Day 1 Inbound City ->Chengdu
Take a flight to Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, and our company will arrange a dedicated pick-up person to pick you up and check into the hotel for a rest. Chengdu is a city known for its cuisine and leisure. If you have time, you can freely stroll through the streets and alleys of Chengdu and experience the charm of this leisure city. You can also go to your favorite food restaurant or take a leisurely stroll through the streets and alleys. Chengdu is a city full of human touch and a place where people can completely relax.
Recommended tourist attraction 1: Sichuan Provincial Museum
The Sichuan Museum was established in March 1941 and is an important venue for collecting and exhibiting cultural relics from Sichuan Province. So far, it has a collection of more than 260000 items, including 1399 first-class cultural relics, 6731 second-class cultural relics, and 95345 third class cultural relics. It ranks among the top in terms of quantity and level of collections in provincial-level museums nationwide. Among them, the most distinctive are the Ba Shu bronze ware, Zhang Daqian’s paintings, Sichuan Han Dynasty portrait bricks, and pottery sculptures. It is the largest comprehensive museum in the southwest region and occupies an important position among national public museums.
Address: No. 251 Huanhua South Road, Chengdu City
Ticket: None. It is necessary to make an appointment on the official account in advance, and the museum will be closed every Monday
Recommended tourist attraction 2: Wenshu Academy:
Wenshu Zen Temple is one of the key Chinese language Buddhist temples designated by the State Council, ranking first among the four major Zen temples in the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. The courtyard was first built during the Daye period of the Sui Dynasty (605-617 AD) and was initially named Xinxiang. It went through the Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, with ups and downs throughout the dynasties. It was destroyed by war in the late Ming Dynasty. In the 36th year of the Kangxi reign (1697 AD), it was rebuilt by Zen Master Cidu Haiyue. The Wenshu Academy has a construction area of over 200000 square meters and is entirely made of wood. The six main halls are built on the central axis facing the mountain gate, with a grand and magnificent momentum. The hollow window flower patterns in each hall are diverse and exquisite, making it the crown of Buddhist temples in China. The hospital has a large collection of precious treasures, classic books, calligraphy and paintings, among which Tang Xuanzang’s parietal bone relics, tongue blood “Huayan Jing”, hair embroidery Guanyin, Beiye Jing, and others are the most famous. Entering this millennium old temple, its profound historical and cultural heritage, as well as its modern and vibrant vitality, leaves one deeply moved and unforgettable.
Address: No. 66 Wenshuyuan Street, Qingyang District
Ticket: Free of charge
Recommended cuisine:
Recommendation 1: Sichuan West Bazi Hot Pot (Du Fu Caotang Store, Address: 43 Qinghua Road, Phone 028-87558517, Recommended Tastes: Tender Beef, Shrimp Smooth, Boutique Thousand Layer Tripe, Freshly Fried Crispy Pork, Per capita Consumption 120 yuan/person)
Recommendation 2: Chicken Feather Shop (People’s Park Store. Address: No.1 Jiangjun Street, Phone 17828145188. Recommended Tastes: Spicy Chicken, Garlic Paste White Meat, Signature Green Pepper Fish, Special Ba Gu Meat, Per capita Consumption 80 yuan/person)
Same day dining: No meals included throughout the day
Daily accommodation: Chengdu Jinxiu Wenhua Hotel, Chengdu Huanhuaxi Zhixuan Holiday Hotel, Chengdu Qingtong City Hotel or equivalent
Day 2 Chengdu Changpinggou Rilong
08:00: After breakfast at the hotel, take a bus and head towards Rilong Town via Chengguan and Duwen expressways (203km, 4 hours).
Along the way, passing through Balang Mountain, one can enjoy a sea of clouds and the undulating snow capped mountains, passing through the Cat Nose Bridge. Overlooking the panoramic view of Mount Siguniang from afar;
12: 00: Enjoy local specialty cuisine for lunch (at your own expense).
Butler’s reminder: Restaurants in Rilong Town are generally smaller, and slightly larger sales halls are all located in hotels, with a relatively better environment. You can also randomly search for your favorite restaurant to dine at on both sides of the road.
13: 00: Tour of Changpinggou in Siguniang Mountain (ticket+sightseeing bus, already included)
Changping Gully, an ancient battlefield site, is one of the three valleys and one mountain of Mount Siguniang. Changping Gully has a total length of 29 kilometers and an area of approximately 100 square kilometers. The canyon is long and gentle, with Mount Siguniang located 16 kilometers within the valley. Only some sections of the ditch can be opened to traffic, while the majority of the remaining sections can only be walked or ridden. There are ancient cypress paths, Lama temples, Ganhaizi, and ten meter high waterfalls in the scenic area, as well as unique stone scenery. In spring, mountain flowers and rapeseed flowers bloom together; In autumn, the red birch and red maple compete in beauty. After experiencing the vicissitudes of life, the emerald cypress and green pine trees are lush and lush, waterfalls and flowing springs make a sound in the dense forest, and ancient post roads shuttle and extend through the vast forest sea.
Note: There are horse riding services provided by horse gangs in Changping Gully. If tourists need them, please bear the cost (the cost depends on the distance, starting from 150 yuan/person), and please pay attention to safety. The canyon in Changping Gully is relatively long. It is recommended to visit the dry tree beach before returning.
17: 00: After the tour ends, take a car to the hotel and take a break
18: 00: Enjoy local specialty cuisine for dinner (at your own expense)
Recommended cuisine:
Recommendation 1: Wuying Guangying Tibetan Restaurant (Address: Wuying Guangying Inn, Jinzi Street, Changping Village, Rilong Town, Phone: 15309043751. Recommended dishes: cured meat stir fried wild mushrooms, barley yogurt cake, yak hot pot, stir fried meat noodles, per capita consumption of 90 yuan/person)
Recommendation 2: Lin Meimei Hot Pot Restaurant (Address: Jinfeng Village, Rilong Town, Phone: 15388459865, 1584073712, Recommended dishes: yak meat hot pot, beef soup pot, stir fried mushroom. Per capita consumption is 80 yuan/person)
Dining on the same day: hotel breakfast, self service for main meals
Daily accommodation: Four Girls Mountain Holy Image Boutique Hotel, Four Girls Mountain Holy Resort Hotel, Four Girls Mountain Lotus Mountain Residence or equivalent hotels
Day 3 Tour Shuangqiaogou – Jiaju Tibetan Village
08:30: Departing from the hotel, heading to Shuangqiaogou Scenic Area
08:45: Visit Shuangqiao Gully (ticket+sightseeing bus, already included). Appreciate the magnificent scenery of the plateau snow capped mountains.
Shuangqiao Gully is the most beautiful and charming among the three gullies of Mount Siguniang, with a total length of over 30 kilometers and an area of 216.6 square kilometers. Within the Shuangqiao Gully, which stretches for over 30 kilometers, towering and steep snow capped mountains are everywhere. At the mouth of the painting screen, there is Guozhuang Mountain, and near the Chasing Fish Dam, there are Rhinoceros Watching the Moon, Penguin Mouth, and Sharp Knife Mountain. Both sides of the ditch are mountains, but the mountains are different. Everywhere in the ditch is a scenery, and the scenery is different. It can be said that “when viewed horizontally, peaks are formed on the side of the mountain, and the distance and height are different.”. In the Shuangqiao Gully with an altitude difference of 400 meters, there are not only common areas of birch forest, poplar forest, and maple forest in low mountain areas, but also spruce, fir, and redwood in high mountain areas, as well as areas of sea buckthorn, shrubs, and larch. This three-dimensional distribution of plants, combined with the unique and majestic high mountains, forms the eight major landscapes of Shuangqiaogou, including Wuse Mountain.
12: 00: Shuangqiaogou tour ends, return to Rilong Town for lunch (at your own expense)
13: 00: Depart by car to Danba Jiaju Tibetan Village (120km, 3 hours)
16: 00: Visit National 4A Scenic Area [Jiaju Tibetan Village] (Ticket+sightseeing bus included)
“Jia Ju” means a hundred households in Tibetan. The Tibetan village climbs layer by layer from the Dajin River Valley, extending all the way to the foot of the Kapama Mountains. The entire village follows the undulating mountain terrain, with Tibetan style buildings scattered among the green trees on the slopes with a relative height difference of nearly one kilometer. Or scattered, or densely concentrated, or on high mountain cliffs, or in the green fields of river dams, occasionally smoke curls up and shrouds in smoke. Along with the spiritual valleys, clear streams, and snowy peaks, the pastoral style painting is displayed before people’s eyes, existing in the form of an art piece. In the beauty contest for China organized by China National Geography magazine in 2005, the “Danba Tibetan Village” represented by Jiaju Tibetan Village was rated as the first of the “six most beautiful ancient rural towns in China”.
18: 00: Enjoy local specialty cuisine for dinner (at your own expense)
Recommended cuisine:
Recommendation 1: Langtai Family Specialty Meal (Address: Langtai Family Inn, Jiaju Village. Phone: 15281584874. Recommended dishes: corn tortillas, farmhouse cured meat, farmhouse sausages, Jiarong roasted buns, with an average consumption of 60 yuan per person)
Recommendation 2: Zheng Ge’s Private Kitchen Dishes (Address: Jia Ju Er Village, 001 Township Road, Jia Ju Town. Phone: 13219463344. Recommended Dishes: Yak Meat Soup Pot, Wild Mushroom Stir fried Preserved Meat, Hot Stir Fried Pork Intestines. Per capita consumption 50 yuan/person)
Dining on the same day: hotel breakfast, self service for main meals
Daily accommodation: Jiarong Sangzhukang, Guilan Courtyard or equivalent
Day 4 Jiaju Tibetan Village – Moshi Park – Muya Temple – Tagong Grassland – Yuzixi
09:00: Experience the smoke and smoke emanating from the kitchen in Jiaju Tibetan Village. After breakfast, depart from the hotel and head to Moshi Park (95km, 2.5 hours)
Passing through the Yara Snow Mountain observation deck on the way, taking photos and checking in
11: 30: Lunch (self funded)
12: 15: Visiting the Plateau Scenery [Ink Stone Park] (Ticket 60+Sightseeing Bus 20, already included)
Mo Shi Park is located in Daofu Bamei Town, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is situated in the core area of China’s most beautiful scenic road, 318 National Highway, and is adjacent to well-known scenic spots such as Danba Meiren Valley and Kangding Xindu Bridge. It is a transfer station between the pinnacle of Shangri La and the soul of Shangri La, Daocheng Yading. It boasts magnificent grasslands, graceful wetlands, fantastic Mo Shi, characteristic residential buildings, plateau flower sea, golden autumn, white pagoda temple, and eight wonders of sunrise and sunset. The characteristic of the scenery throughout the year is to enjoy the summer heat in spring and the colorful forests in autumn, and to step on the snow in winter. The natural landscape of Mo Shi, which stretches along the Xianshui River fault zone, is even more coveted by people and is known as the “Eighth Beauty of China’s Most Beautiful Landscape Avenue”.
14: 00: After the tour ends, take a car to the Muya Temple, also known as Xiaosida (20km, 30 minutes)
14: 30: Tour of Muya Temple
Muya Temple, located on a flat ground at the foot of Yala Snow Mountain, is composed of Juemu Temple, Lama Temple, Buddhist Academy, and Tibetan Medical College. It is another Buddhist holy site in Garze Prefecture, second only to Seda in scale, and is currently undergoing continuous expansion. The layout of the temple is spacious, with snow capped mountains, Tibetan style buildings, grasslands, and a group of white pagodas appearing in the same frame. Occasionally, monks dressed in red rush by, circling the temple clockwise, and occasionally encountering monks for recreational activities during their rest time. Next to the temple, there is a village inhabited by many practitioners: Jiagu Lane, which is very similar to Sida and is called “Xiaosida” by travelers. Going deeper along the village path, you can see a large group of white pagodas. Above the white pagoda group is the world’s largest Mani pile, and below it are huge prayer wheels and pilgrims.
16: 00: Arrive at the Tagong Grassland. Take photos and check in.
Tagong Grassland is the most famous grassland in Ganzi Prefecture, with gentle terrain, abundant water and grass, and flocks of sheep. The rivers, grasslands, forests, sacred mountains, temples, Tibetan houses, and rich Tibetan customs along the grassland make people feel like they are in a carefree and beautiful world, and also present the most beautiful scenery of Ganzi to tourists, which cannot be forgotten for a long time.
16: 30: Take a car to Yuzixi (37km, 1.5 hours)
18: 00: Arrive at the Fish roe West Viewing Platform. Enjoy the sight of the peaks of Gongya.
Yuzixi is located at an altitude of 4200 meters, surrounded by a 360 degree divine mountain and a small number of scenic spots in Xinduqiao. It belongs to the Muya Gongga region and has basic cultural characteristics based on Tibetan Buddhism. It can provide a 360 degree view of the Yala Divine Mountain, one of the four major divine mountains in Tibet and the “second Shambhala” in Tibet, as well as the entire Muya Gongga Snow Mountain range. It is a rare viewing and photography spot in the Gongga West Slope area.
Housekeeper’s reminder: 1. Only vehicles with less than 7 seats can directly reach Yuzixi. Vehicles with more than 7 seats are required to transfer to local transfer vehicles at Xinduqiao (cost 60-80 yuan/person, please bear it); 2. Local people in Yuzixi charge a management fee of 20 yuan per person, please take care of yourself. In case of unexpected circumstances, it is not possible to visit Yuzi West, but instead to visit the Sky City of Gediram.
19: 00: Take a car to Xinduqiao Town, known as the “paradise of photographers” (60km/1 hour)
20: 00: Dinner tasting local cuisine (at your own expense).
Recommended cuisine:
Recommendation 1: Yingdu Restaurant (Address: First Floor, Yingdu Boutique Hotel, Provincial Road 215, Xinduqiao, Phone: 18990484898. Recommended dishes: yak meat soup pot, firewood chicken, wild mushroom soup pot, sour and spicy potato shreds. Per capita consumption is 70 yuan/person)
Recommended 2: My kitchen (address: diagonally opposite the Yangzongling Hotel in Xinduqiao, phone: 17309048128, 19915318546. Recommended dishes: Chinese prickly ash fish, Stewed Pork Ball in Brown Sauce in brown sauce, plateau wild mushrooms. The per capita consumption is 70 yuan/person)
Dining on the same day: Hotel breakfast, self service for main meals
Accommodation for the day: Xinduqiao Yake Station, Xinduqiao Yangzongling Hotel, Xinduqiao Yunding Starry Sky Courtyard Hotel, Shukang Impression Hotel or equivalent
Day 5 Xindu Bridge – Kangding Love Song – Chengdu
08:00: After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, take a bus to the popular check-in point Stincuo (36km/1 hour)
09:00: Visit Stincso.
Stingcuo is located next to Kangding Gongga Airport, with an altitude of over 4260 meters, and is a small and private scenic spot in western Sichuan. This place is like a flawless, crystal clear jade, sparkling with its own beautiful luster, reflecting the blue of the surrounding sky, the white of clouds, the red of flowers, and the green of grass. To the north, you can enjoy the Yala Snow Mountain, to the east, you can admire the continuous peaks of Zheduo Mountain, and to the west, you can admire the photography paradise of Xindu Bridge from afar. It is an excellent place for photography.
Housekeeper’s reminder: Local residents in Stincuo charge management fees of 10-20 yuan. Please take care of yourself
10: 00: Take a car to Kangding Love Song Scenic Area (50km, 1 hour, 15 minutes)
11: 15: Arrive at the Kangding Love Song Scenic Area (including ticket and sightseeing bus fees). Transfer to the sightseeing bus and enter the scenic area
The Kangding Love Song Scenic Area, also known as Muguocuo, is characterized by open mountain lakes, rapids and waterfalls, natural hot springs, and grasslands. It integrates lakes, waterfalls, springs, streams, snow peaks, forests, grasslands, red stones, and Tibetan customs, and is extremely primitive, natural, and tranquil. It is currently a national 4A level tourist attraction and the core tourist area of Gongga Mountain National Scenic Area. The scenic area consists of attractions such as Mugecuo, Honghai Grassland, Fangcaoping, Yaochi Boiling Spring, Dujuan Gorge, and Qise Sea. The scenery changes endlessly throughout the year, with azaleas blooming in spring and green peaks dripping green; Summer snow capped mountains and a sea of flowers, a summer paradise; Autumn is full of mountains and colorful forests, a world of light and shadow, winter is wrapped in silver, a fairy tale world.
12: 00: Lunch in the scenic area (there is only one restaurant in the scenic area, please take care of yourself, and you can bring your own dry food)
15: 00: End of tour, return to Chengdu by car (285km, 5 hours)
20: 00: Arrive in Chengdu, stay at the hotel and rest. That night, you can taste local specialty cuisine (at your own expense)
Recommended cuisine:
Recommendation 1: Hongxing Restaurant (Yipintianxia Store. Address: No. 13, Yipintianxia Street, Tel: 028-87534630. Recommended tasting: Nenghong Apricot Chicken, Shanduan Vermicelli, Garlic flavored Shrimp, Crab roe tofu pudding, with a per capita consumption of 100 yuan/person)
Recommendation 2: Chicken Feather Shop (People’s Park Store. Address: No.1 Jiangjun Street, Phone 17828145188. Recommended Tastes: Spicy Chicken, Garlic Paste White Meat, Signature Green Pepper Fish, Special Ba Gu Meat, Per capita Consumption 80 yuan/person)
Dining on the same day: hotel breakfast, self service for main meals
Daily accommodation: Chengdu Jinxiu Wenhua Hotel, Chengdu Huanhuaxi Zhixuan Holiday Hotel, Chengdu Qingtong City Hotel or equivalent
Day 6 Chengdu->Departure City
According to the flight schedule, for this free day, if it’s not an early flight, you can take a nap, wake up early and go to the streets and alleys of Chengdu to see the leisurely and peaceful life of the city’s people, or go to visit your favorite attractions. Chengdu is a city with strong tolerance, and in this day, you can find that you have returned to your most authentic self. According to the flight schedule, our staff will take you to the airport and take you back to your warm home.
Recommended tourist attraction 1: Dongmen Market
In the “Dongmen Market”, details that recreate the memories of old Chengdu can be seen everywhere. Many people are first attracted by a relief art wall, whether it is the scene of the East Street market during the Republic of China era or the Xingshun grocery store, all of which are from Mr. Li Jieren’s work “The Waves of the Dead Water”. The combination of grey walls, black tiles, wooden beams, and reliefs, as well as the Sichuan Opera stage, old-fashioned tea houses, and various relief paintings in the park, create a blend of classical and modern styles that instantly evoke a sense of returning to the old Chengdu of the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China era.
Address: Intersection of Jieren Road and Lingke West Road in Chengdu
Ticket: Free of charge
Recommended tourist attraction 2: Qingyang Palace
Qingyang Palace is known as the “Number One Taoist Temple in Western Sichuan” and “Number One Jungle in Southwest China”, and is also one of the famous Taoist temples in China. Qingyang Palace was first built during the Zhou Dynasty and was originally named Qingyangsi. In the Ming Dynasty, the temples built in the Tang Dynasty were destroyed by military disasters. Most of the existing buildings were rebuilt gradually from the 6th to 10th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1667-1671 AD), covering an area of approximately 120000 square meters. The main buildings of Qingyang Palace include Shanmen, Sanqing Hall, Tang Wang Hall, etc. The Hunyuan Hall in the palace is tall and majestic, and the Bagua Pavilion is the most well preserved and luxurious building among them, enshrining the statue of Laozi riding a green ox. The most precious cultural relic in Qingyang Palace is the “Collection of Taoist Essentials”, which is the most fully preserved version in the world and has become a precious material for studying Taoism.
Address: West Section 2, 1st Ring Road, Qingyang District, Chengdu City