2-Hour Direct Ride from Chengdu! Escape the Crowds This May Day in a Fairytale Green Land

🌿2-Hour Direct Ride from Chengdu! Escape the Crowds This May Day in a Fairytale Green Land: A Complete Guide to Light Hiking in Western Sichuan's Bamboo Forest

🚗【Easy Transportation】
▫️Self-Driving: 1.5 hours direct from Chengdu via the Qionglai Expressway. Navigate to "South Gate of Western Sichuan Bamboo Forest." Parking is CNY 10 for unlimited time.
▫️High-Speed Rail: 27 minutes to Qionglai Station (ticket price CNY 25). A 15-minute taxi ride from the station (approx. CNY 20).

🎫【Hidden Ticket Benefits】
Adult ticket: CNY 60 (CNY 3 off when booking in advance on Trip.com)
Students/children/seniors (60+): Half-price discount
‼️Glass boardwalk & track slide fees are included in the ticket price.

⛰【Immersive Hiking Route】
Bamboo Forest Oxygen Bar Entrance → Deep Valley Boardwalk (listen to the whispers of the bamboo forest) → Echo Spring (unlock the voice-activated waterfall) → Fairy Couple Muyun Bridge (birthplace of cloud-top blockbusters) → Glass Boardwalk (adrenaline rush point) → Mid-Mountain Station (try bamboo rice) → Track Slide for a rapid descent (optional)

📷【Four Photo Hotspots】
1️⃣ Summit of Muyun Bridge: Get a Wuxia film-style sword flight feel with an aerial view
2️⃣ 199m Glass Boardwalk: Rolling emerald waves under your feet, not for the faint of heart
3️⃣ Ethereal Cave Waterfall: Comes with dry ice spray effect, must-visit for Hanfu lovers
4️⃣ Cliffside Teahouse: Sip a cup of Bi Tan Piao Xue tea and overlook 100,000 acres of bamboo forest

🍲【Qionglai Local Food Guide】
▫️PingLe Ancient Town "Sun's Blood Curd": Spicy blood curd as tender as tofu + crispy and tender kidney slices
▫️"Yuqiao" Milk Soup Noodles: Snow-white broth made with Nongfu Spring water and shredded chicken
▫️Street Food Secret Codes: Oil-blanched duck neck/Qionglai Bobo Chicken/Freshly steamed frozen cake

💡【Tips from Experienced Travelers】
❶ There is a lot of moss in the mountains! Highly recommend wearing hiking shoes/non-slip sneakers
❷ Enter the park before 10am for the fewest people, the glass boardwalk has the best light at noon
❸ Pack light! Mountain prices: Mineral water CNY 5/cold noodles CNY 15
❹ Drones need to be registered in advance, no flying allowed on the glass boardwalk

💰【Student Budget List】
CNY 50 for round-trip high-speed rail + CNY 40 for taxi + CNY 57 for tickets + CNY 50 for meals ≈ CNY 197
(Accommodation in the ancient town is CNY 80+ per person, suitable for a two-day, one-night in-depth tour)

🌟【Bonus Itinerary】
PingLe Ancient Town, 3 km from the bamboo forest: Century-old banyan tree/bamboo weaving experience/night beer by the Baimo River, recommended to go after 5pm to escape the heat

This May Day, bring your photo-taking buddy and capture memories in the green secret realm closest to Chengdu!