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"Aden, the last pure land on the blue planet." When I saw this sentence, I was deeply attracted, the original plan was to visit Daocheng Aden in the summer of 2018, but due to epilepsy in Chengdu in January 2018, the trip was postponed.
After the high school entrance examination, I was fascinated by Tibet, and then I went to the higher altitude Nanga Bawa Peak, Mount Everest, Kawagbo Peak, etc., and I gradually forgot the three sacred mountains of Daocheng Aden.
I originally planned to go to Kailash Mountain in Tibet in May 2021, but due to limited time, I had to change places, and then, Aden finally came to my mind, so I went online to look for photos of Aden, and finally I finally ate the grass of "Aden" - since I can't go to Kailash to turn the mountain, then I will go to Aden to turn the mountain.
Here is my brief itinerary:
D0 Shanghai South - Z257 - Chongqing North
D1 - Chongqing North - D633 - Chengdu East
D2 Chengdu New South Gate - Aden (Shangri-La Town)
D3 Zhaguan Beng _ Luorong Cattle Farm _ Five Sea _ Songduo Pass _ Camping Site
D4 Campsite _ Songluo Pass _ Pearl Sea _ Chonggu Temple
D5 Aden - Chengdu New South Gate
D6 Chengdu East - C6273 - Emei Mountain
D7 Emei Mountain (Sunrise) - C6276 - Chengdu East - Z334 - Wuchang
D8 - Wuchang - Z25 - Shanghai South
D0 - Shanghai South
Detailed itinerary:
D0 Shanghai South - Z257 - Chongqing North
18 o'clock entry
andwaiting 
When I was waiting for the bus in the evening, an old man did not suggest that I go to Daocheng Aden, where it was not fun. I was skeptical, and I had been waiting for this place for 3 years, so I still didn't refund the bus ticket and chose to go.
After getting in the car, I slept in the upper bunk, and the little brother who slept next to me was also traveling to Chongqing, and I chatted with him for a long time and was very happy.
D1 - Chongqing North - D633 - Chengdu East
In the morning, my little brother and his classmates went to the dining car to eat together, and I felt that it was very fragrant when someone ate together.
Z257 The scenery from Yichang to Enshi is the most beautiful, looking at the Enshi Grand Canyon, it seems to be magically carved here by nature, the stalagmites, stone pillars, The Rift Valley is beautiful.
After arriving in Chongqing North, it is convenient to transfer to Chengdu East, which is very convenient.
In the afternoon, the donkey friend I met in Huashan last time also came to Chengdu for a trip, and I had a hot pot with him, which was very fragrant and felt very authentic, and I couldn't eat such a taste in Shanghai at all.
Later, I went shopping on Chunxi Road with him, and he also gave me a red panda pendant.
Tianfu Square
The youth hostel where I stayed at night was in very good condition, and it was only 41 yuan, called Gaiwan Tea Hotel, Right next to the new South Gate bus station, it's very affordable!
D2 Chengdu New South Gate - Aden (Shangri-La Town)
At half past six in the morning, it was raining lightly in the sky, and the car left for Daocheng. My mood was as excited as if I had been released into the wild, and I was very happy to look at everything outside the window, including the raindrops on the car window.
Luding Dadu River
The car runs the highway all the way to Kangding, except for the tunnel, that is, the bridge, which originally took nearly eight hours to Kangding, but now it has been shortened to four hours.
After the car passed Kangding, it began to climb over Zheduo Mountain, and some people in the car began to rebel.
After the car passed Yajiang, I changed seats and sat with an accomplice. She went to work in Daocheng, which is considered archaeological work, she is very good, her liberal arts grades are very good (230+ in the comprehensive examination), I really envy her! I heard her say that every time she saw the bones, she was terrified. It seems that it takes a certain amount of courage to do this profession!
After passing Licang, the car drove south and began to cross Rabbit Mountain and Haizi Mountain.
Rabbit Mountain is basically made of stones, resembling a rabbit head from a distance, and a beautiful and ancient love story has been born here.
After the car overturned Haizi Mountain, 1,145 small lakes appeared in front of our eyes, and the blue lake water was exciting.
At 20:40 p.m., the car finally arrived at the terminal Aden Tourist Terminal, and I was already tired and had a headache.
Later, I went to stay in the No. 9 Space Capsule Youth Hostel, and the living conditions were better than in Chengdu, only 37 yuan, which was cheaper than Chengdu. Perhaps the economic development of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is not as good as that of Chengdu, so the consumption level is low.
D3 The first day of Aden Turning Mountain: Zha Guan Collapse_Luorong Cattle Farm_Five-Colored Sea_Songduo Yakou_Campsite
After checking out in the morning, I took a taxi to the gate of the Aden Scenic Area, but did not get into the car, and spent 30 yuan.
After entering the scenic spot, the scenic bus slowly walked along the mountain road. Suddenly, a snow-capped mountain appeared in front of my eyes, and that was Xiannai Day!
I shouted excitedly, this is the snow-capped mountain I have waited three years to see. It stands proudly on the mountains, looking extremely majestic!
We all came down to take pictures of a large number of observation decks.
After the bus arrived at Zaguan Beng, we started hiking.
(This hike is divided into three sections:
Section L Zha Guanbeng 3900_Luorong Cattle Farm 4200_Wushihai 4500
Section II Wushihai 4500_Songduoyakou 4700_Camping Site 4300
Section III Camping 4300_Wumingyakou 4600_Zha Guanbeng 3900)
Athalf past 08, the hike officially started. At first, there were only lawns and forests, and the journey was very boring, and I couldn't see the snow-capped mountains. Suddenly, I saw Yang Maiyong appear in front of me, without a trace of clouds obscuring me!
I was so excited, this scenery is simply beautiful! This peak is like a miniature version of Nanga Bawa Peak in a mirror, and the sharp peak pokes into the blue sky like a spear, looking majestic and morale!
The river is crystal clear, purer than glass, the snow-capped mountains are reflected in the river, and the beautiful and moving meadow is simply a paradise, worthy of it" The last pure land on the blue planet!"
Yang Maiyong's blue glacier
walked to the Luorong cattle farm and looked at the side of Xian Nairi.
Yang Maiyong is getting closer and closer
The journey from Luorong Cattle Farm to Wushi Sea is crowded, and there are a bunch of oxygen inhalers, and there are many horseback riders, which is more crowded.
Walk to the fork to the left to the milk sea, right to the five-color sea, because today is running out of time, so I don't plan to go to the milk sea, go directly to the five-color sea, and look down at the milk sea.
After three steps and one breath uphill, I finally arrived at the five-colored sea.
The sun shines on the lake for a while, and then it gets into the clouds, so the color of the lake changes from dark blue to dark green to light green and then to light blue and cyan, which is really "five colors". The magic of this lake does not lie in its static beauty, but in its dynamic changes, its gradients, just like life, life will continue to change with the environment, so even when life is unsatisfactory, we have to accept this change, from a certain point of view, this change, isn't it another kind of beauty?
Continue to walk forward, about to arrive at no man's land, turn your head to look down at the sea of milk, the scenery is slightly inferior to the five-colored sea, but looking down is also very shocking—— This holy water is embedded between the mountains like jade.
When I climbed over Songduoya, due to the fatigue of hiking in front of me and the psychological effect, I began to have slight altitude sickness, I was always retching, and I vomited sour water once, accompanied by a headache. However, because the pass was not steep, I still climbed over it relatively easily.
The next downhill, although it didn't take a lot of effort, I was already very tired and tired, so it was very difficult to walk, especially the stone road, I almost tripped over the stones several times, but I still survived. In the later stages, I really couldn't walk, but I still played music to motivate myself, and what I never expected was that the power of music was infinitely great, and I was instantly motivated, and it didn't take long for me to reach the end of today's hike.
Passing through the back of
the fairy day
After 18 o'clock in the evening, before dark, I took sleeping pills and went to sleep.
At almost 11 o'clock in the evening, I woke up from the cold, my hands were already frostbitten, but I didn't know it myself, I was shivering from the cold, even though I was wearing all the clothes at that time, I was still frozen, and what was even more terrifying was that I didn't dare to look at the starry sky, I put on my shoes and half-opened my eyes, and walked into the small dark room to sleep with a flashlight.
D4 Campsite_Songluoya Pass_Pearl Sea_Chonggu Temple It
was not until six o'clock in the morning, before the moon set, I got up and ate a mouthful of compressed biscuits, Keep going. The next road is the last uphill road, and I muster up all my strength to keep going!
Bypassed several ridges, and finally saw the Songluo Pass, which is also the highest and most difficult pass, looking at the steep road, although I was a little scared in my heart, But when I thought of Huang Chunsheng's "Come on, Ollie", I was instantly full of confidence, so I put on the music and kept climbing the pass without resting all the way.
alpine snow lotus captured on the road.
Finally, I rushed to the top of Songluoya Pass, and I felt extremely excited. Suddenly, headache, nausea, and fatigue came to my face like a tide, and I looked at my phone, and the altitude here was 4631!! I shouldn't have rushed up the pass so violently just now. I sat down to rest for a while, took my last sip of water, and moved on.
At this time, I had no strength in my body, my headache became more and more serious, like an explosion, I endured extreme thirst, looking at the endless road ahead, my mood was extremely desperate. However, often the last part of the road is always the most difficult, so I chose to continue to persevere, and of course, only the road of "continuing to persevere" can work.
Suddenly, I heard an extremely beautiful sound - the sound of mountain spring water, and I immediately ran over to get the water and drank it wildly! I seemed to see hope, and what made me even more excited was that the mobile phone was finally out of service, and I immediately sent a message to my family to report that I was safe, and my family was relieved.
Turning my head, I saw the front of Xian Nairi, which meant that I was about to turn a full circle.
On the final downhill, I still put on the music and continued to walk.
Finally, I arrived at Dolmaratso (Pearl Sea), I saw many tourists, and I finally walked from no man's land to a manned area, although I didn't know them, but I felt a touch of warmth.
I slept in the shade of a tree and then went to Chongkoji Temple to pray for blessings.
After praying for blessings at Chonggu Temple, I crossed the river and finally reached the end of the hike - Zhaguan Beng! Coincidentally, when I got on the bus, it suddenly rained heavily in the sky, maybe it was a coincidence, maybe God had other arrangements.
In the afternoon, I still stayed at the No. 9 Space Capsule Youth Hostel, and after posting a few circles of friends, it was just dinner time, I ate with two handsome guys and two girls I met in the scenic spot, and I ate roast lamb chops and butter tea, which tasted really good.
D5 Aden - Chengdu New South Gate
at six o'clock in the morning, the car departed, I took a half-deck bus, and it was seat one (C seat), You can enjoy panoramic views.
When the car crossed the pass, it was snowing, and I was so lucky to catch up with the snow in June!
Passing through the Yajiang County bus station, for some reason, I felt a little melancholic ......
Passing through Zheduo Mountain, I saw the magnificent Gongga Snow Mountain.
After passing Kangding, the car ran wild on the highway!
After dark, we finally arrived in Chengdu.
With my tired body, I got on the subway and went to the East Station to find accommodation.
D6 Chengdu East - C6273 - Mount Emei
At half past 6 in the morning, take the bullet train to Mount Emei Station.
After arriving at Hokokuji Temple to pray for blessings, start climbing.
At first, because of drunken oxygen, I was always sleepy and tired, and I kept drinking water, and my bag was very heavy, so I basically took two or three steps to rest.
Looking at the golden top is still far away, I feel a little anxious.
Pass through the Pure Sun Hall
I ordered a potato cake at the farmhouse at noon, and it tasted so good! Maybe it's because I'm hungry.
When you arrive at Wuxian Gang, change to a car and go to Leidongping, and then hike to the Jiyin Hall to stay in the temple, the price of the temple is very cheap, 50 yuan a night. Fortunately, I was the only one in the entire triple room at night.
I fell asleep at seven o'clock in the evening to get up the next day and watch the sunrise.
D7 Mount Emei (sunrise)—C6276—Chengdu East—Z334—Wuchang
Get up at 3 o'clock in the morning to reach the top of the Golden Dome, I walked alone with a flashlight, looking at the sky without stars, I was a little disappointed, the chance of seeing the sunrise today is not high!
I was able to walk at first, but then I couldn't walk, and then I was left behind by many people. Later, I went to a canteen, bought a bottle of sports drink, and after drinking it for a long time, I felt very strong, so I walked two flights of stairs, and soon, I arrived at the Golden Peak in advance.
At the Golden Peak, I was still sweating, the wind was blowing very cold, I was shivering from the cold, but there was no other clothes to wear, so I had to endure it.
After a while, I saw that the sky in the east was a little brighter, while the sky in the other direction was dark, and it seemed that there was a little bit of a possibility of seeing today's sunrise.
Later, the area became brighter and brighter, and my mood changed from disappointment to hope, as if I had found water in a state of extreme thirst while hiking in Aden.
The sky is getting brighter, and red lines gradually appear at the bottom of the yellow line - the sun is about to rise!
Finally, from a red dot to a semicircle...... The whole sunrise process is extremely exciting. Mount Emei is a Buddhist holy place, originally it should have been cloudy this morning, but the clouds opened like a god in the east of the sunrise, leaving the most beautiful scenery to Mount Emei in the west, this is the power of nature!
After a while, the sun burrowed into the clouds and the clouds resumed.
View of Wawu Mountain from a distance at the Golden Peak
The five-star hotel in the Golden Dome
After sleeping in the temple for a while, take the bus back to Wannian Temple. After praying for blessings at Wannian Temple, pass through Qingyin Pavilion and return to Wuxiangang.
Thecreek near Qingyin Pavilion
I saw a monkey on the way, and a monkey was grabbing ice cream to eat.
Take a bus from Wuxiangang to the high-speed rail station, then transfer to the bullet train to Chengdu East, and then transfer to the direct express Z334 at Chengdu East Railway Station to Wuhan.
D8 —Wuchang - Z25 - Shanghai South
I was so tired last night that I slept on the hard seat of the train for 13 hours.
arrived at Wuchang Station at 3:30 p.m., and then I had a McDonald's meal, which felt so fragrant.
After visiting Tanhualin, the sun was shining on me that afternoon, and I was very hot.
After watching the sunset by the Yangtze River in the evening, I went to Hubu Lane to visit, and I bought three pounds of lychees in Desheng Bridge before, and I was full, so what three fresh bean curd skins and hot dry noodles...... I can't eat it.
chick in Hubu Lane
Yellow Crane Tower in the distance
Return to Wuchang Station, check the ticket and get on the train, and return to Shanghai.
D0 — Shanghai South
At8:14 a.m., the train arrived at Shanghai South Railway Station, and the successful journey finally came to a successful end.
travel guide
(1) Daocheng Aden
(1) Chengdu round-trip transportation:
1. The plane (profit) time is short; Airplane (disadvantage) high anti-serious and high fare
2. Car (advantage) The scenery on the way is beautiful, gradually adapting to the altitude, and the fare is low; Car (disadvantage) The road is long and very tiring [bus tickets must be bought at Aden Tourist Passenger Station (Shangri-La Town), not in Daocheng County]
(2) Small transportation in the county:
1. There is a round-trip airport bus from the airport to Daocheng County
2. Daocheng County to Shangri-La Town can only carpool or charter a car
3. Shangri-La Town to the gate of the scenic spot carpooling ¥5/person
(3) Overview of accommodation in Aden Scenic Area:
1. It is recommended to live in Shangri-La Town, Good conditions, low price
2. If you don't have enough time to live in Aden Village, the price will be slightly higher and the conditions will be worse
(4) Aden scenic spot strategy:
1. Short-term: Zha Guan Collapse→ Pearl Sea → Chonggu Temple→ Zha Guan Collapse
2. Long term: Zha Guan Collapse→ Luorong Cattle Farm→ Milk Sea→ Five-Colored Sea → Luorong Cattle Farm→ Zhaguan Collapse
3. You can stay in thescenic spot (Aden Village) or live in Shangri-La Town that night
in the middle4. Xiaozhuan Mountain 2 days: Zha Guan Collapse→ Luorong Cattle Farm→ Milk Sea → Five-Color Sea → Songduoya Pass →; → Songluo Pass → Pearl Sea → Chonggu Temple → collapse
5. 7 days in Dazhuan Mountain: → wave of collapse →; → Gonggaza Zazze; Gonggaza → the → of the Xiano Dorji horizontal pass; → Zabala Yakou→ Yangmaiyong Horizontal Yakou → Xinguo Cattle Farm; Xinguo Cattle Farm→ Heihu Yakou→ Snake Lake Yakou→; → five-color sea → milk sea → Songduo Yakou →; → Songluoya Pass→ Pearl Sea → Chonggu Temple→ Zha Guan Collapse
(5) Travel time:
It is recommended to visit in 09~November and 03~05, the former is golden during this time period, the snow-capped mountains are easy to show their true faces, and the latter is full of mountain flowers.
If you simply look at the snow-capped mountains and snowy scenery without looking at the lakes and lakes, you can also visit in December ~ 02, generally not closed mountains, but cars will be suspended, so you can only take expensive planes, and you have to take the risk of high reactions.
(2) Guide to Mount Emei:
(1) Round-trip transportation to and from cities in Sichuan:
It is recommended to take the intercity bullet train to Emeishan Station, so that you can directly transfer to the scenic bus up the mountain
(2) Transportation in the scenic area:
1. There is a ropeway to and from the Golden Peak of the Guiding Hall, and if you do not take the ropeway, you will hike in the high mountains
2. The high-speed rail station will go to and from Leidongping, and the Zhongshan District will be low, and there will be zero hiking in Zhongshan District
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4. Wuxiangang/Wannian Temple to and from Leidongping, hiking in the low mountainous area
(3) Scenic area accommodation:
1. If you want to see the sunrise, it is recommended to stay in the golden dome, the cheapest ¥480/double room
2. If the economic conditions are poor, you can live in Taiziping or Jieyindian, the price is ¥50~100/person
3. Leidongping and below are not recommended to watch the sunrise
(4) Travel time:
It is recommended to visit in December ~ 02, during this time the tickets are cheap, there may be snow scenes, and more importantly, during this dry season, the chance of seeing the sunrise is very high!
On this trip, I walked a total of 6,672 kilometers, including 50 kilometers on foot. During the journey, I saw the purest scenery, there were too many joys, sorrows, and joys, and I also experienced a philosophy of life - learning to let go.
Knowing how to let go is a mentality, and people who are too persistent will inevitably live very tired, including me. And during this journey, when I see these beautiful scenery, even my unhappiness a second ago, I will temporarily let go, because the power of nature is infinite.
Indeed, there is nothing to empathize with, only what you experience is the most real. May everyone be able to walk into nature and feel the true beauty of this world through the journey I share!
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