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Daocheng Aden, it is said that it has been very popular recently, but I should not have seen it from your whole world to know, anyway, the sacred lake of the sacred mountain is a place that people look forward to. After being released by his husband last year, he still couldn't go with him this year, so he didn't want to wait any longer, mustered up incomparably great courage, made an incomparably huge determination, set off on XC, packed his bags alone, and set off. Before the trip
Understand the altitude before the trip and be mentally prepared 1. Clothing:
In high-altitude areas, the weather is all year round, so a windproof, waterproof and cold-proof jacket, a pair of waterproof and non-slip hiking shoes are a must, two quick-drying long sleeves are worn close to the body, because you need to climb the mountain, the sun will sweat when it comes out, if you get wet on the top of the mountain, it will be very cold, or it will rain, it is simply too uncomfortable.
In September, I was a fleece jacket on the outside of the quick-drying suit, a powerful jacket on the outside, after two days, such a combination is super perfect, if it is hot, as long as the jacket is open, if it rains and winds, the jacket is tightly wrapped, no problem at all.
I also brought a down vest and a thin down jacket, but I didn't use it.
For pants, jeans and quick-drying pants are fine.
A sun hat is a must. On the first day when I entered the mountains, there was no sun, and the dark clouds were overwhelming, so I only wore a jacket and hat, not a sun hat, but I applied a thick layer of sunscreen, but when I went back, I found that except for the place where I wore sunglasses, my nose and cheeks were sunburned and red.
Raincoat: I don't like to wear a raincoat, plus I have a powerful jacket, so I didn't bring it, but the weather on the plateau is really changing rapidly, it will rain when it rains, and it will be a pouring rainstorm, so it is recommended to bring it if you are prepared.
Luorong Cattle Farm Outfit: The innermost is a quick-drying suit, the middle fleece, the outermost jacket, plus a pair of waterproof and non-slip shoes 2. Oxygen tank and high reflection
Oxygen, let's have it ready. Because I was really not confident in my high altitude hike to the top, I still carried it up the mountain. On the way to the summit for a long time, basically everyone has a can, some carrying oxygen cylinders and nasal tubes to inhale oxygen, some sitting on the side of the road with two large medical oxygen bags on their backs, and some vomiting directly on the side of the road. However, personal experience has proven that oxygen inhalation is still beneficial, after all, the altitude is too high, and it is still in exercise, so there is no need to worry about losing face, the body is the most important. Mild dizziness and headache are normal physiological reactions, so don't worry too much, but if you have a splitting headache, chest tightness and shortness of breath or obvious vomiting, it's better to go down the mountain and do what you can. On the way back, the owner encountered a plane flying back to Chengdu in Daocheng County due to headache and vomiting and obvious discomfort, of course, this is definitely wise. On the way to the summit of 4,700 meters, I also felt dizzy and a little wheezing, but in comparison, I started to have a headache when I went down the mountain. To sum it up, it may be that I went down too fast when I went down the mountain, and I didn't walk and rest like when I went up the mountain, and I had been hiking for several hours when I went down, and I would have a headache when I was tired.
3. Other
essential medicines: cold medicines, band-aids, alcohol disinfectant tablets, diarrhea medicines, antibiotics, these are the drugs to be prepared for regular travel.
Special drug: Rhodiola, personal opinions are different, everyone's reaction is different, I took it, I took it a day in advance, it should be useless.
Creatinine: I bought it under the reminder of my Tibetan driver, and it is said that eating it when I have a high headache will have a significant effect on relieving symptoms, but in the end I didn't use it.
Motion sickness medicine: If you get motion sickness, be prepared, a 1-hour scenic bus will make you vomit to doubt your life.
Dry food and chocolate: I carried it. On the first day, I ate a few biscuits on the way, and I also prepared white rabbit milk candy, but I didn't eat it; I didn't eat anything at all the next day, and I didn't want to eat anything on the way up the mountain, but I felt hungry after going down the mountain.
Glucose water: I only carried a bottle for two days, I personally think it's not bad, it is said to relieve high reactions, I think it may be more important, it can both hydrate and replenish energy, but some people will not be used to drinking it.
This time I went up to such a high altitude, there was no obvious high reaction, I think it may be related to the usual insistence on running. So, if you really plan to go to the plateau, it's better to exercise more.
When it comes to itinerary planning, of course, it depends on your own time. The landlord had limited time, so he chose Shanghai to fly to Chengdu and Chengdu to Daocheng, and the return trip was also Daocheng to fly back to Chengdu and then to Shanghai, 5 days and 4 nights, including one night in Chengdu.Feidaocheng is definitely not the best choice, after all, it is a high-altitude area, it should be driven from Chengdu slowly up to the reaction will be small, along the way, I met many people who drove or chartered a car from Chengdu to Daocheng, and rode motorcycles all the way from Shanxi, here to express my admiration.
Daocheng Aden Airport: 4411m, I feel a little dizzy when I get off the plane, and I feel a little floating when I walk.
Aden Airport 
Aden Airport Accommodation options: You can choose Daocheng County, Shangri-La Town and Aden Village, Daocheng County is 3700m above sea level and 1 hour away from the airport.
The altitude of Shangri-La Town is only 2800m, 2 hours away from the airport, and Shangri-La County is only 7km away from the gate of Aden Scenic Area, which can be reached within ten minutes, so Shangri-La Town is definitely a wise choice.
Aden Village is located in the Aden Scenic Area, about 3900m above sea level, for children's shoes that do not want to take the bus twice and save time, it can be an option, but the altitude is too high, and there are not many people who really choose to live in Aden Village.
Because the return flight was an early shift, I chose Shangri-La Town for the first two nights and Daocheng County for the last day, which I felt very reasonable overall.
D1 Shanghai-Chengdu
The plane was nearly3 hours late that day, and when I arrived in Chengdu, it was already half past nine, so I chose the Airport Hotel, which is a 3-minute drive from the airport, because the next day was an early flight at more than 7 o'clock in the morning. However, I really didn't rest well that night, because it was too close to the airport, the sound insulation of the hotel was a bit poor, and the roar of the plane all night, so everything had pros and cons, and it needed to be weighed.
D2 Chengdu-Daocheng-Shangri-La Town
Arrived at Aden Airport at 8 o'clock. On the way from Aden Airport to Shangri-La Town, passing through Haizi Mountain, Bangpu Temple, Red Grassland, Green Poplar Forest, Sea of Flowers, Daocheng White Pagoda, Powa Mountain, the scenery is too beautiful all the way, all the way to play, the altitude all the way down, of course, there is a 4500m altitude Powa Mountain in the middle, and I don't feel tired all the way, all the way to Shangri-La Town at an altitude of 2800m, rest, for the next two days to reserve physical strength.
Bangpu Temple 
Red grass 
Inagi White Pagoda 
Inagi White Pagoda 
Scenery along the way 
Sea of flowers 
Riverside 
Powa Mountain D3 once entering Aden, the long line: Chonggu Temple - Luorong Cattle Farm - Milk Sea - Five-Colored Sea
Regarding the choice of long and short term, let's take a look at the map first. The Aden Scenic Area is mainly three sacred mountains, Xiannai Ri, Yangmai Yong and Xia Nuo Dorji, plus the sacred lake milk sea, five-color sea and pearl sea.
Entering from the gate of the scenic spot, you need to take the scenic bus for about 1 hour, climb over several mountains, in the process, there are many people vomiting, winding the mountain road, next to the cliffs, the first day I was scared, the second day I was immunized, not so scared. On the way to the bus, you can see the Xiannai Ri Sacred Mountain and the village of Aden. The bus ends at Zhaguanbeng, and walk about 500 meters down to Chonggu Temple and Chonggu Meadow.
Okikoji Temple 
Daocheng Aden-Chonggu Meadow It rained heavily on the first day of entering the mountain, and the mountain was invisible At this point, it begins to be divided into long and short lines, and the short line is about 1km through Chongguji Temple to the Pearl Sea, which is not physically demanding; If you have a long line, you need to take a battery car about 6km to Luorong Cattle Farm, the scenery here is beautiful, surrounded by three sacred mountains, a large meadow, a river made of melted snow flows through, and there will be cows grazing in the afternoon, which is the place where the shooting "passing by your world" is the place where the challenge begins.
Luorong Cattle Farm The sun shines through the clouds, it's so beautiful 
Luorong Cattle Farm Start hiking 
Yang Maiyong hid in the clouds Starting from the Luorong Cattle Farm, the whole journey is about 12km back and forth, it takes 6-8 hours, and the altitude rise is about 700m, from 4000-4700m, this line is not available to everyone, you need to be fully mentally prepared and full of physical strength, but when you see the sea of milk and the sea of five colors, you feel that all the hard work is worth it, and in the minds of Tibetans, the sacred lake of Shenshan can wash away the sins of people, which is definitely worth it. The distance from the Milk Sea to the Sea of Five Colors in a straight line is about 100m, but the actual walk is about 800m, because the altitude is too high, so it takes about half an hour. It is recommended to go to the Milk Sea first, and then to the Five Colors Sea, because the road to the Milk Sea will rise relatively smoothly, but if you go directly to the Five Colors Sea, the road is too steep and not recommended.
There are two roads here, the road to the Five Colors Sea is very steep, and the road to the Milk Sea is relatively gentle 
Medical oxygen, used to the top of the mountain, no white inhalation, no inhalation 
Milk Sea 
Milk Sea 
Sea of Milk 
Milk Sea 
The five-colored sea is really colorful, and the purple is too deep 
The Sea of Colors 
five-colored sea About horseback riding: Luorong Cattle Farm can ride horses where you start hiking, horseback riding is about 3km one way, 300 yuan, and then you have to hike by yourself, for those with poor physical strength can be considered, you can save some physical strength, however, the road of horseback riding is actually easier to walk, basically there is a plank road or relatively gentle, but it can save time. Originally, I wanted to ride a horse because I didn't have enough confidence in myself, but then the two girls who were traveling with me insisted on hiking by themselves, so I followed them all the way. There is no horseback riding when you come back, and you need to walk by yourself.
Luorong Cattle Farm On the return trip in the afternoon, the weather was good, the cows came to graze, and Yang Maiyong gradually appeared 
Inagi Aden-Xiano Dorji Xiano Dorji also began to gradually leak his true face 
Today's hike is six hours and 12km, with an altitude of 4000-4700m If you have two days to enter Aden, many people will suggest that you take the Pearl Sea on the first day, and then take the long line to the Milk Sea and the Five-Color Sea the next day after getting used to the altitude. But because we had to rush to Daocheng County the next day, the driver suggested that we take a long line on the first day and a short line on the second day. Practice has proven that this is not bad. The first day was a successful long-term challenge, and the second day was simply too easy. It's too tiring to take on the long-term challenge, I started to enter the scenic spot at half past seven, and returned to the hotel at half past seven in the evening, only to feel that my two legs were not my own. That night, after dinner at the hotel, I went to the hotel pedicure bar to do saffron foot soaking and pinching my feet, pinching my feet while inhaling oxygen, which was very comfortable, and I sucked oxygen for an hour, and I slept very well that night, so I was more energetic the next day, and the short term was even more out of the question.
Aden Village On the way down the mountain bus, I saw Aden Village D4under the snow-capped mountains Second entry into Aden: Chonggu Temple - Pearl Sea - Luorong Cattle Farm
With yesterday's experience, I am full of confidence in today's short-term. So today I slept until I woke up naturally and entered the mountain at nine o'clock. The weather is better today than yesterday, and most of the true appearance of Xiannai Ri Sacred Mountain has also leaked out.
Daocheng Aden Snow Mountain Sacred Lake, it's really beautiful.
Ganzi Daocheng Aden Scenic Area - Xian Nai Ri 
Dolma Ratso Xiannai Ri Snow Mountain gradually appeared 
Views along the way 
Daocheng Aden-Chonggu Meadow 
I met a little squirrel on the road It was still early to come down from the Pearl Sea, so I bought another battery ticket and thought of trying my luck at the Luorong Cattle Farm. Because I went up late, the battery car actually became my own chartered car, chatting with the Tibetan master along the way, and the master said that whether he could see the snow-capped mountains depends on whether he has fate with the Bodhisattva.Today's luck is much better than yesterday, and I saw the true face of Xia Nuo Dorji; However, it seems that my fate with Yang Maiyong has not yet arrived, and today I only saw the true face of the small half. I squatted in the Luorong cattle farm for an hour, took a lot of videos and photos, and then reluctantly left.
Los Angeles Cattle Farm 
Inagi Aden-Xiano Dorgy 
Daocheng Aden Scenic Area - Chonggu Temple On the way down the mountain to return to the scenic spot, the bus experienced heavy rain and rainbows after the rain, and it was already five o'clock at the entrance of the scenic spot.
Rainbow After the Rain The next more than an hour's drive to Daocheng Prefecture, there was thunder and lightning, heavy rain, snow and hail on the way. A perfect day for all seasons.
The yak went home Today in Daocheng County, I had the most delicious meal in the past few days, matsutake mushroom chicken soup pot with vegetables, because I didn't eat all day, I was simply hungry, With my driver, we had a beautiful meal.
D5 Daocheng-Aden Airport-Chengdu-Shanghai
Todayis the return journey, about an hour's drive from Daocheng County to Aden Airport. It's too cold at Aden Airport, but fortunately I didn't put my jacket in a suitcase. The weather was also good today, and the plane was basically not late. Because Aden Airport is too high, there is often fog, rain or even snow or hail, and if the weather is bad, flights will be canceled or delayed. Successfully returned to Shanghai.
Although it is a solo trip, there are various worries before starting, worrying about safety, and worrying about high reactions. However, the whole trip was perfect. Daocheng Aden belongs to the Tibetan area, and both Tibetans and Han Chinese in it are very simple and do not have to worry about safety issues at all. As for high reactions, it is necessary to think more, but only by making sufficient preparations before the trip can we respond to changes with the same and make the journey more perfect.
I will come again.
Wait for someone and take me to Daocheng Aden again.
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