In May 2020, he drove to Jiuzhai, Huanglong, Dujiangyan, and Leshan Giant Buddha

Number of days:7 days
Time: May
Average cost: 2000 yuan
With whom: husband and wife
Updated: 2020.05.27

Itinerary

Day1 Chengdu-Wenchuan-Maoxian-Songpan-Jiuzhai (driving time: 7-8 hours).

In fact, the first day is basically on the road, Wenchuan Maoxian and the like are all on the same line, just after 512, thinking about going to the earthquake site to see, the first address of navigation is the Yingxiu epicenter site (basically through the Chengdu Ring Expressway - Rongchang Expressway, there will be many intersections with the Minjiang River along the way). The section of National Highway 213 after getting off the highway is sometimes not easy to walk, and there is a lot of construction. The final address for navigation is in the parking lot of the visitor center, where friends who don't mind walking can park their cars and go all the way. The entrance to the parking lot is a guide map, you can take a look at it first.

Wenchuan Yingxiu guide

map We went directly to two representative places, first down the road to see the ruins of Whirlpool Middle School, then crossed the overpass and climbed up the stairs (you can buy flowers on the way up the mountain), passed through the cemetery to the middle of the mountain, and saw the memorial hall of the epicenter of the Wenchuan earthquake. Frankly speaking, it was all because I went to a place I didn't want to go again, because it was too painful, looking at the ruins and photos, I could imagine the tragedy of that year, and the reality was far more tragic than imagined. The construction of the new Wenchuan is very good, more than ten years have passed, many people have come out of the haze and pain, start a new life, and many sites in this place are also a wake-up call and remember, forever accompanying those who are frozen on May 12, 08.

Wenchuan Whirlpool Middle School Plaza

Wenchuan Whirlpool Middle School Classroom

Wenchuan Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial Hall

Entrance We spent two hours here, all of which were free to enter, but the memorial hall required an ID card, including the need to show the Tianfu Tong health code and measure the temperature normally before entering. The memorial hall is still divided into many areas, pre-earthquake, disaster-stricken, post-disaster reconstruction, including the address magnitude for housing buildings and the science popularization area to give people experience demonstrations. When you go down the mountain, you can take care of the business of the locals, and the Wenchuan cherries sold in baskets are still quite good.

The second stop is to rest and eat in Maoxian County. Maoxian is a place rich in products, apples, plums, cherries, loquats and so on, it is an agricultural demonstration base, with a sentence, there are many Qiang people here, as well as the attractions (4A) and museums of the ancient Qiang City, you can also visit if you have time, it is recommended that you can leave a day for this place, the Qiang village and Qiang culture are still worth seeing, the place is a bit big, you can't play for an hour or two.

Mao County The main gate of the ancient Qiang City

of China The third stop is the ancient city of Songpan, but also a card in front of the door, before looking at the weather forecast, there is a reason why I chose to hurry today, otherwise I would have arrived in Jiuzhai in advance, and it would not be fun if it was raining and windy. Later, on the way back, I saw another gate of the ancient city of Songpan, and I realized that the scale of this ancient city was not small.

Songpan Songpan Ancient City

Day2 Jiuzhai (Duration: 8-9 hours).

Jiuzhaigou Wuhuahai

Jiuzhaigou Pearl Beach Waterfall

After breakfast in the store early in the morning, I went to the temporary visitor center that I stepped on the first night (the 18th earthquake, the main entrance is being renovated, there is no private car to drive into the scenic spot, and the temporary visitor center on the side of the blue sky parking lot is on the scenic sightseeing bus) Fortunately, as the store said, I really bought a ticket for the day at the individual passage (I arrived at more than 6 pm on the first night, and I couldn't book online).

The browsing route of Jiuzhai is basically Y-shaped. Look at the map given by the scenic spot to know that when you enter, the car goes all the way to Shuzhenggou, Rize Ditch, until the highest point of Rize Gou is currently open - Wuhua Sea, get off the car, when passing by the Mirror Sea, it is rare to see calm and waveless, worthy of the reputation of the Mirror Sea, but unfortunately the staff accompanying the car does not let you get off the car, you must go up to the highest point, browse down, when you arrive, the wind has already been surging, the mirror no longer exists, it is really a pity (my husband said that he has been to Jiuzhai many times, and he has never seen such a mirror sea)

The route is roughly as follows:

1. Rizegou Line: Wuhuahai - Pearl Beach - Jinling Sea - Pearl Beach Waterfall (Journey to the West filming location) - 8.8 earthquake stone (weighing 522 tons) - Jinghai - Nuorilang Central Station

Generally, the sightseeing car pulls to Wuhuahai, walks down along the plank road, and looks at it while walking, basically everyone comes in on this line, so there will be a lot of people, if it is possible to go first, it is actually better to check the valley and visit at different peaks. The earthquake in 17 years has caused many scenic spots to remain under maintenance and have not been opened, such as the Panda Sea, the Arrow Bamboo Sea, the Swan Sea and so on.

There is a bus stop at each point to get on, and if you are tired of walking or feel aesthetically tired in some attractions, you can choose a convenient bus to go directly to your next destination.

Nuozhilang is a transfer center station, the confluence of the three lines is here, and you must transfer here to go to another line.

We arrived at Norilang at noon, and before the people flocked to Changhai, we went first, and only saw the Nuorilang Waterfall when we walked the Gookou line on the way back.

2. Zecha Wagou Line: Changhai (3000+ above sea level) - Wucai Pond - Shangxia Jijihai - Nuorilang Central Station

This line is too long, and those who have played Jiuzhai in one day should not think about the whole journey. After going around Changhai, go directly to the colorful pool, and there is no water at all when passing by the sea in the upper and lower seasons, and many people return directly to Nuorilang after watching the colorful pool. May is the dry season, the water volume is not large, and the Changhai and Colorful Pond are much inferior to the past.

3. Shuzhenggou Line: Nuorilang Waterfall - Rhino Sea - Tiger Sea - Shuzheng Waterfall - Shuzheng Mill - Shuzheng Qun Sea - (Wolong Sea, Shuanglong Sea Unopened) - Shuanglong Sea Waterfall - Reed Sea (most of them are dry) - Bonsai Beach (sparsely lala

)

Basically, browsing to Bonsai Beach is the last walking attraction, and you can get on the bus from here and go directly out of the scenic spot. Due to the greatly reduced ornamentation of the reed sea, some people did not bother to walk an extra 2.7 kilometers to see this dry lake, such as me.

At present, the parking lot after leaving the scenic spot is another, about two kilometers away from the parking lot where the car was originally boarded.

Day3 Jiuzhai - Jiuhuang Airport - Chuanzhu Temple - Huanglong (driving time: 2.5 hours, play time: 4-5 hours)

Huanglong Scenic Area Huanglong

stopped by Jiuhuang Airport and Chuanzhu Temple to take a look, and basically did not delay time on the way, and arrived in Huanglong before noon. Huanglong is higher than Jiuzhai, most of the browsing places are about 3600, generally go to Jiuzhai to play first, but also to give yourself an adaptation process from low to high altitude.

The yellow dragon has its own beauty, but I advise you to come back in the golden autumn, otherwise Shui Xiao will not be able to see the characteristics at all, and you will be disappointed.

Day4 Huanglong - Xueshanliang Observation Deck - Red Army Long March Monument Monument Garden - China Ancient Qiang City - Diexi Haizi - Dujiangyan (driving time: 6-7 hours).

Dujiangyan Dujiangyan night view

On this road just out of Huanglong, it was called a frightened person to take the 120 National Highway, and I didn't even dare to take a single photo along the way. (This road is no longer maintained, and no one cleans up the falling rocks and gravel on the side of the road, so it is not recommended for self-driving friends to take risks) When I arrived at the Snow Mountain Liang Observation Deck, someone excitedly took pictures everywhere, leaving me shivering in the cold wind. The Long March Monument has to climb hundreds of steps, and few people climb except for someone. Guqiang City is in Mao County, taking photos and checking in at the door, and taking away a pound of big cherries from the stall. The observation deck of Diexi Haizi is in a very good position, even if the eldest brother who can't stand the yak shouting and taking pictures, he ran away in a few minutes.

Day5 Dujiangyan-Qingcheng Mountain (Tour Duration: 4-5 hours)

Qingcheng Mountain Mountain Gate

During the epidemic, many Taoist temples in Qianshan were not open, and the scenery was basically seen all the way, and after being exposed to the sun the day before, it was really fast to walk through the tree-lined mountains during the hottest part of the day.

Here is a small suggestion, you can directly buy an audio guide to explain each attraction, but it is not recommended to scan the code of the scenic spot to buy, although the price is almost 10 yuan, but the scenic spot does not follow the tour route, you can't locate which attraction you are at and then automatically play the introduction of the attraction. While walking on the mountain road, it is quite annoying to adjust the voice introduction of the scenic spots. You can buy the "Smart Electronic Tour Guide" App, which I bought when I traveled in the northwest before, which is very convenient.

The climbing process is quite simple, and there is direction guidance for a section. Only a section of nine turns is more difficult, the mountains and rocks are uneven, the steps are of different lengths, and it is more difficult to walk. When you arrive at the Shangqing Palace, you can't go up, so you turn back the same way or take another road down the mountain.

Day6 Dujiangyan-Leshan-Emei Mountain (driving time: 3.5 hours, play time: 2.5 hours)

There

are surprisingly few tourists at the Leshan Giant Buddha, so that there is no queue at all on the plank road to watch the Buddha up and down, saving a lot of time. If you want to visit carefully, you can also spend a whole day, and if possible, you can also stay in Leshan for one night, and it is said that there are places in the city where you can see a reclining Buddha in Leshan.

Day7 Mount Emei-Chengdu (driving time: 3 hours)

Attraction tickets

Paid attractions

1. Jiuzhai (May is already the peak season price)

Tickets + sightseeing bus 259RMB/person

Booking: Book tickets online one day in advance (note: tickets close at 6 pm one day in advance), if you are lucky, you can buy tickets on the day of the visit like us at the import side of individual passengers (provided that the number of people is not over-limited, please check the official website of Baidu Jiuzhai, basically limited to 1W people) It is recommended to book directly on the official website of Jiuzhai, it will be directly linked to the official website of Aba Tourism, and other platforms may increase the price, I won't say which one specifically, anyway, I saw it when checking the tickets.

2. Huanglong (unlike Jiuzhai, May is still an off-season price)

ticket + ropeway 140RMB/person (Huanglong's ropeway is really worth it.) It is to give you a free bus first, from the visitor center to the ropeway entrance, and then directly the ropeway goes up to the top of Wanglongping, and then you can go all the way down, which saves effort and does not delay the viewing, which is equivalent to saving you a one-way)

Booking: Tongjiuzhai

3, Qingcheng Mountain

ticket 80RMB/person

One-way sightseeing bus 10RMB/person (we were told at the drop-off point that there are still two kilometers to the mountain gate, the sightseeing car takes care of this section, in fact, this section is not long and there is a plank road, and you can walk up if you have good physical strength)

One-way ropeway 35RMB/person (this is the middle section, it is said to avoid that section of the nine-bend road, in fact, we climbed up, and it is actually not difficult to climb when there are few people.If you only buy a one-way ropeway, it means that you will walk two kilometers from the drop-off point to the mountain gate, officially start climbing the mountain, climb halfway, before you can take the ropeway, the ropeway is down, and the last section needs to climb up by yourself, and the round-trip ropeway is the same)

Booking: The current situation is that it is too late to book directly on the day of play, and the major websites are about the same, but don't pay attention to the drop-off point or those in front of the mountain gate who fool you to go to the back mountain, Qingcheng Mountain has its own characteristics, if you don't have enough time, it is recommended to visit the front mountain first. There is enough time, and you can even stay in the mountains, and there are hotels and Taoist temples in the attractions that provide accommodation.

4. Leshan Giant Buddha

ticket 80RMB/person

Booking: Book one day in advance, and you also need to make an appointment for the time slot, the specific Leshan Giant Buddha official website can be checked. Personally, I think that the flow restriction is still very necessary, because it is said that it took two or three hours to queue up to the entrance in the past, and when it was crowded, it was not easy to go up and down the 50 cm high steps, and it was impossible to stay and watch the scenery at all.

Free or check-in attractions

1. Wenchuan earthquake site (free)

See the introduction of the itinerary

2. Maoxian Chinese Ancient Qiang City (check in & charge)

See the introduction of the itinerary

Maoxian China Ancient Qiang City Scenic Area Fee Publicity

3. Songpan Ancient City (check-in & free)

4. Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (referred to as Jiuhuang Airport, 3500 above sea level)

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport Jiuhuang Airport

This is a place on the way from Jiuzhai to Huanglong, this year flights are becoming more and more rare, open regularly every day, only for passengers, when we went, the door was not open, we looked outside the door. It was also painstaking to choose this mountaintop to build an airport, after all, it is not easy to find such a gentle and flat place at a high altitude. And the scenery of the mountain along the way is quite beautiful, up the mountain is a large area of villages in Pinggu, the cattle and sheep on the side of the road are leisurely and comfortable, there is no panic when you see people and cars, and you meet two alpine pheasants standing in the middle of the road to bask in the sun.

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport This is a group of black yak cubs, when they saw our car coming, they ran all the way to the side of the road, looking like a big black dog running

5. Snow Mountain Liang Observation Deck (4007 above sea level)

Snow Treasure Peak is so cold

On the way to start the second half of the journey from Huanglong early in the morning, because the snow mountain beam tunnel that came directly from Chuanzhu Temple the other day, did not take this pass, someone regretted it very much and insisted that he must take the 120 county road today. So we ignored the navigation and kept talking to ourselves, asking us to find the right place to turn around, and drove all the way to the rockfalling and subsident road. The scenery is good, there are not many beautiful snow-capped mountains at this time, and it is indeed very beautiful. The mountain beam is about 4,000 above sea level, the wind is blowing, and it is not recommended to stay for a long time without warmth measures. This road feels like no one has maintained it for a while, and I don't know if the tunnel is open and this road is not needed. (Choose this road carefully by driving)

6. Red Army Long March Monument Monument Monument Garden

Red Army Long March Monument Monument Garden Monument Garden Monument Garden Entrance

The memorial hall is closed, the square and the monument can be seen, and you have to climb hundreds of steps. There is a large paid parking lot.

7. Diexihai (free)

Diexihai Diexihai

A town was buried underwater (the great earthquake of 1933), which was a relatively sad place. There are people leading white yaks shouting and taking pictures on the observation deck, 10 yuan a piece, the price is okay, if you are interested, you can sit on the yak and take a picture, and if you are not interested, you can take a picture yourself.

8. Dujiangyan Guanxian Ancient City (free)

Dujiangyan Guanxian Ancient City (Xuanhuamen

). If you live in Dujiangyan, you can go shopping at night, forage for food, if you think it is too expensive, you can go to the vicinity of Yudaiqiao Street to eat and then go, walk or share bicycles at will, all the way to see the brightly lit but peaceful old streets, the covered bridges with carved beams and painted buildings and the rushing river, the best choice to cool off.

Finally, say the important thing three times, whether it is a free attraction or not, bring your ID card, bring your ID card, bring your ID card! Basically, they all swipe their ID cards to enter!

Parking

There

is a parking lot less than 1 kilometer around these attractions, and the parking fee basically does not exceed 10 yuan, so you don't have to worry about self-driving friends at all. Only Qingcheng Mountain We took bus No. 101 from Dujiangyan, 2RMB/person one way, and the one-way time was about 1 hour.

Accommodation and catering

Day1

Lunch: Maoxian stone ground tofu pudding home-cooked food (parking can be done at the door, remember to turn to the end when looking at the menu, order home-cooked food, very affordable, we ordered Jingjing sauce shredded pork and sweet and sour lotus white, the portion is strong, the rice is a bucket) five-star praise!

Accommodation: Jiuzhai Fairy Tale Hotel (Tibetan Experience Store) (including breakfast and dinner, free self-service, can be ordered separately) (less than 200 a night)

This hotel is highly recommended, cost-effective and the store is super good, about Jiuzhai and the surroundings, any questions will be answered, give us a lot of help, and the meals are really delicious, and also send home-brewed highland barley wine, mountain treasure fungus, and foot soaking equipment is provided.

Day2

Lunch: Bring your own dry food in the attraction

Accommodation: Jiuzhai Fairy Tale Hotel (Tibetan experience store) (including breakfast and dinner, free buffet, can be ordered separately)

Day3

Breakfast: Hotel buffet

Lunch: Bring your own dry food

Dinner: Hotel order (there are few tourists, it is a dish cooked by the proprietress herself, and it is a home-cooked dish with sufficient portions).

Accommodation: Huanglong Yucheng Hotel (located in a small town a few kilometers near Huanglong Scenic Area, at an altitude of about 2800, basically not affected by sleeping.) Highly recommended, newly repaired, clean and hygienic, parking in the courtyard, good service, you can order food, there is breakfast, very cost-effective, less than 100 a night)

PS: Wash the car with the pipe of the boss's house to pick up the mountain spring water

Day4

Breakfast: Fried egg noodles made by the proprietress

Lunch: Bring your own dry food

Dinner: Dujiangyan Jiange paper wrapped fish (Yudaiqiao Street store).

Accommodation: Dujiangyan Lafite Fashion Hotel (excluding meals) (less than 150 a night) (the decoration style is fresh and comfortable, the location is super good, and the night view is also good)

Day5

Breakfast: Yudai Noodles (highly recommended, the door is very ordinary, the locals all go, it is estimated that they only do morning business, endlessly, dry mixed mixed sauce noodles are a must)

Lunch: Bring your own dry food

Dinner: Taiping Zhang Mash

Accommodation: Dujiangyan Lafite Style Hotel (meals not included)

Day6

Breakfast: Yudai Noodles

Lunch: Bring your own dry food

Dinner: Lao Ge Zhen Tu Restaurant

Accommodation: Le Méridien Emei Mountain Hengbang (the most expensive accommodation on this trip)

Day7

Breakfast: Hotel self-service

Travel preparation

Food: Half a dozen Red Bulls, coffee (drive to refresh yourself), Purple skin sugar, torn beef jerky, small bread, ham sausage, two packs of instant noodles.

Medicine: band-aid and vitamin B2 (I have been to an altitude of 3000+ several times, I am quite adaptable, and I don't bring anything to cope with the high reaction)

Clothing: quick-drying short T-shirt, quick-drying outdoor trousers, windproof and rainproof jacket, warm jacket, outdoor shoes

Sunscreen: dual-purpose umbrella, hat, sunscreen, spray, ice sleeves, sunglasses (the most important thing is the sun on the plateau, someone molts all the way back anyway).

Others: Bring a multi-functional flashlight for the car, fuel card and ETC strap, which can improve the speed of traffic. Beauty lovers must bring a hydrating mask, as plateau ultraviolet rays are too harmful to the skin. It is also recommended to bring a simple hanger, laundry detergent, a spare set of toiletries and a foot soaking bucket, as not all hotels will provide everything you need.