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On National Day five years ago, I quit my job and went on a walk-and-go trip, and the earliest planned destination was Lhasa, Tibet. Lhasa is a place that many people who like to travel by car yearn for, considering that their car is a Civic rather than an SUV with a higher chassis, so I adjusted the destination to Daocheng Aden in southern Ganzi, Sichuan, many places on this line are my first time going. At that time, I didn't think that I could publish a travelogue on China-TravelNote, published on a car home forum, so today I can make up for it. In the days to come, I will supplement my self-driving tours and tours little by little, and occasionally flipping through them in the future will also be a good memory.
It is recommended to rest every day half a month to a month in advance, and a certain amount of physical exercise is required.
Prepare medicines: rhodiola, vitamin C, cold medicine, antipyretics, antidiarrheal medicines, antipruritics, thermometers, etc., see my medicine box for details, do not take up space, be prepared. Oxygen
cylinder: This time I didn't buy it in all the pharmacies at home, and I was going to buy it when I arrived in Chengdu, so it is recommended to consider buying it for 2 people.
Duckbill hat: Ultraviolet rays are relatively strong, which can block the sun, and when it rains, you can temporarily cover the rain.
Windproof and waterproof jackets and shoes: There is a lot of rain in the mountains, the road surface is wet, waterproof shoes are very important, wet, uncomfortable to wear, it is recommended to bring two pairs of shoes, driving shoes and professional waterproof hiking shoes. 3-in-1 jacket professional windproof and waterproof. In October, you should bring some slightly thicker clothes and pants, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and the nights on the plateau are relatively cold.
Trekking poles and hiking gloves: optional straps. Aden may climb the snowy mountains (which proves necessary).
Vehicle inspection: It is almost more than 5,000 kilometers back and forth from Wuhan to Aden, and it is necessary to change the oil before going!
Fill the glass with water: there is a bubble blue one, it is recommended to be -10 degrees to avoid really freezing below zero (it turns out that the plateau really freezes in the early morning).
Check 4 tires: I directly changed the tires in two directions, check if there is a problem, 4 rounds of nitrogen and do it? 4 wheel alignment, 2.4 tire pressure, here is an explanation of the air pressure in the tires, whether it is at an altitude of more than 400 meters on the flat ground in Chengdu or more than 4,000 meters on the plateau, it is the same, I don't think there will be such a huge change from the tire to the plateau, after all, the tire pressure is the same for factory cars.
Food: snacks, instant noodles, nuts, mineral water.
Digital products: camera phones ~ convenient for live broadcast and participation in the Circle of Friends Cup Travel Photography Competition. Micro single~ take some photos of the scenery you like. Selfie stick~ so as not to ask others to help take pictures. Tablet, wife chasing dramas ~ pass the time. Dash cam ~ very necessary, necessary, necessary, important words three times. Various memory cards, various chargers, headphones.
Daily necessities: shampoo, shower gel, facial cleanser, sunscreen, moisturizing water, toothpaste, toothbrush, towel, pillow ~ Mine is the kind that can be used as a quilt when opened, which is more convenient.
The most important thing is to have a good mood!
The first day of departure was October 3, when I thought that the people who should go out on the National Day had arrived at the scenic spot, and there would definitely be no queue of cars on the highway, I was wrong, before arriving in Chengdu, it was a 178-kilometer queue, all the way to the city, neither traffic control, nor traffic accidents, or traffic jams! When I came back, I saw that Chengdu was blocked again into the city, and there was no solution. It took nearly 18 hours to drive from Wuhan to Chengdu. The specific route is to take the Han-Cai Expressway on Wuhan Caidian to Hanyi Expressway, take the Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway to the Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway, and finally the Chengnan Expressway. Wuhan - Xiantao - Qianjiang - Yichang - Enshi - Chongqing - Wanzhou - Zhongxian - Nanchong - Chengdu.
[I will directly screenshot my circle of friends in the picture]
The self-driving tour plan is adjusted for one day in Chengdu. We went to the wide and narrow alley of Chunxi Road, and we focused on visiting Taikoo Li on Chunxi Road, and the wide and narrow alley is a pile of people! Taikoo Li's cinema is still very distinctive.[Above]
Fangsuo (Taikoo Li Chengdu). 
I really hope that this year's National Day can also resume the crowded scene. 
Taikoo Li 
The taste is still good, and it feels like Hubu Lane in Wuhan. Specially used land for outsiders. Hahahaha I slept from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. that day's nap, and calling and knocking on the door could not affect our drowsiness, which was extremely rare! It was also very cool for me to experience a dead sleep!
This hot pot meal in the evening actually tastes good in all aspects, but I have no appetite after a long journey!
It really responds to the words of a certain master in Wuhan, whether it is Chongqing or Chengdu, a small hot pot restaurant in an alley may taste more authentic than some big hot pot cities in Wuhan. This sentence is true.
After eating and drinking, I was ready to walk back to the hotel to rest. Chengdu Lan Kwai Fong Riverside Bar Street is 5 minutes away from the hotel, but unfortunately I don't like to go to that kind of place, otherwise I will go to play.
Li Xianglan hot pot 
Chengdu streets 
Chengdu's stop has come to an end, and the whole city feels very leisurely and good at life. In response to Taikoo Li's promotional slogan "play fast and live slowly". Because I live near Chunxi Road, I didn't have time to understand the situation in other places, and I felt that Taikoo Li and the surrounding places were obvious differences, and he and IFS became the symbol of this place. However, another sign of Chengdu during the National Day is blockage! The reason why today's travel can only be limited to a 5-kilometer walk is because of the "city blockage"!
Chengdu is 497 meters above sea level, tomorrow morning we will be pulling out to Xindu Bridge, just a few Baidu maps of National Highway 318, you can imagine the exciting mountain road, Erlangshan Tunnel, Zheduo Mountain, intercept our designated strategy, you can see the detailed explanation. It's tough, it's fun!
The guide was made in 2015, and now it can only be used for reference, and the road is definitely smoother than at that time In fact, the itinerary of this day is mainly on the road, mainly on national highways and provincial highways, although I often drive by myself, but I still have a trace of awe for the legendary 318, and I am more nervous.I have never driven such a road before, and I don't know if the Honda Civic can withstand such a long-distance trip, but along the way, I found that the beautiful scenery is on the road, the most beautiful 318, the Civic is very powerful, only once overtaking in Kangding, but a Sichuan A Tiguan in front of me, obviously knowing that I changed lanes and overtook and accelerated, forcing me to face a stone in front of me and couldn't stop the car, or forced it through, and as a result, the chassis armor was pushed up, but fortunately the car was fine. Armor is injured! Forget it, you must be cautious when overtaking, above!
Since leaving Chengdu, we must always pay attention to the road conditions of this line, because there are many road closures, road repairs, and natural disasters. 
Chengya Expressway 
Luding Bridge Scenic Area Luding Bridge tickets are 10 yuan/person, free for locals. Thinking about the Red Army fighting bravely on such a turbulent river, flying to capture the Luding Bridge, thinking about today's epidemic, the Chinese must unite and continue to consolidate our victory. 
Tourists take a group photo at Luding Bridge 
My beloved little Civic 
Check-in and photo parking lots everywhere on National Highway 318 
Luding Bridge photo 
A simple Tibetan girl and me 
In a group photo with the Tibetans, you can see that the thick clothes are put on, and the big man in the back is frozen to the ground 
Xinduqiao At such a high altitude, I was very excited at the time, and there was no high reaction, but it started to be a little bit at night. 
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Everywhere is a scene 
It's just that the camera equipment and craftsmanship were not good at that time 
Dinner at Xingou Bridge, the local yak soup I ate, I can't drink it, I can't drink it, and I can't stand it when I drink it, and it may still be about 4,500 meters above sea level, and I can't stand it 
The quantity is relatively sufficient and the price is relatively expensive 
After eating, there are a lot of people 
The accommodation searched by a certain group at that time was particularly expensive 
Looks good 
The inside is simple, the key is that there is no air conditioning, as long as there is an electric blanket, people freeze to death On the third day of travel, we set off from Chengdu at 5:30 in the morning and arrived at Xindu Bridge at 5:30 p.m.
Driving through Ya'an-Asbestos-Luding-Kangding-Xindu Bridge, over Zheduo Mountain, the altitude span is from 450 meters to 4,500 meters, 2 sets of clothes are changed, 2 pairs of shoes are changed, and the temperature span is up to 26 degrees and the lowest is 6 degrees. I just want to tell you that if you come, you must be fully prepared, and the more fully the better.
left Xindu Bridge at 5:30 in the morning on October 6, and I didn't drive 5 kilometers, and found that the Gaoersi Mountain Tunnel was not repaired. The road conditions are very, very bad, the people in the car dare not doze off, one side is a mountain and the other side is a cliff, and they are all frozen soil washboard roads, there is no car at the beginning, it is really a little seeping people, after the dawn gradually dawns, there are occasionally a little big trucks, when turning the wrong car, I am really afraid that the truck will press my Civic. There is no roadside protection, the wheels are walking on the shoulder, and you can immediately see the mountain road you just walked on the cliff by the window. I was overtaken by all the cars along the road, and the road was accompanied by gradually obvious altitude sickness, and I didn't know when it was the end, and I really felt suffocated when driving!
Fortunately, when I reached the top of the mountain and saw the sunrise over Mount Gaoerji, I walked such a bad road, and I would have more experience and confidence in the Civic. Every step taken now is higher than Lhasa, laying the foundation for going to Lhasa in the future.
At 5 a.m. in Xingou Bridge, the temperature was below zero, and the whole car was frozen. The strong glass was blown by warm air for a long time before it turned into 
Gaoer Temple Mountain Due to the construction of the Gaoersi Mountain Tunnel, we had to take this particularly difficult washboard road; At that time, it was really desperate to open this road. This is relatively good, flat, not tilted section, even worse, the hand is not stable on the mobile phone, and I don't dare to take pictures, I am pinching a handful of sweat, and I want to leave by express. When I came back later, it was 10 noon, and my vision was much better. 
This map shows the road of Mount Koerji from a distance 
Climb to the top of Gaoerji Mountain, 4412M above sea level 
Gao'er Temple Mountain Yala Snow Mountain, Gao Er Temple Mountain.I'm shivering from the cold 
Zheduoshan Snow Viewing Platform The road in Zheduoshan is still relatively good, but there are a lot of bends 
Baidu maps are constantly changing directions 
Turn 18 of the Sky Road 
There is nothing to eat here in Xingouqiao, only instant noodles. 
Does it look like a heavenly road? In fact, it is in the form of the highest part of the mountain, which is also National Highway 318, and it will be divided when it reaches Litang, so it is not National Highway 318. 
Horses can occasionally be seen on the road 
Long live the Communist Party of China, it is indeed not easy for China, and it is really great that such a good road can be built in such a high altitude area 
The direction of Litang is to continue National Highway 318, which can lead to Tibet, Lhasa, and Shigatse; The direction of Daocheng is Provincial Highway 217, which leads to the final destination of this trip. 
Kazila Mountain Kazila Mountain is 4718M above sea level, which is a relatively high point in this trip. After driving a whole day on the mountain road, over the three mountains of about 4500M, and finally came to Daocheng, the difficulty of driving greatly exceeded imagination, here is a reminder, if there is no absolute driving perseverance and rich experience in mountain road driving, it is recommended not to travel by car on this road, you can choose the way to find the double car back and forth in Chengdu, and the same attractions can be played. Another way is to fly to Aden by Chengdu or local planes, which is the fastest direct way to the destination, and the disadvantage is that the plane landing will bring more exciting high reactions. Speaking of high reaction, in fact, I want to complain, as soon as I go to the local pharmacy, I am recommended all kinds of oral liquid, that capsule, I don't know how effective it is, I ate rhodiola, and I also ate it in the way of half a month in advance, but I still had a high reaction, and finally I ate a pack of headache powder, and I slept, at least my head didn't hurt. When I told the pharmacy proprietress that I wanted this, the pharmacy proprietress changed her attitude 180 degrees, and reluctantly took out the headache powder from the cabinet, the local 2 cents a pack, I took 5 packs. 1 dollar!
How to play in Aden, I also have a strategy, it is recommended to take a car if you can, and ride a horse from the starting point, otherwise you can't walk halfway and want to ride a horse, which is not the price of the starting point. For me, the scenery of this trip is actually on the road, and I highly recommend traveling by car. In the future, the car can be replaced better, the post-80s body function will only be older, while the young body can bear it, it will be more meaningful to travel long distances by car.
destination of this trip is Daocheng Aden.
The scenery of Aden is very beautiful, but it will be very tiring to enjoy these beautiful scenery, from 10 am to 17 to 30 pm, all up and down the mountain. Recommend horseback riding if going to Aden! This way people will be easier.
First on the beautiful picture, then on the tiring picture
Aden Drive to the Aden scenic spot in the morning, transfer to the scenic bus, About 30 minutes. 
The bus stops around here 
Become a desktop in any place 
In the distance, the three snowy peaks of Xiannairi, Jiangbianyang, and Xanadorji are covered with snow all year round, which is very spectacular 
It's been like this all the way, and it's very difficult 
This angle is more obvious, with a cliff on the side, which is not wide enough for two people side by side 
This picture is particularly obvious, and the more you climb, the more hypoxia you become. 
The trekking poles mentioned in the pre-departure preparation have made meritorious contributions, without him, I would not have been able to see the milk lake and the five-colored sea 
This height should be the first paste to see, milk lake, but after 5 years I can't tell which lake is which lake, I only know that the highest mountain must not be able to go up, There is no way to go, more than 6,000 meters above sea level, even thinner 
1. I didn't find my companion on the last day because he completely gave up resistance after taking the bus, and later learned that We sat at the gate of the scenic spot for a day, and waited for us to come back. Large people with a height of 180 are more prone to hypoxia.
2. My little Civic, it should have been the third year at that time, this is my first car, followed me for a total of 6 years, the form is more than 180,000 kilometers, basically not broken, after many long-distance driving, it is still quite good, in 2018 the car was changed, the license plate continues to be retained.
3. When I went, the weather was relatively good, and when I came back, I felt that the cold air was driving us from west to east.
4. The prunes brought from Wuhan are also high.
whole trip took almost 8 days, and I drove 3/4 of the driving time, because my companion went back to work, and I was traveling rationally , the attractions I didn't go to in the process were Hailuogou, which was a bit of a pity.
Long-distance self-driving trips must require like-minded people, my wife and I happen to have this hobby, since we got married, we often travel by car, and we have a good tacit understanding. Therefore, although the journey is tiring, the mood is beautiful.
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