Half sunny and half rainy to see the clouds and smoke - Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou 6 days and 5 nights strategy

  • Number of days: 6 days
  • Time: October
  • Average cost: 5000 yuan
  • With whom: With friends
  • Updated: 2020.10.18

Origin

The decision to go to Jiuzhaigou was also quite sudden, the original plan was to go to the Qinghai Lake Ring Road, but the team was full of girls, and the family was not worried about safety, so they temporarily turned to Jiuzhaigou. It is said that October is the best season in Jiuzhaigou, but it happened to encounter that little misfortune: the whole trip was full of rainy days, and the public holidays that were finally invited were not changed by changing them...... It is definitely false to say that I am not depressed at all, but fortunately, I have the experience of swimming in Yellowstone in the pouring rain before, so I will be at ease when I come. Jiuzhaigou has a saying that it is sunny to see the water, to see the mountains in the shade, and to see the clouds and smoke in the clouds and smoke, so I packed up my mood and was ready to go.

Preparation In view of the saying of "ten flights and nine yellows" at Jiuhuang Airport, it was chosen to travel from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou. The one-way drive from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou is still quite deadly, plus the traffic jam, the actual time is far more than that, fortunately, everyone is young, and the scenery along the way is not bad, so I endured it and came over.

Considering the risk of mountain roads + rockfalls along the way + the strong driving skills of the local people + rain and snow weather, I did not dare to drive myself, and booked a chartered car on China-TravelNote's local guide service, the basic model, 3,200 yuan for 4 days, and the driver's accommodation subsidy of 450 yuan, which is a travel problem solved. Considering that Huanglong is 4,000 meters above sea level, I bought a can of rhodiola rosea in advance, but unfortunately I always forget to eat it, and I don't know if it works. It was already snowing in Jiuzhaigou in mid-October, and the suitcase was stuffed with everything from T-shirts to fleece jackets to down jackets (in fact, it depends on the person, I am too cold wearing cotton sweaters + down jackets, and my companion is wearing a JK uniform kit down jacket, and nothing happened with the amputated neck exposed...... Day1

Shanghai → Chengdu

Arrive at Shuangliu Airport at 1 pm, the airport is quite clean and clean, the guidance is clear, go straight to Metro Line 10, and arrive at the Wuhou Temple in the city in about half an hour, I set the hotel in Chengdu at the Panda Select Hotel next to the Wuhou Temple, as an express hotel, the price is a bit expensive, but the room is very spacious and clean, and the bathroom is separated. It's just that the subway is being dug next to it, and it's a bit noisy at night.

Chengdu The one-way ticket bought at the self-service ticket vending machine can also download the APP, but I find it troublesome, anyway, it is very convenient to buy

tickets Wuhou Shrine

After putting down his luggage and resting for a while, he went straight to the Wuhou Temple. Wuhou Temple does not require an appointment, you can buy tickets online or directly at the door. There are ticket points on both sides of the gate, and one of them seems to be cash only. My friends and I are both medical staff free of charge, and we also do not need to make an appointment, so we can bring our ID cards and medical certificates to the visitor center next to the entrance to register and exchange tickets. Although I have seen the tour order of the guide in advance, in the face of several tour groups tourists who came from the pavement, they quickly chose to go backwards from the side of Huiling, but they didn't expect that the side of Huiling was the Internet celebrity Youzhu vermilion wall, and there were many people taking pictures...... Moreover, the poor light on cloudy days affects the film, resulting in more people staying...... Although several ancestral halls are not very interesting, the whole park is densely green, layered, supplemented by a large number of bonsai and garden landscaping, which is very beautiful. Even the beautiful scenery can't stand the crowds, so I just strolled around and left.

Wuhou Shrine This is the red wall with the fewest people who can take pictures, and after pressing the shutter, it is surrounded by people again......

Jinli

is 50 meters next to the Wuhou Temple and is an open commercial area, a bit like the City God Temple in the Magic City or Nanluoguxiang in Beijing. There is a security guard at the door to check the green code, not necessarily Tianfu Tong, the green code of any city is fine. I feel that the meaning of Jinli's existence is to place as many characteristic or non-characteristic businesses under the banner of folklore as possible among a group of ancient buildings and antique buildings. In line with the view that everyone has come, I took a casual stroll.It is said that I bought a rabbit head in it, but it was not delicious at all, and even I, a child who could only eat slightly spicy, disliked the delicious ...... I bought at the airport last day

Jinli Ancient Street From here is a strong commercial atmosphere in

the wide and narrow alleys

After visiting Jinli, I thought about simply visiting another slightly tasteless attraction, and took a Didi, less than 10 express lines, and sent us to Kuanzhai Alley. With the same commercial atmosphere, there is a little more petty bourgeois high-cold tone, a bit like Tianzifang in the magic capital. The entire business district is composed of wide alleys, narrow alleys and well alleys, and each merchant is very thoughtfully arranged, and you can see a very good scene everywhere.

Kuanzhai Alley The entire business district is this kind of semi-antique building, with some flowers and plants exquisite ornaments, quite suitable for taking pictures

Chunxi Road/IFS

In line with the principle of not eating at scenic spots, take the subway to Chunxi Road to check in to the most prosperous streets in Chengdu and Internet celebrity pandas. Sure enough, the prosperity of any city is similar, and the same high-rise buildings are brightly lit. I randomly chose a hot pot restaurant and ate my first hot pot meal in Chengdu, although the service was not very good, but the taste was still good.

Chunxi Road/Taikoo Li Business District I was happy when I ate it, but I was sad the next morning......

After eating, go to the IFS roof garden to check in the pandas, although the pandas are average, but the whole roof garden is unexpectedly interesting, very suitable for patting, and there are not too many people, you can take pictures of the points you want to shoot, that is, there are people in the background...... Look at the sculpture installation, the evening breeze blows, so unpleasant. In addition, I praise the toilets of IFS for being very clean.

Chengdu IFS Sculpture Courtyard On the left is the queue to take pictures with the panda head, I still took a casual picture next to it

, I bought some drinking water at night, Fruit and food to prepare for the ravine life that begins the next day.

Day2 Chengdu → Dujiangyan → Jiuzhaigou

Dujiangyan

Considering the long drive from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou, and wanting to go to Dujiangyan for a walk in the middle, I met with the driver at about 7:30 and set off. Due to traffic jams caused by road construction on the highway after leaving Chengdu, the originally planned journey of a little more than 1 hour was extended by ......

Tickets for Dujiangyan can be booked on the WeChat public account "Qingcheng Mountain and Dujiangyan", and medical staff can register and apply for tickets at the visitor center next to the entrance with their ID cards and medical certificates, but the strange thing is that there is still a problem with swiping their ID cards at the ticket gate after applying for tickets, and they can enter the park smoothly after showing their documents at the ticket gate again. Dujiangyan was built by Li Bing in about 20 years and still plays a role in water conservancy. From the entrance, it passes through the mouth of the treasure bottle, the flying sand weir and the fish mouth. There are round-trip browsing cars from Feisha Weir to Yuzui, but there are too many people waiting for the bus, and it takes only 20-25 minutes one way to walk, and you can also see the Jinma River (Neijiang) and Zouma River (Outer River) along the way. When I arrived at the fish's mouth, the three layers inside and outside were full of people...... Just took a photo and walked back. In addition, there is a very imposing ancient archway Langfang at the entrance of the scenic spot called Nanqiao, but unfortunately there is not enough time to go shopping.

Dujiangyan A foggy distant mountain on a rainy day

Then there is a long drive, in fact, the whole section of the road is in good condition whether it is a highway or a national highway, there will be a protective net next to the dangerous area to prevent rockfalls, some sections washed away by mudslides in the early stage are also basically rushed, and some areas are closed with a lane for two-way wheel traffic. In fact, driving safety is still good, but: the instability factor of people is too great, overtaking at will, adding congestion at will, leaving the car at will, I feel that if the road monitoring density of the magic capital is covered to this section, then basically everyone will be deducted 12 points...... Once an accident occurs, because it is not easy to evacuate, it is basically a traffic jam ...... several kilometers long

The car illegally took the solid line to overtake and failed, and the airbags all popped out, guess how long it was blocked because of this

...... The scenery along the way is still very beautiful, but it is a car that has been riding for too long...... At noon, I had a random lunch in Mao County, and the curious person who killed the cat ordered a wild vegetable that he had never seen before: walnut blossoms, I thought it was a flower, but I didn't expect it to be a walnut branch...... There is a feeling of nibbling on a branch.

stratocumulus clouds at the edge of the sky A lonely temple on the top of a hill Snow-capped mountains in the distance

When I arrived in Jiuzhaigou, it was already 8 o'clock in the evening, and when I read the reviews before, there were many reviews questioning the hygiene problems of Jiuzhaigou Hotel, so I was scared and quickly chose the expensive Jiuzhaigou Xingyu International Hotel. I feel that you can live in a luxury type in Chengdu at this price, and it is an ordinary family room here. The hotel is not far from Goukou, and there is a car to Goukou in the morning, but it is nearly 10km away from the lively area of Jiuzhaigou, such as the performance place of the ages, but it doesn't matter if you have a car. The room hygiene is okay, the water and electricity are stable, but the service is average, when I first went, the sink was not draining well, I originally wanted to change rooms, I directly told me that the room was full today, and I checked on major websites with my backhand, and there were 3 vacant rooms of the same type...... But there is one thing to say, the hotel breakfast is still quite delicious, I ate several bowls of rice noodles...... I found a hot pot restaurant at random in the evening, and the store asked me to write a good review on DP for free, in fact, I want to say that your house tastes good, and I will give a good review if I don't give a small favor...... It seems that the competition in the catering industry in Jiuzhaigou is really fierce.

Day3 Jiuzhaigou

A content was arranged throughout the day, that is, Jiuzhaigou, it is said that Jiuzhai does not look at the water when he returns, this is not false at all, when I went to Qingcheng Mountain later, I saw those Qingquan Lake waterfalls, and I really didn't feel it at all...... Jiuzhaigou needs to book tickets in advance on the Aba Tourism Network, and medical free tickets also need to book a 90 yuan sightseeing ticket, and then do not need to exchange tickets, just swipe your ID card at the entrance of the scenic spot to enter the hospital. The scenic spots of Jiuzhaigou are distributed in a Y-shape, with Rizegou on the upper right (the end of Wuhuahai, and the further away is undeveloped due to the earthquake), Chawagou on the left (the end is Changhai), and the vertical below is Shuzhenggou. When entering the park, the browsing car will take tourists to Changhai or Wuhuahai according to the schedule, and tourists cannot choose. Each scenic spot is connected by a wooden plank road, but not every scenic spot has a browsing station, so how to allocate physical strength to choose between the plank road and the browsing workshop is more important.After synthesizing many guides, our itinerary is: take a car from the entrance to Changhai, walk from Changhai to Wucaichi, take a car from Wucaichi to Wuhuahai, walk from Wuhuahai to Pearl Beach, walk from Pearl Beach to Jinghai parking lot and take a car to Jinghai (note: Jinghai parking lot and Jinghai are not the same place, you need to take a bus stop), and take a bus from Jinghai to Nuorilang Visitor Center to have lunch. To be honest, the lunch at the visitor center is not bad, 30 yuan a bowl of noodles tastes quite good, considering that it is not easy to transport materials in the ditch, this is not expensive. After dinner, walk from the Nuorilang Visitor Center to the Nuorilang Waterfall, then take a browsing car in the direction of Goukou to Rhino Sea, walk to visit a series of scenic spots located in Shuzhenggou such as Tiger Sea and Shuzheng Sea, and finally take a car out of the park. Jiuzhaigou is really beautiful, it has been discounted on a cloudy day, but it is still beautiful.

Jiuzhaigou There are pictures everywhere on the Internet, so I won't repeat

it When I left around 4 p.m., my legs were about to break off. Let the master take us to the performance venue of eternal love, the medical staff can be free of charge, no need to make an appointment, just bring your ID card and medical certificate to the front desk to make a ticket appointment, the seat is not bad, thank you very much~ The performance is more exciting than imagined, divided into 4 parts, but the favorite is the first part, very fairy. There are also many shops in the whole park, and there are also places to eat snacks, like a small town. But we still ate a yak steak pot outside, the meat is good, but it's a little greasy to eat too much, and there are a little fewer vegetables. When I returned to the hotel after watching the performance, I really lay down, washed and went to bed early.

Day4 Jiuzhaigou → Huanglong → Chuanzhu Temple

Departed at 8:30 in the morning and went to Huanglong, and the roads were smooth along the way. After visiting the excellent overtaking (violation) skills of the driver in the nine bends, I really sweated a lot...... As the highest point of this trip, Huanglong has an altitude of 4,000m, and the rhodiola rosea that has been fished for the first three days and eaten with a net for two days is estimated to be of no use, so it can only rely on its own ......

The scenery halfway up, the mountains are hidden in the clouds

and smoke Tickets need to be booked in advance on the Aba Tourism website, and the medical staff can check the free ticket option, but after considering their physical fitness, they decisively bought the upbound ropeway ticket, which turned out to be a great idea. Huanglong has no specific route, basically just a road, just follow the flow of people, the first attraction is the well-known colorful pool, there are two forks in the distance and up close, but it is actually a loop line, you can go whichever you want. The colorful pool is still very unique, completely comparable to the Yellowstone prism (although the color is not as gorgeous as it, but it is better than the exquisite geological structure).

Colorful Pool Cloudy Day Deduction ...... Otherwise, it can be more gorgeous

There are oxygen bars everywhere along the way, and tourists in need can rest at any time. In addition, there is a visitor center in Huanglongli that supplies food, which is not expensive, 20 yuan a bowl of noodles, but it is really not delicious......

There are this oxygen bar everywhere, and I saw at least 2 people with obvious reactions along the way

Huanglong returned to Chuanzhu Temple to stay, it is said that the accommodation conditions of Chuanzhu Temple are better than Songpan, as usual, I chose a expensive Songpan Minjiang Mansion International Hotel, 600+ a night of family room heart is dripping blood, but there is warm big bath water and clean hygiene, it is also worth it, the entire commercial district is really worse than Jiuzhaigou is not a star and a half, I casually found an unnamed shop to solve dinner, the price was not expensive, and it was in the early 100s to feed three people. My companion and I were a little dizzy at night, I don't know if it was high rebellion, so I went to bed early.There was an episode here, the driver said that he was notified that there was traffic control in the section from Songpan to Maoxian, and after repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, he decided to abandon the originally planned Munigou scenic spot, and set off at 6 a.m. in the morning, passed the controlled section at full speed, and temporarily added a Qingcheng Mountain scenic spot. I don't know if this is the best choice, but it's still a bit regrettable to think that I have repeatedly confirmed and checked the guide with the scenic spot because of the ticketing and attraction problems in Munigou before, but in the end I didn't make it.

Day5 Chuanzhu Temple → Qingcheng Mountain → Chengdu

Get up at 5 a.m. and set off at 6 o'clock, and the hotel breakfast didn't catch up, and there was no one at the front desk when I left. It was dark and snowy, and there were no dangers along the way, and I was stuck in the controlled section before 9 o'clock.

Although we saw snow when we set off, it was too dark to take pictures, so we stole the picture of our partners in the raider group

Qingcheng Mountain does not need to make an appointment, you can buy tickets on the "Qingcheng Mountain Dujiangyan" WeChat account, and medical staff do not need to make an appointment to exchange tickets, just show their ID cards and medical certificates directly at the ticket gates of the scenic spot. I feel that the mountains and rivers of Qingcheng Mountain really don't particularly attract me, but I was brainwashed by Bai Suzhen's songs under Qingcheng Mountain throughout the whole process. I was physically and mentally exhausted by the two-day trip, and I really didn't have the strength to go, so I bought a ticket to get on and off the cable car, and insisted on climbing to the highest Laojun Pavilion was probably my last stubbornness...... In fact, if you have the physical strength, the best plan is to go up and down the cable car, so that you can see all the attractions.

Qingcheng Mountain The scenery at the top of the mountain is still very beautiful

After going down the mountain, I experienced a traffic jam on the way back to Chengdu, and I returned to Chengdu after a bumpy trip, because I was very satisfied with which hotel in Chengdu before, I returned the hotel I originally planned in the end, and booked back the one on the first day. I found a skewer shop and settled dinner. I feel that any hot pot skewers in Chengdu are delicious.

Day6 Chengdu → Shanghai

Although I don't love rolling so much, I always have to see it since I come to Chengdu. Combined with everyone's strategy, I rushed to Panda Avenue Station at 7:15, as soon as I got out of the subway station, it was a black car soliciting customers, 5 yuan alone could be accepted, straight to the gate of the park, I didn't expect the door to open yet, but the people in line to enter were at least 50 meters...... Tickets can be booked online in advance or bought on the spot, and medical staff do not need to make an appointment to exchange tickets with their medical certificates and ID cards, and can directly verify at the ticket gate to enter the park. As a child waiting for the door to open, I can't wait in line for the first round of browsing cars when I enter the gate...... Just walk, in fact, it only takes 15 minutes to walk from the door to the moon delivery room...... Late pandas always sleep, and early pandas are watched...... The rolling people are really lazy and lazy, they feel like they are either eating or sleeping, the two panda cubs are sleeping motionless, and it is rare to encounter only the sense of the camera basically surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside. It feels like crispy noodles are much more lively than rolling noodles. The entire park looks like it takes 2 hours at the fastest, and several pavilions are not open, and there are only less than 30 rolling and crispy noodles ...... seen in total

Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base After eating, sleeping, eating, and not having to struggle, the panda life is what I yearn for the most

After watching the rolling, I ended my trip to Chengdu with a hot pot meal, and after checking out, I went shopping in Jinli and went straight to the airport to return to Shanghai~ The return flight specially booked the legendary pig feeding to Sichuan Airlines, and it was really delicious! First the nuts before the meal (so delicious that I bought two packs on Taobao as soon as I got off the plane~), then the tea before the meal, then the double rice, then the snacks, then the after-dinner drink, and then the red date tea!!I think if Sichuan Airlines does not perform well during the epidemic, it can ...... sell food

Summary

1. Looking back on this trip, limited by the cost of chartered cars, this trip is still a bit rushed, the physical requirements are relatively high, if possible, the itinerary from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou can be divided into two days, anyway, there are many attractions in the middle of the road, to avoid the fatigue of travel;

2. Chengdu is a good tourist transit station, there are too many attractions worth seeing around, this time I had no choice but to give up a lot of good things, such as Dagu Glacier, Siguniang Mountain, Emei Mountain, Leshan, Daocheng, etc., Chengdu is worth visiting again;

3. Compared with the surrounding tourism resources of Chengdu, the attractions in the urban area are really a bit boring......

4. From the process of making strategies to traveling, I always miss the good of the professor, and hope to drive the western Sichuan route with the professor one day.


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