【2024】West Sichuan Tour Group—Jiuzhaigou Valley + Daocheng Yading 10 Days

Go to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. After arrival, go to the hotel to rest. Partners from all over the world fly to Chengdu Airport. The staff will pick you up at the airport according to the flight arrival time and take you to the Chengdu hotel for rest.

【Sichuan-Qinghai Railway】

The line passes through Sanxingdui, Chengdu to Huanglong, Jiuzhaigou and other world-class tourist attractions. The Qingbaijiang East to Zhenjiangguan section we took today is located in Sichuan Province, starting from Qingbaijiang East Station, passing through Qingbaijiang District of Chengdu, Guanghan City, Shifang City, Mianzhu City of Deyang City, Anzhou District of Mianyang City, Maoxian County and Songpan County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, and connecting to Zhenjiangguan Station of Songpan County. The total length is 206 kilometers, with a designed speed of 200 kilometers per hour.

【Songpan Ancient City】

Anciently known as Songzhou, it is located in Jin'an Town, Songpan County, northeast of Aba Prefecture. It was first built during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. Since ancient times, it has been an important military fortress in the northwest of Sichuan, and an important post station for the "tea-horse trade" of the Tibetan, Qiang, Hui and Han peoples. The tops of each city gate are made of stone arches, and the tops are semicircular. The large stones at the gate base are engraved with various carvings, which are unique and ingenious.

【Huanglong Scenic Area】

Huanglong Scenic Area is located in Songpan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is a scenic spot famous for its fantastic and beautiful calcified pools. The water in the numerous calcified pools in the scenic area is crystal clear and colorful and very beautiful. It is called the "Fairyland on Earth". There are also many natural scenery such as forests, canyons, snow-capped mountains, and waterfalls, which are deeply loved by visitors.

【Jiuzhaigou Valley】

You can travel here in all four seasons, and each season has different scenery. The ever-changing scenery constitutes a dazzling dreamlike wonder. The spring lake, summer waterfall, autumn forest and snow-capped mountain are all unique and natural, and are the most spectacular wonders in the world.

【Shuanglong Sea】

In the bushes under the Sparkling Sea Waterfall, there are two belt-shaped biological calcareous reefs lurking on the seabed, just like two dragons hiding in the sea, wriggling.

【Mirror Sea】

It is like a mirror, copying the scenery on the ground and in the sky onto the water surface without distortion. When the morning sun first appears and the morning glow dyes the eastern sky red, the sea water is as smooth as a mirror, and the blue sky, white clouds and snow-capped mountains are all reflected on the sea surface, presenting a spectacle of "fish swimming in the clouds and birds flying in the water".

【Shuzheng Group Sea】

It is the gateway to the beautiful scenery of Jiuzhaigou. The Shuzheng Group Trench is 13.8 kilometers long and has more than 40 lakes, accounting for about 40% of all the lakes in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area.

【Changhai】

Changhai Lake is the largest and deepest of all the lakes in Jiuzhaigou. It is about 8 kilometers long from north to south and about 4.4 kilometers wide from east to west. It covers an area of about 2 million square meters, with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters and a highest point of 4,457 meters. It is the largest lake in Jiuzhaigou.

【Five-color Pond】

The Five Color Pool is the essence of the lakes in Jiuzhaigou. It is the smallest and most colorful lake in Jiuzhaigou. The upper half is turquoise, the lower half is orange-red, the left side is sky blue, and the right side is olive green.

【Norilang Waterfall】

Located in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan Province, China, at an altitude of 2,365 meters, the waterfall is 270 meters wide and 24.5 meters high. It is one of the largest calcified waterfalls in China and the widest waterfall in China. Nuorilang means tall and majestic in Tibetan, so Nuorilang Waterfall means a majestic waterfall.

【Diexi Lake】

On August 25, 1933 (the 22nd year of the Republic of China), the Maoxian earthquake caused landslides, landslides, and the ground sank. The Diexi Ancient City was also destroyed, and more than 3,000 soldiers and civilians in the city were killed. After the earthquake, the Minjiang River backflowed into the sinking area, submerging the ancient city and forming three emerald green lakes, which are the Diexi Big and Small Lakes. The Diexi Lake is divided into three lakes: the upper, middle, and lower. The Diexi Ancient City submerged under the Diexi Lake has become the only well-preserved ancient city ruins destroyed by the earthquake in the world, and is an important site for earthquake research in the international seismology community.

【Mt. Siguniang】

Located at the junction of Xiaojin County and Wenchuan County, it is composed of four adjacent peaks in the Hengduan Mountains. According to Tibetan legend, it was transformed by four beautiful girls, hence the name. Siguniang Mountain is famous for its majestic and towering heights. The foothills are covered with dense forests, green grass, and clear streams. It is also a beautiful southern European scenery and is known as the "Chinese Alps".

【Danba Diaolou】

Ancient watchtowers are masterpieces of Tibetan ancestors in Jiarong area, with a long and splendid history. Danba County is known as the "Land of Thousand Watchtowers". There are countless ancient watchtowers in villages, ridges and strategic passes on both sides of the Jinchuan River and the upper reaches of the Dadu River.

【Tagong Grassland】

Located in Tagong Township, Kangding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, 113 kilometers northwest of Kangding City, on a plateau at an altitude of 3,730 meters, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway passes through the area. The rivers, grasslands, forests, temples, Tibetan buildings and rich Tibetan customs along the route constitute this scenic spot.

[Yala Snow Mountain]

Also known as Yala Snow Mountain, it is located at the junction of Kangding, Daofu and Danba counties in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is the second highest peak in the Daxue Mountain Range, with an altitude of 5,820 meters. Its top is covered with snow and shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. It is a sacred mountain worshipped by Tibetans in the Kham area.

【Xinduqiao】

More than 10 kilometers along the route are known as the Photographers' Corridor. Xinduqiao is a fascinating photography paradise, located at the fork of the south and north lines of National Highway 318, and is a picturesque paradise.

【Eighteen Bends on the Heavenly Road】

It is located on the section of National Highway 318 from Litang, Sichuan to Yajiang. When National Highway 318 crosses the Jianziwan Mountain at an altitude of 4,659 meters, it passes through the Eighteen Bends of the Sky Road. It is named because of the high altitude and the dangerous and tortuous road.

【Litang Changqingchun Kerr Temple】

The temple was consecrated and built by the Third Dalai Lama, Sonam Gyatso, in 1580. It covers an area of more than 900 square meters and can accommodate more than 4,300 monks, with about 800 permanent residents. It is the largest Gelugpa (Yellow Sect) temple in Kham and is known as the "Buddhist Holy Land in Southern Kham."

【Letong Ancient Town】

Located in the southwest of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, it is about 4,014 meters above sea level, so it is also known as the "world's highest city." Litang is called "Letong" in Tibetan. "Le" means bronze, and "Tong" means grassland, which means grassland as flat as a bronze mirror. Through the reconstruction of the old city, the Letong Ancient Town has unified the planning of Renkang Ancient House, Renkang Ancient Street, and Qianhu Tibetan Village, etc., and concentratedly displayed the historical and cultural charm of Litang. It is a Tibetan folk culture experience-oriented ancient town with the most concentrated Tibetan area composed of more than 4,000 Tibetan houses in 13 Tibetan villages, and is the largest-scale Qianhu Tibetan village group.

【Yading Scenic Area】

Located in Yading Village, Shangri-La Town, Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, it is mainly composed of three sacred mountains, "Xiannairi, Yangmaiyong, and Xianuoduoji", and the surrounding rivers, lakes and alpine meadows. Its scenery maintains a purity that is almost extinct on the earth. Because of its unique landforms and pristine natural scenery, it is known as the soul of China's Shangri-La and is praised by international friends as the last piece of pure land on the blue planet. It is a paradise for photography enthusiasts. Yading Scenic Area not only has magnificent and sacred snow-capped mountains, but also vast meadows, colorful forests and blue and transparent lakes. Almost all the most beautiful things in the snowy plateau are gathered here, and all of this makes people linger.

[Daocheng Ten Thousand Mu Poplar Forest]

In addition to the beautiful and holy mountains and lakes, the spectacular green poplar forests are the most iconic scenery in Daocheng. In spring and summer, the green poplar forests are full of vitality, while in autumn, the golden poplar forests are full of golden leaves on the branches, shining in the sun, like gold foil hanging on the trees, setting off the colorful sky and changing light and shadow, which are excellent materials for photographers. Therefore, Daocheng County is also known as the "hometown of green poplars."

【Haizi Mountain Nature Reserve】

Haizi Mountain, known as the "Ancient Ice Cap of Daocheng", is located in the north of Daocheng. It has 1,145 large and small lakes on an area of 3,287 square kilometers. It is the remains of ancient ice bodies left to mankind by Himalayan orogens. In 2001, it was included in the "Recommended List of Geoparks to be Built in China" and has gradually become an important scientific research base for studying glacial erosion geology, landforms and glacial movement in the fourth century. The strange-shaped boulders around the lakes look like humans and animals. Walking into Haizi Mountain is like walking into a quiet, disordered, colorful and dreamy world.

【Zheduo Mountain】

Zheduo Mountain is located in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with an altitude of 4,298 meters. It is the first pass of Kham. Zheduo Mountain is also an important geographical dividing line. To the west is the plateau uplift zone with the Yalong River, and to the right is the high mountain valley zone with the Dadu River. The Dadu River Basin is in a transitional zone in terms of ethnicity and cultural forms, and is mainly distributed with the Tibetan branch known as "Jiarong".

【Mugecuo Scenic Area】

Located in Yala Township, north of Kangding County, 26 kilometers away from Kangding County, the scenic area covers an area of 500 square kilometers. The scenic area consists of a series of scenic spots such as the Seven-Colored Sea, Dujuan Gorge, Mugecuo Lake, Red Sea, and Nameless Peak. The scenic area is a combination of many plateau lakes, virgin forests, hot springs, snow-capped peaks, strange mountains and rocks, and 8 kilometers of cascading waterfalls, forming a unique and beautiful tourist area.

【Luding Cable Bridge】

Across the Dadu River is a suspension bridge built with the approval of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty.

According to the flight time, a special car will be sent to the airport to catch the flight, ending this
A pleasant and fulfilling trip to Sichuan.