There is a very interesting mountain called "Jiuhuang Mountain" in Mianyang, Sichuan. It is located in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, the only Qiang Autonomous County in the country. It completely retains and truly reproduces the ancient and mysterious Xiqiang cultural relics and living customs; It is located on the edge of the Sichuan Basin and is a typical karst landform with great changes in terrain, ranging from 620 meters to 2840 meters. It has given birth to Yuanwang Cave, the largest alpine cave in southwest China, and more than 20 surrounding caves. In addition to the mysterious Xiqiang culture and unique natural landscape, Jiuhuang Mountain also has thrilling experience projects such as high-altitude slides, sliding ropes, glass plank roads, walking in the clouds, cliff swings, and super swings. So colorful and interesting, how can you not be moved? Want to know how to play Jiuhuang Mountain? Then follow me!

[Playing Guide]

1. traffic

1) Motor train

Chengdu East Railway Station-Jiangyou Station (about 1 hour), take a taxi from Jiangyou Station to Jiuhuang Mountain Scenic Area (30 minutes)

2) Self-driving

Chengdu-Jiuhuang Mountain Scenic Area, about 170 kilometers, lasting about 2.5 hours

2. tickets

The entrance ticket for the scenic spot is 90 yuan, which only includes natural scenery and does not include the cost of cableway and rides. All attractions in the scenic spot can be reached on foot, but climbing is still quite difficult. Unless you particularly like climbing, it is recommended to choose a cableway.

There are Qianshan and Houshan in the scenic area. The Qianshan mainly includes Yuanwang Cave, Lovers Bridge and a variety of thrilling challenges. The main attractions in the rear mountain include Erma Ancient Road, Tianshen Temple, Xiqiang First Tower, Qiang Qingyuan, Yunzhong Ranch, Yunbao Top Grassland (Snow) Farm, etc. There are various set tickets to choose from in the scenic area, which can be selected according to your preferences and play time.

The full cost is about 350 yuan (including tickets + three cableways + grassland sightseeing bus + Xiqiang wedding banquet lunch + glass plank road)

3 Accommodation

There are hotels in the middle of the scenic area (the end of the first cableway), with a standard room of about 300 yuan.

The day I came to Jiuhuang Mountain coincided with the Qiang New Year's Day, and the weather was surprisingly good. It had been raining for the past few days, but it cleared up today. After buying a full ticket at the gate of the scenic area, I immediately took the first cableway up the mountain. As the cable car climbed, the view became wider and wider. The weather was so good that you could see the snowy mountains in the distance.

After getting off the first cableway, you come to a very large square-Xiqiang Square. In the middle of the square is the venue for the Sarang Gala, and next to it is the Xiqiang Hotel and the alpine hot spring. The ginkgo trees are already a little yellow, giving a sense of comfort in autumn. If you have enough time, it is recommended to stay here and come back here after finishing your meal. You can enjoy the alpine hot spring, enjoy a party, and then go back to the hotel to rest. This should be the perfect way to play Jiuhuang Mountain.

The Qiang people first made a living in animal husbandry and used sheep as their totem. Sheep sculptures and symbols can be seen everywhere. Later, when we reach the back mountain, we can also see the grand ceremony of the Qiang people celebrating the New Year. Sheep also played an important role in it.

Take the second cableway to the back mountain, just in time for the Qiang friends to start their New Year's celebrations. They stood on both sides of the road dressed in costumes, singing and dancing to welcome us friends who have come from afar. The beautiful Qiang girl also tied a red belt on every tourist's wrist to wish everyone a happy New Year and all the best.

Along the ancient Erma Ancient Road, men and women from the tribe were led by the most respected Shibi elderly man, singing loudly Qiang songs celebrating the New Year and happily walked towards the first place of sacrifice-Shenshu Forest.

The tree of the god is covered with colorful strips. The old man of Shibi recited ancient scriptures in the air and led the young men of his own tribe to conduct a sacred and solemn prayer ceremony around the tree tree, praying for the protection of the tree god and praying for good weather in the coming year.

Coming out of the divine forest, we continued to go to the most sacred place in the hearts of the Qiang people, the Tianshen Temple, and continued the sacrificial ceremony. As mentioned earlier, sheep are the totem of the Qiang people, so sheep will be used to sacrifice to gods during the New Year, and an ancient cypress branch removing filth ceremony is held to pray and eliminate bad luck for the people of the whole tribe and guests from afar. Pray that the weather will be smooth and the grain will be abundant in the coming year, and everyone will be healthy and healthy.

After the sacrificial ceremony is completed, everyone can go to the Qiang Qing Garden to experience the unique Qiang wedding and enjoy the delicious Qiang wedding banquet together. The groom and bride will choose among tourists who volunteer, and the next step will be to hold a grand Qiang wedding for them. I am really envious.

Although the general process of the lively wedding ceremony, sitting on the sedan chair, crossing the fire basin, paying respects, and completing ceremonies is not much different from our wedding ceremony, there will still be links with very Qiang characteristics in the middle. Want to know what the differences are? Come and experience it for yourself when you have the opportunity.

After the wedding ceremony is completed, it is a happier moment. Does it make me drool to taste the ten bowls of the Qiang wedding banquet?

After feasting, I have to challenge the first exciting project, the glass plank road. The plank road is built on the cliffs, and below is the abyss. When you walk to the outermost side of the plank road, a gust of wind blows and you feel the whole glass shaking, and your body and heart can't help but tremble. Standing here, posing a pos and taking a photo is also a test.

After walking the glass plank road, take the third cableway to Qianshan. Qianshan used to be the most famous places for being Yuanwang Cave and Lovers Bridge. Now it has added super thrilling challenges, so I really look forward to it.

The journey length of Yuanwang Cave reaches 5.8 kilometers. The karst cave has been carefully carved by nature for thousands of years, forming a variety of unique and ingenious wonder of the karst cave. The famous attractions in the cave include the handsome and straight "Stone Forest and Beauty"; the "Yaochi Cave" that is also true and illusory; the "Pearl White Jade Pagoda" with beads decorated with jade; and the "Cliff Stone Qin" with the five clear sounds of officials, merchants, horns, micro and feathers. Coupled with the latest domestic cave lighting designed by the Cave Lighting Research Institute of the Ministry of Electronics Industry, walking into Yuanwang Cave is like walking into a dreamy world and entering an isolated paradise.

Legend has it that the ape king of Yuanwang Cave loved the fairies who often came here to play. He climbed ancient vines and swung through deep streams to come here to look forward to the fairies. Later, the ape king and the fairies finally became a couple and became united forever. The pure and sincere love between the ape king and the fairy finally moved the Jade Emperor, making the ape king immortal, allowing him and the fairy to live in heaven. Later, people built the Flying Fairy Pavilion where the ape king ascended to heaven. It was also called the "Phoenix Pavilion" to commemorate the love between the ape king and the fairy. A "Lover Bridge" was built at the place where the ape king climbed the vines and rocks. When you come to Jiuhuang Mountain, you must walk the Valentine's Bridge.

Walking on Valentine's Bridge, you feel romantic, but walking in the clouds next to you will immediately pull you back to reality and let you feel another kind of "heartbeats".

If you think walking in the clouds is not enough, then continue to challenge the cliff swing next to you. The staff controls the machine to slowly stretch you to an angle almost parallel to the ground. After stopping for a few seconds, you will fly out in an instant., echoing back and forth between the cliffs, just listen to the screams that linger in the air and will not disappear for a long time to know how exciting it is.

What? This is still not exciting enough. Don't panic. There is also the ultimate BOSS behind it. The name makes my liver tremble. It's a super big swing. Let's go and have a look. Yes, it is. I don't dare to sit on it.

The one on the right side of the picture is the take-off platform for the super swing. The take-off platform is divided into 92 meters and 102 meters. Where you jump from depends entirely on how strong your heart is. This level of stimulation feels even more intense than bungee jumping! The moment you jump out, you will fly into the "abyss" in front of you. Don't be afraid, open your eyes, and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery that others cannot see.

This is Jiuhuang Mountain, which has the mysterious Xiqiang culture, unique natural scenery and constantly screaming challenges. No matter which one you like, it will not let you down.

[Chengdu Cuisine Recommended]

1 Banhua Malatang (Tai Koo Li Store)

tips：

1 Address: No. 41, Xiadong Street, East Street

2 Transportation:

Subway Line 2 /3 Chunxi Road Station Exit E2 is a 140-meter walk

3 per person: 70 yuan/person

There are many friends from other places who can't tell the difference between skewers and malatang. In fact, they don't have to tell it too clearly. It's enough as long as it's delicious, hahaha. This time, I recommended "Banhua Malatang" to everyone. When I saw the word "Banhua Malatang", I immediately returned to my student days, which was cordial and nostalgic. When I walked into Banhua Malatang, I felt exactly like I was back in that familiar classroom. The students sat down around the pot to eat, drink, and talk about life.

One wall in the store is covered with awards, and there are many old tapes placed underneath. After a closer look, many of them were owned by me. Unfortunately, I have moved home several times, but I don't know where I have gone. What a pity.

The variety of dishes in Banhua is very rich. There are more than a dozen kinds of beef alone, and there are also many varieties that are rare in skewer shops. They can have a lot of freshness. I really want to try every one.

The dishes have my favorite flower armor. It's great. In addition, I also ordered rabbit head and rabbit waist. Rabbit head has two flavors: spicy and five-spice.

His family's dishes are all served in small bowls like this, which is very similar to the lunch boxes we had when we were children, full of memories.

After spicy and delicious, you must have a bottle of Banhua yogurt. It turns out to be filled in a bottle and has a very delicate taste. Don't have a headache when you see this Xinhua Dictionary. Isn't it interesting to draw paper at this time?

2 Marinated Alliance Master Stewed Hot Pot (Chunxi Concept Store)

tips：

1 Address: 2nd Floor, Shidai Huazhang, No. 188 East Street

2 Transportation:

Subway Line 2 /3 Chunxi Road Station Exit E2 is a 300-meter walk

3 per person: 65 yuan/person

This store has been quite popular recently. When it opened, many celebrities and Internet celebrities came to support it. They came here to pull grass. They thought it was very good, so Amway gave it to everyone. From the name of the store, you can see the difference between it and other hot pots, that is,"stewed meat". The mellow aroma of traditional stewed meat collides with the authentic Sichuan-style hot pot, coupled with the ice cubes in the pot, has become the "ice stewed hot pot" The pioneer.

As soon as you enter the door, there are two large stewed pots. The aroma of the brine comes to your nostrils. Therefore, in addition to hot pot, you can also eat very delicious stewed meat. I recommend the soft and glutinous stewed pork sausage, Q-bomb stewed pig trotters, and quail eggs are also very delicious.

The bottom of the pot is also very distinctive. Ice cubes are added to the hot pot base and ice cubes are used instead of traditional soup water. This is to allow the bottom of the pot to cook slowly at a low temperature, which can better maintain the aroma of butter and relieve greasy noise. What is also very cute is that the butter in the bottom of the pot is a heart. Watching the heart slowly melt away, it exudes a strong fragrance.

I recommend their family's wall-supporting meal for 4 people. The group purchase price is only 159, which saves the time of ordering. The set meal is very rich and the portions are super sufficient, worthy of the name of "wall-supporting meal".

This purple-red heart corresponding to the heart-shaped butter in the pot is dragon fruit and shrimp smooth. I have to say that I admire the brains of many merchants nowadays, and they can always come up with many very special and good-looking dishes.

This is the first time I have tried crab in Sichuan hot pot. It feels quite special. Everyone can try it.

3 The hype master Zhonghua Restaurant (Kuanzhai Alley Store)

tips：

1 Address: No. 68, Shangtongren Road

2. Near New City Square and Kuixinglou Street

3 per person: 70 yuan/person

"Master of hype" has a lot of personality and memory, so I accidentally saw someone recommending this store on the Internet and remembered it and went to taste it. It is still very worthy of these four words.

The overall style of the store should correspond to the last four words of the store,"Chinese Restaurant", full of red and full of national style.

The dishes of the hype master are different from traditional Sichuan cuisine, revealing more Jianghu flavor. There are no particularly expensive ingredients. They are all ordinary things commonly eaten by ordinary people in the city. They may seem rough but pay attention to detail. For example, this top signature dish-exclusive Babao Spicy Chicken. There are many types of dishes used in it, but each one ensures the quality. From the crisp and fragrant peanuts inside, you can know that the chef has a good grasp of the fire, and the bamboo shoots inside. I picked them all and ate it. There's nothing left.

Three knocks to announce the good news of Doulao Soup. This dish is highly recommended. The bean soup is very delicious. When serving, the entire bowl is covered with a semicircular crispy rice crust. After "three knocks", it becomes like in the photo. The crispy rice crust is Crispy and fragrant, and it becomes soft and waxy after soaking in the soup for a while. There are also crispy meat and fungi in the bean soup, which is very suitable for children and the elderly.

Jinfeng pork floss corn is also suitable for children, because other dishes are more spicy. If you bring children, you must order this dish. The honeycomb corn is sprinkled with pork floss. It has a salty and sweet taste, which relieves both spicy and greasy.

Good luck comes to stir-fry noodles. After eating this bowl of noodles, good luck will always be with you. Hahahaha, this is not what I said, it is what the beautiful waiter said when serving.

Big Buddha red oil bowl chicken. Big Buddha chicken is a famous delicacy in Leshan, and the Big Buddha is also one of the labels of Leshan. Big Buddha red oil has not embarrassed the Big Buddha.

4 Diandian Lane Hotpot (Chunxi Road Store)

tips：

1 Address: No. 201, 2nd Floor, Building 1, No. 73 Chengshou Street

2 Transportation:

Metro Line 2 /3 Chunxi Road Station Exit D is a 500-meter walk

3 per person: 88 yuan/person

Diandian Lane Hotpot can be said to be one of the most popular hot pots in Chengdu. I still remember when it first opened a few years ago, I could hear the radio program on Amway every day when driving home from work. Later, I went to Shaoling Road. There was a long, long queue. In the blink of an eye, a few years have passed and a new store has opened. However, the queuing situation still has not improved. The only way is to go earlier and stagger the peak period.

The location of Chunxi Road store is still easy to find. When you follow the location, you will see a big store in front of you. The store is on the second floor, and the entrance to the first floor is a little small. However, it is still very spacious when you go up to the second floor, with green as the main color. It is very suitable for hot pot restaurants and feels much refreshed.

The bottom of the red oil pot is very solid. A large rectangular piece of butter slowly melts in the pot, and the air is filled with a strong butter aroma.

His family's dishes also use small plates and small portions, but the portions are very sufficient. Fresh tripe is a must-order. Hot pot without tripe has no soul. Tripe is very fresh. You must master the hot pot well to eat crispy and tender tripe.

Freshly fried crispy meat is also a must-order standard for hot pot. Although pork has been very expensive recently, the quality is still maintained, suitable for fat and lean, crispy and fragrant.

Maybe many people don't dare to eat eel. I like it very much. It goes well with hot pot. The spicy taste can cover its earthy smell. The meat is soft and glutinous, and it is very delicious.

Egg fried glutinous rice cake, you must order snacks. There are four snacks on a plate. The glutinous rice cake is wrapped in egg liquid and then fried in the pan. It will not be very greasy. It is crispy on the outside and glutinous on the inside. It is sweet and delicious. The key is that it is very spicy.