A Practical Guide to Daocheng Aden Tourism A German named Joseph Charles Francis Rock, as an explorer, writer and photographer of National Geographic magazine, US Department of Agriculture and Institute of Botany of Harvard University, has lived in Yunnan and Sichuan in southwest China for 27 years, and has carried out scientific investigation and exploration activities for more than 20 years. He made the word "Shangri-La" spread all over the world. Shangri-La is also called Shambhala in Tibetan, which means the bright moon in my heart. In memory of him, there is a square named after him in Shangri-La Town.
Locke Square at night
Many people think that Daocheng Aden is a place. In fact, Daocheng refers to Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, and Aden refers to Yading Village in Shangri-La Town. The scenic spot is mainly composed of three sacred mountains, namely "Xiannairi, Yangmaiyong and Shanuoduoji" and surrounding rivers, alpine lakes and alpine meadows.
There are many ways to get to Daocheng Aden. One of the two main ways is to fly directly to Daocheng Airport, which is about120km away from the tourist center of the scenic spot. You can go there by carpooling/chartered car through Daocheng County. One is self-driving (self-driving or shuttle bus), and the shuttle bus situation varies according to the departure place. As for self-driving, there are various routes, because pies and friends are direct flights (direct flights to Chengdu) based on the principle of convenience and time saving, so I won't go into details, and they can be found online.
Tips for Daocheng Aden Tourism
Admission fee: 270 (including 150 ticket and 120 round-trip fee to sightseeing bus). If you don't want to wait in line, you can buy it online and brush it at the visitor center.
You can enter twice by ticket, and twice by sightseeing bus and 60 yuan (half price).
Sightseeing bus route: Shangri-La Town Ticket Center-Zhaguan Collapse.
Tip: Up the mountain: 6: 20, down the mountain: 19: 30. Start when it's full. It started half an hour ago.
When sitting in sightseeing bus, sit in the back seat (left) of the driver, which is convenient for taking photos.
The sightseeing bus is 80 kilometers round trip.
Daocheng Aden Tourism Essential Guide Traffic Situation
External traffic
Daocheng Airport-Airport Bus 30/ person.
Daocheng County-Shangri-La Town (carpool 50/ person, chartered car generally 400~500)
Airport-Shangri-La Town Charter Car (Taxi 150/ person)
Shangri-La Town-Tourist Center Bus (about 2 km, 3 yuan/person)
Domestic traffic
Tourists gather in the tourist center to get on the tourist bus, and it takes about 1h to get to Zhaguan collapse (drop-off point). Short-term tourists go directly to Chonggu Temple-Zhuo Ma Cuo (Pearl Sea). Long-distance tourists can take the scenic battery car at Chonggu Temple (extra fare, not included in the ticket, round trip 80, one-way 50) to Luo Rong Niuchang, and they can choose to walk or ride horses to Milk Sea.
Hiking: 10km round trip, hiking on the plateau above 4000 altitude is a must! Chang! Don't! Chang! There is still a long way to go in the process of tempering the will and testing the physical strength. Difficult! Let's go Who knows who will go. . . But when you walk down, especially when you see the milk sea, you will find it worthwhile.
Cycling: 300/ person round trip, cycling is not very good. But there are two reasons for the trap-horses are limited, and reservations are needed in the peak season. Two more trips will be urged to make money. You can't stop to see the scenery on the way, and you won't stay in the colorful milk sea for too long. The middle part is very! Difficult! Let's go It's a long way to go because it's dangerous.
The whole Daocheng county is very small, and there are no trains, buses and taxis. Taxis are basically chartered by tourists. There is a special bus in Shangri-La town to take tourists to the tourist center. At that time, the inn where pancakes lived happened to be the place where the master who drove the bus lived, and there was no need to charter a car to go near the water tower ~ I took the first bus behind the master's ass, which was very affordable. The owner's name is Nava, chubby, cute and easy to talk to ~ (Daocheng Aden chartered car is not cheap)
Food guide:
In addition to the distribution center of Chonggu Temple, there is also a canteen. There is nothing to eat in the scenic spot, so you can go there to buy and eat box lunch. Smell. . You know how to yawn ~ ~ Usually you bring your own dry food and water, so you can't eat half of your lunch.
Wear guide:
Daocheng Aden belongs to continental monsoon plateau climate, with obvious vertical temperature difference. Due to the high altitude and low overall temperature, it is recommended to bring a thick coat and clothes with good waterproof and breathable performance. Even in summer, due to the large temperature difference between morning and evening, you need to bring a thick coat. You also need to bring sunglasses (strong ultraviolet rays), sunscreen (an outdoor collar that can be brought directly to the pie chart), moisturizing oil (very dry) and rain gear.
Best travel time:
September ~ 65438+ 10 (The best season in Daocheng is autumn. At this time, the red grassland and the yellow 10,000-mu Yang Shulin are colorful and beautiful, but the disadvantage is that there are many people, and the cost of inns and chartered cars has soared to varying degrees; In addition, I also went to Daocheng in April and May. In good times, azaleas and various unknown flowers are everywhere, and the snow-capped mountains are more holy and clear against the blue sky and white clouds.
Daocheng Aden Tourism Essential Guide Aden Scenic Area (short-term)
In addition to natural attractions, Daocheng Aden has many places worth visiting around and along the way. Let's talk about short-term today.
Grouting collapse (3,800 meters)
Zhaguan collapse, Zhaguan Tibetan means "the practice cave at the top of the mountain", and "collapse" means the tail and "the end of the great cliff". After getting off the tourist bus, it is the only way to Chonggu Temple. Walk along the road to the collection and distribution point of Chonggu Temple, and pass by Foyuantai, about 20 minutes. It is said that throwing three pebbles on the platform of Buddha's edge will not fall, that is, the person who enlightened Buddha's edge.
Chonggu Temple (3880 meters above sea level)
Located at the foot of Xuefeng Mountain in Xiannairi, the temple is small, and lamas burn incense and chant Buddhist scriptures every morning and afternoon.
Not long ago, Chonggu Temple was also the accommodation for exploring the holy mountain, and Locke 1928 was also stationed here. This is the only way to return to the big meadow from Xiannairi.
Zhuomalacuo (4080m)
Zhuo Ma CuO, also known as Pearl Sea, is located in the dense forest in the northwest of Xiannairi Snow Mountain in Daocheng Yading Scenic Area, which is a sea formed by the melting of snow in Xiannairi.
The scenery I saw along the way can be called a fairyland on earth, with snow-capped mountains, glacial lakes, strange stones and plateau pastures. Every inch at my feet amazed the God of Creator.
From Chonggu Temple in 1.5km to Pearl Sea, there are two roads up the mountain. We asked the Lama of Chonggu Temple, and he recommended us to take the right one-mainly composed of dirt roads and cross bars (the slope is gentle and easy to walk, with few people, and there are many cute little squirrels jumping around along the way, not afraid of people); Take another path down the mountain-the steel plank road, which is slightly steeper. The mountains along the way are full of water and there is a lot of water in the peak season. This is an ideal place to shoot fairy reflections and sunsets.
Opening hours: 7: 00- 18: 30.
Transportation: on foot.
At the end of the short trip, it is usually around 4 pm for Zhuo Ma to return to the visitor center, which is relatively easy. (Compared with the round trip at an altitude of more than 4,000 kilometers the next day ~ Baby, don't think too much)
Three sacred mountains: an essential guide for tourism in Daocheng Aden.
North Peak Fairy Nairi (6032m)
Xiannairi is the closest mountain to the entrance of Aden scenic spot, overlooking from Chonggu Temple. It is an ancient glacier next to Zhuo Ma Cuo in the Pearl Sea. It means "Guanyin Bodhisattva", and the status of Buddha ranks second. Surrounded by glacial landforms, glacial remains and alpine lakes. The peak is north 10 degrees, and west to the Big Dipper (both Buddhism and Taoism regard the Big Dipper as the auspicious star).
Like the three sacred mountains-Shanuoduoji and Yangmaiyong, it is the patron saint mountain to protect Tibetans in Aden. According to the local Tibetans, if you can worship the holy mountain three times, you can realize your wish in this life.
Nanfeng Yang Maiyong (5958m)
Yangmaiyong, which means Manjusri Bodhisattva in Tibetan, ranks first among the "three masters" of Buddhism. Master can be understood as protector, protector, etc. The three great masters of Tantric Buddhism are Guanyin, Manjusri and Vajrayana)
Manjusri Bodhisattva is the embodiment of wisdom in Buddhism. The pure and beautiful Yang Maiyong stands proudly between heaven and earth, under the holy peak, with forests, grasslands and streams on both sides.
Shanuoduoji (5958m) in Dongfeng.
In Tibetan, it means "Bodhisattva Vajrayana", and Buddha is the third of the "three main" snow-capped mountains. In Buddhism, it is the god of eliminating violence and peace. The main peak is in the shape of Mitsubishi cone, which is the closest to the pyramid among the three snow peaks.
1928, Locke entered Aden for the first time from the wood, and his first intimate contact was Shenuoduoji Snow Mountain. Locke described it as a bat with huge wings ready to fly and compared it to Thor in Greek mythology.