🔔
And most of all, that gasp of freedom
When city prisoners stand beneath snow-capped peaks🌬️

💌To all trapped in urban cages:
When Zimei Pass winds scatter your anxiety
When Gongga's golden sunrise lights your eyes
You'll understand—
True healing is meeting heaven and earth with bare sincerity