"Shenxianchi Travel Guide: No Fairies Found, But Almost Turned into a 'Wild Person'!"
by JuliaKuosmanen
Apr 1, 2025
⌚1. Best Time to Visit: Don't Wait for the Dry Season
- June-October: Bluest pools, 20℃ (T-shirt during day, down jacket at night, weather changes faster than a player's mind)
- Enter before 8am: Or you'll need to photoshop out 50 ladies in Hanfu (they photobomb even the water plants)
🚗2. Transportation Tips: Your GPS Might Lead You to Enlightenment
- Self-driving: Follow the "Jiuzhaigou-Shenxianchi" designated route, don't trust unmarked roads - your car might ascend to heaven before you do
- No car? Take a round-trip car service from Jiuzhaigou (but beware of drivers recommending their family-run farmhouse as a "hidden gem")
🌵3. Must-See Spots: Calcification Pools ≠ Milk Bath
- Lotus Colored Pool: Looks like matcha mille crepe from afar, but no stepping allowed (fine costs more than your entrance ticket)
- Fairy Pool: Find the right angle for "heavenly bathhouse" vibes (though water is only ankle-deep in reality)
📸4. Photo Hacks: Even Amateurs Can Take Great Shots
- Shoot at noon when sunlight hits directly - pools look artificially blue (no filter needed)
- Aerial trick: Hold phone high, capture feet + pool water, instant "walking on water" master
🥚5. Hidden Gems: What Tour Guides Won't Tell You
- Ancient Forest Walkway: So much negative ions you'll get oxygen-drunk, but watch out for snack-stealing squirrels
- Tibetan Village Experience: Pay 50 yuan to wear traditional Tibetan clothes, only to find they're heavier than a yak
6. Life-Saving Tips
- Bring cash! Signal here is slower than a snail (mobile payment might take until the pools dry up)
- Don't touch the water: 500 yuan fine for touching calcification pools - more precious than the immortals themselves
Final Note:
"Follow me! Next time I'll take you to Daocheng Yading to experience 'body in hell, eyes in heaven' (true story, but you'll need good lung capacity)!"
Post by JuliaKuosmanen | Apr 1, 2025













