1. Where is Daocheng Aden?

Daocheng Yading Scenic Area is located in Yading Village, Shangri-La Town, Daocheng County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The unique geographical location gives Daocheng Yading a paradise-like feeling. In order to pursue the "Shangri-La" in his heart and check in as a "place that must be visited once in a lifetime", Dao Ya had to go.

2. Is the Daocheng Aden you know true?

In fact, Daocheng, Aden and Daocheng-Aden are three places! Daocheng is the county seat, Yading is the village, and Daocheng Yading is the scenic spot. The Sanshen Mountain and Sanhaizi that everyone sees are both located in the Daocheng Yading scenic area.

3. "Passing Through Your World" to watch an autumn fairy tale

"Passing Through Your World" has made Daocheng Yading popular again. It turns out that it is still popular in Sichuan There is such a pure paradise. The autumn in Daocheng Yading is even more gorgeous. The pure blue sky, white snow-capped mountains, golden autumn poplars, and crimson swamps are as unreal as fairy tales. You fall in love with them at the first sight.

1. Bus: Chengdu Xinnanmen Bus Station has opened a direct bus from Chengdu to Daocheng Yading. It departs on time at 10 a.m. every day. The whole journey takes 2 days and the total driving time is about 22 days. Hour. The ticket price is about 240 yuan.

2. Chartered/self-driving/free parking space products: From Chengdu, travel along National Highway 318, to Litang, then go south along Provincial Highways 217 and 216 to Shangri-La Township, the whole journey is about 830km, you need to go through 7 passes above 4000 meters, and enjoy the stunning plateau scenery and Kham customs along the way.

3. Airplane: Chengdu Shuangliu Airport-Aden Airport. Air ticket prices change with the seasons. Take a flight from Chengdu to Daocheng, especially for children who have never been to the plateau before. Because Daocheng Airport is 4,410 meters above sea level, it is the highest airport in the world. Landing directly from the plains to the plateau can easily cause altitude sickness, so choose to go by plane. Daiya's children's shoes need to be prepared in advance for high visibility.

Airport bus

1. Daocheng Airport - Daocheng County (Xiangyun Hotel) - Shangri-La Town (Xiangyun Hotel)

2. Daocheng County (Xiangyun Hotel) - Daocheng Airport

Tips:

There is no airport bus directly to the airport in Shangri-La Town in the morning. If you have an early flight, you need to charter a bus from Shangri-La Town, or arrive in Daocheng on the first day, and take the airport bus that leaves at 6 o'clock from the entrance of Daocheng (Xiangyun Hotel) that morning. There are only one or two buses a day, and they leave at the same time.

D1 Chengdu - Luding - Kangding - Zheduo Mountain Pass - Muya Holy Land - Xindu Bridge

Depart from Chengdu in the early morning, pass through Luding and Kangding and arrive at Zheduo Mountain Pass. You can stop at the pass to see the beautiful scenery on the Sichuan-Tibet line. In autumn, you can go to Muya Holy Land to see the golden pastures, feel the heroic culture of Tibetan areas, and stay overnight in Xinduqiao.

Zheduo Mountain, the first pass of Kangba

Zheduo Mountain is part of the Daxue Mountains and is an important geographical boundary. To the west is the plateau uplift zone with the Yalong River. On the right is the mountain valley area with the Dadu River. The highest peak of Zheduo Mountain is 4962 meters above sea level, and the pass is 4298 meters above sea level. The altitude difference with Kangding City is 1800 meters. It is the first high mountain pass to be climbed on the Sichuan-Tibet Line, so it is known as the "First Pass in Kangba".

Strolling around Yunduan Muya Holy Land

There is a little-known but beautiful place on National Highway 318, which is Muya Holy Land. The blue sky and white clouds with built-in filters, the bold Tibetan culture, the golden pastures, the spectacular sea of ??clouds and the golden mountains illuminated by the sun will really make you want to stop.

Meals: Restaurants along the way or bring your own convenience food.

Accommodation: Xinduqiao Kaiyi Hotel, etc.

D2 Xinduqiao - Eighteen Bends of Tianlu - Xioruo Observation Deck - Litang - Daocheng

Starting from Xinduqiao, cross the Yajiang River and stop at the Eighteenth Bend of Tianlu After a short stay at the observation deck, we arrived in Litang in the afternoon and had lunch at the restaurant "Tiantian Diet Master Zheng Sichuan Restaurant" recommended by the travel bible "Lonely Planet". We arrived in Daocheng in the afternoon. Overnight at Daocheng Hotel.

Meals: Chef Zheng’s Sichuan Restaurant or other restaurants.

Accommodation: Daocheng Xiangyun Hotel, Daocheng Lanka Holiday Hotel, Daocheng Rock Home Hotel, etc.

D3 Daocheng - Aden Scenic Area - Chonggu Temple - Pearl Sea - Shangri-La Town

On the first day in Aden, you can choose a short-term tour of Aden Scenic Area, and you can stay in Aden Village at night, depending on the weather Good for stargazing. You can also choose to stay in Shangri-La Town.

The Pearl Sea in Xiannai Rixia

As a sea formed by melting snow in Xiannai Ri, the Pearl Sea in the dense forest is like an emerald. The colorful world reflected in it is dazzling.

Aden Village

The small village is hidden between the snow-capped mountains and the forest. When it appears, it always seems very sudden, as if it does not exist at all. It is your eyes that move to the time. It just suddenly appeared. The village is located on a mountain platform. The appearance of such a platform in the canyon makes people feel like they are in another world.

Meals: When visiting the Aden Scenic Spot, you can bring your own food or experience the special Tibetan hot pot in Aden Village (only for accommodation in Aden Village). Visitors returning to Shangri-La Town in the evening can taste the special delicacies in Shangri-La Town.

Accommodation: Shangri-La Xiangyun Hotel, Aden Village Residence, etc.

Tips:

Yading Scenic Spot opening hours: 7:00-17:30;

Yading Ticket: 150 yuan/person (must buy); Visitor Center Sightseeing car to Zhaguanbeng: 120 yuan/person (must buy)

Battery car from Chonggu Temple to Luorong Niuchang: 50 yuan/person for one way, 80 yuan/person for round trip;

The validity period of the ticket is divided into: two days if you live outside the scenic area, and three days if you live in Yading Village;

Tourists who live outside the scenic area: If you want to enter the mountain a second time, you need to take a photo of the person and the scenic spot in the scenic area. With the ticket and a photo of the person and the scenic spot, go to the visitor center the next day to buy a half-price sightseeing ticket of 60 yuan (the second time you enter the mountain must enter the park for 2 consecutive days);

Tourists staying in Yading Village: tickets, tickets It is valid for three days (you cannot leave the scenic area during this period), and you must leave the scenic area before 6:30 pm on the third day.

D4 Chonggu Temple - Luorong Niu Farm - Five Color Sea - Milk Sea - Daocheng

Check in the famous Douyin attractions Luorong Niu Farm, Five Color Sea and Milk Sea, perfect for long-term travel The physical requirements will be relatively high, so be sure to bring oxygen bottles, water, raincoats and other items.

The original picture scroll-like Luorong Cattle Farm

The filming location of the movie "Passing Through Your World" where Mao Shiba proposed to Lychee was a high mountain pasture with golden The grassland, roaming cattle and sheep, gurgling water and ranch cabins form a primitive and pure picture, giving you a feeling of returning to nature.

Still heavy-color oil painting - Five-Colored Sea

As a sacred lake in the hearts of local people, it is said that the Five-Colored Sea can "replay history and predict the future." It looks colorful under the sunlight. Sometimes it is as blue as the tears of the earth, and you will be shocked once you go there.

The first of the three holy lakes - Milk Sea

As the first of the three holy lakes in Aden, the Milk Sea is "a sapphire between the mountains" and you can look at it from here. Three sacred mountains. It feels like the sacred mountain is very close, but the surrounding gravel is scattered and a bit desolate. Only then do I understand why some people say that going to Daiya is like "being in hell and seeing heaven."

One hundred thousand acres of poplar forest outside Daocheng (a perfect spot for taking photos in autumn)

The poplar forest on the roadside, with its leaves dancing in the sunshine under the gusts of autumn wind, Flickering and flickering. The autumn sun soothes the earth warmly, and the delicate leaves are like golden butterflies, flying freely.

Meals: You can bring your own food when visiting the Aden scenic spot, and you can taste local specialties when you return to Daocheng in the evening.

Accommodation: Daocheng Xiangyun Hotel, Daocheng Lanka Holiday Hotel, Daocheng Rock Home Hotel, etc.

TIPS:

Tips for playing

If you are not in good physical condition, it is recommended not to go to Milk Sea. You can take a battery car from Chonggu Temple to Luorong Niu Farm, and then hike from Luorong Niu Farm to Chonggu Temple (the hiking time is about 2.5 hours). The scenery on this section of the road is very beautiful, and you can enjoy it slowly on foot.

D5 Daocheng - Litang - Tagong Grassland - Xinduqiao

Departing from Daocheng and arriving in Litang, you can experience the grassland's characteristic stone barbecue, and you can also experience horseback riding, archery, hidden costume photography, etc. Special event. Friends who missed Master Zheng’s Sichuan Cuisine Restaurant when they came here will have another chance to taste Master Zheng’s craftsmanship.

Moonlight Grassland Tagong

"Tagong" means "the place that Bodhisattvas like". Standing on the Tagong grassland, looking at the Yala Snow Mountain and the golden pagoda on the grassland, waiting for the clouds to clear. Take a break and see Yala Snow Peak blooming like a lotus.

Yala Snow Mountain

Yala Snow Mountain is one of the four sacred mountains in Tibetan areas. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round. It is a famous sacred mountain in the Kangba area. The mountain spans Daofu and Kangding. , Danba County, its northwest is connected to Tagong Grassland, forming a magnificent landscape of snow-capped mountains and grasslands complementing each other.

A paradise of light and shadow—Xinduqiao

Meals: Grassland specialty stone barbecue, Master Zheng’s Sichuan restaurant, etc.

Accommodation: Xinduqiao Kaiyi Hotel, Kangding Yuxin Hotel.

D6 Xindu Bridge-Luding-Chengdu

There are also many exciting places on the way back. The "Flying to Seize Luding Bridge" that I saw in the textbook can finally be experienced in practice. One handful, don’t miss it.

Meals: Restaurants on the road.

Litang Specialty Restaurant

The "best" Sichuan chef on National Highway 318.

Officially certified by Lonely Planet, this late-night restaurant on Daoya Road.

People describe the difficulty of traveling in Daocheng and Aden as "being in hell", but in Litang, the "highest city in the world" that must be passed along the way, there is a restaurant that has no menu, but can cook something for everyone. A restaurant with a hometown feel.

It is no exaggeration to say that every bite taken here is truly the exclusive haute couture of five-star chef Chef Zheng.

There is no need to wonder why he can read the dish that is on your mind after just a few casual conversations. He comes from a family of chefs and has traveled to more than half of China. He may have studied the dishes of every place he visited more deeply than the locals.

And the Western food that he spent 6 years learning to cook from the French is enough to make blond foreigners praise him.

Not only the food is delicious, but also the most comprehensive parade guide that Master Zheng knows by heart. Having taken root in Litang for many years, he has already become the "chief tour guide" here. He provides travel routes, accommodation recommendations, wine and stories. This "sweeping monk" knows everything you want to know.

With a facade of 40 square meters, the only restaurant in China authorized to use its logo by LonelyPlanet, 3,000 unique dishes, and a legendary chef, I can’t blame anyone for traveling thousands of miles not just for the scenery of Daiya, but for this restaurant.

Daocheng County Food Guide

1. Chinese restaurants: Fat Sister Restaurant, Sichuan and Chongqing Old Duck Soup, and "Qionglai Home Cooking", which are all very good restaurants.

2. Special Sichuan cuisine: "Shao Cai Restaurant", which is very authentic, economical and affordable, and its treasures: steamed pork ribs, steamed pork and hoof flowers.

3. Tibetan food: Snowy Tibetan food, yak yogurt, potato buns, beef buns, and butter soup are all very good.

1. Food

Prepare some high-calorie snacks, such as chocolate and Snickers bars, which are light and easy to carry.

2. Medicines

Gastrointestinal medicines, diarrhea medicines, cold medicines, oral glucose, and it is best to take Rhodiola rosea oral liquid two weeks in advance.

3. Weather

It is cold in the morning and evening in Daocheng in October, so a down jacket is necessary. Also pay attention to sun protection in plateau areas.

4. Clothing

1) The temperature difference between day and night is large in Daocheng and Aden. Especially on rainy days, the temperature is very low. It is necessary to carry some quick-drying and lightweight outdoor equipment.

2) Shoes, this is very important. Especially in the Yading Scenic Area, from Luorong Cattle Farm to Milk Sea, there are many muddy roads, wading roads, and gravel roads. It is necessary to wear a pair of non-slip and waterproof shoes.