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I have always been a giant of thought and a dwarf of action. Over the years, I have always said that I must write a travelogue when I come back from travel, but I have found all kinds of excuses to give up. This time I finally made a cruel decision and wrote a travelogue for the first time. After preparing for a long time, I read nearly 20 Daocheng travelogues of travel experts, and found that there was no self-driving travelogue from Chongqing, and I also made a guide on the Internet and sorted out the travel plan of the travel agency. Then roll up your sleeves and sort out a travel plan by yourself. Our family and friends have a total of 5 people, two days in advance bought a large pack of hot rice and other snacks, 5 people bought 8 bottles of oxygen online, thinking that it should be enough, it is recommended to buy 10 yuan per bottle online. It set off at 12 pm on the 10th.
Because it was a small group, our accommodation was booked while walking this time, but I looked at the highly-rated hotels on the Internet in advance, which were about two stars and three stars. You can refer to it. All the expenses, about 7,500 for the five of us, because we just came back, the expenses were not sorted out. Please forgive me.
day1: On July 10th, at noon, a group of 5 of us had lunch at Zhiyuan Green Meal in Jiangnan, Yongchuan Juyu, see the picture, we were very full, spent 103 yuan, that was very cool. It's too economical, thanks to the proposal of Sister Sun, who is in the same room. Haha
Figure 1 (lunch in Yongchuan at noon on the 10th)
Route: Yongchuan→ Ya'an (400 kilometers, about 4 hours) → Luding (450 kilometers). , 5 hours) → Kangding (about 500 kilometers, about 6 hours)
We drove an off-road car provided by Brother Jun and Juanmei, and we set off all the way. Because of the time constraints, we set off at about 12 o'clock in the afternoon, and we could not arrive in Luding until about 5 o'clock on the way out, and we were afraid that the scenic spot would be closed, so we automatically gave up the Luding Bridge, because our goal on the first day was Kangding, and we planned to go to the famous attraction of the Red Army's Long March when we came back. Please allow me to steal the picture of the return trip to show the "little donkey" traveling. Along the way, Xiaojin kept talking, it would be nice if the younger brother and sister could come, and the sister Xin also did not come because she was going to Chongqing to study, which is also the only regret of my Xiaojin classmate. Brother Chuan, as soon as he got on the bus, he began to stage speed and passion. I'm used to driving a car, it's called fast to take off-road, the price is that the police uncle is everywhere, a speeding ticket as a "reward", everyone must remember our lesson when traveling.
Figure 2: Show the car sponsored by Brother Jun and Sister Juan
We only had two service areas for a short stop, the road to Kangding was very smooth, we arrived in Kangding at about five o'clock, but the road into Kangding city was a little congested, just set up Kangding Yunshang Hotel, about five o'clock, the hotel came with news, Kangding's new urban area power outage, when I heard it, that was anxious, although it was only twenty-four or five degrees, but the power outage must affect the mood very much. After we discussed, we decided not to back down, which later proved to be wise. When we arrived around half past six, the electricity had already arrived. But the two standard rooms we booked on China-TravelNote were full before the boss could contact us because of the power outage. Finally, I am very grateful to the account manager for transferring a double bed room with us, and seeing that we brought a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child to upgrade to a family suite for free. See the picture, earned.
Figure 3: Kangding Yunshang Hotel 
Figure 4 (Yunshang Hotel in Kangding).
Special reminder, Kangding is about 2,700 meters above sea level, occasionally some people have a slight high reaction, our group of Sichuan brothers is more typical, at night will feel a little stuffy, traveling relatives can book a hotel with oxygen. This situation should be rare, because it must be only a few, we have not yet gone to the real plateau, I personally think that at this altitude, taking a bath will not have any effect, anyway, I don't feel anything after washing. In the evening, we ate a yak meat near the hotel, compared with our Chongqing, the meat quality is indeed much better, 5 of us, it only cost about 150, here is not the picture.After eating, if you live in the new area, it is recommended to go to Kangding Love Song Square (our toll from Yongchuan to Kangding is 271 yuan, and the fuel cost is only about 300).
day2: On the morning of July 11th, every time we traveled, we liked to drive but didn't like to be restrained, and we could get up later, we got up at about half past seven, went out to eat beef noodles, about 8:40, we set off from Kangding, today's purpose is very clear, there is some time, we plan to go directly to Shangri-La Town tonight.
Route: Route: Kangding → Zheduo Mountain (36 kilometers, 1 hour) → Xindu Bridge (40 kilometers, about 1 hour) → Tagong Grass Garden (38 kilometers, about 50 minutes) → Yajiang (96 kilometers, about 2 hours) → Litang (137 kilometers, about 2.30 hours) → Daocheng County (about 152 kilometers, about 2 hours), the whole journey is 420 kilometers, about 8.5 hours - Shangri-La Town (about 10 hours, due to everyone's opinions temporarily changed the itinerary, go directly to Shangri-La Town)
When we set foot on National Highway 318, it is said that National Highway 318 is a must-drive road in this life, and now we finally understand that after driving for more than an hour, we were attracted by the scenery, and kept picking up our mobile phones to take pictures all the way, and the green silk-like grass garden came into view, the scenery was so beautiful, although it was slowly drizzling in the sky. We waited until the rain stopped a little, quickly added clothes, and couldn't wait to get out of the car and take pictures. Let go of the fatigue of work and the locks of life, and naturally want to integrate into the beautiful scenery of this world.
Figure 5: Wildflowers on Kangding Road
Figure 6: 318 National Highway Grass Garden
Figure 7: 318 National Highway Grass Garden
In fact, today's day, the time is a bit long, running all the way, from the excitement at the beginning, becoming a little tired, the higher you go, the more you go up, the Chuan brother in the same car is obviously a little out of breath, we suggest that he take a little oxygen, he is the first person in the car to breathe oxygen, after taking a breath, he said that he was light and refreshed, about eleven o'clock, we arrived at Xindu Bridge, and found that this is another scene. See Figure
Figure 8: New Capital Bridge
Figure 9: New Metropolitan Bridge
Figure 10: Yajiang County
Because we have been busy on the road, we did miss the best Xinduqiao photography base, which is a bit of a pity. I have been comforting myself that I must go and see it when I come back, because after arriving in Daocheng, it is also raining, and the wind is also very strong, so I can basically wear jackets, and we have not stopped in Zheduo Mountain and other places, and we have missed the beautiful scenery. Many travel agencies will choose accommodation in Xinduqiao Town or Litang or Daocheng County. I asked for everyone's opinions, Litang is about 4,000 meters above sea level, I gave up directly, Brother Chuan first of all the body does not allow, Daocheng is okay, about 3,000 meters above sea level, but everyone said that you can drive for two more hours, you can directly arrive at Shangri-La Town, relatively speaking, the altitude here is also about 2,900, suitable for our group to live. Along the way, there was also a little episode, we were on the way to Litang, our "little donkey" had a problem, first the car driven by Tian Shuai Ge did not find anything, and when Brother Chuan got into the car, he found that the engine indicator light appeared in the warning. This makes us anxious, this is Brother Jun and Juan Mei borrowing our new car. We took out the phone and called immediately, but the signal was not good, and the chain fell off when it was time to close the door, and we couldn't laugh or cry. Fortunately, in the end, Brother Jun asked the professionals, and the car will be high when it reaches the plateau, and we can't laugh.We just had a little snack at noon. There are many parking places, some snacks for sale, we don't think it's very clean, we give up. Finally, around half past seven in the evening, we arrived at the Xiyun Hotel in Shangri-La. Our brother Chuan went down to chat with the boss, the boss said that on the first day to the plateau, try not to take a bath, I am a person who can't do it without washing 365 days a year, I didn't persuade him, I personally felt that there was nothing, so I was a "crutch" (Chongqing dialect) washed.
Figure 11: Xiyun Hotel
Figure 12:
Because everyone lives in the hotel more comfortably, the price we booked on China-TravelNote is only a little more than 230, but after I came back, the room price has risen to nearly 400 standard rooms in the past few days, just for reference to all donkey friends. The boss is a young handsome guy from Hunan, and they take free oxygen in the lobby of their store and borrow crutches. When asked about the scenic spot, the boss was also blunt, everything, and gave us all kinds of effective suggestions, and we stayed directly in this store for two nights. By the way, the Chongqing noodles they went out of their house were not bad, we had breakfast for two days, and the beef noodles and bean paddles were not bad. But I have to complain that the two dinners we had in Shangri-La Town were relatively expensive and tasted average.
Figure 13 Chongqing small noodles
day3: July 12th, today we are going to take the long line, tomorrow we will take the short line, according to everyone's physical condition, in fact, in the end, it is also because of our brother Gao Reverse Headache, Xiaojin classmate dizziness, Sister Sun gave up the second entry into Aden due to high myopia and eye pain. Only me and Tian Shuai have basically no high opposition.
Route 1: Shangri-La Town - Aden Scenic Area Buy tickets to enter (about 6 kilometers, about 12 minutes) - Aden Village - (take the transportation bus to Guanbeng) Walk 0.5 kilometers to Chonggu Temple - Luorong Cattle Farm (6.8 kilometers, 80 yuan round trip by battery car) - Luorong Milk Sea (walking, about 3 hours on one side - Wushi Sea (about 5-6 hours for the whole journey), Luorong Cattle Farm (4200 above sea level) - Milk Sea (4600 above sea level) - Wushi Sea (4700 yuan above sea level) (Aden ticket 150 yuan, The round-trip bus is 120 yuan, and the battery car is 80 yuan round-trip, a total of about 350.
Figure 14: Route map of Daocheng Aden Scenic Area
In the morning, we ate Chongqing noodles in Shangri-La Town, and then drove to the underground parking lot of the scenic spot, because we made a guide, as soon as we arrived, Brother Chuan repeatedly reminded us to save some physical strength and be afraid of high reactions, and to walk slowly if we could. Indeed, after arriving, unlike other scenic spots, there is no one running here, and there are very few children, basically adults or teenagers. The weather we watched a few days ago said that it might rain, we still took the raincoat (but didn't use it in the end), and arrived at the gate of the scenic spot at about nine o'clock. Our group, Xiao Jin and Brother Chuan wore jackets, I wore a fleece jacket, and the attentive Brother Chuan heard from the hotel owner that it would be very cold before going out, so he brought my cashmere sweater with him. We were also fully armed, with hats, trekking poles, umbrellas, oxygen tanks, snacks. Dear donkey friends, you must bring your own hot meals and snacks. There are almost no places to make up for a few in the scenic spot, only one service area in Luorong Cattle Farm. At about nine o'clock, we entered the scenic spot, and we booked tickets for four adults on China-TravelNote, and the bus was discounted to 266 yuan per person. In addition, Xiaojin is 14 years old, and his ticket must be bought in the scenic spot. There is no ticket window, so I asked the staff and actually bought it on the APP at a store where I bought souvenirs. However, what surprised me was that my Xiaojin classmate was actually free of charge, saying that the ticket was free during the summer vacation, and only bought 120 yuan for big transportation. Special surprises and surprises. I feel like I've picked up a big bargain... Ha ha. In addition, the battery ticket should be bought at Chonggu Temple, it is recommended that you must buy a round-trip ticket for 80 yo, otherwise you will buy 50 yuan one-way, you will not be able to come back, don't try. After checking the ticket, I just waited to take the big traffic and take the bus to the prickly plumbing, which took about 1 hour by car.There weren't many people in line today, but we waited for almost forty minutes. Finally got in the car, this 1 hour, we all felt that the scenery was too shocking, we excitedly said that there was no regret in this life, the scenery at the window, every frame can be a screensaver. It's almost ten o'clock, finally got on the bus, drove for about half an hour, the master said that the car can park for 5 minutes at this scenic spot, everyone can stop and take pictures, passing through Aden Village, etc., saying that the altitude is about 4,000 meters, the fellow Tian Shuai brother and I don't have any obvious feeling, it should be Brother Chuan and Sister Sun, my Xiaojin classmate thank you for the head is a little uncomfortable, and occasionally take a breath of oxygen. Please allow me not to see this place name clearly, the scenery is in front of the legendary Yangmai Yong and other mountains, as shown in the picture below:
Figure 15: On the way from the visitor center to Zha Guan Beng
At about 10:40, we arrived at Zha Guanbeng, took a short rest, went to the bathroom, and changed our travel plans today, preparing to go to the long-term milk sea and the five-color sea. When I got out of the car, there was a big handsome guy in his twenties next to me, about 180 years old, panting as he walked, saying that he couldn't stand it a little, and had a headache and chest tightness. But in the crowd, I also saw uncles and aunts who were sixty or seventy years old for several years. Our group still listened to my brother Sichuan, walking very slowly, a few of us were fine, there was not much obvious physical discomfort, we were still joking as we walked, and in this way, our group can go to Tibet next year. After walking for about ten minutes, we arrived at Chonggu Temple and bought a battery ticket to Luorong Cattle Farm. At about 11:10, we arrived at the Luorong Cattle Farm, and as soon as we got out of the car, we were attracted by the green grass and water on the screen, which was so beautiful. The water is like a green ribbon on the grass. See Figure
Figure 16: Luorong Cattle Farm 1
Figure 17: Luorong Cattle Farm 2
From Luorong Cattle Farm, it is about 3 kilometers of plank road, the scenery is also very beautiful, everywhere is the scenery, we originally looked at the weather forecast two days ago, it was said to be a rainy day, but after coming, we found that the sky was too beautiful, basically sunny, and it also enhanced our confidence in taking a long line to the five-colored sea today. In general, the physical condition is much better than we thought. Because the hotel owner said the night before that if he couldn't come back, he would probably mobilize a helicopter to pick him up, and I heard that it would cost 20,000 yuan once. We were still thinking, there are more tourists, is there no place to park the plane, haha... 3 kilometers ahead, you can ride a horse, I heard that it is 300 yuan at a time, and there are only 30 horses, but I did not verify it. Because the first 3 kilometers of scenery are beautiful, the road is easy to walk, so we directly took our eleventh road and walked by ourselves. To talk about high rebellion, Brother Sichuan and Sister Sun, who are traveling together, will take a few small breaths of oxygen from time to time. But the body feels okay. At twelve o'clock at noon, we put the hot pot and rice we carried, tired from walking, hot meals, and infinite beautiful scenery in front of us, this day is not too good. It's just that when we were making hot rice, we had a small episode, Sister Sun's husband, speaking of Tian Shuai, his hot rice and hot pot were not put in water, and when I opened it, my day, rice for rice, vegetables or vegetables, but we couldn't laugh at it。。。。。
Figure 18: Picture 1 of the plank road to the five-colored sea
Figure 19: Photograph 2 of the plank road to the five-colored sea
Figure 20: Great Qingwa Sea
It took us about an hour from lunch, thinking that what we saw was a beautiful scenery, and it should be almost to the sea of five colors or the sea of milk, but it turned out that it was still early, and when we finished walking the good road, we found that there were still 3.8 kilometers left, and the notice still said what caused high blood pressure and heart
sick, highly myopic people are advised to return. There is also a sentence that describes the beautiful scenery, "the body is in hell, the eyes are in heaven", I think it is too much to say! The body is okay, go ahead! On the road, we occasionally saw some old people in their sixties and seventies, which increased our confidence. Come on, keep !!! Next, the higher you go, the steeper the road is, especially the place where you are about to reach the five-colored sea, which is all narrow, spiral-rising stone roads, and at the highest point, it feels like there is a steep slope of nearly 90 degrees. This road is too difficult to walk, I can't breathe, our two handsome guys, Brother Chuan and Xiaojin said that they couldn't stand it a little, Xiaojin had unloaded the things and had carried them on me. Xiaojin also took oxygen from time to time, and said that his head hurt a little. Brother Chuan has always insisted, his lips are also a little purple, not us, many donkey friends are like this, from time to time on the road there are donkey friends saying come on, it's almost here, I looked at the time, it's already more than 2 o'clock, we are still under the five-colored sea, I heard that it will take 2.5 hours. I also started to take oxygen, but I felt very tired, and in the end, I really couldn't carry things, and Brother Chuan put all his backpacks on his back. I kept explaining that even if it was not a plateau, my legs would not be a problem, and I would be tired and wheezing on such a steep slope. On the other hand, looking at Sister Sun's family who has been scattering dog food all the way, everything is naturally on Tian Shuaige, haha... Because Sister Sun kept saying that her eyes hurt and kept shedding tears, we were still joking with her, the scenery was so beautiful, so moved, and I cried with emotion.
Figure 21: The Sea
of Colors Finally, we arrived at the Five-Colored Sea at about half past three, with three snow-capped mountains such as Charlotte Dorjee and Yang Maiyong in front of us, and on the way, I heard a donkey friend say that this is the filming location of the Chinese captain. We went to the five-color sea first and then to the milk sea today, the altitude of the five-color sea is 4,700 meters, we finally came up, there is a joy of challenging success, and there is a shock of being conquered by the beautiful scenery in front of us. Please allow me to say that my photography skills are really not very good, and I have not captured his true beauty. As soon as Xiao Jin went up to the five-color sea, his spirit improved significantly, so he and his aunt Sun ran all the way, and in the last half hour, we walked two ways, me, Brother Chuan, and Brother Tian Shuai and we were in a group of three to take pictures in the five-color sea. Xiaojin and Aunt Sun didn't want to take pictures, so they went all the way to the five-colored sea. Because I heard that the scenic spot will chase people down at about four o'clock, and I heard that it takes 2 to 2.5 hours to go down the mountain. We were in the five-color sea, we came up at about three o'clock, played for more than twenty minutes, and then we went down the mountain to the milk sea, and it took about ten minutes to go down. We made a short stop at the five-color sea and took the first group photo of our five-person group... At about 3:50, we started to descend the mountain... Our group only took one hour and forty minutes to go down the mountain, and arrived at the Luorong Cattle Farm parking lot on time at 5:30. Returning to the Luorong Cattle Farm, I saw a lot of cattle on the grass, I didn't hold back, so I fell behind and took a few photos, Brother Chuan kept calling, just because of this matter, it was delayed for five or six minutes, and I was criticized by Brother Chuan. Because we were about to arrive at the Luorong Cattle Farm, it suddenly rained heavily in space, but fortunately we didn't get caught in the rain. So on this day's trip to Aden, the weather was too powerful. And when I returned the same way, the rain suddenly stopped, and there were many little monkeys on the way from Chonggu Temple to Zha Guanbeng, because I was busy taking the bus, so I didn't take pictures. Tian Shuai and I are in good health, there is no high rebellion, I joked, mainly because I took a shower last night to wash off the fatigue, so no. Tian Shuai said that he had to go back and wash it twice tonight, and wash back what he didn't wash yesterday.Have you seen 20,000 drones picking up people, haha...
Figure 22: The Five Colored Sea and the Pearl Sea
It was about eight o'clock when I came back in the evening, and everyone was a little tired from today's itinerary, because there was a lot of road to walk today. After dinner in the evening, we discussed, because of physical reasons, we were not going to go to Aden again tomorrow, and we decided to rush back. Change the itinerary, everyone has a good rest tonight, and leave later tomorrow morning, and we will rush to Xinduqiao to stay. After all, we were too rushed when we came, and we missed a lot of scenery, and we wanted to go back the same way to enjoy it.
Day 3: July 13th. Route: Shangri-La Town - Daocheng - Litang - Yajiang - Tagong Grass Garden - Xinduqiao
Thismorning, we slept well at about nine o'clock and set off. Today's destination is Xinduqiao. Today we have a loose schedule. While walking, I mainly went to the photography bases of Tagong Grass Garden and Xindu Bridge. Walk and play along National Highway 318, don't say anything, let's do it above!
Figure 23:318 National Highway Follow-up
Picture 24:318 National Highway Photo
Figure 25:318 National Highway Follow-up
Figure 26: Ta Gong Grass Garden
Figure 27: Tagong Grass Garden
Figure 28: The first line of the new capital bridge
Personally, I think the scenery along the way is so beautiful. The legendary Tagong Grass Garden seems to be similar to the scenery of National Highway 318, but there is no ticket, but the locals ask for a cleaning fee of 15 yuan per person, which I really don't recommend, I feel that the scenery is similar. In particular, there are several observation decks on National Highway 318, it is recommended that you stop the car to take a look, the blue sky and white clouds, feel within reach, the sky is very close to you, close enough to catch the distance of the clouds. In the evening, I booked a hotel called Gesha Shujin on China-TravelNote, which was very cheap, more than 180 a night, especially their beef soup pot and small boiled meat slices, which were so delicious. I won't go to the picture.
day: July 14th. Route: Xindu Bridge - Zheduo Mountain - Kangding (omitted)
day: July 15. Route: Kangding - Luding - Ya'an - Yongchuan, checked in Luding Bridge, and played for about an hour. Here is mainly buying, buying, all kinds of snacks and so on.
Figure 29: Hoof flower soup in Luding County
Figure 30: Kangding's Tianquan pepper hemp chicken
Figure 31: Hoof flower soup in Luding County
Finally, I ended my trip with a picture of food. This is the first time I write it, please forgive me.
The cost for five people is 7762 yuan: fuel is 1397 yuan, toll: 518 yuan, accommodation: 1083 yuan, meals: 1684 yuan, tickets are about 1600, and other snacks, etc., we are about 1400-1500 per person. Special thanks to Sister Sun for organizing and bookkeeping... Because it is the first time I am writing a travelogue, if I am not writing well, please bear with me, I hope it can help everyone.
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