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Starry sky, sea of clouds, lack of oxygen, headache, high reaction, these symptoms all come from our self-driving 318 - the dream journey of the three old babies to drive the starry sky.
There
is a place called Daocheng, and the rise of movies, TV series, and short videos has made this place a dream destination for many travel enthusiasts. In fact, Daocheng is not on National Highway 318, but people who drive 318 will turn a corner in the middle, and they must go to Daocheng to check in, otherwise they will always feel the shortcomings. Why set off? This is a temporary decision made by the three of us old men. We have listed all the reasons we can think of, such as wind collection, taking photos, and doing strategies, but none of them are the purpose of our trip. In the end, it was decided that regardless of him, we just like the feeling of driving on the road, and as for what we can get, let's talk about it after the trip.
>318 The first meal in TibetThe way we choose is by car. Of course, there are many ways to go to Daocheng, chartered cars, buses, planes, hiking, and cycling. Self-driving is the freest way we think, we can change the route at any time, we will also take any unknown path to take pictures, and we will also stay for a long time for the most beautiful scenery, the unknown is the most beautiful. With a lot less constraints, three old men and two cars embarked on a journey to Daocheng.
Departing at 7 o'clock in the morning, we set off from Chengdu and chose this time point, the first is to avoid congestion, and another purpose is for the "bridgehead pepper hemp chicken" that is known as the first meal in Tibet. As for the environment, needless to say, he has all the conditions for a fly restaurant, and he has surpassed it. Business hours are until 3 p.m., and friends don't go after 3 p.m. As for the taste, look down.
It is less than 180 kilometers from Chengdu to Tianquan, and the whole process is high-speed, including traffic jams and speed limits, and it can be reached in about two hours. I don't know when this bowl of copying hands, a pepper and hemp chicken, has become a must-have item for tourists entering Tibet, and there is a feeling that cannot be missed when passing by. There are more than a dozen pieces in a bowl, and you can choose from one, two, or three. Pepper and hemp chicken is 90 yuan per catty, and the minimum option is 50 yuan.
copy hand to distinguish between clear soup and red soup.
A bowl of clear soup, a bowl of red soup, and a plate of meat are enough to make us addicted.
Looking at the greedy, chicken soup copying hands, pepper hemp chicken wrapped in red oil and chili, one bite at a time and one chicken. The first meal of 318 brought us infinite surprises with such a situation. However, I have read very little, and I can't describe such a breakfast like a copywriting on the tip of my tongue, but friends who drive 318 must remember to kick it in Tianquan.
Luding Dadu River Bridge
Continue to drive forward along the highway, passing through the Erlangshan Tunnel is the Luding service area, After passing the service area, it is the Luding Tunnel, and through the Luding Tunnel, it is the Luding Dadu River Bridge.The bridge is red all over, with a total length of 1,411 meters and a main span of 1,100 meters, and he is known as the "first bridge in Sichuan and Tibet", and has become one of the "Internet celebrity bridges" because it represents China's infrastructure achievements in recent years like other large bridges. The blue sky and white clouds on the plateau, and the Xingkang Bridge, which is dressed in "red makeup", shines brightly and magnificently under the sun. There is no parking on the bridge, friends who want to shoot can get off the highway in Luding, and then navigate and search for "Zanli Village", and it takes about ten minutes to drive out of the toll station, where we can see the whole picture of the bridge. And no one can take off, so let's shoot to our heart's content.
TheZheduoshan
Expressway ends in Kangding, and from Kangding, our trip has just begun, and the driving experience has just begun. Leaving Kangding, we are greeted by the first high-altitude mountain range of the Sichuan-Tibet Line. Driving into Zheduo Mountain, we are reaching the western Sichuan Plateau in the true sense.
Zhe Duo Mountain is 4298 meters above sea level, it is the first level of Kangba, we saw the gray sky when we went down the mountain, we didn't want to slowly open up, but broke through the clouds, The blue sky above our heads, the sea of clouds under our feet, and the dream of soaring through the clouds and fog actually made us realize it in Zheduo Mountain.
Teacher Ye who has to jump wherever he goes.
the commander-in-chief of this trip.
There are also photographers who are reluctant to show their faces.
There is also a beautiful scenery under the clouds, but it is even more dazzling above the clouds. After all, the altitude of Zheduo Mountain is more than 4,000 meters, a little altitude sickness is a normal manifestation, do not exercise strenuously, do not run and jump, and let the body slowly adapt to the environment here. There are not many places to take pictures on Zheduo Mountain, and there is a service area and parking lot at the highest point, and the parking lot is ten yuan, where you can take pictures to commemorate it. If you are a first-time visitor, you can make a short stay here. But we have other purposes.
Continue to drive in the direction of Lhasa, and you can see the street sign of Kangding Airport on the way down. If the weather is good, follow the direction of the street sign and walk towards Kangding Airport, and you will find a different beautiful scenery. In the parking area next to the airport, looking back, we can see this scenery, the Gongga Snow Mountain in the distance and the sea of clouds under Gongga Mountain. "King of Shu Mountain", the main peak of Gongga at an altitude of 7,556 meters is an internationally renowned alpine adventure and mountaineering holy place, but Gongga Mountain is also the most difficult to conquer large-scale extremely high mountain, and its summit is far more difficult than Mount Everest. According to statistics, only 24 people have successfully reached the summit so far, but 37 people have been killed during and after the climb, including 14 foreigners. The mountaineering mortality rate far exceeds 14% of Mount Everest and 30% of Chogori Peak, second only to Meili Snow Mountain and Yala Snow Mountain.
As photographers, we just need to look at him from a distance and not expect to conquer it. The location of Kangding Airport is the easiest place to see the main peak, and the conditions are relatively the best, so if you encounter good weather when you climb over the mountains, you must remember to come to Kangding Airport to take a look.
The next station ofXindu Bridge
is Xindu Bridge.
Xinduqiao is known as a photographer's paradise, especially the Xinduqiao in autumn, the eyes are full of yellow, and the sunset and the trees on the roadside are so cleverly blended, Our first day of travel also ended at Xinduqiao, and at that moment, I saw the special Tibetan yak hot pot beckoning us.
In the off-peak season, the average price of accommodation in Xinduqiao is about 200, and the per capita price of catering hot pot Sichuan cuisine is about 100, which is moderate and tastes great. The accommodation environment in Tibetan areas is definitely not as good as in the mainland. Friends with special accommodation requirements can choose sleeping bags and other items. As for the beautiful scenery near Xindu Bridge, this article will make a special detailed explanation at the end, stop here.
Yajiang and Litang
are today's destination in Daocheng County, and they will continue to move forward after getting up.
From Xinduqiao to Yajiang, we have to pass through the eighteen bends of Tianlu, and some time ago I saw an unfriendly video about the eighteenth bend on other short video platforms, so our drone did not dare to take off here Although it is impossible to show how beautiful the eighteen bends are through pictures, we saw Gongga again at the eighteen bends of Tianlu.
What's even more amazing is that Gongga that morning brought a hat cloud. There are too many surprises along the way. All the unknowns are on the way, and the surprise is just around the corner.
Internet celebrity check-in place on 318 Road, "must drive in this life" 318, if you don't fly here, I'm really sorry for our hard work. As for why the photographer didn't appear on camera, hey, it's miserable. From Yajiang to Litang, we didn't stop too much, we thought about going straight to Daocheng, and after Litang, we turned onto National Highway 227, and there was a pass waiting for us in front of us.
Rabbit Mountain Rabbit
Mountain is the only place for Litang to go to Daocheng and Aden, with an altitude of 4,696 meters, which looks like rabbit ears standing in the wind from a distance, and the mountain is very peculiar, growing on the peak where no grass grows.
The two rabbit ears in the upper right corner look like a rabbit lying there from a distance, and looking at the time, it is completely no problem to arrive in Daocheng tonight, we slowly become more leisurely, slowly switching from the state of rushing to the state of shooting and playing. At the foot of Rabbit Mountain, we took pictures of a lot of people and cars. Why do we take pictures of cars, it is related to our profession, and every time we come out, we don't collect some material, as if it is a shortcoming. Just to share with readers the car we drove this time.
This is the most important guarantee car for our trip - the Veranda, although the road is asphalted, but it can't stop us from having an off-road heart.
I didn't pay attention and drove from hardened pavement to unpaved pavement. Although it can't be completely wild, the potholed road makes the car shake and makes our hearts shake with it.
It was so cool that the three old boys were laughing at each other on the walkie-talkie in the car. Of course, what made us even happier was that we discovered a treasure secret on the road to Daocheng.
Xingyituo
has a fork in the road to Haizishan on the main road of 227, not long after entering the fork in the road, the original hardened road surface has become such a dirt road, suddenly a small sign appeared in front of it, it says Xingyituo, just rush this name and this road, drive, the car was originally used for off-roading.
> Xingyitso means "offering the lake" in Tibetan, it is the largest lake in Haizi Mountain, located in the middle of Haizi Mountain, covering an area of 7.5 square kilometers, a freshwater lake. This is all the official explanation for Xingyitso, but what we see, first of all, is this. 
the piles of stone on both sides.
unhardened road under the wheels
We drove on such a road for more than ten minutes.
The speed is still okay, flying sand and stones
The small lakes that can be seen everywhere are on the side of the road
Finally, we successfully arrived at the parking lot of Xingyituo, which seems to have been built a long time ago, and then has not become a paid scenic spot, there may be many reasons. But it doesn't hinder the scenery here, it's really beautiful enough.
Teacher Ye, who raised his arms and shouted in Xingyituo, finally won, finally overcame the high rebellion, finally came out of the wave, and finally finally came out of this cry.
And I, just waiting for the sunset.
is waiting here for the clouds to rise, the sun sets, and the sky slowly darkens, which means that we are going to set off again. There are still 2 hours left before the finish line.
Daocheng Yading
Thereare so many strategies for Daocheng Yaden, so let's not talk nonsense, let's do it above. Daocheng in autumn has a colorful yellow, which should be the most beautiful season in Daocheng.
As an aside, when you come to Daocheng Aden, you must climb the ridge between the five-color sea and the milk sea, although the altitude is 4800 meters, but when you climb up, I saw a completely different scenery.
Aden scenic spot tour is divided into long and short routes:
the long line (milk sea and five-color sea) is on the first day of the tour, which takes a day, and the second half of the road is not easy to walk, which is very physically exhausting. Tired.
Take the scenic sightseeing bus from the entrance of the scenic spot to Zha Guanben, walk 0.5km to Chonggu Temple, and choose to take a battery car (80 yuan per person round trip) to Nuorong Cattle Farm. There are still 5KM from Nuorong Cattle Farm to Milk Sea, of which 3KM is a dirt road that is easier to walk, and 2KM is an uphill road, with a large slope, so you should wear comfortable shoes. There is another 1KM from the Milk Sea to the Five Colors Sea, and the altitude is higher. This line is relatively long, everyone must do what they can, don't be strong.
short-term is Zhaguanbeng (sightseeing bus end) - Chonggu Meadow, Chonggu Temple - Zhen Zhuhai (Zhuoma Latso), Xiannai Ri Sacred Mountain - return the same way, which is easier.
Generally, the first day is to play the long line, the second day to play the short line, if you have good physical strength, you can play the long and short line in one day.
Eyes in heaven and hell, talking about here, I have seen too many people, I was extremely excited before leaving, I can finally go to Daocheng, and after arriving, I climbed the mountain while taking oxygen, saying that I wouldn't come a second time after being beaten to death, but when he returned, he would never forget this place, maybe this is the magic of Daocheng Aden.
Needless to say, the two days inthe early mountains
of Russia are all in the photo, the scenery is there, as for when you go, or next time together. If we have enough time, we can also drive to other places, especially places that can be reached directly by car, and it will be much easier to drive up than to walk. No, we have found the Russian Chushan again.
Ochu Mountain, which means "Mountain of Flash" in Tibetan, is located in the north of Aden Scenic Area, 25 kilometers away from Shangri-La Township, 5146 meters above sea level, it is tall and majestic but handsome, like a beautiful fairy sitting on the clouds, the north is the largest depth of 1,200 meters in the Russian Chu Canyon, supporting the beautiful mountain village with gentle terrain, and the south is the alpine canyon area and Dongyi River.
The mountains are gentle and gentle, with vast forests covered with layers of shrubs. The Ramgreen area is the largest forest area in Daocheng, dominated by spruce, sequoia, and alpine oak. Walking up from the canyon, what comes into view is the layered shrub forest, red, yellow and green, colorful, gorgeous and dazzling; Red is glamorous, yellow is bright, green is soft, all over the mountains, it can really be described as "heavy makeup is always suitable", autumn all the way, intoxicating.
glanced at the Russian Chushan, calculated the time, and our return trip was also on the agenda, after all, everyone was a worker, go, return the same way, and return to Chengdu.
Thestarry night of Yuzi West
canend here, and the scenery on the way back is the same as when you came. If it weren't for the moon and starry sky that night, we might really miss the biggest surprise along the way - Yuzi West Starry Sky Camping Base.
On the way back, we continued to live in Xinduqiao, when we finished eating yak hot pot, we inadvertently looked up, what a big moon, suddenly, the idea of wanting to take pictures arose in my heart, the starry sky is a theme that every landscape photographer will not miss, but we also understand a little bit of the truth of the sparse moon and stars, although we can't shoot a galaxy blockbuster, but how can we miss such a transparent night.
So, the three of us old men embarked on a journey to find a filming location. Through many inquiries, we found this place only more than ten kilometers away from Xindu Bridge, where you can see Gongga Snow Mountain, Yala Snow Mountain, and unobstructed, this is Yuzi West Starry Sky Camp. Here, the three old boys took a group photo for the first time, holding a flashlight and pointing it at the sky, and the future is promising.
Caviar is translated as the place where the gods live, drive to Qumu Temple (with a history of 700 years), drive to the end of the cypress road to a section of cement road and then there is a winding mountain road, after seeing the temple, open up and see the first fork in the direction of the right up the mountain, drive to the top of the mountain for about ten minutes, you can reach the top of the mountain.
Here, we saw the Gongga Snow Mountain and the surrounding Jiazi Peak, Riwuqie Peak, Zhongshan Peak, and Ledomanyin Peak. It is also because of the moon, although we can't see so many stars, but we can clearly see our snow-capped mountains and make up for our regret of not being able to take pictures of the starry sky.
photographers have been looking for models to take pictures with Gongga, but they are unwilling, helpless, and can only let the great hero of this journey, Veranda, stand under the stars. It's in the same frame as Gongga.
Close the distance, the Gongga at night is still so shocking, that kind of line and momentum, it's really beautiful.
The end
of thetravelogue is over, everything you can see, photograph, and write along the way is all there. This is not the first road trip of the three old boys, nor will it be the last time the future is promising, and we will always be on the road.
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