Sichuan Ya'an | The hometown of giant pandas
Ya'an used to be the capital of Xikang Province. In 1955, Xikang Province was abolished, and the area east of the Jinsha River was incorporated into Sichuan Province, while the Changdu area west of the Jinsha River was incorporated into Tibet. Yucheng District, named for its heavy rainfall throughout the year, is the only 'Chinese Ecological Climate City'. Tianquan County, historically known as the 'Key to the Southwest and the Throat of Nanzhao', is an important natural ecological barrier in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and is known as the ethnic and ecological corridor of southwestern Sichuan. The first pass of the Ancient Tea Horse Road in Lushan County, Feixian Pass, is the first pass of the G318 Sichuan-Tibet Line and historically an important node of the 'Sichuan-Tibet Cultural Corridor', 'Ancient Tea Horse Road', and 'Southern Silk Road', known as the 'First Throat' of the Sichuan-Tibet Land Route. Below, I will share with you a travel guide to Ya'an~
⛰️Niubei Mountain, where the clouds roll and unfold
Niubei's seven wonders, sunrise🌅, snow mountain🏔️, sea of clouds☁️, Buddha's light🌈, starry sky🌃, sea of flowers🌹, etc., are all in one, known as the 'most beautiful 360° viewing platform in Asia'.
D1: Depart from Chongqing via Leshan to Ya'an, stay in Ya'an for the night.
D2: Go from Ya'an to Luding and up to Niubei Mountain, have hot pot on the mountain top, take pictures of the sunset🌄, and stargaze at night🌃.
D3: Get up early in the morning, the sunrise🌅 is just right, after shooting the sunrise, you can go down the mountain, have a nice lunch🥣 in Luding at noon, and go home at night.
Note that the temperature difference between morning and evening on Niubei Mountain is quite large, and the current temperature has dropped, so keep warm🧣.
Now the sightseeing car🚗 is free with the ticket
Opening hours of the scenic area: 08:00-17:30
⛰️Bifeng Gorge, weekend trip to Shangli Ancient Town
Bifeng Mengyun: Bifeng Gorge, a national 5A-level tourist attraction, is composed of the Ya'an Bifeng Gorge Base of the China Giant Panda Conservation Research Center, a wildlife park🦒, and a canyon scenic area.
D1: Depart from Chongqing directly to Shangli Ancient Town for accommodation.
D2: Go to Bifeng Gorge early in the morning, the water here is beautiful, not inferior to Jiuzhaigou. And there are panda🐼 babies.
D3: Return trip
Ticket + sightseeing car 100 yuan/person
Opening hours of the scenic area: 09:00-16:00
⛰️Mengding Mountain Tea, Wanggangping Scenery Everywhere
Mengding Mountain is surrounded by five peaks, shaped like a lotus🪷, and Mengding Mountain is known as 'Yugong Mengshan' because of the footprints of Xia Yu. It is known as the 'hometown of fairy tea' for its tribute 'royal tea'🍵.
Wanggangping's scenery is unique in all viewing spots, and the four seasons are not the same.
D1: It takes 4 hours from Chongqing to Mengding Mountain, you can go directly to the scenic area, the tea mountain is very photogenic. The mist in the mountain stream in the early morning is like a fairyland.
D2: It takes 3 hours from Mengding Mountain to Wanggangping, which is the largest natural viewing platform in western Sichuan.
D3: After shooting the sunrise in the early morning, you can go down the mountain and go to Bifeng Gorge on the way.
Mengding Mountain
Ticket 52 yuan/person, cable car🚠30 yuan/person
Opening hours of the scenic area: 09:00-17:00
Wanggangping
Ticket + sightseeing car + cable car 248 yuan/person
Opening hours of the scenic area: 08:00-17:30
In addition, there are many other attractions around Ya'an.
🌊Labba River, where there are a large number of rare animals and plants🐒.
Not far from the ancient city of Jiangcheng, which was built to commemorate the Shu general Jiang Wei.
Fengtongzhai Dengchi Gully, it is said that the first giant panda🐼 was discovered here. Sichuan Dadu River Gorge National Geological Park, with its majestic and dangerous, thousand-foot cliffs, and quiet and deep fog, is like a 'geological bible' that records the mysterious evolution of the earth's crust over more than a billion years.
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The places the Red Army visited were basically relatively biased places, and now they are a good place for secluded tourism; I didn't expect there to be such an ancient town in the mountains, and such an ancient town with cultural heritage. It can also be seen that the Red Army passed by not only passing by, but also worked hard to promote the concept and educate the masses, watching the stone slogans, full of a strong sense of the times.
Come to Chengdu for a business trip, two days in the middle, come to Ya'an Shangli Ancient Town, live in Ya'an Seven B&Bs, the room is comfortable and there are tatami mats to make tea, just renovated in 2022 is very new, it is worth staying. The weather and sunshine in the ancient town are very good today. Drink an afternoon tea and two cups of Maofeng to chat for an afternoon. For dinner, a local specialty fish pot is so delicious.
Shangli Ancient Town is located in Shangli Town, Yucheng District, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province. It was built in the Qin Dynasty and rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was listed as a national scenic spot in 2013. The ancient town building is the main body of the Ming and Qing style wooden structure, the layout of the street well, and the shops on both sides. The five families of the ancient town live in groups, Han Xiangyinzi, Yangjiadingzi, Chenjia Valleyzi, Zhangjia stick, Xujia women are famous. The main attractions are Wenfeng Tower, Sheli Tower, Qing Dynasty Overpass, Shuangjie Xiaopaifang, Nine Stone Paifang, Red Army Stone Carving Hanjia Courtyard, Erxian Bridge, Baima Spring, etc.
Popular place, good place to punch in, pleasant scenery, humanistic style, with historical characteristics
We went to the ancient town after coming out of Bifengxia. We mainly visited the ancient stage and the Erxian Bridge. The area was small and there were two rivers that met here. When we went, it was the rainy season. The river was very yellow and it looked a little quiet. The ancient town has built a new visitor center. If you park here and walk in the scenic spot, the distance is still a bit far. There are more tourists, and parking is inconvenient. After the Wenfeng Tower, you must pay attention to roadside parking. This section of parking seems to be managed by the nearest residents, 10 yuan per car. We arrived and took a map of the scenic spot and found that there is still a road to the ancient town management bureau in the visitor center. If parking is convenient there, you can cross the bridge to the ancient town from there. The first photo is the intersection of the two rivers in the ancient town. There is a family in the ancient town to buy all kinds of bugs to eat, dare not eat, so put a photo, the river bed in the ancient town is probably on the rock, and the merchants put the tea table in the river.