After the earthquake, Jiuzhaigou returned strongly, self-driving five-day tour, how to play in Jiuzhai in western Sichuan in winter

  • Number of days:7 days
  • Time: December
  • Average cost: 4000 yuan
  • With whom: With friends
  • Updated: 2020.03.26

Jiuzhai Sichuan West Route + Tips

I always feel that children in the south can't help but be excited when they see such heavy snow in front of them.

This trip to Jiuzhaigou can be said to be a trip that can be said to go, from the decision to set off to the purchase of tickets, it has always been a matter of a few minutes. The day before, we also watched the thick snow on the Dagu Iceberg, and the next day we watched the snow in Bipenggou. Although the trip to Jiuzhai in western Sichuan is only five days, it is a different scene every day. The driver is a master who has worked with me many times on the Sichuan-Tibet line, and even if it snows heavily, he is handy with the road, and I have the final say on all routes.

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total of 5 days, this is how it is arranged. plus the time to and from Chengdu is 7 days.

Day0 Quanzhou-Chengdu

Day1 Chengdu-Huanglong-Jiuzhaigou

Mouth Day2 Jiuzhaigou Day3

Jiuzhaigou-Munigou - Dagu Iceberg

Day4 Dagu Iceberg-Bipenggou

Day5 Bipenggou-Chengdu

Day6 Chengdu - Daci Temple - Wenshu Monastery - Quanzhou

Tickets per person:

Jiuzhaigou 210, Munigou 100, Dagu Iceberg 290, Bipenggou 165

Tips:

It is recommended to play Huanglong for more than 4 hours, and it is best to arrive at 12 noon.

As far as the current degree of opening of Jiuzhaigou is concerned, one day is enough. Departing at about 8 o'clock in the morning, first go to Wuhuahai and walk to Pearl Beach Waterfall, and after returning to Nuorilang Waterfall, change to a shuttle bus to Changhai, and then calculate all the days are enough. After all, the others haven't opened yet.

The

Zaga Waterfall in Munigou can be done in about 45 minutes, there are very few roads to walk, after buying a ticket, the car can continue to drive 7 kilometers, and the play time of Erdaohai is about 4 hours.

The Dagu Iceberg can be played for more than half a day, the ropeway + shuttle bus takes 2 hours round trip, and the photo ops, cafes and visitor centers on the top of the mountain are all places worth staying.

Bipenggou has a play time of more than 4 hours. It takes 2 hours to round trip between the shuttle bus and the sightseeing bus, stopping and walking at each point, and most of the day is also required.

You must wear a down jacket when going up the mountain in winter, and keeping warm is the most important thing. Such a beautiful scenery, bring someone with you, take pictures or something.

Recommended colors: red dazzling, yellow bright, white pure, how can you not see the snow scenery once in winter.

Yellow Dragon, Yaochi in the world

When I only saw the water of the Yellow Dragon for the first time, I regretted why I had been to Tibetan areas so many times, I have never been to Jiuzhai before. It is said that "Jiuzhai does not look at the water when he returns", and today I finally understand.

I was still walking in the mountains, and found that the sun in the distance was about to set behind the mountain, but I had not seen the most beautiful view of Huanglong yet. I can only use it quickly, and the aunt said: "Girl, run slower , you will be high!" ”。 I mmmmm, okay!

But I still ran desperately!

I just want to see the colorful pool at the best time, and in the end there is no way, the sun has reached the back of the mountain, the colorful pool is really colorful, milk blue, light blue, dark blue, light green, dark green, Nature is magical, just one pool can give so many colors.

Walking down the mountain, you will start to pass through many different calcification pools, and the sunlight can also shine on the pool on the mountain, and sometimes the reflection of the sunlight is really beautiful. So how is green water formed? Huanglong travertine landscape, complete types, travertine side stone dam color pool, travertine beach, travertine fan, travertine lake, travertine collapsed lake, pit, travertine waterfall, travertine cave, travertine spring, travertine platform, travertine bonsai, etc., is a veritable natural travertine museum.

I can only say that it is really beautiful. After witnessing it with your own eyes, you can finally understand how beautiful it is, and the colorful pools, snow-capped mountains, canyons and forests of Huanglong are no wonder it is known as the Yaochi in the world. In particular, the colorful pool does not need sunlight to show various colors, and it shows different colors along the curved golden calcification pool, which is said to be the largest open-air travertine pool group in the world.

The

colorful pond that has undergone millions of years of geological changes is still lying quietly in this deep valley, silent and graceful.

Jiuzhaigou, after the earthquake to touch up the makeup

The just-concluded 45 days of self-driving in Tibet have actually passed more than a month, but in addition to immersing myself in it and preparing to write more articles, I also want to see more scenery. Originally, when I arrived in Chengdu in October, I already had the idea to see the post-earthquake Jiuzhai, but I could only join the group at that time, and I was extremely unwilling.

Our tickets to Jiuzhaigou were bought three days before departure, and my friends who are tourists in Chengdu directly helped me get the tickets, that is, I spent more money and came to western Sichuan with the piglet. And on the day we set off, Jiuzhaigou released news that it would receive individual tourists, and they would be safe if they came.

Fortunately, I arrived in Jiuzhaigou the day after the opening of the reception for individual tourists, but I really couldn't stand it when I saw a lot of people. After playing the yellow dragon, drive to Jiuzhaigou to stay, looking forward to a good weather the next day!

When I woke up, it was cloudy and snowy, and it was very cold in western Sichuan in early December. After the earthquake, as far as my friend who has been to Jiuzhaigou three times, the color of the water has not changed, probably because there is less water, and the mountain has changed a lot, of course, the Pearl Beach Waterfall is much inferior.

I came here for the first time, and I didn't have any say, but I finally understood what it means to "return from Jiuzhai without looking at the water", this is world-class beautiful water.

The most beautiful thing in Jiuzhaigou should be the sea of five flowers, mottled and confusing colors, it is snowing when you arrive, the snowflakes are falling piece by piece, and the dead trees under the water in front of you are very special. A sea of lake shows different colors due to sunlight and different shades, which is easy to meet on the plateau. The most special thing about the Five Flowers Sea is the submerged trees and plants, and its bottom landscape is simply wonderful and colorful.

I used a small plane to play a little over the Wuhua Sea and came down, because it was snowing, and the main thing was to be afraid of crashing. Walking all the way down the wooden plank road, we came to Pearl Beach Waterfall, Piggy said that Pearl Beach Waterfall is probably the biggest viewpoint after the earthquake, and the water is slightly smaller now that it was a spectacular waterfall in the past.

Passing by the "8.8 stone" marked by the prominent red mark after the Jiuzhaigou earthquake, it flew down from the mountain during the earthquake, and the trees and grass along the road all collapsed. Its existence also confirms the impact of the earthquake on this world-class scenic spot.

I took the scenic traffic bus to the terminal - Changhai, it was still snowing, I still resolutely flew the drone up, even if it was so cold, my hands were going to freeze. I am still willing to fly farther and farther to see more and more beautiful scenery.

"The country is picturesque", I think the scenery in front of me is worthy of this sentence.

In

the middle of winter, the long sea, the surrounding mountains are full of rime, crossing the sea of clouds, pushing aside the clouds, looking at her beautiful figure, in such an ice and snow fairy tale world, not to mention how happy she is.

When I was about to go down the mountain, I thought there would be very few people, but there were already quite a lot of people at each bus stop. When I returned to the hotel and clicked on the homepage of Jiuzhaigou, I found that today's flow of people was only 3,000 people, and I thought silently, fortunately, it came the day after it just resumed independent travel, and I don't know how many people will flock to it in the future.

Muni Gully, a niche attraction comparable to Jiuzhaigou

I originally set today's route to Hongyuan, but when I checked that Hongyuan was cloudy and rainy and snowy, Munigou, not far from Jiuzhaigou, looked good too, and then changed the itinerary. From Jiuzhaigou, let's go to Munigou.

Continuing yesterday's heavy snow, today can be described as very snowy all the way. Beautiful white snow could be seen hanging on the branches everywhere, and I couldn't help but stop and take some pictures on the side of the road not far from Jiuzhaigou.

Houses, yaks, heavy snow and rivers, what a beautiful picture, I really like snow, it would be even more perfect if there was a big blue sky. It is also lucky that the day after the snow cleared up, there was such a transparent snow scene to shoot.

At

noon, we happened to pass by the ancient city of Songpan, had a meal in Songpan County, and were about to cross the mountains to Muni Gully, which is the ancient city building photographed on the mountain. Only to find that the city gates and walls of the ancient city of Songpan within a radius of ten miles are well preserved, and it seems that there is an opportunity to come and experience it.

I

didn't know that Munigou is composed of two scenic spots, and you can buy a package ticket for 100 yuan at the gate of Zaga Waterfall, if you go to one place alone is 70 yuan, It is about 7 kilometers from the gate of Zaga Waterfall all the way to the inside, and you still have to drive.

After getting off the car, it only takes about fifteen minutes to walk in, and you can hear the sound of the waterfall, Zaga Waterfall is located at an altitude of 3270 meters, the waterfall is 93.2 meters high, such a big waterfall is still very shocking in front of you. Hundreds of layers of calcified ring-shaped waterfalls are right in front of you, and the sound of the waterfall is like thunder, and you can know the grandeur of the waterfall when you hear the sound from a distance.

After finishing the waterfall tour, we drove to Erdaohai 15 km away. This is the focus of my visit to Munigou, entering the Erdao Seaview area, empty and extremely quiet. The heavy snow the night before, the wind blew gently, the snowflakes fell, shining in the sun, so beautiful.

Through the forest, we came to a series of lakes, some of which were half frozen, and slowly walked in. After passing through Emerald Lake, Rhino Lake, Hundred Flowers Lake and Swan Lake, they all have different beauty.

Some lakes and green forests are reflected in the water, and some have dead trees in the water like Jiuzhaigou, and the water is crystal clear and very beautiful. The drone takes off in the most beautiful place This green lake is the soul of the entire scenic spot, and I also saw a love lake, which is really beautiful and romantic.

Dagu Iceberg is so beautiful

The Dagu Iceberg is an unexpected surprise. I have heard of this place for a long time, but I have never wanted to come here, because it is too close to Chengdu, and I am too afraid of crowded places. Because the Dagu Iceberg is a good road, why not take a look, and it is winter, which is the best season to see icebergs.

I am

very happy that I chose to come to the Dagu Iceberg, known as the world's lowest and youngest modern mountain "baby glacier", with a colorful 80-mile colorful forest at the foot of the mountain , Of course I came late. All you see is rime, and if the weather is good, any kind of scenery is beautiful.

The interval sightseeing bus drives on the snow-covered road in the scenic area, and from time to time there is a group of monkeys waiting to feed on the side of the road. It's a pity that I didn't see Dagu Lake today, but because of the ice and snow cover, I was able to see this ice and snow fairy tale world!

Sitting on the ropeway, you can vaguely see that there is a built plank road from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain, because this straight rise is really a bit of a distance, I think few people will choose to walk up the mountain. The plank road was completely covered with snow at this moment.

There is an observation deck on the top of the mountain, and people can play safely on the wooden boardwalk, and the snow is so big that it can build a snowman.

Behind me is the most advantageous café on the top of the mountain, which provides oxygen and heating, allowing you to comfortably enjoy the beauty of the snow-capped mountains in 360 degrees without dead ends. Many times when looking at the beautiful scenery is crowded, today there are few people and beautiful scenery, which makes people reluctant to leave.

Today, I originally wanted to live a little better, go to Lixian, and later found that the hot springs in Guergou are very famous, and I found a very comfortable hot spring hotel that opened this year. In the middle of the night, I went out to buy half a catty of highland barley wine, and I finished it alone. Really, drinking late at night is infinitely happy.

Bipenggou, the coveted northern scenery

Sichuan is really a treasure (meaning place in Hokkien dialect)! This is my second time in Bipenggou, but the first time I hardly played and drove away.

Came to Bipenggou Scenic Area again, the scenic shuttle bus drove on the snow-covered road, this ice and snow fairy tale world is like a fairyland on earth, when I posted on Moments, My girlfriend sent a message miserably: You are in such a beautiful place every day, I want to fall in love.

Don't look at it as snow, it turns out that it is really not that cold when it snows. We played by the lake for a long time before getting on the sightseeing bus and came to Panyang Lake on the top of the mountain. The snow on the mountain fell particularly heavily, and as a southerner, I was already very excited to see the snow scene, who would have thought that I would encounter such heavy snow!

Winter always comes on time, and I always follow the beauty. Finally came to the top of Swallow Rock, and as soon as I saw the peak, the scene of Changpinggou crossing Bipenggou three years ago instantly appeared in my memory. It was in the Bipenggou that the pass was overturned, and in late autumn, it snowed heavily, and I fell a lot on the mountain road, and finally finished the whole process.

"I only hope you travel through the mountains and rivers and feel that the world is worth it."

At the moment, I feel too lonely, looking at such a beautiful snowy scene alone, but no one shares it, and even a little desperate. Snowflakes are falling one after another, and I am walking alone in this fairy tale world, so be it.


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