I was still excited for a while , and then have a beautiful good night!


On October 10 (D3), Wanyuan City-Langzhong Ancient City (370 kilometers) lived in Langzhong
Langzhong is not far from Wanyuan and arrived at noon. We had lunch at Juxianlou and walked around the ancient city with high spirits. Because it is not the peak season, there are not many tourists in the city. There are many "Zhang Fei Beef" signboards and "Vinegar Soak Feet" storefronts all over the street. We just took a look and didn't go in and enjoy it, haha The ancient city of Langzhong is located in Nanchong City, Sichuan and the middle reaches of the Jialing River. It has a history of more than 2300 years and was a military important town of the ancient Ba State and Shu State. The ancient city has multiple entrances, mainly Zhuangyuan Square, and five core attractions: Han Huan Marquis Temple, Gongyuan, Huaguang Tower, Zhongtian Tower, and Fengshui Museum. Zhongtian Tower is referred to as the "Ten Ways of Tianxin" of Feng Shui. The rest of the streets and alleys have Zhongtian Tower as the core and Shizi Street as the main body. They are spread out layer by layer, like a chess game. There are many cultural relics protected buildings such as Zhangfei Temple, Yong 'an Temple, Wulong Temple, Tengwang Pavilion, Guanyin Temple, Baba Temple, Dafo Temple and other buildings. Due to physical strength and time constraints, we chartered a car for 100 yuan for four to visit Aoshan Holy Land, Baita Mountain and other scenic spots, and climbed high to overlook the panoramic view of the ancient city of Langzhong. Langzhong Mountain is very beautiful surrounded by water!
Let's talk about the White Tower: This white tower was built in the late Ming Dynasty. It has 13 floors and 27.5 meters high. The exterior is painted white. The interior has 91 steps leading to the top floor. Each floor has windows to see the scenery outside the tower. After the May 12 earthquake in 2008, the upper half of the white tower was destroyed. Later, funds were raised for restoration and reconstruction. It took more than three months and was completed at the end of 2008. That is to say, the lower half of the white tower seen now is from the past, and the upper half is New. Moreover, the newly built part uses old materials that had fallen down, so the white tower we see now does not have its original height. I really admire the people in the disaster area!
At the recommendation of the master, we tasted the local specialties at "Chunyi Hotpot" for dinner. The taste was really good and left a deep memory on us! Due to the high moisture in the mountain city, the clouds and fog do not clear until 9-10 o'clock in the morning, so it is best to go play and take photos in the afternoon.
Langzhong Ancient City, Lijiang Ancient City, Pingyao Ancient City and Huizhou Ancient City are the four major ancient cities in my country. I went to Langzhong this time and fulfilled another wish. I was very happy! I went to all four ancient cities! (Lijiang in September 2007, Pingyao in September 2011, Huizhou in March 2012, Langzhong in October 2021)


On October 11 (D4), Langzhong-Zhaohua Ancient City-Jianmenguan-Jiange County (180 kilometers) lived in Jiange
Zhaohua Ancient City is located in Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province. It has a long history and has a history of more than 2300 years. It was one of the earliest counties in ancient China to implement the county system management and is truly the "First County of Bashu." At the same time, the ancient city of Zhaohua went from the capital of Juhou during the slave period to important prefectures and counties in Shu and Han during the Qin, Han and Three Kingdoms periods, to important prefectures and counties on the ancient post roads of Shu in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and then to the Republic of China. Zhaohua County in New China has been changed to Zhaohua Town since 1953. It has completely experienced the continuous establishment of local political power in China in the same place, which is rare in the country.
Zhaohua is also an important part of the Jianmen Shudao Site Group.
We left Langzhong at 9 a.m. and turned to this small town on the way to Jianmen Pass. The small town is surrounded by mountains on all sides and faces water on the three sides. It is quiet and clean. Folk shops, snack bars, and B & Bs on both sides of the street are neatly arranged. We chose a small restaurant, had a simple lunch, and rushed to the second destination-Jianmen Pass.
To Jianmen Pass, take a cableway from the north gate of the scenic area to the halfway up the mountain, and then follow the mountain road, glass observation deck, and Tiantixia Plank Road. Go and see it all the way, and experience the thrilling beauty of Jianmen Pass Pass all the way! Standing at the south gate of the Guanlou, the cliffs on both sides are steep. It is really "one man can win, but ten thousand people cannot drive away"
Due to our age, we did not choose the bird path. But Yu Xin was unwilling and finally went to the last section of the bird track to take photos. (The ape road is very dangerous and has been temporarily closed).
The famous saying "It is difficult to travel to Shu, but it is difficult to reach the blue sky" has always made me look forward to it. I must go to Jianmen Pass to have a look. This time I finally got my wish!
That night, we settled in Jiange County and tasted the "Wuming Old Hot Pot" with Chongqing flavor! The day of satisfaction has passed again!


On October 12 (D5), Jiange County-Wen County, Gansu Province-Jiuzhaigou (280 kilometers) lived in Jiuzhaigou
In the morning, we left Jiange at around 8:30 as usual. In Wen County, Longnan, we got off the highway and took National Highway 212. At noon, we had a simple lunch in Wen County County and continued on our way. We entered Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture at about 1 p.m., and passed through the newly built Jiuzhaigou County. New buildings lined up and the streets were clean and very good! Arrive at Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area at 3:30.
There are more than 280 kilometers from Jiange to Jiuzhaigou, two-thirds of which are national highways, which takes 6-7 hours. Although the road is not easy to run, it is more down-to-earth and you can see scenery that you can't see on the highway. This is our biggest experience this time! Along the way, the altitude slowly rose, from 500 meters to nearly 2000 meters, and the scenery also continued to change. By the time we arrived in the county seat of Wen County, there was basically a small scenery of the plateau. I was still very excited to see this different scenery again!!
When we arrived at the scenic spot, we first learned about the relevant regulations for travel and travel, and then chose a small hostel run by a Tibetan couple to stay. We had dinner at a nearby restaurant, among which we tasted a special dish-stir-fried bacon with walnut flowers. Unfortunately, we only had dried flowers this season.


On October 13 (D6), Jiuzhaigou-Chuanzhusi Town (88 kilometers) lived in Chuanzhusi Town
Jiuzhaigou is located in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Prefecture. There are many snowy peaks in the ditch, dense forests, colorful pools and shoals, and crystal streams pass between the forest and shoals. Coupled with Tibetan wooden buildings, prayer flags and the unique traditional customs of the Tibetan and Qiang people, Jiuzhaigou is called a "beautiful fairy tale world".

The main body of Jiuzhaigou is in the shape of a "Y" and consists of three ditches: Shuzheng Gully, Rizze Gully and Zechawa Gully, with a total length of more than 50 kilometers. There are environmentally friendly sightseeing buses shuttle through the scenic area and stop at the moment of waving. Tourists usually take environmentally friendly buses to visit the scenic spots one by one.
We set off at 7:30 and caught the sightseeing bus in front of us on time. When we arrived at Changhai, it was still foggy and like a fairy scenery! Then we walked slowly down and arrived at the Colorful Pool. It was already bright. The Colorful Pool on a cloudy day still surprised us. It was so beautiful!

Jianyan, Jianzhu Sea, Jianzhu Sea Waterfall, Panda Sea, Pearl Beach, Pearl Beach Waterfall... Walking and patting, standing one by one, getting on and getting off the bus, and leaving the ditch at 3:30 p.m.
We originally planned to play for two days, but due to the weather and the excitement I just want to see the beautiful scenery quickly. If you taste it carefully, it would be best to take two days. Jiuzhai in the sun will be more beautiful!
It takes more than two hours to drive to Chuanzhusi Town. Chuanzhusi Town is affiliated to Songpan County and has an altitude of about 3000. It is the only way to Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong Scenic Area and the northwest Sichuan Prairie. It is known as the "Pearl of the Plateau, Holiday Paradise." Driven by the developed tourism industry in northwest Sichuan, the construction of Chuanzhusi Town has begun to take shape, the tourism industry is booming, and a new plateau tourist market town integrating food, housing and tourism has been formed. The town is not big, but the environment is beautiful. We stayed at the Tibetan boutique in the town and tasted Dangzhi's characteristics in the evening at the "yak meat soup pot" recommended by the locals. It was very good! Unfortunately, the wind on the plateau was too biting at night, so I couldn't appreciate the night view of the town.


On October 14 (D7), Chuanzhusi Town-Huanglong-Norge County (280 kilometers) lived in Norge
Huanglong Scenic Area is a scenic spot famous for its fantasy and beautiful calcified ponds. The water of many calcified ponds in the scenic area is crystal clear, colorful and very beautiful. There are also many natural scenery such as forests, canyons, snowy mountains, waterfalls, etc. in the scenic area, known as the "Jade Pool in the World".
We chose the cableway up the mountain and walked down the mountain. There is a viewing platform on the cableway station-Wanglongping (Haiji 3530 meters). Walking from here to Wucai Pool is the highest section of the road in Huanglong Scenic Area, about 1.5 kilometers away. We watched and walked, arrived at the highest viewing platform, took a panoramic view of the Colorful Pool, and then walked slowly down. The Huanglong Scenic Area is very mature. Just go down the mountain and walk along the plank road. Along the way, we felt that the scenic area was getting more and more beautiful. It's so beautiful!
Although Huanglong was at a higher altitude, had walked a lot, and had not replenished any food or water, we did not seem to have any adverse reactions, so after descending the mountain, we continued to set out and headed for Norge. After more than two hours of journey, accompanied by the beautiful scenery of the plateau, I arrived in Norge County (Haiji approximately 3500) at around 7 p.m., and rested early after dinner.


On October 15 (D8), Norgai County-the First Bay of Jiuqu of the Yellow River-Li County (320 kilometers) lived in Li County
Maybe I was tired from climbing mountains for several days, or maybe I didn't pay attention to rest and replenish energy at high altitudes. I had high symptoms at night and had headaches and couldn't sleep. I went to a pharmacy as soon as I got up in the morning and bought plateau Anhe oxygen. After having breakfast and taking medicine at the only breakfast shop on the street, we set out, thinking of leaving quickly and going to a place where the lower point is.
However, when passing through the first bay of the nine bends of the Yellow River, how could you not go? At this time, people feel more comfortable and go straight to the scenic spots. It was very cold that day, the temperature reached freezing point, and the wind was very strong. We stood on the observation deck, forgot all our troubles, turned around one by one, and couldn't come down for a long time. The Yellow River merged with the White River here, forming a magnificent first bay of the Jiuqu Yellow River, which is so spectacular!
Later, after lunch in Tangke Town, we headed towards Li County. The scenery continued to change and the altitude continued to decrease. After 4 hours, we arrived at Li County at 5:30 p.m.(altitude about 2000). The county town is not big, with relatively new and clean houses and streets. It is a real small city in the mountains. It feels like the mountains when you look up, and the high mountains are in front of you. It rained lightly at night. Stay and rest after dinner.


On October 16 (D9), Li County-Taoping Qiangzhai-Yingxiu Earthquake Museum-Dujiangyan-Qingcheng Mountain (150 kilometers) lived in Qingcheng Mountain
There are many destinations today, including Tibetan Village, Qiang Village, Yingxiu, Dujiangyan, and finally Qingcheng Mountain. I wanted to go to Ganbao Tibetan Village first, but I couldn't do so due to a landslide on the road. So he turned and went directly to Taoping.
The road to Taoping is very good and the scenery is good. After passing through Tonghua, the beautiful and tidy Ganxi B & B attracted us to stop the car and visit the village. A wedding was being held in the village. The villagers warmly invited us to participate in the happy wedding dance. I was so happy!
Ganxi Residential Houses are not far from National Highway 317. The entire village is neat and elegant.
Around 10:30, we arrived at Taoping Qiang Village, one of China's top ten ancient villages. Taoping Qiang Village is located in Taoping Township, Zagunao River in Li County, and has a history of more than 2000 years. It is the most completely preserved residential building complex in the world that integrates towers and residential buildings, and enjoys the reputation of "natural air conditioning". Its complete groundwater network, extending channels and labyrinth-style architectural art integrating towers and towers has been praised by Chinese and foreign scholars as the "living fossil of Qiang architectural art" and the "mysterious Oriental castle". The current Qiang Village is divided into two parts: old and new. The Qiang people used to live in the old house. After the earthquake in 2008, a new village was built next to the old house. There is a local specialty market in the square of the village. We purchased some fruits as snacks during travel.
Yingxiu and Dujiangyan visited when they went to western Sichuan in October 2016, and this time they mainly accompanied two men. Yingxiu is a sad place. Now that the surrounding environment is well constructed, and the people's lives are better than before. However, when I get there, my mood is still very heavy. We had lunch in town and left.
This time, I went to the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Scenic Area and took a closer look. Coupled with the long-term vision for 2016, it was more complete. Of course, there are many historical attractions in the entire Dujiangyan Scenic Area that you can spend a full day.
It only takes an hour to travel from Dujiangyan to Qingcheng Mountain. We arrived at Qingcheng Mountain at 5:30 in the afternoon. Private cars cannot go up the mountain. We can only stay in the farmhouse at the foot of the mountain and go around the surrounding area after dinner. There are many farmhouses at the foot of the mountain. There are also vegetable markets, which must be very lively on weekdays.
The day's activities are over again, so get a good sleep and welcome the next day's new itinerary.


October 17 (D10), Qingcheng Mountain-Liu's Manor-Anren Ancient Town-Chengdu (120 kilometers) lived in Chengdu
Qingcheng Mountain, Liu's Manor and Anren Ancient Town are all near Chengdu.
Qingcheng Mountain has been known as "Qingcheng Mountain in the World" since ancient times. It is divided into two parts: the front mountain and the back mountain. The front mountain is the main body of Qingcheng Mountain. Taoist culture, cultural relics and historic sites are mostly concentrated here. This is also what ordinary tourists call the "Qingcheng Mountain"; the back mountain is won by its natural scenery and is a good place for vacation and leisure.
We only went to Qianshan, went up the mountain and took the cable car, and then continued to climb the mountain after getting off the cable car! Visit Ciyun Pavilion and Shangqing Palace along the way, then go up to Donghua Hall, and finally reach Laojun Pavilion (1260 meters), the first peak of Qingcheng Mountain, and then go down the mountain. Qingcheng Mountain is not only a famous Taoist mountain, but also quite rich in vegetation and the scenery is beautiful. It is worth a visit!
Anren Ancient Town, built in the Tang Dynasty, is a peaceful ancient town. It has the well-preserved Liu family manor; China's largest folk museum settlement; and there are three architectural streets in the ancient town, including Hongxing Street, Shuren Street, and Yumin Street. There are also more than a dozen old residences. The ancient town is not big, but exquisite!
I walked into Liu's Manor because when I was a child, I remembered the bitterness and sweetness and heard the story of Liu Wencai, the big landlord, exploiting the working people. Liu's Manor was originally the private residence of Liu Wencai, a major landlord in western Sichuan. It is also one of the best preserved feudal landlord manors in my country. The manor building is large in scale. The building complex covers a total area of 71,423 square meters and a construction area of 21,055 square meters. It is divided into two major building complexes facing the north and south. The south is commonly known as the Old Mansion and the north is commonly known as the New Mansion. After liberation, it was changed to Liu's Manor Museum. It is now a national 4A-level scenic spot and a national youth education base.
After visiting Liu's Manor and visiting the small ancient town, we entered Chengdu. Relatives of friends traveling with us invited us to a Chengdu dinner at the famous "Chicken Feather Shop" that evening. I would like to thank them for their warm hospitality!
Stayed in Chengdu at night.


October 18 (D11), Chengdu-Huanglongxi Ancient Town-Emei Mountain (180 kilometers) lived in Emei Mountain
Originally, we planned to spend a day in Chengdu and planned to visit the panda breeding base, visit the Wuhou Temple and Du Fu Cottage, and then go to eat Chengdu snacks. In the end, we canceled our one-day trip due to the COVID-19 disease. Leave Chengdu directly in the morning.
Huanglong River is an ancient town in western Sichuan with a history of more than 1700 years, only 38 kilometers away from Chengdu. A stream runs through the city, and both sides are paved with bluestone. Most of the buildings on both sides of the road are Ming and Qing Dynasties, built by the water. The pavilions and houses with wooden columns and blue tiles, and the beautifully carved railings are peaceful and simple. Today, the ancient town is the location for many film and television dramas. Recent films such as the movie "Furong Town" and the TV series "The Master of Sea Lantern" have taken scenes here. The snacks in the ancient town of Huanglongxi are also famous. Yigan noodles, scorched pork knuckles, pearl bean pudding, braised yellow spicy dices, etc. are all worth tasting and can be eaten in most restaurants in the ancient town. This is a good place to stroll slowly and taste slowly!
After leaving the ancient town, I drove to another destination-Mount Emei.
Self-driving to Mount Emei is different from taking a bus. You can drive directly to the zero-kilometer parking lot in the mountain (about 1200 meters above sea level), where there are farmhouses for food and accommodation, or you can take a scenic bus up the mountain from there. It was already past 4 o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived at the zero-kilometer point. It was rainy and the temperature reached 0 degrees. There were not many people in the off-season scenic spots, and only a few were still open. After choosing a home, I stopped, took a little rest, walked around the neighborhood, and rested early after dinner.


On October 19 (D12), Mount Emei-Leshan Giant Buddha-Leshan City (50 kilometers) lived in Leshan
I remember in the 1980s, on a train to Anhui on a business trip, an elderly man who had been to Mount Emei said that Mount Emei was very good and he had to go there. The wish to go to Mount Emei has been buried in my heart for decades, and this time it has finally come true. Moreover, the wish to visit my country's four major Foshan Mountains was also realized (Wutai Mountain in Shanxi, Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang, Emei Mountain in Sichuan, and Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui).
Mount Emei is one of the four most famous Buddhist mountains in China. It is also the ashram of Samantabha Bodhisattva. There are many temples in the mountain, which makes it full of magical atmosphere. The scenery in the mountains is also very beautiful, with its own characteristics in the four seasons. Perhaps due to their spiritual energy, the monkeys in the mountains are notoriously naughty. They are not afraid of people and will also take the initiative to ask tourists for food.
There are two main ways to visit Mount Emei: on foot and by car. We chose car + walking. I got off the car and walked to the Jinding. The golden dome is located on the top of Mount Emei, which is more than 3000 meters away. It is a pity that the day we went, the fog was very strong and the sun never appeared. We didn't see the golden dome, but we still felt its grandeur and style!
Leshan is not far from Mount Emei. The Leshan Giant Buddha is located on the rock wall of Qixia Peak on Lingyun Mountain at the intersection of Minjiang River, Qingyi River and Dadu River in Leshan City, so it is also called Lingyun Giant Buddha. Due to time and physical strength, we chose to take a boat tour, so that we could enjoy the full view of the Buddha up close and enjoy the scenery on the shore. When you really approach the Giant Buddha to visit, you can truly feel the height and majesty of the Leshan Giant Buddha, and also sigh at the wisdom of the ancient working people!
In the evening, we returned to Leshan and tasted the special sweet skin duck and bowl chicken in the snack street. When the owner took out the bowl chicken, he exclaimed that it wasn't skewers! Haha! Although it is very spicy and not used to eating, it still tastes good.


October 20 (D13), Leshan-Southern Sichuan Bamboo Sea (East Gate)(230 kilometers) lived in Southern Sichuan Bamboo Sea
It originally took three hours from Leshan to Zhuhai in southern Sichuan, but it took us more than four hours to arrive at nearly one o'clock. It was because we took the East Gate, which is more than 40 kilometers of county roads at the East Gate. Once again, we were down-to-earth, haha! The advantage is that fewer people come to the East Gate. Of course, it's the off-season and there are not many people. We chose to stay in the Qicai Villa in the mountains. For lunch, we set out bamboo sea specialties: fried meat with bamboo shoots, fried bacon with Ganoderma lucidum, fried bamboo fungus eggs, and bamboo fungus soup. It was a good bamboo banquet!
The Bamboo Sea in southern Sichuan can be described as a "ocean of bamboo". The continuous green bamboo covers more than 20 mountains and more than 500 peaks. Walking in the bamboo sea and fog feels like entering a fairy scenery. Especially when standing on the mountain and overlooking the floating clouds and clouds, the green bamboos appear and disappear from time to time. It is extremely beautiful. There are many scenic spots and are still under further development. It is best to go there in summer and stay there and play slowly.


October 21 (D14), Sichuan Bamboo Sea (East Gate)-Sichuan Bamboo Sea (West Gate)-Yibin Lizhuang-Chongqing Liangping District (450 kilometers) lived in Liangping
After breakfast, we went to the nearby Colorful Waterfall. The Colorful Waterfall is located in the gourd Valley between Shigu Mountain and Shiluo Mountain. The Shuilao River flowing out of the deep forest is divided into four levels under the Huilong Bridge. Falling down the cliff, with a drop of nearly 200 meters, it is spectacular. Due to the rain, we didn't go down and watched from the distance on the mountain.
Today we are going to walk from east to west to Guantongtai. The Yuntai area is a good place to watch the bamboo sea surrounded by clouds, mountains and mountains, and a dreamy fairyland. Because the Bamboo Sea is foggy all year round, to see the "landscape paintings" surrounded by clouds and mountains, you must have sunny and foggy weather at the same time. I heard that in order to shoot the "landscape paintings" during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, CCTV sent a photography team of more than 50 people to travel all over the country, and finally selected the beautiful scenery of the dreamy "landscape paintings" photographed in front of the Yunguanting Pavilion in the Bamboo Sea in southern Sichuan. It was included in the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. The day we went there, there was only water mist and no sunshine, but when we looked at Yuntai and looked at the hills below our feet from afar, it seemed like thousands of green tortoises were waiting for you to call on the battlefield. The mist is surrounded by clouds and majestic, which seems to make you live in a fairyland. It's so beautiful and spectacular, we don't want to leave for a long time 。
We arrived at Lizhuang at 10:30. Lizhuang Ancient Town is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River in the eastern suburbs of Yibin City, Sichuan Province. It is known as the "No. 1 Ancient Town in the Yangtze River in Thousands of Miles." Lizhuang has a history of being built for 1460 years. It is a thousand-year-old town on the edge of the Yangtze River. There are still many red memories here. White wine, white meat and white cakes are specialties here. The overall feeling is still good, but I just feel that the damage is serious and is still under repair.
We left Lizhuang after 12 o'clock, and our goal is to return. After passing through Luzhou, I arrived at Liangping District in Chongqing at around 7 p.m.


October 22 (D15), Liangping-Anhui Yuexi County (960 kilometers) lived in Yuexi
On the 18th, a case of Xinguanyuan transferred from Xi'an to Chengdu prevented us from entering Chengdu. Later, the matter was not over. It was discovered in Changsha, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and other places, so we decided not to stop in Hunan. Starting from Liangping at 8 a.m., we passed through Wanzhou, Yunyang, and Fengjie in Chongqing; Badong, Yichang, Jingmen, and Wuhan in Hubei Yuexi County it was already past 8 p.m., a full 12 hours and a journey of 960 kilometers, which severely left the epidemic behind.


October 23 (D16), Yuexi County-Jiaxing (550 kilometers)
The way home is not far away, and the weather is fine. It is sunny this morning. We still drove from 8 o'clock to Tongling and Xuancheng in Anhui Province as usual, and Changxing in Huzhou, and arrived home at 3 p.m. Saying goodbye to friends, they also arrived at their home in Lishui safely at around 7 p.m. This self-driving ended with a full park.


A happy self-driving tour around Sichuan lasted 16 days, traveled 5700 kilometers, and cost 8100 yuan per household (two people). From eastern Sichuan to northern Sichuan and then to southern Sichuan, there are many world-class attractions along the way, as well as magnificent plateau and grassland scenery, as well as strong Tibetan and Qiang customs. It can be said to be a happy and classic trip!