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I went to Tibet , I have a particularly high aesthetic of the scenery, and I always feel that there is no place in the mainland that can match the style of Tibet , and once I accidentally browsed a friend's facebook and saw Daocheng Aden under his lens, which was really beautiful, so I decided to go to Daocheng Aden. After collecting some information on the Internet, I decided to set off in mid-October, because the autumn Daocheng Aden is particularly beautiful. But then I found out that it was still early, and it is recommended to go in late October to early November, because that is when autumn is at its strongest!
> From Chengdu to Daocheng Aden can take a plane (1h) or a car (20h), but if you take a plane, you will miss the scenery along the way, so I recommend taking a car on the outbound journey and taking a plane on the way back. Depart from Chengdu to Daocheng Aden by car is divided into two lines, the northern line passes through Dujiangyan , Siguniang Mountain, Danba , etc., and the southern line passes through Ya'an , Hailuogou , Kangding , etc. (as shown in the picture). Of course, you can also depart from Yunnan Zhongdian to Daocheng Aden.
As for how to choose the north-south line, it depends on which attractions you want to pass, you can also choose the south line to go back to the north line. The following is a list of the basic information of the north and south lines:
South line:
Northern Route:
>Due to time constraints, I chose the southern route to go back to the southern route, but I suggest that if you have enough time, you should go to the north line and return, or go all the way south to Yubeng Village in Yunnan , Shangri-La , or even go north to Lhasa , Tibet . DAY1: Macau - Chengdu , overnight Chengdu
DAY2: Chengdu - Kangding , Chengdu Take a bus to Kangding (8-9h), overnight in Kangding
DAY3: Kangding - Xinduqiao , chartered car from Kangding to Xinduqiao (2-3h), visit the scenery along the way ( Xinduqiao , Tagong, Zheduyakou, Kangding Airport, etc.), overnight in Xinduqiao
DAY4: Xinduqiao - Litang - Daocheng , carpool from Xinduqiao to Daocheng (9-10h), visit the scenery along the way ( Litang , Kazila Mountain, Changchun Keer Temple, Rabbit Mountain, Haizi Mountain, etc.), and stay overnight in Daocheng
DAY5: Daocheng - Shangri-La Town, rent a bicycle in the morning and ride in Daocheng (by the river, Sera Village, Daocheng White Pagoda, etc.), carpool to Shangri-La Town (1.5h) in the afternoon, and stay overnight in Shangri-La Town
DAY6: Shangri-La Town - Aden Scenic Area (short-term), visit Aden Scenic Area short-term (Longtongba-Zhaquanbeng-Chonggu Temple-Zhenzhuhai ), watch the sunset in the evening, stay overnight in Aden Village
DAY7: Aden Scenic Area (long-term) - Daocheng , visit the long-term route of Aden Scenic Area (Longtongba-Zhaquanbeng-Chonggu Temple-Luorong Cattle Farm-Milk Sea-Five-Colored Sea), and return by car at night Daocheng , overnight Daocheng
DAY8: Daocheng - Xinduqiao , tour the scenery along the way, overnight Xinduqiao
DAY9: Xinduqiao , carpool tour Xinduqiao southeast line (Jiagenbei, Gongga Yakou, Yaha Yakou, Quanhuatan ), overnight stay in Xinduqiao
DAY10: Xinduqiao - Chengdu - Macau , visit Kangding Mountains, Chengdu Jinli, end of itinerary
1. Down jacket: Daocheng Aden is located on a plateau, the weather is unpredictable and the temperature difference between day and night is large. The weather from late October to early November is about -5 to 10 degrees.
2. Anti-anti-anti-reactional drugs (Gao Yuan Kang, Rhodiola rosea, etc. ): If you are worried about high anti-reaction, remember to bring medicine.
3. Sun protection equipment (hat, mask, sunglasses, sunscreen) because ultraviolet rays are strong in highland areas.
3. CANON EOS 60D DSLR camera + CANON18-135mm lens, in fact, the camera requirements are not high, because no matter how you shoot it is beautiful
4. Hiking crutches (if needed), it is particularly difficult to climb the milk sea in Aden, you can buy a hiking crutch to assist
Take a flight to Chengdu at 8:15 in the evening, and arrive at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport at about 11 o'clock after more than 2 hours of flight, because it is late, the friends are also tired, so they take a taxi to stay near the tea shop bus station, which is convenient for the next day.
We got up at 8 a.m. and rushed to the tea shop station to buy tickets to Kangding without breakfast, but the tickets were sold out. But fortunately, we met some people outside the station who solicited customers to Kangding , and we negotiated the price and got on the train.
It is better to take a plane from Chengdu to Kangding , because there are no special scenery along the way, and the most beautiful scenery is concentrated on the road from Kangding to Daocheng and Aden.
If you are traveling by car, you can buy a ticket at the following stations:
To avoid not being able to buy tickets, it is best to book in advance
>After 8 or 9 hours of bumpy journey, I finally arrived in Kangding , there are many accommodations in Kangding , so don't worry, and when you arrive at the station, someone asks you if you want to stay, whether you want to go to Tagong tomorrow or something. After negotiating the chartered car price with a Tibetan guy who felt quite reliable (cheaper than a hostel), I decided to charter his car tomorrow to visit the beautiful scenery of Kangding Xinduqiao all the way. Then I found a hostel, put down my luggage and went out to eat. Here I recommend Kangding's hot pot dishes, which are quite delicious. Early this morning, the Tibetan driver picked us up at the door of the hostel on time, and the day's journey began. Today we will set off from Kangding chartered car to the photography paradise Xindu Bridge , stop and play along the way, the following is a distribution map of the attractions along the way:
The first stop we arrived at the Zheduo Mountain Pass, which is 4298 meters above sea level. Although the weather was bad today and the temperature dropped with the altitude, the scenery in front of us was still spectacular and made us forget the cold completely.
Then we came to Tagong Temple, which is a famous Sakya temple in Ganzi State. It has a history of more than a thousand years. At this time, the weather was a little clearer, and there were occasional small blue skies and white clouds.
Climb up the hillside next to Tha Gong Temple and have an unobstructed view of the entire temple and Tha Gong grassland.
We continued on the road, all the way to the car and enjoyed the scenery outside the window, every frame was so vast and so feast for the eyes.
Slowly we are almost at Xinduqiao , and the scenery in front of us has gradually changed from magnificent to idyllic.
At about 4:30 in the evening, we ended the day's chartered sightseeing itinerary and got off at the suburbs of Xinduqiao ( Xinduqiao is divided into Xinduqiao Town and Xinduqiao Suburbs, Xinduqiao Suburbs are all scenery along the way, and it is convenient to watch the scenery here, so friends remember that if you want to take pictures, don't stay in Xinduqiao Town) In fact, there are hostels on both sides of a road on the outskirts of Xinduqiao , so you don't have to worry about accommodation. Jacques Youth Hostel is quite lively at night, the owner is quite nice, and the restaurant next to it is quite convenient, the only drawback is that the hot water will be cut off after one o'clock in the evening.
After Jacques put down his backpack, he went out to the opposite hill to take pictures (Jacques went out and crossed the road, turned left and went straight, and after walking for about 10 minutes, he saw a path on the right , follow the path to climb up the hill and overlook the entire Xindu Bridge )
I still got up early today, although I made an appointment with the driver to leave for Daocheng at 10 o'clock (if you go to Daocheng , there is only a shuttle bus to Kangding , and there is only carpooling in Xinduqiao , but I suggest that it is better to carpool, because the scenery along the way is really beautiful, and it is worth paying more), but since you are traveling, you should not waste a minute and a second. After breakfast in the hostel, go out to experience the early morning of Xinduqiao ...
The morning of Xindu Bridge is indeed cloudy and foggy, and there is a group of cattle and horses lazily grazing, as if they are in the south of the Great Wall , which is quite meaningful.
The horse here is not afraid of people, the horse follows us all the way, but we have nothing to feed him
At 10 o'clock, we set off on time to Daocheng via Litang , whether it was Xinduqiao to Litang or Litang to Daocheng , there were beautiful scenery along the way. Therefore, although it is time-consuming to take a car, you can enjoy the scenery that you can't appreciate by flying.
After climbing several mountains, we came to the famous Rabbit Mountain, and if you look closely, you will find a silhouette of a rabbit on the mountain, which is the origin of the name Rabbit Mountain.
At about 9 p.m., we finally arrived in Daocheng and stayed in a hostel called October Daocheng . This hostel is quite cheap and lively, and there are bicycles for rent, but the location is a bit remote.
For the next day's Daocheng itinerary, there are the following recommended plans:
Plan 1: Charter a car to visit Sangdui Red Grassland, Zhujie Temple, Benbo Temple, Haizi Mountain, Daocheng White Pagoda. Because they are a line, and these attractions are on the way from Litang to Daocheng , it is recommended to play them all on the way here, so that when you arrive at Daocheng , you can choose other route attractions.
Plan 2: If you don't have enough time to visit these attractions on the way from Litang to Daocheng , you can charter a car to visit Sala, Red Grassland, Zhujie Temple, Benbo Temple, Haizi Mountain, Rubuchaka Hot Spring Village, Daocheng White Pagoda.
Plan 3: If you are short on time, charter a car to Shangri-La Town (a town outside the Aden Scenic Area) in the morning, and visit the riverside and Sera Township 10,000 acres of poplar forests and paradise-like Tibetan villages along the way, and you can also worship Gongga Langjiling Temple ( the largest Huangjiao temple in Daocheng ), and arrive at Shangri-La in the afternoon Town.
Option 4: Ride in Daocheng (by the river, sera, red grass, Daocheng White Pagoda), it is very cheap to rent a bicycle here, 3,40 a day.
The riverside and salad are the best places to photograph Yanglin. The riverside is located 5KM west of Daocheng County, and the pastoral scenery next to the highway is unforgettable, and the scenery is the best when the sun sets .
much discussion, we chose option 4 because it is in line with our travel purpose - youth. After renting a bicycle in the hostel, we set off, and the cost was 20 yuan per person (half a day).
We start by riding to the riverside:
A group photo of flawed beauty, but thank you to the aunt who took the photo.
Then we rode down the river, which was in the direction of Sera Township, and the scenery along the way was also very good.
We rode all the way forward, and we could see Sera Village in the distance, but it would take more than 1 hour to ride over, so we chose to return the same way Daocheng White Pagoda advances.
Another group photo
Daocheng White Pagoda is the last stop of our ride, but I suggest that everyone ride as much as possible, so that you can ride to the red grassland, Sangdui Town, etc... Then charter a car to Shangri-La town in the afternoon. Note that the Shangri-La town here is not the Shangri-La in Yunnan , and many people can't figure it out. There is also the question of whether to live in Shangri-La Town or Aden Village, in fact , Shangri-La Town is a town outside the Aden Scenic Area, and Aden Village is a village within the Aden Scenic Area.The advantages and disadvantages between the two are:
The advantage of living in Shangri-La Town is that it is cheap and the accommodation conditions are good, but the disadvantage is that it is inconvenient, because if you want to enter the scenic spot the next morning, you have to take a car to the ticket office, buy a ticket, and then take a car to Aden Village to find accommodation and put down your luggage (because it takes at least two days to play in Aden Scenic Area, so you must stay in Aden Village one day), and finally take a car from Aden Village to Longtongba to start the tour, so that there is no half a day to come down.
Theadvantage of living in Aden Village is that it is convenient, because in the scenic area, it provides enough time for the next day's mountain climbing, but the disadvantage is that it is a little more expensive, the food and accommodation conditions are poor and relatively cold.
I suggest that it is better to live in Aden Village.
But because we didn't do a good job, we ended up living in Shangri-La Town. Because we were expecting some beautiful scenery in Shangri-La , but in fact we were greatly disappointed.
We chartered a car from Daocheng to Shangri-La Town at 2:30, and the scenery along the way was also possible.
I arrived at Shangri-La Town around 4 o'clock, and went out to hang out after putting down my things in the hostel...
Shambhala Tianjie is under construction, and it is estimated that it will be the only place to see in Shangri-La Town in the future
I got up early today, take a bus to the ticket office of the scenic spot at the intersection to Aden Scenic Area, the adult ticket for Aden Scenic Area is 150 yuan per person, the student ticket is 80 yuan per person, and the round-trip fare for sightseeing buses is 120 yuan. After buying the ticket, take the sightseeing bus to Aden Village (the sightseeing bus can also go directly to Longtongba, but if you want to stay in Aden Village for one night, you have to get off here to find accommodation, it is best to prepare some dry food before entering the scenic spot, because it will be used in the next two days of Aden itinerary), it is best to book accommodation in Aden Village in advance, because many hostels were full when we arrived, but in the end we still successfully found a homestay, and then took a sightseeing bus to Longtongba (Longtongba is the place where the beautiful scenery begins, You can also choose to walk up from Aden Village, there are also scenery along the way). The following is the road map of Aden:
The Aden scenic area is divided into long and short lines, the long line is Aden Village - Longtongba - Zhaguanbeng - Chonggu Temple - Luorong Cattle Farm - Milk Sea - Five Colors Sea
The short-term line is Aden Village-Longtongba-Zhaquanbeng-Chonggu Temple-Dolmalacuo (Zhen Zhuhai )
The long-term route takes one day, and the short-term route only takes half a day.
It takes about 30 minutes from Aden Village to Longtongyi, and as soon as I got off the train at the station, I was immediately attracted by the scenery in front of me...
There are two roads to walk from Longtongba to Zha Guanbeng, one is the slope road on the left, and the other is the pedestrian plank road on the right, and we chose the pedestrian plank road without hesitation.
Autumn colors along the way...
There are still a lot of little squirrels on the road....
Unknowingly, I walked to Zha Guanbeng, where I could see one of the three sacred mountains of Aden - Xia Nuo Dorji. The three sacred mountains of Aden are: Xian Nai Ri, Yang Mai Yong, and Xia Nuo Dorji. They represent Guanyin Bodhisattva , Manjushri Bodhisattva , and Vajra Hand Bodhisattva .
Then come to Okikoji Temple
A monkey was raised in Chonggu Temple
From Chonggu Temple, go right to Zhenzhu Hai , and you can see Xiannai Ri Sacred Mountain
from a distance
Finally arrived at Dolmaratso, which is Zhen Zhuhai , which is a good place to see the reflection, It is recommended to walk around the lake, there will definitely be unexpected gains!
We stayed in Zhen Zhuhai for more than 1 hour, because it was really suitable for a daze , and then we returned along the original road, planning to go back after seeing Rizhao Jinshan in Zha Guanbeng, and after inquiring, we learned that the sunset was almost between 6:30 and 7 o'clock. So after waiting for 40 minutes in the bitter cold, we finally waited until sunset, and the following photos prove that the wait is definitely worth it...
After taking pictures of the sunset, we took a car back to Aden Village in Longdongba. By the way, Aden Village is divided into several villages, and it is best to ask the hotel owner in advance which village he lives in, so that he will not get off the wrong train on the way back.
Dinner at Zangjia B&B in the evening:
The Tibetan girl prepared dinner for us
Dinner that day, I feel so healthy
and their children, which are very cute.
Today's itinerary is to climb to the top, that is, to the location of the five-color sea and the milk sea, in order to save time, we took a car to Longtongba and then did not stop at the ancient temple, and went straight to the Luorong Cattle Farm.
It is 7 kilometers from Chonggu Temple to Luorong Cattle Farm, and it takes 2.5 hours to walk, if you take a battery car, it is 50 yuan one way, 80 yuan round trip. We plan to take a battery car on the way to the trip and hike on the way back, so that we can not only save energy, but also strive to stay longer in the milk sea and the five-color sea. Of course, you can also hike all the way, but it is not recommended to take a battery car on both trips, because the scenery from Chonggu Temple to Luorong Cattle Farm is beautiful.
After buying the battery ticket, we set off, and when we passed through Yangmaiyong, we asked the driver to stop and take pictures...
After about 20 minutes of battery car, we came to Luorong Cattle Farm...
After visiting the Luorong Cattle Farm for more than an hour, I was ready to go all out to the Milk Sea, about 8 kilometers from the Luorong Cattle Farm to the Milk Sea, you can ride a horse, and the cost is about 300 yuan per person round trip. There is a 70-degree slope and a road washed by streams in the middle, and the riders also have to dismount, which is very difficult, so everyone should do what they can. As young people, of course, we choose to hike, which takes at least 2.5 hours.
Along the way, you will see some people riding up the mountain, at first you will think why they are so weak, but then you will find that they are wise, because climbing Aden is really hard, and it is located on a plateau (more than 4 kilometers above sea level), the air is thin, and you will see many people returning the same way along the way.
The 70-degree slope section, plus the stream washing, looks even more muddy...
After walking for almost 3 hours, we finally arrived at the Milk Sea.
After walking for so long, of course I have to take a picture....
The Milk Sea is on the upper left side of the return road to the Milk Sea, and there is a path to go there, which takes about 25 minutes.
There are many snow-capped mountains along the way to the five-colored sea, which is quite spectacular...
to take two B photos
You don't have to go back the same way down the mountain from the Five Colors Sea, because there is a small road from the Five Colors Sea to go down the hillside and go back to the main road, which can save 10 minutes. See the picture below:
Then we will hike back: Wusei Sea - Milk Sea - Luorong Cattle Farm - Chonggu Temple.
In the evening, we returned to Aden Village and took a car out of the scenic spot (everyone remembers to keep the tickets, the van out of the scenic spot will check the tickets), and there are many places to go at the entrance of the scenic spot Daocheng's car, so we quickly found the car back to Daocheng .
Today, the carpooling car returned to Xinduqiao , and there were still scenery along the way...
At about 4 p.m., we returned to Xindu Bridge , and after putting down our things at the Jacques Hostel, we went out to watch the Xindu Bridge at dusk on the mountain on the left (Jacques went out and turned left, kept walking, and the place where you saw a lot of horses on the left was the entrance to the mountain, ticket 10 yuan).
From this one, you can overlook the king of Shu Mountain - Gongga Mountain, where many photography enthusiasts are waiting for Rizhao Jinshan, and I accidentally took a picture , which feels not golden, but a little rose red!
Today I visited the southeast line of Xinduqiao (see the Xinduqiao scenic spot distribution map), namely Jiagenbei, Gongga Yakou, Yaha Yakou, Quanhuatan Line... The biggest attraction of this line is the Gongga pass, where you can see the Gongga mountain up close.
Finally arrived at Gongga Pass, and I felt that Gongga Mountain in front of me was like a painting...
The friends couldn't hide their excitement and played a walk in the air here...
Since there were still two attractions to go to, we played for a while and were reluctant to leave... Fortunately, the next scenery did not disappoint us.
After coming down from Hayapass, we returned to the hostel to end the day.
At 9 a.m., we took a flight from Kangding Airport back to Chengdu (from Xinduqiao to Kangding Airport is quite close), I think this flight is definitely worth the price, because you can see the Kangding Mountains on the plane...
In less than an hour, we landed at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, because the flight back to Macau was at 3:30 p.m., so we decided to go to Jinli in Chengdu for a stroll...
We flew back to Macau from Chengdu at 3:30 p.m. and the trip ended.
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