Photo by West Sichuan in May 2020

Number of days: 15 days
Time: May
Average cost: 6000 yuan
With whom: With friends
Tour kinds: photography, self-driving, free travel, saving money
The author went to these places: Chengdu Wuhou Temple Siguniang Mountain Balangshan Shuangqiaogou Changpinggou Haizigou Potala Peak Yaha Scenic Area Xinduqiao Yaha Pass Quanhuatan Zimei Yakou primeval forest Kangding Tagong Temple Muya Jinta Gongga Mountain Zheduo Mountain
Updated: 2020.06.26

On the afternoon of May 15, 2020, we drove from Zhuzhou, drove overnight, and arrived in Chengdu on the morning of the 16th, starting a trip to western Sichuan with a group of 7 people.

First stop: Chengdu

When you arrive in Chengdu, you naturally have to go to Wuhou Temple and Jinli to check in, because it is night, Wuhou Temple has closed its doors to thank guests, and only went to Jinli for a walk.

Second stop: Lianbao Yeze

Early in the morning of the 17th, we drove to Lianbaoye in Aba Prefecture under the leadership of Teacher Xiaoyuepo. Strive to get to the scenic spot before sunset. Subsequently, we stayed in the Lianbao Yeze Scenic Area for two days in a row and began to shoot the "crazy" ...... "day and night"

Presumably everyone knows that the Nianbaoyuze Scenic Area, known as the "back garden of the gods", has been permanently closed since April 10, 2018, and the lotus treasure leaf next door is its "twin brother", which belongs to the southern branch of Bayan Erla Mountain, and is a world and art temple of majestic strange peaks and stones. The Chinese meaning of "Lotus Treasure Leaf" is the peak of dignified jade, which is called stone castle or stone mountain among the people. The mountains here are majestic and full of masculinity; The mountain is grand and endless; The lakes are dotted with silver waterfalls.

We took pictures from sunset to dark, rushed back to the scenic service center for dinner, and ran back and forth for more than 30 kilometers to the halfway point in the scenic spot, from midnight to early morning sunrise... …

the eye of the
galaxy

the valley of the clouds

sunrise

Rizhao Jinshan

The

next morning, after taking pictures of the sunrise, on the way down, I actually encountered a solar halo!

Due to the rainy weather, there was no reason to stay in Lianbaoye for one more day, so we rushed to Siguniang Mountain.

The third stop: Siguniang Mountain

Siguniang Mountain Scenic Area is still in Aba Prefecture, more than 450 kilometers away from Lianbaoye, Due to the construction of the road on China Panda Avenue, we took a detour to Wenchuan. On the way, I went to Balang Mountain to see Gongga, but the clouds and fog were too big, so I had to go home.

The core attractions of Siguniang Mountain are Shuangqiaogou, Changpinggou and Haizigou.Before dawn the next day, Teacher Xiaoyuepo once again used his network resources (before in the Lianbao Yeze Scenic Area, he gave the scenic spot a green light all the way, and he was free to enter and exit without time restrictions), so that the scenic spot sent a car to send us directly to the shooting point in Shuangqiaogou.

Shuangqiaogou scenery

Potala Peak

Above
the

clouds

wall stands thousands of feet

I took pictures until nine or ten o'clock in the early morning, and I was busy all morning, and in the afternoon I looked at the weather, it was raining again, and I didn't see the sunny weather, alas, I had to walk! Due to the road construction, we left early and drove all the way to Tagong, passing through Danba.

Danba Tibetan residence

China Panda Avenue

Secret Realm
of Danba

Huiyuan Temple
, Daofu County

The fourth stop

of
the Moshi Wonder in Daofu County

: Tagong

Because it has been raining in Tagong, We had to give up the shooting plan in Tagong and continue on our way, going to Yaha Scenic Area, passing through Xindu Bridge, and staying in Jiagenba.

scenery
of Xinduqiao

scenery
of Jiagenba

The fifth stop

of
the scenery of Jiagenba

: Jiagenba

We mainly want to go to Yahaya Pass to photograph the Gongga Snow Mountain, and by the way, take a look at Yalonggou Quanhua Beach (Calcified Beach). After arriving at Jiagenba, I went to Quanhuatan to take a few pictures in the snow and rain, and when I saw that the weather was bad, I went back to the hotel, planning to go up the mountain in the early morning of the next day. As a result, there were unforeseen circumstances, and the scenic spot was closed and it was forbidden to go up the mountain. There is no way, we have no choice but to turn to Zimei Yakou!

Quanhuatan Waterfall

Calcified Beach

the weather
at that time

Kagenba village

scenery of
Jiagenba

scenery
along the way

Sixth stop: After a long journey at Zimei Yakou

, he drove

the car to Shangmuju Village and stayed at Qimiram's house.

Near evening, we drove the car up to the Zimeiyakou Observation Deck, wanting to see the true face of Gongga, as if God was deliberately teasing us. The thick clouds and mist wrapped the snow-capped mountains tightly, and only a white world could be seen.

white world

the top
of Zimei Mountain

Mountaintop Mani Pile

Meiyakou Cloud Waterfall

the

guard at the top of the
mountain

Meishan Cloud Waterfall

at a

glance

Yun Zhong Zhongmei

Zimei Yakou

Ram's house

waited until the next morning, opened the window and saw that it was snowing even in the village, and Zimei Yakou could not be reached. I had to give up and decided to go to Wuxuhai in Kowloon County.

the seventh stop

of the morning
of the wooden house

: Kowloon County

Kowloon Wuxu Sea is mainly a collection of primeval forests, year-round snow-capped mountains, alpine meadows, and plateau lakes, and is a tourist summer resort. It may be that we came at the wrong time, except for the rain is full of clouds and mist, because the Wuxu Seaview area is not allowed to drive in, and the weather is not beautiful, our luggage is too much and too heavy, so we collectively decided to give up the scenic spot and take a picture nearby.

Kowloon village

oil painting forest

paradise

the sky is high for birds to fly

deep in the

mountains On the second day in Kowloon, the weather got worse, it rained and snowed, we returned along the road, decided to go to Xindu Bridge to try our luck, the return journey was both surprising and shocking, the surprise was that we enjoyed the snowy scenery in the summer, and the shocking thing was that there were frequent dangers on the road, the snow was slippery, and the rocks blocked the road.

snow returns

Pasture in the Snow

rockfalling in the way

out of Kowloon and into Kangding, The scenery of the villages on both sides of the road became beautiful again, and we stopped and stopped, walking and taking pictures, and finally arrived at Xindu Bridge before dark.

Mist
after the snow

Tibetan village

Flying

Eighth Station: Xinduqiao

When I woke up from Xinduqiao, the sky was still not clear, We decided to return to Tagong to try, anyway, we walked and took pictures all the way, and we were not idle.

the golden tower
of the temple of Gaur

the

temple
in the snow

Visit the Gower Temple

Water Mani Sutra

Stop 9: Ta Gong

It didn't rain this time, but it snowed heavily. Led by the hostess, we toured Muya Temple and Tagong Temple.

the Jue Mother Temple
of Muya

Temple

to the scriptures

> Muya Daiji Temple

>Muyaquinta

Tower Temple

10th stop: Shangmuju (Zimeiya Pass).

Looking at the weather forecast, it is possible to clear up on the other side of Zimei Pass, so we decided to rush to Shangmuju again to try to take pictures of Gongga's true appearance. Unexpectedly, the road to Zimei Yakou was blocked at this time, and no vehicles were allowed to go up the mountain. Time was running out, we hurried to the second location, and were told that we were not allowed to go up the mountain, so we immediately turned the car around to the third place, although the position was almost close, but we finally got up the mountain, and finally saw a glimpse of Gongga Peak before dark. Later, it was learned that Kangding City had announced to the public that all attractions such as Zimei Pass and Yaha Pass would be closed for two years and four months from now on, and we were the last to be opened!

the scenery of the wooden house

looking up at Gongga

snow-capped mountain sunset

Snowy Xiaguang

Eleventh Station: Zheduo Mountain

Because we can no longer go up the mountain, we ignore fatigue, That night, he demolished the Xindu Bridge and drove directly up Zheduo Mountain, stayed up until five o'clock in the morning on Zheduo Mountain, braved the cold wind, and photographed the Zheduo Mountain track and sunrise.

folded mountain tracks

Rizhao Jinshan

Twelfth Station: Short Village

After descending Zheduo Mountain, in order to seize the last time, we decided to rush to Leng Moraine Town in Luding County, where we could see the Gongga Snow Mountain from a distance and see the sea of clouds. After arriving in Lengmoraine Town, he finally thought about it again and again because of the illness of his group members, gave up going up the mountain, rushed back to Chengdu, and embarked on the return journey. After returning to Chengdu, the condition of the group members improved, and we decided to stay in Xiaozhai for one night on the way to pat the Xiaozhai Bridge.