An oil painting world at 3600 meters altitude, everyone who’s been there fears it will become too popular

🚗 How to get to this "Western Sichuan Geological Museum"
Dageze is located in Jiangrong Township, Hongyuan County, hidden beside the must-pass road from Hongyuan to Rangtang. It is truly the "Western Sichuan Geological Landscape Museum."

🚙 Self-driving route: Chengdu — Lixian — Entrance opposite Emotang Flower Sea — Chazhenliangzi — Dageze Temple — Dageze core scenic area.
Heading to Dageze along Longre Road from Emotang direction, the scenery is beautiful along the way. At turns, you can often see snow-capped mountains rushing into view, and the winding streams in the canyon are very photogenic.

⚠️ Important tips: The scenic area is free of charge, and vehicles can park for free. Set your navigation to "Dageze Natural Ecological Tourism Area."

🌟 Must-not-miss core experiences
🏯 Explore Dageze Temple: This temple is like a hidden sanctuary in a game, with a golden shining roof that looks spectacular from a drone’s perspective, often surrounded by sea of clouds behind the building.

🥾 Hike the wooden plank trail to the summit: The entire route is a well-paved wooden plank trail, about a 1-hour hike to the top. After October, the trail may be covered with snow, walking there feels like a scene from the movie "Love Letter."

🏔️ Summit alpine lakes: At the top, you will see three high mountain lakes, the second lake is the most stunning — crystal clear water shimmering under blue sky and white clouds, surrounded 360 degrees by snow-capped mountains. Such beauty instantly makes all the effort worthwhile.

🍂 Autumn colorful forest: From October to early November is the most beautiful season here, with the mountain covered in layers of colorful forests like an oil painting. Western Sichuan’s autumn reaches its best viewing period from mid-October, with layers of red, yellow, orange, and green.

📋 Practical tips
🏔️ Altitude sickness prevention: At 4300-4600 meters altitude, it is recommended to bring an oxygen bottle and avoid strenuous exercise.
👕 Clothing and gear: Western Sichuan’s autumn has large temperature differences; wear a sweatshirt and light jacket during the day, and a down jacket in the early morning and evening. Be sure to wear non-slip hiking shoes as the plank trail can be slippery with fallen leaves.
🏨 Accommodation options: Dageze is not far from Hongyuan and Heishui. For snow mountain views, stay in Heishui, which has many hot spring hotels; for grassland scenery, stay in Hongyuan.
♻️ Eco-friendly travel: Please take all your trash with you and leave no trace.
🔄 Combined trips: You can combine with Emotang and Lianbaoyeze to form a niche loop for a richer itinerary.