Record the beautiful scenery with your eyes and measure Aden with your feet.

Number of days:9 days
Time: October
Average cost: 5000 yuan
With whom: With friends
Updated: 2021.01.28

Encounter a golden forest and leave your own laughter

Encounter the silver snow of the mountains and sprinkle a handful of colorful Ronda

It's a dream of many people

and fortunately

we have the best weather in the best season

and the interesting thing is

that I can record your smiling faces on camera

and everything

is the best arrangement

On the road

There is a journey of more than 1,500 kilometers from Foshan, Guangdong to Chengdu, Sichuan

, and nearly

800 kilometers from Chengdu, Sichuan to Aden, Daocheng

But these roads across thousands of rivers and mountains did not stop us

from moving forward,

and after more than a month of preparation, we finally set foot on this pilgrimage road

A lives in the Tibetan village

Xinduqiao

New Metropolitan Bridge

Siguniang Mountain

Daocheng County

Siguniang Mountain

Infinite scenery on the steep peak

Xindu Bridge

Starting from the Chengdu Plain, passing through the rainy city of Ya'an, crossing the horse-racing Kangding, if we want to continue to move forward, It is necessary to cross the Zheduo Mountain Pass at an altitude of 4,298 meters, which is also known as "the first mountain of the Sichuan-Tibet Line into Tibet".

As the

saying goes, there are four seasons in a day, ten miles and one day, on the western Sichuan Plateau, from cloudless, to cloudy, it may only take 20 minutes, from the blue sky and white clouds we got off the car, to a cloud floating over, gradually covering the blue sky, and then to the sudden rain and snow, and the subsequent brief hail, it really only took 20 minutes.

Xindu Bridge

Down from the Zheduo Mountain Pass along the way, and beside the Xindu Bridge, which is known as the "Photographer's Paradise", I encountered a glimmer of sunlight through the thick clouds, and at sunset, the grass and trees, which had already been yellowed because of autumn, were plated with a layer of golden light by the setting sun.

We didn't stay too long, because of the autumn colors of Xinduqiao, we stayed in Aden on the way back to taste it.

Xinduqiao

The next morning, the hotel set off after breakfast, and continued westward along the famous 318, the second snow-capped mountain that originally needed to be climbed was called Gao'er Temple Mountain, but due to the opening of the tunnel a few years ago, the natural moat became clear, making our way forward much easier, although I often say: if you take fewer detours, you will miss the scenery, but in order for all of you to capture more beautiful scenery with your camera in the car, we found a place where the mountain spring water washed away the traces left on the car glass by rain and snow on the first day. People who have nothing to do and pretend to be on the side of the road to Tibet, what I want to say is, when you see this group of colorful and flashy friends, do you dare to pull them?

New Capital Bridge

Xinduqiao

Because the reason why the 318 Sichuan-Tibet Line is famous, in addition to the countless beautiful scenery along the way, in some sections, it itself has become a scenic spot to check in?

And the "Eighteen Bends of the Heavenly Road" is a point where you must stop and check in, because in addition to the winding roads, you can also see the king of Shushan - Gongga Mountain in the best weather. (Our Aden group departed on October 17, and we photographed Gongga here, please look forward to the group's travelogue review)

Litang

Until noon, we came to Litang, the world's high city, and were supposed to separate from National Highway 318 here, but in order to let everyone check in at the archway in front of the city, it was also for a special arrangement, so we deliberately walked along National Highway 318 for an extra section.

Because I was traveling with a friend from Guangdong, I arranged two days in advance to invite the beautiful proprietress of the restaurant here to cook a large pot of wild mushroom chicken soup.

Inagi Aden

Daocheng Aden

Every October, this mountain road from Litang to Daocheng turns into a colorful road, with golden colorful forests standing on both sides of the road , and welcome every guest from afar.

Although I don't know how many times I have been here, I can't help but get off the bus to check in and take pictures every time, and my laughter is also accompanied by the laughter of those who come here for the first time, and the clouds are straight up, filled with this strong color.

But comfort is always accompanied by hidden dangers, in the small ditch at the foot of the mountain, a blue car fell here a few months ago, perhaps coming safely, returning safely, is the most important meaning of our travel.

Haizishan National Nature Reserve

Rabbit Mountain

Red Meadow

Daocheng County

Haizi Mountain, known as the world's largest ancient glacier site, hundreds of millions of years of crustal movement have changed the appearance of this place, countless seas and boulders are its current appearance, and these large and small lakes that seem to be not connected by rivers have not dried up for a long time, and they are also the only natural wonders here.

Rabbit Mountain, the magic of nature, the erosion of melting glaciers and the baptism of strong winds, cut all the stones here as sharp as blades, and the two stones on the top of the mountain, like rabbit ears, are named for this.

The red grassland, a unique landscape that only exists in the golden autumn of October every year, can only be seen by believers who are destined to worship at this time, and the golden poplar not far away also complements each other, with the blue sky, it is definitely a beautiful postcard.

When Shakyamuni was nirvana, many relatives prayed for the World-Honored Dharma Body to stay for a long time, and the Buddha instructed to repair the Zunsheng Pagoda and personally bless and consecrate it to represent the Dharma Body.

For

me, travel is related to the season, but it has nothing to do with the season, no matter when, you can always find your own unique scenery, several times this year, even in the majestic heavy rain, hanging out in a raincoat, you can get that peace that is rare on weekdays, so traveling is not only to see the scenery on the side of the road, but also to enjoy your heart.

Three Lords - Asia Ding

Daocheng Aden

Inaogi Aden

Daocheng Aden

Aden, the place where the three lords live, three sacred mountains, were consecrated and blessed by Master Rinpoche, an introducer of Tibetan Buddhism. Collectively known as Nianqing Gonggari Songgongpo.

The southern peak is brave and brave, with an altitude of 5,958 meters, and is the incarnation of Manjushri Bodhisattva.

The North Peak Xiannai Ri, at an altitude of 6,032 meters, is the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The East Peak Xiano Dorji, at an altitude of 5,958 meters, is the incarnation of the Vajra Hand Bodhisattva.

Therefore, people who come here to play, in addition to enjoying the beautiful scenery, always have a heart of worship and must be full of respect.

Daocheng Aden

The changeable weather in Aden always makes the three sacred mountains in the clouds, and in the eyes of believers, only when you are devout enough, you are fortunate to be able to truly worship these three sacred mountains.

In addition to the oxygen, raincoats, sunscreen towels and other items that we have already prepared for everyone, trekking poles have also become the most sought-after props.

Inagi Aden

In fact, if I don't use my fingers, then I must not remember how many times I have been to the holy land of Aden this year, but I must admit that this is indeed the first time I can see the sacred mountain Xiannai Day from a sightseeing bus this year, and it is still so cloudless, I am also like those who come here for the first time, I have almost reached a state of exclamation on the sightseeing bus, and after nearly an hour's drive, today I directly chose a long line for you to go to the depths of Aden.

The reason why I chose the long-term line directly is because I know that the weather in Aden is changeable, even today, but no one can say what will happen tomorrow, so being able to see more beautiful scenery today is a decision that I must help everyone make as a team leader.

Inagi Aden

Daocheng Aden

Since I stayed in Daocheng the day before, I have been giving vaccinations to all my friends, because visiting Aden is really a more test of physical, mental and willpower, and on the other hand, I am reducing the burden on everyone to avoid the low pressure caused by the high altitude of Aden from overwhelming everyone.

Fortunately, from the moment I got off the sightseeing bus, everything was easier than I had imagined before, and everyone walked forward with laughter and threw a small stone on the Buddha's edge platform to prove that they were people who were destined to be with the Buddha.

Daocheng Aden

Inagi Aden

Daocheng Aden

After arriving at the Luorong Cattle Farm by battery car, the weather was as good as ever, under the roasting of the sun, The white snow on Yang Maiyong's body was steamed and hung on the top of the mountain, and the wind blew past his face, and it also took away the clouds and mist that had just risen, like a white veil, which was very beautiful.

Aden Scenic Area has not been developed as transitionally like some other scenic spots, everything maintains its natural appearance, and everyone has prepared a road meal in advance, and it is also close to noon, find a place to rest under the sacred mountain and taste the food, which is also an extremely comfortable thing.

Inagi Aden

Daocheng Aden There

are two ways to go from Luorong Cattle Farm to the Milk Sea, one is to choose a horse gang to ride a horse, but because of environmental protection and other factors, There are only 30 horses participating in the operation of the entire Aden scenic spot, and they arrived at noon to find a flatterer who happened to be free, almost extravagant.

And one is the most primitive hiking, although now it is not as good as before, there are convenient walking roads throughout the whole process, but the whole walk at an altitude of more than 4,200 meters is definitely not an easy thing for some tourists.

But fortunately, there are beautiful scenery along the way to encourage us, and we have a deep pious heart, so although everyone feels hard, no one wants to retreat at the foot of the mountain.

Inaogi Aden

Daocheng Aden

In the depths of the Aden scenic spot, there are actually various wild animals that grow here, and rock sheep are regular customers here.

Because of the original ecology that Aden has maintained for environmental protection, coupled with the goodwill shown by tourists, the wild animals here are often not afraid of people, and will even get very close to people, such as squirrels, all kinds of birds, macaques, etc. that often come to beg for food, but rock sheep are not very common, and it is really luck to see such a large group of rock sheep this time.

Daocheng Aden

Inagi Aden

Inaocheng Aden

Daocheng Aden

This time, I didn't hike up to the highest milk sea and the five-colored sea, not because I was lazy, But there are some friends who can't go up and need my company.

And the beautiful scenery of Aden is by no means just three lakes and three sacred mountains, every small scenery we pass by is a scenery worth stopping and appreciating.

Inagi Aden

Daocheng Aden

With the last ray of light today, waiting for our last companion to come out, we walked quickly past the feet of Xiano Dorji, Boarding the busy battery car, stepping on the sightseeing bus, accompanied by the afterglow, we temporarily left the Aden scenic spot.

In order for everyone to have a good night's sleep tonight, we don't mind buying tickets again, we didn't choose the closer Aden Village to stay, because here is nearly 4,000 meters above sea level, we withdraw from the scenic spot, stay overnight in Shangri-La Town, which is only 2,800 meters above sea level, a simple rest, we will come in tomorrow.

Inagi Aden

Daocheng Aden

Inagi Aden

Daocheng Aden The

next morning, we took a sightseeing bus into the scenic spot again, and today we chose a trail full of colorful forests to enjoy the scenery, It also officially started our short-term trip to Aden, and thankfully, today's weather is as pleasing and pleasing to the eye as ever.

Walking along the trail, we came to Chonggu Meadow, which is backed by Xiannairi Sacred Mountain, and the golden dome of the temple shines in the sun.

There are

many interesting stories about this small and dilapidated temple, such as the author of "The Vanishing Horizon" who wrote the legend about the Blue Moon Valley in this temple, or the fifth Dalai Lama appointed his disciples to build a temple here, or the Queje Gong Jue Jia Cuo chanted scriptures and educated Buddha all day long, praying to the gods to bring disaster upon himself and save the people from suffering, and so on.

The authenticity of these stories is actually no longer important, the important thing is that there are so many legends, which has put a veil of mystery on this temple.

Daocheng Aden

Inagi Aden

Daocheng Aden

The short-term destination is Dolma Latso under the Xiannai Ri God Mountain, if you have enough time and physical strength, It is also a good choice to continue to the foot of Xian Nai Ri.

Dolma Latso, also known as the Pearl Sea, was once a larger lake, and later broke the embankment once because of geological movements, and became what it is now, Dolma is the meaning of fairy in Tibetan, she is like an emerald inlaid on the lotus throne, rippling blue waves, water and sky are the same color, in the cloud shadow waves, revealing infinite beauty, around the lakeside, towering giant trees, green like a screen, in spring the lakeside of the lake, brilliant like weaving, the lake is full of colorful petals.

Inagi Aden

Daocheng Aden

I don't want to go into too much detail about the many squirrels, birds, etc. begging for food on the way to Xiannai Ri, because you can see this scene here at any time, and the monkey brother who puts the order to see off is by no means a daily sight, and when he returns to the sightseeing bus after playing, he is sitting here bored, watching every friend who is about to leave.

And every time it comes, perhaps it is to leave reluctantly, I believe that in the near future, I will set foot in this holy land again, after all, this is the last pure land of our blue planet, and it is also the last Shangri-La.

Attractive color

Daocheng Aden

Xinduqiao

New Capital Bridge

Xinduqiao

New Capital Bridge

Xinduqiao I

was in a hurry to leave Aden, not because I was in a hurry to rush back to the hotel, but because I wanted to take my friends to the most suitable place in the most suitable light , for example, in these charming golden yellow colors on the edge of Daocheng.

Friends from Guangdong may not have the opportunity to be in this color, the sun is blocked by clouds, sometimes and ever, and our friends seem to have forgotten the altitude here, chasing the sun all the way, if it weren't for my obstruction, maybe they would have already run to the top of the opposite hill, after all, that is where the sun lasts the longest.

At the same time, my phone vibrated a few times, and when I took it out, it turned out that it was my friend in Litang who informed me of the news of the snow, and I just mentioned it briefly, not too loudly, because I have already seen the fascination of Cantonese people with snow more than once, so let it all come quietly.

Litang

Richard

Litang

Litang From

Daocheng, it was sunny all the way, I once thought that the snow along the way had already melted, until I approached Litang County, The surrounding mountains gradually showed white traces, and the roadside near Erlang Temple was already full of white.

Every time we enter the Tibetan area, we will prepare some travel gifts with Tibetan characteristics for our friends, such as colorful prayer flags and Ronda are a must-have, according to the original plan, we should have hung prayer flags and thrown Ronda here to pray for ourselves and our family and friends, but the result is that people are not as good as heaven, maybe God specially dressed us up in white because of our piety in Aden two days ago, and we returned to both sides of the alpine road later. It is also decorated into a fairy tale world created by snowflakes.

Yes, everyone who sees here must believe me, most Cantonese people will really go crazy when they see snow, they are crazy with joy, and they instantly forget the altitude again, and all kinds of hi skin are completely uncontrollable.

Xinduqiao

On the way here, a friend asked me, what is there to do in Xinduqiao, why is it called a photographer's paradise? This is a good question because I often tell it to everyone even when I am not asked.

In fact, Xinduqiao Town itself, except for a few snow-capped mountain passes that ordinary people have little chance to visit, actually does not have too many familiar scenery, but because of the landscape and humanities here, coupled with the changeable and confusing light and shadow, it has become a place where photographers are willing to stop for a long time, and because of the rich shooting themes, it has been named "Photographer's Paradise".

And the Xindu Bridge in the golden autumn, the road is lined with "yellow trees", the morning light shines on the earth, and the smoke of the local collectors rises, and it is always inevitable to encounter such a situation in the picture, that is, there are two people "playing Tai Chi" in the forest, which has become a scenery that many photographers like to shoot.

New Capital Bridge

Xindu Bridge

Xindu Bridge is a three-way road fork, except for the direction from Chengdu and the direction of Daocheng along the 318 Sichuan-Tibet Line, You can also go to a place called Tagong, which is Tibetan for "the place where the Bodhisattva lives".

On the way to Tagong, there is a unique scenery anywhere else, you are close to Tagong, on any stone on both sides of the road, there are Bodhisattva statues or Tibetan Buddhist scriptures engraved on them.

I once watched a documentary called "The Depths of Shambhala", one of which was dedicated to this group of people who put coats on stones, and their piety was enough to shake people's hearts.

New Capital Bridge

Xindu Bridge

After crossing Tagong, it entered the boundary of Bamei Town, Daofu County, and the reason why it came here was by no means a simple passage, because it was in the depths of Bamei , hidden in the most special Tibetan Buddhist temple in my heart - Huiyuan Temple.

In the hearts of many authentic believers, the status of Huiyuan Temple is actually not too heavy, far inferior to such as Changchun Cole Monastery, Labrang Monastery, Taer Monastery, etc., but the reason why it is the most special in my heart is because it is the only temple among the many temples of Tibetan Buddhism that was funded by the government at that time, and it is also the only Tibetan Buddhist temple with a Chinese architectural style.

In order to resist the Mongol invasion of Tibet, the Qing government allocated land to build this temple, so that the 7th Dalai Lama could live here for a long time to avoid the spread of war, and now the residence where the 7th Dalai Lama lived is also preserved, and later, the 11th Dalai Lama was born here, and Huiyuan Monastery has become one of the very few temples directly related to the two Dalai Lamas.

In addition, nearly 200 years of murals and various Buddha statues have been preserved here, and lifelike pictures are always telling believers about the history that once happened here.

A lives in Tibetan villages

Jiaju Tibetan Village

Jiaju Tibetan Village, the most beautiful village in China, one of the main settlements of the Jiarong Tibetan people, and a pleasant place. It is also one of the eight sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism, the place where the Meldo Sacred Mountain has been watched for generations.

The Jiarong Tibetans here were considered an independent ethnic group until 1953, and then traced back to the roots, and found that they were actually a nation formed by the long-term integration of the Tibetan garrison and immigrants and the indigenous people of Xiaxiangxiong during the Tibetan invasion of the east, so it was not until 1954 that they were declared to belong to the Tibetan people, and then they were called Jiarong Tibetans.

I really don't remember how many times I have been to Jiaju Tibetan Village, where in addition to the unique Tibetan architecture, tourists who come here also turn wearing local costumes into a major entertainment project.

A lives in the Tibetan village

Jia Ju Tibetan Village

Xiaojin County in October, is the season of apple ripening, the apples here are not big, but because of temperature and light and other reasons, the taste is great, my friends have told me these days that they have to find a place to buy apples no less than three times, so I naturally dare not gallop by, we spent nearly 30 minutes to stay, naturally everyone is also full of gains.

Siguniang Mountain

If Aden is a place we often go to, then Siguniang Mountain must be my home, because we always come here every now and then.

Although I have been here many times, I must admit that this time I was blessed by my friends, which was definitely the best time I came to Siguniang Mountain.

The snow a

few days ago put a white trench coat on all the mountains, so everyone couldn't help but wipe out the power of their cameras, including me.

I remember the last time I came here was during the National Day holiday, and my friends who accompanied Huawei in Shenzhen were also wandering in Shuangqiaogou, and my legs were still soaked in a raincoat.

And this time, if I hadn't accompanied too many friends, I would definitely be here waiting for a sunset.

After a few days of strolling in the mountains, I thought that maybe only hot springs could wash away our fatigue, and my friends who were traveling with me finally after the drop in altitude, You can really relax yourself, talk and laugh, and get a good night's sleep.

As for the Jianchuan Museum on the last day, most of them are relatively heavy things, so I don't want to talk too much today, and I believe that we will meet on the road one day, I will slowly tell you these stories that I know.

I am grateful for every encounter on the road, and it is precisely because of your smiling faces that it gives me the motivation to continue moving forward.

I often say that whether you go or not, the snow-capped mountain or that snow-capped mountain will not change at all.

And I, on the other hand, have been standing under that snow-capped mountain, waiting for you to meet me, because I believe that one day, we will meet again on the road.

Mountains and rivers meet, I have been waiting for you on the road.