1-hour direct reach around Chengdu! 5 breathtaking fairyland secret spots

——Weekend city escape plan · Off the beaten path without regrets——

✨【Dujiangyan · Millennium Hydraulic Engineering and Ancient Town of Fireworks】
🚗Transport: High-speed train 30 minutes / Self-drive 1 hour direct
🎫Tickets: 80 RMB (half price with student ID)
🌟Highlights:

- World Cultural Heritage Dujiangyan, experience the ancient wisdom of the Fish Mouth Diversion Dam
- Nanqiao night view is picturesque, red lanterns and flowing water complement each other
- Experience covered bowl tea at the old teahouse on West Street, listen to locals chatting
⚠️Tips: Recommended to go in the morning to avoid crowds, you can visit Qingcheng Mountain in the afternoon on the way

🌳【Qingcheng Mountain · The Most Secluded in the World】
🚗Transport: High-speed train 30 minutes / Self-drive 1 hour
🎫Tickets: Front mountain 80 RMB / Back mountain 20 RMB (hiking enthusiasts choose the back mountain)
🌟Highlights:

- Birthplace of Taoism, the ancient Tianshi Cave temple hidden in the deep forest
- From Taian Ancient Town on the back mountain to Wulong Valley, the babbling creek is super healing
- Cable car to the top to overlook the sea of clouds, as if in a fairy tale world
⚠️Tips: Wear non-slip shoes, the back mountain hike takes about 4-5 hours

⛰️【Emei Mountain · Buddha’s Light on the Golden Summit】
🚗Transport: High-speed train 1 hour / Self-drive 2 hours
🎫Tickets: 160 RMB (including sightseeing bus)
🌟Highlights:

- Golden Summit sea of clouds sunrise is absolutely stunning, high chance of clear weather
- Be careful with your phone in the ecological monkey area! It’s recommended to buy a bamboo stick to prevent snatching
- Must-eat Qiaojiao beef and sweet-skinned duck on the way down, finger-licking good
⚠️Tips: Large temperature difference at the top, remember to bring a jacket!

❄️【Xiling Snow Mountain · Chengdu People’s Summer Resort Paradise】
🚗Transport: Self-drive 2 hours direct
🎫Tickets: Back mountain free admission (until 8.31) | Cable car 120 RMB
🌟Highlights:

- 20℃ constant temperature forest, a great place to cool off and breathe oxygen
- Kayaking on Yingxue Lake, rainbow slide is super exciting
- Starry sky camping base to watch the Milky Way, full of romance
⚠️Tips: Students taking the high school and college entrance exams get free admission + cable car with exam admission ticket!

🏮【Yuantong Ancient Town · Real-life version of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival】
🚗Transport: Self-drive 1 hour / High-speed train to Chongzhou Station then 15 min taxi
🎫Tickets: Free
🌟Highlights:

- Uncommercialized ancient town in western Sichuan, full of life on the bluestone roads
- Watch the confluence of three rivers at Huijiang Bridge, listen to Sichuan opera at old teahouses
- Must-eat yellow soybean flower and Ye’er Ba, eat to your fill for about 10 RMB per person
⚠️Tips: Fewer people in early morning or evening, better for photos!

——Quickly gather your friends and set off this weekend!💃——

Post by SparkleByte | Jul 4, 2025

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