Drive 318 again, hello Sichuan-Tibet Road! "East into West" 2022 Summer West Sichuan Self-Driving Tour

Number of days: 6 days
Time: July
Average cost: 3000 yuan
With whom: parent-child
Tour kinds: photography, self-driving
Updated: 2022.09.15

There is no trouble that cannot be solved by driving once with 318, if there is, drive again! Since driving a 318 in 2015, Qi's father and mother have always been thinking about the irreplaceable beauty on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, at that time, they once looked forward to walking 318 once in the next three or two years, and in 2016, they ushered in Qi Xiaobao, and since then the wish has been deeply hidden, and 7 years have passed in this flash, and Qi Xiaobao has also grown from a small North nose that fell to the ground to a graceful teenager. And Qi's father and Qi's mother's desire to re-walk the Sichuan-Tibet road is also increasing day by day, and when Qi Xiaobao is about to usher in primary school life, this wish has finally accumulated into a monstrous wave, breaking through the many obstacles of reason, and the reason has collapsed thousands of miles and destroyed it! So against all odds, re-walking 318 was put on the agenda.

Chengdu

originally wanted to go to Chengdu for a few days before entering Tibet, see Du Fu's thatched cottage, Dujiangyan, Wuhou Temple, walk to the end of Yulin Road, and sit at the door of the tavern. But the plan can't keep up with the rapid changes, although it belongs to Bashu, although the billboard says "Yurong Twin Cities a game of chess", but the reality is that it is directly landing nucleic acid on the highway, and one code is a pop-up window. Then there is a strict three-day inspection before entering and leaving public places.

Weakly challenge Chengdu's hot pot, although you have been defeated repeatedly, go to the countryside and follow the customs, and it doesn't matter if you lose again and again! Qi Xiaobao set his sights on the grass boat and borrowed arrows, and almost took away "Mr. Kongming"

/>Maybe starting from Qingdao, going to Wuhan in midsummer, entering Yichang, to Chongqing, the weather is hot, the pace is fast, the hot and cold switching in and out of the car is too frequent, Qi Xiaobao launched a high fever in Chengdu, maybe the weather in Chengdu is too hot, a high fever is an unprecedented 39 degrees, which scares Qi Dad and Qi Mom enough! I rushed to the hospital as soon as possible, and when I arrived at the hospital, I was inked for a while because of the pop-up window and the quarantine personnel at the door, the policy was ruthless, and the Dabai in the emergency room still helped coordinate various registrations into the clinic, and here I would like to praise the enthusiastic Dabai of Wenjiang District People's Hospital! The doctor was amiable, and the result was thrilling - cold! Children don't hide their illness, and the disease comes quickly and gets better! Originally, Qi's father had already thought about changing his plan, after all, the good children are the quiet years! Nothing else matters. The strong Qi Xiaobao is alive and well, and he feels that he has used the two-day home health test time to rest himself, since the child is a hero again, he is no longer pretentious as a father! The journey continued, but the in-depth tour of Chengdu was changed to a period of rest and preparation for the war in Tibet.

Take a walk around the giant panda base that Qi Xiaobao has in mind, and warm up before the Sichuan-Tibet line, looking for the "cat" trio! Qi Xiaobao is in a very good state, as if nothing has happened in the past two days, the child is happy, and the haze on Qi's father and mother in his heart has also been swept away

> Qi Xiaobao chose the giant panda card for his mother, Let Qi Ma look cute and cute!

The giant panda's exaggerated expression already shows how hot the weather is today!

found a panda of the same age as Qi Xiaobao, whose birthday was only 6 days away, so for Yu Qi Xiaobao, this is a panda brother

Qiyi, a giant panda of the same age as Qi Xiaobao, had a comfortable face and fell asleep on his exclusive treehouse

> Qi Xiaobao is curious about Qiyi who is the same age as himself, and compared to the classic scissorhands and giant pandas in the same frame, his love is beyond words!

Panda ice cream for a cool look on the sweltering heat

Today's high temperature made the giant pandas look less decent, and they felt that they fell asleep without putting on a good posture, which was called summer sleep in Qi Xiaobao's words

There is still a decent giant panda, look at this one, his face rushes at the tourists, pretending not to be asleep! Do you feel like you're sleepy in class? When I was in school, in the sleepy summer class, how much Qi's father wished to have such dark circles under his eyes as a disguise! Haha

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bamboo forest in the panda base is hidden, and bamboo is the favorite of giant pandas, so it can be used locally

Qi Xiaobao got his own loot, everyone has to run a little head, panda toys are Qi Xiaobao's head today

people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves! For Yu Qi Xiaobao, the upcoming Sichuan-Tibet Line trip is something he can't help himself! In fact, Qi Xiaobao's only interest is to return to Qingdao to catch crabs. There is a natural sense of closeness between children and the sea.

As today's protagonist, Qi Xiaobao is the best endorsement for our trip, he smiles happily, and we are worth the trip!

Farewell to the Panda Base, it's time for us to pack our bags and set off for 318

purchased some necessary materials in the supermarket in Chengdu, mineral water drinks, self-heating rice instant noodles, and later found that Qi Dad was still stuck in the impression of 7 years ago, today's Sichuan-Tibet Highway, The abundant supply of materials along the road is no longer comparable to that day.
In this life, you must drive 318 Chengdu is less than 300 kilometers away from Kangding, the throat of Tibet, and the famous or Beijing-Kunming Expressway connects to the Yaye Expressway, and the whole high-speed can reach Kangding Yoyo City. Last time Xiaobai, this time the big black, last time the SUV was invincible, this time the MPV has no bottom in his heart, why is he bottomless? The chassis is low, the body is long, the asphalt road is not difficult, and it is hard to say that it is a bad road! The fact is that Qi's father's concerns are superfluous, today's Sichuan-Tibet Line has long been reborn, not to mention the road comparison with Beijing, compared with the roads in third- and fourth-tier cities, it is still possible! So friends who have the idea of going to Tibet don't need to be apprehensive, no matter what kind of car, just start practicing!

The Tianquan service area on the Yaye Expressway is larger than Qi's father's imagination, and the service area has everything from clothes, hats, shoes and socks to all kinds of food! The hustle and bustle is all for the sake of the Tibet, and they are all for the Tibet. In short, here you can buy everything you need to enter Tibet, even if you don't bring any luggage, you can buy it all in one stop in the Tianquan service area! This shows the grandeur of 318's passenger flow!The law of supply and demand is vividly reflected here, and where there are people, there is business, which is not false at all!

day full service area, the geographical location is special, has become a must-pass place for self-driving into Tibet, under this street sign, the crowd is endless, coming and going.

Qi Ma is unconventional, sitting on the ground, just for these impassioned big characters, "I must drive 318 in this life", even if we are entering Tibet for the second time, there must always be a sense of ritual! Isn't it for the upcoming pilgrimage route< img src="https://dimg04.c-ctrip.com/images/0103k120009ylphgc4A88_W_671_0_Q90.jpg?proc=autoorient" /

>Crossing the Dadu River, because of the high speed, we skipped Luding and went straight to Kangding, and the Luding Bridge was not in our plan for this trip, but there are always trade-offs in life, and so is travel, after all, time and energy are limited, with children, just pick the essence

>Hello Kangding! Hello Yoyo City! I thought it would be more troublesome to enter the Tibetan area, but I didn't expect that after the green code was shown, it would be released immediately, and there was no suspense in Yoyo City, it seemed that it was right to be a little troublesome in Chengdu, and after completing the procedures for entering Sichuan, as long as it was a green code, in Ganzi Prefecture, which is located in western Sichuan, you can walk freely without cumbersome procedures

Kangding City is sandwiched between three mountains and one river, the three mountains are Gongga Sacred Mountain, Yala Snow Mountain, and Zheduo Mountain, one river is the Zheduo River that passes through Kangding City, each mountain is famous, The three mountains guarded Kangding City, so that Kangding City could see the mountains and the river down

>Due to the location in the canyon area, the space of Kangding City is limited, the whole city is built along both sides of the Zheduo River, and therefore, parking in Kangding is a big problem, before booking a hotel, you must understand whether the hotel provides parking, this is very important, otherwise you will have to go up to the altitude of 2500 plus, and you have to find a place to park everywhere, and you have to go back to the hotel with your legs, which is enough for you to bear!The turbulence of the Zheduo River shocked Qi Xiaobao

roared as the Zheduo River passed through the city, and rushed forward without looking back, in a hurry, as if to rush to the next party, The Zheduo River and the Yala River converge in Kangding, perhaps this is the reason why the Zheduo River is impatient

Passing by a building marked with the Kangding Gate, I don't know if it is a monument. However, the old and the new in Kangding City are blended, and it is no longer possible to tell whether the old building is a new building or a new building

the Internet celebrity restaurant in Yoyo City

Sichuan-Tibet fusion, quite delicious

This ice cream dessert is called Gongga Shenshan, which has a unique shape and delicious taste

> Qi Xiaobao felt dizzy after eating, and didn't want to take a step, high reaction symptoms! Qi's father immediately adjusted his itinerary and decided to stay in Kangding for one more day to help Qi Xiaobao adapt to the high altitude and observe whether he could continue to enter Tibet.
Qi Xiaobao, who stayed overnight, felt much better, the children's adaptability is indeed very strong, in front of the beautiful scenery of this mountains and rivers, of course we will not miss it, the tour around Kangding is arranged, all the way to the beautiful scenery, stop at any time
to fold the river valley, Qi Xiaobao can finally play in the water happily

After Kangding, it is really stepping on 318, only to go out of Kangding City over a slope, the scenery has changed abruptly, the river water is crystal clear, with a blue color, this river rushes down from Zheduo Mountain, with the greetings of the mountains, standing in the river valley, Qi's mother's mood is like this rushing Zheduo River, clear and happy! This is the unique mood of self-driving 318!

Drunken beauty S434318 from Kangding to Zheduo Mountain section construction for traffic control, over Zheduo Mountain to continue 318 need to detour S434, I thought this road might not have 318 classics, turned in advance to find that there were surprises, alpine canyons, green grass, large areas of clouds, such as white Hada, wrapped around the top of the mountains, isn't this just a running cloud! Qi Ma didn't have much expectation for today's scenery, and this unexpected beauty came a little unexpectedly, and she didn't know which foot to stretch out when she stood in front of the camera

/>A few steps down the roadside is a peerless beauty, S434 is not inferior to 318 at all, that kind of quiet and warm beauty, makes people instantly calm down, the beautiful scenery on the plateau, most of them have such magic! You look at the dreamlike beauty in front of you, and then it's quiet enough to hear your heartbeat and breathing! Dad Qi feels that the higher the altitude, the closer he is to his heart. Qi Ma folded her palms in front of a mani pile, grateful for the meeting, the years, and all the good times!

jumped from 2500+ to 4100+ on the first day, Qi Dad and Qi Mom both felt a little floating, and they felt out of breath when they took two steps, "Heaven of vision, hell of the body" This is not true at all, at least Qi Dad and Qi Mom feel like this at the moment, Qi Xiaobao has already slept in the car

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The snow-capped mountains in the distance, the slowly flowing stream, looking up at the clouds and mist in the blue sky, bowing your head and the breeze kissing the tips of your hair. Is there a more beautiful time than this? Qi Ma was intoxicated by this beautiful scenery, her heart was calm and beautiful!

The scenery here is worthy of no matter how exaggerated the movements are, Qi Ma dances her arms, as if she wants to dance with this beautiful scenery, the beauty of the world is to have a pair of eyes to find beauty, and a heart that can feel beautiful, and these, Qi Ma has

/>The next day I set off again, a mountain stream on the side of the road, like a hada swaying down from the top of the mountain, the roaring water deeply attracted Qi Xiaobao, the first time he took the initiative to ask to take a picture, the little guy spread his arms, stood on tiptoe, as if to fly off the ground. Take a leisurely North Nose, this is a 3500+ plateau!

To live, you should stand between heaven and earth, walk, and feel.

clouds are all like this, the brush is rough, and the mountains are shaded with one stroke, and in Kangding, this matter is erased with a stroke, which is staged in this sky every day

After yesterday's beautiful scenery at an altitude of 4,100 meters again, I encouraged Qi Xiaobao to get out of the car and check in, but I didn't expect the children to be indifferent to the beautiful scenery that made Qi Dad and Qi Mom confused, and only played with his toy car by the plateau creek, well, you will remember it when you see it, I hope you will have a pair of eyes that find beauty sooner or later, and a good heart that can accommodate it!

Red Sea, on the way from Kangding to Tagong Grassland, here you can see the Yala Snow Mountain, because Qi Xiaobao is not suitable for too tired, we did not go to the lake, just took some photos on the observation deck, traveled with children on the plateau, whenever we need to leave our own car, we have skipped it directly, such as Mugecuo, as for Honghaizi, standing here and watching from a distance, it is also a good choice

Red Sea, 4,200 meters above sea level, a clear lake, like a mirror, lying quietly at the foot of the Yala Snow Mountain, the lake reflects the snow peaks, it is said that when the sun sets, it is the most beautiful, Today's weather is not beautiful, without the blue sky to accompany it, Honghaizi is like a shy girl, not stretching her most beautiful appearance to us

Honghaizi is not far ahead, is 4401 Miyara Pass, Our first day jumped from more than 2,000 to more than 4,000, like taking an elevator< img src="https://dimg04.c-ctrip.com/images/0105q120009ylppvjF843_W_671_0_Q90.jpg?proc=autoorient"
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The grassland on the plateau - Tagong Grassland, this is the home of yaks, at this height, there are occasional eagles soaring in the sky, and only yaks are left on the ground, otherwise how can the yak have the reputation of the plateau boat? At the limit of life, the only one who can walk freely is the yak

Qi Ma's adaptability is not bad, and it can basically cope with the current high altitude

Because Qi Ma still has a job, it is inseparable from the mobile phone signal, on the plateau, China Unicom's mobile phone has often become an awkward decoration, and there are several times when shopping in the stalls of Tibetan brothers, whether it is mobile or telecommunications, it can be used, but the mobile phone equipped with the Unicom card has become a veritable brick on the plateau! In view of the limited communication, we gave up going deep into the hinterland of the Tagong grassland and went to Xindu Bridge to connect to 318.
In a pagoda on the side of the road in Xinduqiao, Qi's father leaned the car on the side of the road and let Qi Xiaobao, who had slept all the way, get out of the car and jump

Qi Xiaobao slept through several mountains in one sleep, and when he woke up, he was still a little stunned, so he had to relax by a river in Xindu Bridge. The Hengduan Mountains are like this, along the way there are mountains, high and low, reading the four seasons in a day, it is normal to sleep on several mountains in one sleep

>At the end of the tunnel is the Yajiang Xindu Bridge between Kangding and Yajiang, under Zheduo Mountain, at an altitude of 3500+, known as a photographer's paradise, after crossing the Xindu Bridge, to cross the 4659-meter Gao'er Temple Mountain to Yajiang, this is the only way to go to Yajiang, when Qi Dad walked this road in 2015, he climbed over the Gaoersi Mountain all the way to the thrill, and it is still fresh in his memory, although I heard that this road has changed a lot, before crossing it, I still took a few deep breaths at Xindu Bridge, ate a meal of matsutake mushroom and firewood chicken hot pot to cheer up, and my stomach was not full, Why have these years been so quiet? Hehe!
Let's take a picture of the rugged mountain road of Gaoersi Mountain 7 years ago, it was really a mountain road, and Qi's father almost became an adventure!

Moving forward with apprehension, the 318 along the way has a new look, opening roads in the mountains, building bridges in the water, and a standard road winding through the mountains

Qi's father was still apprehensive, and there was a tunnel in front of him, which was the Gao'er Temple Mountain Tunnel that was still being built back then, and the fact was in front of him, and he didn't have to climb to the top of the pass to climb over Gaoersi Mountain. Instead, the halfway tunnel passes directly through the mountain, which greatly saves time and distance< img src="https://dimg04.c-ctrip.com/images/0100u120009ylprok4D50_W_671_0_Q90.jpg?proc=autoorient"
/>Yajiang is an altitude depression where 318 enters Tibet, and Yajiang County is 2,600 above sea level, which is almost the lowest altitude on the Sichuan-Tibet Road. Therefore, many people who enter Tibet for the first time generally choose to adapt to Yajiang on the first night, and we are no exception, Yajiang County is in a canyon area, and the entire county seat is just one street, and 318 passes through the city.

West Sichuan went west out of the Yajiang River along the river valley, I don't know how many turns were made, and the AutoNavi navigation on the car suddenly came up with a sentence, "Today you have walked through all the detours, and since then life has been a smooth road", then I came back to the eighteenth bend of the heavenly road, when I reached the top of the mountain, I quickly took a photo, the eighteenth bend of the heavenly road

Scissors Bend Mountain, natural snow-capped mountain group observation deck, here is the stage of snow-capped mountains and blue sky and white clouds, large clouds chase and fly in the air, you sing and I appear, the sky does not move, the clouds do not move, The mountains do not move, and whether they move or not, they are all scenery.

Xiong Zongka at an altitude of 4,281 meters, Qi Ma searched for the memories of that year all the way, time flies, turning around for seven years, how many seven years can there be in life? The green mountains are still the same, the green water flows for a long time, but time is like a white horse passing by, and in the blink of an eye, things are already different, and change and unchanging are all cause and effect. Cherish the moment, because whether you like it or not, the earth will take you around every day! In life, the only constant is change itself.

touch the clouds you touched back then

made the wish I made back then

blows through the wind that blew back then

Look at the people who saw it back then. After 30 days of sun and moon essence, just like this, Qi's father has successfully sunburned into a Tibetan compatriot! Thinking of Haitian Soy Sauce's advertising slogan "Drying every bottle of soy sauce with your heart", Qi's father is undoubtedly very attentive! Haha

In the 4718-meter Kazila Mountain, wildflowers are covered with meadows, and large clouds dance with the mountains, as far as the eye can see, making people's souls released, Qi Ma left her reserve and jumped bravely. Happy to raise the anti-rebellion!I had a headache all day< img src="https://dimg04.c-ctrip.com/images/0101j120009ylppohC4D8_W_671_0_Q90.jpg?proc=autoorient" /
>Seeing the wildflowers blooming wantonly on the plateau, Qi's father had a whim and wanted Qi Ma to lie on the carpet-like wildflower meadow, snow-capped mountains, mountains, sky, flowing clouds, flowers, and girls. Everything is so beautiful! After filming, Qi's mother said, "Why do you want to send me away?" "Break the situation in an instant, and disappear! Reply: "Bah! "Let's go!

After wandering around the plateau mountains of nearly 5,000 meters for a few hours, I met a city with a majestic gate, and the gold plaque in the middle handwritten in large characters "Litang, the world's high city", instantly woke up, this is not the city in the sky, Ding Zhen's hometown - Litang! Quickly pull Qi Xiaobao, who was still confused, out of the car to take a photo, Qi Xiaobao, who had rested enough, was in high spirits, and jumped out of the car! Hurry up and grab it, this is Litang at an altitude of 4,014 meters! Hehe!

Just entered the plateau area, the altitude of 4000+ made Qi Dad who traveled with his baby really feel at ease, it is not easy for children to say what happened at such an altitude, everything is still safety-oriented, so we just passed through the city and did not stop more in Litang County. In fact, Litang also has a more important historical figure, that is, the sixth Dalai Lama Cangyang Gyatso, this romantic poet's poems always have a faint sadness, but it is the affectionate poem of "how to get the double law in the world, live up to the Tathagata" that has touched the hearts of countless people.
Continuing along 318, the Litang River flows slowly, with green grass and wildflowers on both sides of the river< img src="https://dimg04.c-ctrip.com/images/0105e120009ylphgv8466_W_671_0_Q90.jpg?proc=autoorient" />
Park the car on the side of the road, leave Qi Ma, who is "happy to raise the rebellion", in the car to breathe oxygen to prolong her life, Qi's father took Qi Xiaobao to the river valley, the river with water has always been Qi Xiaobao's favorite, as soon as he heard the river, his face was full of joy, and he strode forward! I have long left the matter of high altitude behind

The plateau is tossed, obviously thin and dark, this time I understand why there is nothing too fat on the plateau, just this oxygen content, it is good to be able to live normally, It is unlikely to be too obese

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plateau scenery around Litang can be said to have no scenic spots, and there are scenic spots everywhere.As far as the eye can see, there is a beautiful scenery, and a random roadside shot is a blockbuster, which is also the charm of 318, if there is a little scenery to circle the ticket, maybe there will be no more world-famous 318

318 Passing through the Wulianghe Wetland, cattle and horses are herded, the river is winding, and the snow-capped mountains and peaks are looming in the distance, what a beautiful

find a beautiful place to park, and the car will become a scenery

The wildflowers all over the mountains here made Qi's mother, who was not good at dancing, also start dancing

On the way, a snow-capped mountain not far away came into view, and the grass in the village did not grow on this snow-capped mountain, which was in great contrast to the grassy grassland next to it.

After turning a few corners, the unique scenery of Haizi Mountain appeared in front of you. Haizi Mountain, located between Litang and Daocheng, is named after a large number of seas dotted on the mountain, and the main peak Guoyinri is 5,020 meters above sea level, as many as 1,145 lakes, the most famous are the two sister lakes in front of you, also known as Lover's Lake, like two blue tears of the snow-capped mountains.

Under the snowy peaks, for millions of years, they have snuggled up to each other, watched over each other, never left each other, and guarded this plateau together. If you have just bid farewell to Litang and have not yet met Daocheng, when you pass by Haizi Mountain, as far as the eye can see, the Haizi Mountain without any grass may make you feel sad, and when you turn the last corner, the tightly dependent lover lake appears in front of your eyes, maybe you will rekindle hope for the road ahead! Meet love around the corner! Believe that your beauty will eventually meet you! Travel is like this, isn't life like this?

Qi's mother's love is all held in her hands! The mother and son turned their backs to the mountain lake like a fairyland, showing their love! When Qi Xiaobao grew up, he would often tell his parents that I love you, "I love you!" These three words have also become an inherent procedure for the little one before going to bed every day. We always believe that having love, knowing how to love, and knowing how to love should be a compulsory course in life, and people with rich hearts know how to love themselves and know how to love others.

Qi Ma looks at the sea of lovers under the sunset, the quiet and sacred atmosphere here makes people feel at peace, the lake is like a mirror, silently reflecting the snow-capped mountains and the sky, It reflects every cloud floating by, and reflects the passers-by who come and go in a hurry like us.

Before sunset, we bid farewell to Haizi Mountain, bid farewell to Lover's Lake, continue our westward journey, and arrived at today's destination in the night, Batang County, Batang, like Yajiang, belongs to the depression along the 318 line, At an altitude of about 2,500 meters in Batang, it can be said that it is the most suitable resting place for a day of highland rushing.

Batang County is the westernmost county under the jurisdiction of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, bordering Mangkang County in Changdu City, Tibet Autonomous Region, arriving in Batang, we also completed the journey of the 318 western Sichuan route, western Sichuan is not Tibet, but better than Tibet, the beautiful scenery along the way cleanses the soul, and there is a reluctant attachment along the way!

The next stop, cross the Jinsha River, and officially start the journey into Tibet.