Take Steven to the north of Damei River & Gannan

Number of days:9 days
Time: August
Average cost: 7000 yuan
With whom: parent-child
The author went to these places: Chengdu
Updated: 2020.09.30

Foreword:

Due to the impact of the epidemic, our European trip plan was changed to a domestic route this summer, but we didn't expect the diversity of scenery, which also made us very amazing! The magnificent rivers and mountains of our Great China are really beautiful! This time we chose the nine-day route of northern Sichuan and Gannan, along the way we crossed the beautiful mountains, walked through the endless prairie, and enjoyed the lakes, grasslands, The ...... stream tastes the strong local Tibetan and Qiang culture.

This time our itinerary is as follows: Chengdu - Bipenggou - Moon Bay - Jiuqu Yellow River First Bay——— Langmu Temple - Zagana - Huanglong - Jiuzhaigou - Chengdu. It's been a month since I came back, I'm busy with work and have to take exams, and I haven't had time to sort out the trip, so I took advantage of the National Day holiday to do this and leave good memories for us in the future.

We are on a flight from Guangzhou to Chengdu on Friday night, which may be due to the epidemic, and there are very few people in the waiting hall of Baiyun Airport at night, which is a change from the previous crowded scene. It was already 11 o'clock in the evening when I arrived in Chengdu, so I immediately took a taxi to the Intercontinental Hotel where I was staying.

This time our journey starts and ends intercontinentally, and we will come back here on the last day. Hurry up and take a shower and rest, and after having a beautiful breakfast the next day, you will immediately set off for Bipenggou.

First stop: Bipenggou

On the way to Bipenggou, we passed through Wenchuan, and now many of the roads we take are rebuilt after the earthquake, and in a village road in the center of the Wenchuan earthquake, there is still a house that collapsed back then, and you can feel the shocking scene at that time, and the village used it as a patriotic education base, which makes people feel how beautiful and happy it is to live without natural and man-made disasters!

Before coming to Sichuan, I only knew about Jiuzhaigou, but after coming to Sichuan, I found that there were ditches with different scenery everywhere, and the ditches were full of magical and spiritual seas. Bipenggou is located in Li County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, just behind Siguniang Mountain, and is said to be a very well-known autumn leaf viewing holy place in China. The ecological environment of Bipenggou is very good, with colorful natural landscapes, with large areas of primeval forests, waterfalls, and ten-thousand-year-old glaciers.

After driving for half a day, we finally arrived at Bipenggou in the evening, the hotel we booked was in the scenic spot, the tourists gradually left, and the remaining few guests took a leisurely walk and take pictures on the straight road in the scenic spot after dinner, away from the hustle and bustle, very comfortable. Not much to say, above!

The most refreshing thing is that there are rotten egg-smelling hot springs, very pure sulfur hot springs, of course, we can't miss it, after walking back to the room to soak in the hot spring as soon as possible, to drive away the fatigue of the day. There is an open-air hot spring pool in the hotel, where you can enjoy the scenery while soaking, and there is also a separate indoor pool, considering the low temperature at night, we chose to soak in the room for fear of catching a cold on the way back and forth to the room. Omit 10,000 cool words!

After sleeping beautifully, we went into the ditch the next day....... Sure enough, it is worthy of its name, the blue sky, the primeval forest, the alpine meadows, although you can't appreciate the colorful autumn colors from Bipenggou, it's not bad to see its fresh and lively summer. You can't drive yourself into the scenic spot, you need to take the bus of the scenic spot up the mountain, around the winding mountain road, we keep driving to the top of the mountain, and finally reach the highest meadow, the weather on the mountain changes, just now the sky is clear, when we arrive at the alpine meadow, it looks like the wind and rain are coming, and we hurriedly took a few photos and went down the mountain.

Second stop: Hongyuan Moon Bay

Next, we will enter the grassland at an altitude of 3,500 meters and sail towards Moon Bay in Hongyuan County, eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, an endless emerald green prairie, lush pastures, and clear rivers form a beautiful arc on the green carpet, like a crescent moon. Moon Bay in August is particularly tactful and moving, when the sun sets, Moon Bay is even more beautiful under the soft sun.

I like the grassland sky, the blue sky, and the white clouds, and you can make screensaver pictures everywhere.

Passing by an observation deck, it looks like a glass box, which is very special! Groups of cattle on the road are eating grass happily, ...... freely

When we arrived at Moon Bay, it was already dusk. The grassland at night is so cold! It was the first time to watch the sunset on the grassland, it was very beautiful and intoxicating, the horses and cows bowed their heads to eat grass, the mountains in the distance gradually turned blue, the afterglow of the sun slowly faded, and only a few people remained, so quiet!

The third stop: The first bay

of the Jiuqu Yellow River

We continue to speed on the Ruoerge Prairie, the destination is the first bay of the Jiuqu Yellow River in Tangke Town, located at the junction of Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu provinces, which originates from the 4,500-meter high mountain, where the Yellow River passes through to form an S-shaped bend, climb a hill next to it, and the beautiful scenery of the first bay of the Jiuqu Yellow River is in full viewThe Yellow River here is like a trickle, flowing all the way to the distant horizon.

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on the road

Fourth stop: Langmu Temple Langmu

Temple was not originally the name of a temple, it was a town - Langmusi Town, which was jointly governed by Luqu County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Region and Ruoerge County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan. It is said that in recent years, Langmu Temple has become more and more famous, and many foreign friends were attracted by its fame before the epidemic. The Bailongjiang River originates here, passing through the town, and there is a Gelug temple in Jiangnan and Jiangbei.After the rise of Tibetan Buddhism, the temple has been here for thousands of years, and it is the only place that is acquiesced to open to tourists to watch the Tibetan ritual.

At the foot of the mountain is the Buddhist temple and the Buddhist academy, and a group of Buddhist apprentices are walking out of the Buddhist temple after class, each holding a cushion and a Buddhist scripture. I heard that there are many families here who directly send their children to the monastery to learn Buddhism every day, so they don't have to go to school, and they are very religious. We are fascinated by the landscape and don't know much about the rules in the Buddhist temple, so we didn't visit the temple.

Along the source of the Bailongjiang River, all the way into the mountains, the mist lingers, the mountains are beautiful, and the streams are gurgling.

Finally arrived at the first meadow, where herders camped and lived, we decided to rest here for a while and have a picnic in a HIGH pot. Unexpectedly, the sky became heavier and heavier, and it started to rain.

Simple herders came over and invited us into tents to take shelter from the rain, so that we could feel a warmth in the cold mountains. The hospitality was hard to resist, and the first time I entered the herdsman's tent, it broke all my beautiful illusions about the tent. The living environment in the tent is quite difficult, all daily necessities are piled up on the grass, so there is no need to mention hygiene. Dad went up the mountain to herd sheep, and Mom was diligently collecting horse manure for firewood. There was a 2-month-old baby on the bed, wrapped in a quilt around his little body, revealing half of his cute little head, covered with a piece of wool, very cute.

The

light rain kept falling, and the mountain road was muddy and difficult to walk, and finally the herdsmen used their horses to send us down the mountain safely.

Fifth stop: Zagana

Zhagana, a natural stone city, a representative of the beauty of Gannan, strange mountains, clouds, and Tibetan villages, constitute the beautiful Zhagana. You can enjoy the paradise-like scenery near the beautiful Fairy Lake, experience the local customs and customs in Tibetan villages, and experience the fun of horseback riding adventures in the deep mountains.

"Little Switzerland" is shrouded in clouds and mist along the way, beautiful and edible, the ink painting-like scenery continues, and the clouds in the sky seem to fall. Gently wrap the top of the mountain like a marshmallow.

Finally arrived at the entrance of Zagana, the fairyland-like entrance was very fascinating, could it be that this is the true birthplace of Adam and Eve?

Since you are here, let's go to the countryside and follow the customs, and find a Tibetan to help braid a Tibetan braid, which is beautiful, lively and unrestrained!

On the second day of Zagana, we rode into the mountains and tried a two-hour expedition, and if we didn't want to continue on the road, we might have chosen a five-hour route all the way to the stone forest. Some of the mountain roads are very rugged and steep, and some sections are next to cliffs, and I feel a little scared as the horse's back bumps. Since each person was riding a horse, although he was led by local Tibetans, he was also worried about the safety of the child riding alone, and constantly told him to hold on to the reins. Fortunately, he was able to overcome the difficulties and bravely complete the journey.

Seventh stop: Ruoerge Prairie

the way to Huanglong and Jiuzhai, we returned to Ruoerge Prairie, although this is not the attraction we want to stay at, but I will make it a separate section, because the scenery on the road is not inferior at all. As a transit overnight stay, Ruoerge County has unique Tibetan cultural characteristics. Cattle and sheep graze under the blue sky and white clouds, and Tibetans gallop on the grassland, heroic!

The Guge Dynasty Hotel in Ruoerge County where we stayed tonight has a beautiful and atmospheric architectural style, and every layout and decoration exudes strong Tibetan cultural characteristics.

Eighth stop: The sea of flowers in the holy land

The sea of flowers in July and August makes Songpan County colorful, and the lavender and Gesang flowers here are blooming brilliantly. Rather than the small wildflowers on the grassland that are small home jasper, the large sea of flowers here is more like everyone's ladies. There are few tourists here, the blue sky is an umbrella, the white clouds are the companion, and you are in the sea of flowers, lingering.

Ninth stop: Huanglong

Needless to say, the reputation of Huanglong is well known, and it is famous for its hundreds of thousands of years of carbonic acid calcification and terraced sediments, known as "World Wonders" and "Yaochi on Earth". I have seen similar calcification pools in Yellowstone Park in the United States, but the area is not as large as the Chinese yellow dragon, and the color is not as good as that of the yellow dragon. There is another large-scale calcification wonder in the world, which is Pamukkale in Turkey, which you must visit if you have the opportunity.

Put a calcification pool taken in Yellowstone Park back then, the difference is that hot spring water flows on it, steaming.

The

following is our Chinese Huanglong's, I didn't take many photos in Huanglong and the next Jiuzhaigou, only a few pictures of the essence part of the colorful pool, Every time I go to a crowded place, I lose the desire to take pictures, so keep this miraculous landform in my mind!

Stop 10: Jiuzhaigou

Everyone says that Jiuzhaigou does not look at the water when he returns, and I was also amazed when I came to Jiuzhaigou for the first time. Jiuzhaigou is full of sapphire-like mountain lakes, which are called "Haizi", and at the same time, there are nine Tibetan villages located in the ditch, making this fairy tale world full of Tibetan style. After the earthquake, Jiuzhaigou was also greatly affected, and the scenic spots in the ditch are still not all open, and only some of the scenic spots are open inside. Otherwise, it may take a whole day to visit Jiuzhaigou.

the sea of flowers

Changhai

colorful pool

Eleventh stop: Songzhou Ancient City

Towards the end of the trip, on the way back to Chengdu, we temporarily adjusted the hotel for one night, and chose the ancient city of Songzhou in Songpan County, which is a famous historical city in Sichuan, a military town that must be fought for by soldiers in history, and a commercial distribution center for the tea and horse market between Han and ethnic minorities. The whole ancient city is full of an antique taste, and there is an ancient city wall used for defense in the city, which is also the leading ancient city site in our country. Walking on the streets of the ancient city, there is really a feeling of traveling to the past!

a quiet old city inn

Night in the Ancient

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In the bazaars of the ancient city, many local wild mushrooms are sold.

Ending:

When you return to Chengdu, of course, you can't do without looking for food! We have a very good impression of Chengdu, atmospheric architecture, delicious Sichuan cuisine, good service attitude, we will come again!