Bee Friendly, I have been to Tibet twice, but I still chose to go to Gannan. Except for some similarities with Tibetan temples, Gannan’s natural scenery is still very different from Tibet. If you have money, leisure, and good health, it is still worth experiencing.
Let me introduce my
Gannan
Trip: In September 2017, I rented a car with a friend and set off from Lanzhou. We traveled all the way south through the three provinces of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan and finally arrived in Chengdu. We spent 8 days on the road and saw many things different from Tibet. scenery.
The starting point is “Lanzhou”. If you have never been to Lanzhou, Lanzhou is worth visiting for 1 or 2 days.
Gansu Provincial Museum
Lanzhou - Yellow River Mother Statue
Lanzhou Yellow River Iron Bridge “Zhongshan Bridge”.
Zhongshan Bridge was originally called “Yellow River Iron Bridge”. It was renamed Zhongshan Bridge in the 31st year of the Republic of China. It is located in the middle section of Binhe Road in Lanzhou, at the foot of Baita Mountain. It is the earliest real bridge on the Jiuqu Yellow River. According to the “Creation of Lanzhou Yellow River Iron Bridge” According to the “Stele Inscription”, the construction of the Yellow River Iron Bridge began in February of the thirty-third year of Guangxu (1907) and was completed in July of the first year of Xuantong (1909). It lasted nearly two and a half years and cost a lot of silver. 306,600 taels. The Yellow River Iron Bridge is 233.5 meters long and has a total width of 8.36 meters. The roadway is 6 meters wide and the sidewalks on both sides are 1 meter wide.
Today, the ornamental value, history and cultural relic value of Zhongshan Bridge have far exceeded its transportation value, and it has become the most eye-catching sight of the Golden City along the Baili Yellow River.
The Yellow River passes through the city
- The first stop, Xiahe, Gannan: Labrang Monastery, Sangke Grassland
Starting from Lanzhou and heading south, today’s destination is “
Xiahe
”. Visit “Labrang Monastery” and “Sangke Grassland”. Lanzhou to
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235 kilometers, the roads are mainly highways, and the drive takes 3 and a half hours.
Passing through Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province, known as the “Little Mecca of the East”, you can see many mosques along the way. Altitude 1700-2300 meters.
At noon, we arrived at Labuleng Temple. The first thing we saw when entering the scenic spot was the “Gongtang Pagoda”. It is said that this is a commanding height where you can overlook the panoramic view of “Tamb Temple”, but there is an additional fee of 20 yuan per person. Without hesitation, pay the fee to climb the tower.
Bronze statue on top of Gongtang Pagoda
In the afternoon, we entered Labrang Temple to visit, and a monk gave an explanation. Visit the four halls of Kumbum Monastery, 1. The Lion’s Roar Buddha Hall (Shou’an Temple), (Shou’an Temple was built with donations from Sam Chacang, in front of the Kalachakra Academy, each with 5 rooms in depth, and the Qing Jiaqing Emperor’s Royal Palace hanging on the door. There is a plaque of “Shou’an Temple” written in four languages: Han, Tibetan, Manchu and Mongolian. In the hall, there is a bronze statue of the Roaring Lion Buddha, 13 meters high, and eight Bodhisattvas. , Sixteen Arhats); 2. Labrang Monastery Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall. One of the exhibition halls displays the “butter flowers” made by the monks in the temple, and the other exhibition hall displays various cultural relics and treasures collected by Labrang Temple; 3. The Sutra Hall of Wensi Buddhist Academy, the monks in the temple were visiting Study and chant sutras under the leadership of a highly respected monk (the Great Sutra Hall. There are six sutra halls in the whole temple, the largest is the Sutra Hall of Wensi College, also known as the Great Sutra Hall, which is the meeting place for the “Xu Qin Tso Dui” meeting. field It is the center of the temple. When the first Jiamuyan was first built, it had only 80 pillars. In 1772, the second Jiamuyan was expanded to 140 pillars, which can accommodate 3,000 monks chanting sutras. Sega Muyang built the front hall and courtyard. So far, the Sutra Hall has become the most magnificent building in the temple with hundreds of houses in total including the front hall building, front courtyard, main hall and back hall, covering an area of more than 10 acres); 4. Kalachakra Academy Sutra Hall. The pagoda dedicated to the first five Living Buddhas of Labrang Monastery (the Sutra Hall of Kalachakra Academy: located on the right side of the Great Sutra Hall, was built in 1763. The main hall has 5 east and west rooms and 11 north and south rooms. It has a strong Tibetan style. The bronze statue of Chakravartin Buddha. In the middle of the apse are statues of Sakyamuni and his seven disciples, and on the left and right are the spiritual pagodas of living Buddhas such as Khenpo Cang, Gongtang Luozhi Cang, and Danba Gyatso).
Labrang Monastery Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall (photography of the collections here is allowed)
“Sangke Grassland” is located in
Gannan
Xiahe
One kilometer southwest of the county is part of the Dajiutan (“Horse Horse Beach”) grassland in Sangke Township. It is an open and flat alpine grassland surrounded by mountains. Mulberry grassland has a large
Xiahe
The water flows slowly from south to north, with luxuriant water and grass and elegant scenery. There are herds of cattle and sheep under the blue sky and white clouds, creating a natural pastoral scenery. Sangke grassland is a meadow grassland with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters and a grassland area of 70 square kilometers. The terrain is gentle and undulating, vast and vast, with abundant water and grass, and fat cattle and sheep.
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The state’s main livestock product base.
Sangke grassland has a history of being a natural pasture for the Tibetan people. Every summer, the grassland is as green as a carpet, and flowers of all colors are in full bloom. The sky is high and the air is cool. It is an ideal tourist place for grassland tourism, summer escape, experiencing Tibetan pastoral life, and returning to nature.
Moraceae grassland full of wild flowers
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Xiahe
On the way to town, we passed a body of water “Dazong Lake”.
Dazong Holy Lake is located in the mountains next to Wangxia Highway. The green lake water is cool and refreshing.
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One of the famous holy lakes in the area. There are pedestrian trails on one side around the lake, and the trails around the lake are still dirt roads. As a scenic spot, Dazong Holy Lake has just started; the lake is full of Tibetan prayer flags and hadas, and campers and painters on the lakeside are peaceful and leisurely. The name of the lake has already spread far and wide.
On the way back, we passed by Labrang Monastery again. The setting sun shone on the Gongtang Pagoda, making it even more solemn and solemn. I got out of the car to take pictures of this beautiful scenery.
- The second stop, Langmusi Town, Gannan: Langmusi
The scenery along the way (feeling)
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The natural scenery along the way is also a major attraction); did you see that the sheep’s horns are different? And there seem to be two kinds of horns, one spiraling upwards and the other spiraling downwards.
This kind of mural on the rock is also a very beautiful landscape.
I discovered “Guomang Wetland” while driving. This is a newly developed scenic spot. Except for the mention by individual tourists in their travel notes, no more information can be found online. It is a very beautiful wetland scenery, and the biggest benefit is “no charge”.
The stockade at the front of the wetland is also a nice prospect.
Panorama of Guomang Wetland
Gahai Lake natural landscape
Gahai Lake, a scenic spot recommended by the driver Fu, is a relatively mature tourist attraction. The scenic spot is charged (ticket 30 yuan), but because I was rushing to “Langmusi”, I didn’t go inside. It is not too far from Guomang Wetland and seems to be an ecosystem.
Panoramic view of Gahai Lake. From this perspective, the lake area is still very large.
Gaden Sai Tri Monastery
We arrived at Langmusi (Gansu Temple) at 2pm. The weather was gloomy and rainy.
Langmusi Temple (Gansu Temple) belongs to the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism and was founded in 1748 AD. Its founder was the first Chiwa Gyassen Kelsang. After the establishment and expansion of living Buddhas in the past, Langmusi now has Wensi College, Sutra College, Kalachakra College, Medical College, and Sutra Printing College.
The pagodas in the temple mainly include the physical pagoda of the first living Buddha. It is said that the hair and nails of this spiritual body are like new growth; There are also more than 70 pagodas of different sizes and designs.
The door to the largest sutra hall of Ganden Saichi Monastery is locked and cannot be visited. The sculptures on the verandahs and columns are exquisite.
Ganden Saichi Monastery—-Panorama of Langmusu Monastery
Langmusi is also a place name, which is Gansu
Gannan
Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Luqu
A small town jointly administered by the county and Zoige County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan.
A small stream less than 2 meters wide flows through the town, but it has a very grand name “Bailongjiang”, which is translated as “Baishui River” in Tibetan. The crystal clear Bailong River divides the town into two. Jiangbei is the Saichi Temple belonging to Gansu
Luqu
County, also called “Andacang Langmu Saichi Temple”, Jiangnan is the Gerdi Temple, which belongs to Ruoergai County, Sichuan, also called “Andoda Canglangmu Gerdi Temple”, both belong to the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism temple.
A creek divides and connects two provinces, integrating the two ethnic groups of Tibet and Hui who coexist peacefully. Lamasery and mosques exist on their own side. People on both sides of the creek use different ways to show off the giant Buddha and worship. Conveys persistence in faith.
Looking into the distance of Langmusi (Sichuan Temple)
- The third stop, Gannandie: Zhagana
Today’s attraction and destination is “Zhagana”. Zhagana belongs to Gansu
Diebu
Yiwa Township, County. “Zhagana” is a Tibetan language, meaning “stone box”. It is a complete natural “stone city” commonly known as the “Hall of Hell”.
The road to Zhagana has reached deep into Sichuan Within the territory, the landform here has undergone some changes. It is no longer plateau grassland and round hills, but towering mountains. The car is walking in the canyon. The stream in the canyon is fast. Fortunately, the road is relatively flat, but the road is not wide and many It is a serpentine curve, with rockfalls occurring in some places. There are also some sections where the canyons are relatively wide and there are small dams. The biggest feature is that the vegetation is very lush, bare rocks are rarely seen, and the mountains are lined with green trees. The small dam in the canyon is full of greenery. The trees by the river are taller and stronger.
About to enter “Zhagana”, the mountains will become more steep and the roads will become narrower.
“Naga Stone Gate” is the first doorway into Zhagana.
Zagana
The terrain of Zhagana resembles both a large-scale palace and a complete ancient city built on natural rock walls. To the north is the majestic, majestic and dazzling stone peak of Guanggai Mountain. It was called “Shijing Mountain” in ancient times because the gray-white rocks easily reflect light; The sky is filled with clouds and mist; two stone peaks rise from the ground to the south, facing each other and forming a stone gate; further south to the Dongwa and Naga areas, cliffs stand, clear streams rise and fall, and the water grinds the flywheel and circulates endlessly. The mountains are steep and the scenery is beautiful, just like a large-scale stone palace. Although this paradise was praised by Locke as the birthplace of Adam and Eve nearly a hundred years ago, it is still a virgin land.
Zhagana is a complete natural “stone city” where nature shows her awesome power.
Rock walls like Zhagana extend to the top of the mountain like a stone wall
Looking around at the surrounding mountains, Zhagana seems to be contained in a stone box, surrounded by clouds and mist, like a fairyland.
Chatting with the Tibetan landlords we stayed at, we found that they have lived in these mountains for generations, living a quiet and comfortable life. They have never left the mountains, but they do not yearn for the world outside the mountains.
Zagana
On the way down the mountain, a stream made Zha Gana more lively and graceful.
Standing in the village and looking at the road down the mountain, it is the only way for us to enter Zhagana.
According to our landlord, this pagoda in the village has a history of hundreds of years, even longer than the history of Langmusi. It is precisely because people live here that there is a demand for faith and a larger scale. Langmusi and other temples.
The next morning, the sun briefly showed its face, and I hurriedly walked onto the viewing platform of the landlord’s house, fixing the most beautiful Zagana in our hearts forever.
- The fourth stop, Tangke, Sichuan: Huahu Lake and the First Bend of the Yellow River
Today’s destination is “Tangke”, with two scenic spots in the middle: “Flower Lake” and “The First Bend of the Yellow River”. Belongs to Norgai County, Sichuan.
The distance from Zhagana to Tangke is about 200 kilometers, and we still set off at 8 am.
The entrance to Huahu Scenic Area of Huahu Ecological Tourism Zone is also a “wetland science education base”.
This area is densely populated with water plants and the lake is no longer visible.
Most of the scenic spots have wooden plank roads like this, and it takes about 3-4 kilometers to walk around the scenic spot.
The colors of the grass are colorful. The colors of the grass in Huahu Ecological Tourism Zone are colorful.
The lake is like a mirror, and a beautiful reflection of the sky appears in the lake.
Today, Huahu is even more mysterious and noble because it is little known: the everlasting small wooden pavilion, the long plank road, the large lake, the large sky, the entangled clouds between the water and the sky, and the photos coming back from Huahu will last forever. It’s such a simple combination. But it will always make people fall in love at first sight. There is no choice.
In the afternoon, go to the first bay of Jiuqu of the Yellow River
About to enter the “First Bend of the Yellow River” scenic spot, I saw the ticket office from a distance. It was very grand and beautiful. The ticket hall was empty and there were few tourists. It seemed that it was the off-season for tourism.
I originally thought that I could enter the scenic spot after purchasing the ticket, but I didn’t expect that the scenic spot is still 8 or 9 kilometers away from the ticket office, and it will take a while to drive. I really don’t understand why it is designed and arranged like this.
The best place to see the first bay of the Yellow River is from the top of the hill behind Suokezang Temple. This is a place with an altitude of nearly 4,000 meters. Every time you take a step, you will obviously feel that the burden on your heart is a little heavier. Fortunately, we purchased landscape lift tickets so that it would be easier to go up the mountain.
I saw the sightseeing elevator and wooden plank road in the scenic spot from a distance. Only when I entered the elevator did I realize that this scenic elevator is so long and high. For the elderly with limited mobility and tourists with high fever, landscape elevators are a very necessary means of transportation.
Walk up to the viewing platform, snap a group of photos, and stitch them together into a panorama later.
The first bend of the Yellow River originates from the Yellow River in Bayan Har Mountain (4,500 meters above sea level), flows through Sichuan Province, and is a famous scenic spot formed next to Suokezang Temple in Tangke Township, Zoige County. The Yellow River’s cross-cutting diameter here is 300 meters, and the Baihe River’s cross-cutting diameter is 400 meters. During this section of the Yellow River, it is the boundary river between Sichuan and Gansu. The west of the river is Gansu and the east of the river is Sichuan. The Yellow River comes from the Gansu side, and the White River joins from the top of the first bay of the Yellow River, shaped like an “S”. The water of the Yellow River floats slowly from the horizon like a fairy streamer, caressing it gently on the edge of Sichuan, and then turns around. It floats back to Qinghai, so this place is called the first bay of the Jiuqu Yellow River.
Appearance of “Sokezang Temple”
There is a “Sokezang Temple” at the foot of the mountain. It is quite large and I was short of time and didn’t have the chance to visit it.
- The fifth stop, Qinghai Jiuzhi: Nian Bao Jade Rules
On September 21, the weather was sunny in the morning and the temperature was 1-2 degrees Celsius. Today’s attraction is “Nian Bao Jade”, and the destination is Banma County, Qinghai.
Set off under the rising sun. Travel southwest along S209 and enter Hongyuan County.
Hongyuan County is a snow-capped mountain grassland that the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army passed through during the Long March. It was established in 1960 and named “Hongyuan” by the beloved Premier Zhou Enlai. Hongyuan is located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the “Roof of the World”, in the northwest of Sichuan Province and the center of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is 450 kilometers away from Chengdu in the south and 640 kilometers away from Lanzhou in the north. The average altitude is above 3,600 meters. The terrain slopes from southeast to northwest, and the landform has the typical characteristics of transition from mountain plain to hilly plateau. In the middle of the county, Chazhenliangzi rises high, forming a natural dividing line, with an altitude of more than 4,300 meters.
Hongyuan prairie spans two major units: plateau landform and mountain landform. The first characteristic natural landscape is grassland wetland, and the second is snow mountain and forest wetland landscape. They are all characterized by large scale, wide distribution and high quality. The tragic epic of the Long March of the Red Army, the profound religious culture, and the romantic and simple Tibetan customs of the grassland constitute a unique cultural journey in Hongyuan. Hongyuan was listed as the “Greater Jiuzhai International Tourism Core Area” for the first time.
Passing through Anqu Town, Hongyuan County, the road turns northwest to S302 and enters Aba County.
Take pictures of the beautiful plateau scenery on the viewing platform. I paid a 10 yuan parking fee, opened the door to take photos, and used the restroom for free. The kind Tibetan aunt even brought a kettle and washed my hands with warm water, which made me feel warm in my heart.
The road passes through beautiful valleys
Entering Aba County
Aba County is located at 101°18′-102°35′ east longitude and 32°18′-33°37′ north latitude. It is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is located at the intersection of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces in the northwest of the autonomous prefecture. It borders Zoige County and Hongyuan County to the east; it borders Markang County to the south; it borders Gansu Province to the north and west respectively.
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County, Jiuzhi County, Banma County of Qinghai Province and Rangtang County of Sichuan Province are bounded.
Aba County is rich in tourism resources and is a religious tourist attraction. There are famous Tibetan temples such as Langyi Temple and Kirti Temple. In addition, there are many tourist attractions such as Manzhatang Wetland and Amdo Tibetan Folk Culture Corridor. There are rich local specialties, such as monk buns, jade belt cakes, etc. Specialties include Jialuo sheep and nard.
Natural scenery on the way
Today’s main scene is located in “Nianbao Yuze” in Jiuzhi County, Goluo Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. When we arrived at Nianbao Yuze, the weather was very cooperative and we saw blue sky and white clouds, but the sun faded in and out at the location of the main peak. The “Nianbao Yuze” scenic spot has an altitude of 4,000 meters, and the altitude is constantly rising along the way.
“Nian Bao Jade Rule” Fairy Lake and Snow Mountain
The vast Kunlun Mountains are divided into the western section and the eastern section on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The southern branch of the East Kunlun Mountains is called Bayan Har Mountain. Nianbao Yuze is the highest peak of the Bayan Har Mountains. It is located in the eastern section of the Bayan Har Mountains in Jiuzhi County, Qinghai Province. Nianbao Yuze, with an altitude of 5369 meters. It is located at 101.1° east longitude and 33.3° north latitude. Its top is composed of three perennial snow-covered mountains, and the mountain body is composed of several ridges and corresponding canyons. When viewed from a bird’s eye view, it looks like flower petals. The canyon is dominated by valley glaciers and hanging glaciers. After the ice and snow melt, more than 160 large and small lakes are formed in the valleys around the snow peaks, forming a scene of snow-capped mountains, mirror lakes and myriad natural landscapes. Local herdsmen regard it as a “sacred mountain”, probably because of its tranquility and beauty. Of course, the peaks around the main peak. The rugged rocks also add to the appeal of this mountain, which is not very eye-catching in altitude.
As soon as you enter the scenic spot, you can see the snow and glaciers on the main peak of Nianbao Yuze. There is a plateau glacier covering an area of about 8 square kilometers on the main peak.
Our itinerary is limited to “Fairy Lake”. Every summer, the lake is full of various wild flowers, coupled with the blue lake water and the snow-capped mountains in the distance, it is simply a fairyland! It has just been developed here and the scenery is still very original. If you want to travel in depth, you can continue hiking or riding horseback and go deep into the Nianbao Yuze Mountains.
Unfortunately, “Nianbao Yuze Scenic Spot” is currently closed; it will be replaced by another similar scenic spot “Lianbao Yeze”.
- The sixth stop, Garze, Sichuan: Seda Wuming Buddhist College
September 22nd. Today’s attraction is “Seda Wuming Buddhist Academy” and overnight in Seda County.
The distance from Banma County to Seda is about 130 kilometers (there is still nearly 30 kilometers from the county to Wuming Buddhist College). The road is fairly easy to walk, but there are few vehicles and there are no road signs (departing from Banma County, after asking the local driver several times to find the way to Seda, the road sign is a wooden sign with the word “Seda” written on it. On the road We walked a long distance without being able to see the oncoming traffic), and the altitude was around 4,000 meters, and we had to climb two 4,400-meter mountain passes. The roads in Qinghai Banma County are not very easy to travel. After climbing over two high mountains, the roads in Sichuan Seda County are much better. The roads are smooth, the traffic signs are standardized, and even the security inspection methods are different. Banma County uses manual registration for public security inspections, while Seda County uses electronic identification and photography. It can be seen that there are still some differences in the economic strength of the two places.
Entering Seda County, it is still a high-altitude landscape, with no trees, not even low shrubs, only moss and lichens.
The spectacular Tibetan cultural symbols “wind horse flag” and “prayer flags”, as well as mysterious Tibetan symbols, whether they are scriptures or prayers, are unknown.
Arrive at Seda County at noon. After lunch, check into the hotel, Seda “Kangba Grand Hotel”, and then go straight to Seda Wuming Buddhist College, 28 kilometers away.
Seda Celestial Burial Platform
Arrive at Wuming Buddhist College. The roads in the college are being fully repaired, and outside vehicles are not allowed to enter. We got off the bus and were about to transfer to the scenic bus. We met a local driver in the parking lot and asked us if we wanted to see the sky burial platform. He said that the sky burial would be held soon and that we could see the sky burial first and then the Wuming Buddhist Academy. We took his car and rushed to Seda Celestial Tomb.
We arrived at the sky burial platform and saw that many tourists had arrived at the sky burial platform to visit the sky burial ceremony. This has become a tourist project in Seda and lost part of the mystery of sky burial. The architecture of the celestial burial platform is magnificent and very distinctive. The ceremony has already begun.
There is a shield (a white curtain) around the sky burial platform. Due to the rain, tourists hold umbrellas to block part of the view. I could vaguely see the sky burial master wearing mainly red and colorful Tibetan clothing and rubber gloves. He first cut off the long hair of the deceased, maybe a woman, and threw it aside. Then he held a kitchen knife to cut the body. At this time, a large number of vultures had already Waiting on the top of the mountain. I also saw many monks chanting sutras and praying for the deceased in the rain. Due to poor visibility and rain, we went down the mountain and returned to the car. While waiting for other tourists in the same car to board the bus, we saw vultures flying down from the top of the mountain. The driver said that the vultures had begun to eat the remains. The driver told us that sky burials are not Instead of burying all the remains, cut off a leg bone of the deceased (male left, female right) and give it to the family to take back and bury, so that they can be sacrificed later. On the way back, other tourists said that a total of five corpses participated in today’s sky burial. In this way, Tibetans return to nature and their souls return to heaven.
After visiting the sky burial, take the college bus and enter the “Wu Ming Buddhist College”.
As soon as I entered the “Wu Ming Buddhist Academy”, I was shocked by the red monk houses and Buddhist buildings all over the mountains and plains~~~
Seda Wuming Buddhist College is located on the outskirts of Seda County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. More than 20 kilometers away from Seda County, there is a ravine called Larung Valley. A few miles up the ditch is the world-famous Larung Gar Wuming Temple. Buddhist College, also known as Seda Buddhist College. Serta Buddhist College is one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist colleges in the world.
Every monk’s house is a small wooden house like this with a house number. This one is “No. 18, District 19”.
The highest building on the top of Larung Gar is the mandala
“Grand Sutra Hall” of Larung Gar Buddhist Academy
[Mandala] On the highest mountain of the Buddhist Academy, there is a magnificent building called “Mandala” (transliteration). The upper part of it is a place for praying. It is said that if you have any disease, you can be cured by turning a hundred times here; the lower layer is a prayer wheel, and the golden cylinder remains after people’s dry hands turn it. Next came a long series of crunching sounds.
Early morning, Seda County street scene
Opposite the breakfast shop is the Gesar Cultural Museum, and I took two exterior shots.
- The seventh stop, Sichuan from Seda to Li County
September 23rd, I was on the road all day. It took more than 8 hours to drive the 380-kilometer road from Seda to Gurgou, Li County. I didn’t even bother to eat lunch, mainly because the G317 highway was rugged (some sections were quite difficult to walk, and traffic on both sides of the road was blocked). It is very difficult and often leads to traffic jams. It is unbelievable that this is a national highway); there is a navigation error. The driver Master Song’s navigation shows that the road will be built to detour, which will add more than 200 kilometers. According to the road conditions we are driving, it is expected to be 8-8pm Arrive at the destination at 10 o’clock. Master Song asked his colleagues in the team. Although National Highway 317 was under construction, it was still open to traffic. He switched to my Baidu map navigation (Master Song used Amap) to correct Master Song’s wrong navigation.
Because I was worried about road conditions along the way, I didn’t take many photos along the way.
During this journey, I felt that the biggest change was the change in the “Tibetan Village”. The Tibetan village here is very beautiful and can be said to be very gorgeous.
Departing from 8:30 am, we still haven’t arrived at Malcon by 12 noon. There is still more than half the journey from Malkang to Li County. According to Master Song’s navigation information, we have only run a third of the way here. We don’t know what the road conditions will be like behind us, so we don’t dare to delay. We take a short break here and continue on our way.
Finally arrived at Malcon at 2:30 pm. From here on, I will navigate. There are still 120 kilometers left. I will continue driving along G317 and arrive at the destination of Gulgou County, Geographic County, two and a half hours later.
We stayed at the “Shiman Hot Spring Hotel” in Gurgou Town, Li County. The biggest feature of Gurgou Town in Li County is that all hotels have hot springs.
Gurgou Shenfeng Hot Spring is located on the bank of Zagunao River at the foot of Gurgou Shenfeng Mountain in Li County. This scenic spot has a huge hot spring - Gulgou Hot Spring. It was created by a hot mineral spring with a water temperature as high as 62°C and a flow of more than 2,000 tons per day. After passing through countless mountain streams, it is still hot when it arrives next to the Da-A highway. It is a demineralized, thermal silicon water type medical health care thermal mineral water and a metasilicate type natural drinking high-quality mineral water. It is currently the only natural thermal mineral spring in Sichuan Province that integrates bathing, drinking and therapeutic purposes. As early as a thousand years ago, it was known as “Divine Water” and enjoys the reputation of “Fairy Mountain Yao Chi, Lingshui Divine Spring”. In 1994, it was rated as a famous high-quality spring in Sichuan Province.
Li County is located in the west of Sichuan Province, the east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, on the southeastern edge of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, bordering Maoxian and Heishui to the northeast, Xiaojin to the southwest, Wenchuan to the southeast, and Malkang and Hongyuan to the northwest. It is 202 kilometers away from the provincial capital Chengdu and 193 kilometers away from the state capital Malkang. It is located at 30°54′43″-31°12′12″ north latitude and 102°32′46″-103°30′30″ east longitude. The county covers an area of 4313.42 square kilometers.
Li County has high mountains and deep valleys, and beautiful scenery, including the provincial-level scenic spot-Miyaluo Red Leaf Scenic Area, the provincial-level famous spring-Gulgou “Shenfeng Hot Spring”, the Oriental Castle-Taoping Qiang Village, and the natural scenery of Bipenggou, etc. . National Highway 317 runs through the entire territory along the Zagunao River.
- The eighth stop, Li County, Sichuan: Bipenggou, Wenchuan
On September 24th, in the morning, we visited “Bipenggou”, a small Jiuzhaigou village in Li County. The scenery is very beautiful and resembles the scenery of Jiuzhaigou.
Return to Chengdu in the afternoon via Wenchuan, pay homage to Wenchuan Bell Tower Earthquake Memorial Square, arrive at Chengdu “Tai Tong Hotel” at 6 pm, complete safely and successfully
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, Sichuan and Qinghai all itineraries.
Bipenggou Longwanghai Waterfall
To visit the “Bipenggou” scenic spot, you need to take two sections of scenic sightseeing cars, each section takes about 30-40 minutes. After getting off the scenic car in the first section, you can see the beautiful Longwanghai Waterfall. The Longwang Sea is similar to the Wuhua Sea in Jiuzhaigou. The clear lake water, colorful algae and silent tree trunks create an amazing underwater world with a rich sense of color.
Bipenggou Scenic Area
The beautiful reflection in the lake is the same as Jiuzhaigou Valley
You can also take pictures of the beautiful scenery of Bipenggou by taking a landscape car.
This is the largest waterfall in Bipenggou “Bailong Waterfall”
The altitude of Bipenggou Bailong Waterfall is about 3671 meters, the width of the waterfall is 10 meters, and the height difference is about 200 meters. Due to its unique topography, altitude and drop, the water pours down from the mountain top and falls into the deep pool. In an instant, flying dragons spit out jade, beads of foam splash everywhere, mist fills the air, the sound of water roars, the cold air is biting, and the momentum is majestic. It has a fierce momentum and looks like a white dragon, so it is called “White Dragon Waterfall”.
Panyang Lake, with an altitude of 3676 meters, is surrounded by lush water plants and shrubs. It is surrounded by mountains, and the blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains and glaciers are reflected in it, blending into one. Because Panyang has the most frequent activities here, the local area is named “Panyang Lake”. Visitors can walk along the wooden boardwalk around Panyang Lake and enjoy the clear lake water at an altitude of 3,676 meters and the surrounding snow-capped mountains and glaciers.
Let us always remember this day: May 12, 2008
The 5·12 Wenchuan earthquake occurred at 14:28:04 on May 12, 2008 (Monday), Beijing time. According to data from the Seismological Bureau of the People’s Republic of China, the surface wave magnitude of this earthquake reached 8.0Ms and the moment magnitude reached 8.3Mw (according to the US Geological Survey, the moment magnitude is 7.9Mw), and the earthquake intensity reaches 11 degrees. The earthquake affected more than half of China and many Asian countries and regions, reaching Liaoning in the north, Shanghai in the east, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Vietnam in the south, and Pakistan in the west.
The construction of the earthquake site square is intended to not only express the sad side of the disaster, but also try to show the strong and glorious side of humanity that shined during and after the earthquake, sowing seeds of hope, in order to commemorate the dead and comfort the living. Face the disaster squarely and face the future positively.
Arrive at the hotel we stayed at in Chengdu at 6 pm, Chengdu “Tai Tong Hotel”, safely and successfully completed
Gannan
, Sichuan and Qinghai all itineraries.
We bid farewell to our driver, Master Song. Tomorrow we will return to our place of residence, “Tianjin”.
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