Eyes in heaven, body in hell! It's worth it to play in western Sichuan in 9 days and 25 kilometers! Part one
July wind, August rain.
Our story about western Sichuan begins with a rainstorm in Changsha and ends with a rainstorm in Chengdu.
the transition from the beginning to the end and the fear in the middle are also related to the pouring rain.
before departure, the news kept pushing, such as the once-in-a-century rainstorm in Sichuan, the rainstorm in Chengdu and the mudslide in Dujiangyan.
We set out with a nervous mood, and as a result, we were caught in a thunderstorm at Changsha Airport. The agreed snack of Chengdu cuisine directly turned into breakfast in Chengdu Hotel.
it's a bad start, which also confirms our previous fears! But we have already started, and there is no turning back, so ... sleep in the car!
one word is because, beauty!
two words are summed up because it is beautiful!
three words can be summed up because it's beautiful!
You can see the mountains, grasslands, forests, snow-capped mountains, Haizi, flowers, streams, golden highland barley fields, Panshan 18-bend highway, Baita and plateau wildlife at one time.
spicy chuanxiang hot pot, yak mushroom pot soup, kung pao chicken, Chongqing pork, Sichuan mom's hoof flower, husband and wife's lung slices, Dongpo elbow, cold pot fish, stone mill bean curd, fish-flavored shredded pork, Mapo tofu, spicy chicken, pickled fish, boiled fish, Maoxuewang, Chongqing hot pot boiled cabbage, and bridge ribs. How can you eat enough at one time?
I've heard too many stories about Tibetan areas, but it's still a little weak to go directly to Tibet with our prime of life (middle-aged and elderly people). Therefore, the location and beautiful scenery of western Sichuan can let us try it.
Afterwards, it was proved that the choice was correct, because I immediately began to look forward to the second and third time to explore Sichuan, a treasure province, full of beautiful scenery, delicious food and beautiful women (I was not interested at all, because those bastards had to pull me)!
It's a pity that people are no longer young.
if the old classmates who have graduated for 2 years can still find the same schedule, abandon their children with their wives, endure the supercilious look of colleagues, the dislike of their families, the anger of their children's teachers, and may have no friends, and travel together to realize their dreams, then 8% of them are good friends who stick to the last row together in middle school and climb over the fence and blow bottles together in college.
Brother, do you still remember the dream when you were young?
bah! I'm never old, and I can blow two more bottles of Lycium barbarum soaked in cold beer!
what we plan is to find a small outdoor group on the hornet's nest in 9-1 days (the other party will give us advice and we will adjust it according to our own preferences).
According to the schedule of 9-1 days, it should be possible to take the Great Ring Road (later I learned from chatting with the master that you can also choose the Sichuan-Tibet Line from Chengdu to Lhasa in 1 days, and then return from Lhasa by plane).
However, due to the epidemic situation, Seda (Buddhist College, Celestial Burial) has not been opened, and considering the physical condition of everyone in the team, we chose a relaxed schedule to take the small ring road in western Sichuan, which we call the sunset group.
in the actual process, due to the influence of heavy rain (rainy season in July and August, once-in-a-century heavy rain and flood, I can't afford to be injured), the itinerary has been adjusted, which will be explained in detail in the following story.
the next day, at 7 o'clock, we set out from the gloomy Chengdu. The trip is Chengdu-Luding Bridge-Moxi Ancient Town.
Turn from Chengya Expressway to Yakang Expressway, along the beautiful Qingyi River to the towering Erlang Mountain, which once became the first natural disaster on the Sichuan-Tibet road due to its high mountain, narrow road surface and steep slope. After crossing Erlangshan Tunnel at an altitude of 4,176 meters, I arrived at Dadu River after two days of yin and yang, and went to Luding County. I visited the Luding Bridge that the Red Army passed during the Long March, stood on the swaying iron chain bridge, recalled the magnificent scene of flying the Luding iron chain bridge in those years, and imagined how difficult it was for the Red Army soldiers to win this battle under the bullets.
At noon, I arrived at Moxi Ancient Town, and the first lunch of my trip was commemorated by the owner's solid pot of yak meat pine mushroom stew and a large pot of Sichuan-style boiled fish fillets, which was delicious.
refer to a public comment website, which is more reliable. I've been worried about the inconvenience of eating or the bad taste in mountainous areas before, so rest assured!
In the afternoon, before sunset, I took time to take a walk in Moxi ancient town outside Hailuogou scenic spot.
moxi ancient town has a long history. It was once a post station of the Tang-Fan ancient road and an important town of the Sichuan-Tibet tea-horse ancient road. Most of the ancient buildings in the town are in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there is the Moxi Long March Memorial Hall, which always makes people feel sad about history. Although the red historical revolution era is gradually drifting away from us, the spirit spread in it is still worth inheriting, and only by remembering history can we remember our mission.
In addition to the Long March Memorial Hall, this unique church in the ancient town of Moxi is also worth visiting. The Moxi Catholic Church, located on the platform of Moxiping in the ancient town, is a European-style building, symbolizing the glorious past of Catholicism in the ancient town of Moxi. Talking about the history of the Catholic Church, it can be traced back to the 19th century. Now, in the 21st century, the Catholic Church has spent several centuries here silently.
Because I live at the gate of Hailuogou Scenic Area, I can see the scenic spots of different camps on the mountain through remote video surveillance in the afternoon. The video is foggy, and the visibility is basically only a few meters.
The weather forecast also shows that there will be moderate rain tomorrow. Shenshan pays attention to fate, maybe it's because fate hasn't arrived yet, and my heart has begun to comfort myself tomorrow.
if you can't see the sacred mountain, just enjoy the life of a fairy!
the next day, at 7 o'clock, it was dawn, and the first thing to do when I got up was to look at the weather outside the window.
Today's itinerary: a half-day tour of Hailuogou-Hongshitan Park-xinduqiao. Among them, 9 tickets for Hailuogou, 8 tickets for sightseeing and 15 ropeways. It is found that the tourist tickets for scenic spots in western Sichuan are very expensive, but the distance to the mountain is also huge, and there are many bends.
I want to enter the mountain early when there are few people. It turns out that we think too much. The impact of the epidemic on tourism is still very obvious. We saw the big data released by the next scenic spot, and the traffic at the end of August was only about 2% of the carrying capacity. Therefore, when I was in the scenic spot, I was very comfortable. I couldn't feel the spectacular scenery of Moutain People Moutain Sea, and there was basically no queue in the scenic spot. I felt that we had contracted the whole mountain.
halfway up the mountain, when the bus turned a corner, the sun suddenly shone directly into the car through the glass, and the snow-capped mountains in the distance shone with golden light in the dark green forest, which was clearly visible, and the whole car was boiling.
The second highest mountain in China, king of the hill, Sichuan-Gongga Snow Mountain, here we come! Good luck is coming! Sunlight also broke through the dark clouds!
taking advantage of the fine weather, we took a tour bus directly to Camp 4, the highest place, and went straight to the top of the cable car to see the glaciers. Be sure to take the cableway to the glacier landscape platform in Camp 4. First, the experience and perspective of the cable car are good, and second, the scenery of Camp 4 is better.
Hailuogou Glacier, also known as No.1 Glacier, is the longest of 71 glaciers in Gongga Mountain with a total length of 14.7 kilometers, covering an area of 16 square kilometers, with the highest elevation of 6,75 meters and the lowest elevation of only 2,85 meters. It has three steps along the longitudinal direction: a snow basin and a glacier breeding ground; The Great Ice Waterfall, with a width of 5-1,1 meters and a height of 1,8 meters, is the largest and most spectacular glacier waterfall ever discovered in China. Glacier tongue, stretching into the virgin forest for 6 kilometers, forms a unique landscape of glaciers and forests. Hailuogou Glacier has the strongest activity. During the movement of the glacier, it forms glacier arches, ice caves, ice steps, ice gates, ice lakes and ice peaks as crystal as jade.
from the viewing platform, you can get a closer look at the beautiful scenery of snow-capped mountains and glaciers.
it's said that it's to see the glacier, but it's actually the silk scarf show time of the young ladies.
two big brothers, dei, watched their wives happily take pictures wearing scarves, and the colorful scarves on their backs were not so heavy! My waist is not sore, and my legs don't hurt.
On the way down the mountain, at the rest point, I randomly ordered several cups of "Sanshudi" highland barley milk tea and ice cream, which was well received! So far, I still let everyone forget it, especially the highland barley beans inside, which are worth experiencing!
Take the bus and cableway when going up the mountain, and take the forest path on foot when going down the mountain (because you can get on and off at camp 1-3 at will).
accidentally, we broke into the animal and plant kingdom in the virgin forest.
We are passers-by and intruders, and this is a paradise for macaques, red pandas, all kinds of unknown birds, alpine rhododendrons and all kinds of unknown flowers.
It's already 4 o'clock in the afternoon, which is far beyond the time limit. At this time, the benefits of forming a small group are reflected. Originally planned to play Hailuogou for half a day, but the scenery was so beautiful that I played all day without paying attention!
The driver's eldest brother has been waiting for despair at the foot of the mountain (at night, he has to go to xinduqiao to stay outside two mountains with an altitude of 4m ...).
because I have to hurry, eating is far away. The benefits of preparing some snacks in the supermarket in advance are reflected.
Moreover, from now on, we are going to high altitude, and the female compatriots in the group are beginning to feel a little uncomfortable.
Master raced wildly all the way, and Hongshitan Park was on the side of the road. When I passed by, I took a look in the car. In fact, this kind of red stone can be seen in many places in western Sichuan.
It began to rain as soon as the mountain came down. At this time, the rain god (Colonel Hu) on the bus began to show off in an ostentatious manner. What luck!
but then I dare not make any noise.
In the rainstorm, when the driver's big brother took us to experience the zigzag road over mountains and mountains, Colonel Hu was too nervous to blink. On the way, I climbed over the top of 4,5 meters and finally arrived in xinduqiao safely.
I found a hot pot restaurant on the road, and the business was booming. But it was too late to get to the store. We ate all the boss's money, and we didn't eat enough!
The weather forecast in the evening shows that it will still be moderate rain in xinduqiao tomorrow! The endless rain!
on the third day, continue to get up at 7 o'clock. Today's itinerary is xinduqiao-Sichuan-Tibet Line 318 Highway-Tianlu 18 Bend-Litang-Daocheng-Aden.
it was a pleasant surprise that the sun was shining in the morning. Today is basically a day on the road, so, of course, you should take your time on a comfortable day with sunshine.
I found a Sichuan-style breakfast shop on the roadside in xinduqiao, and I ate noodles and then set off comfortably by car. How comfortable is it?
As a result, there was a traffic jam before we left xinduqiao. What happened?
I'm reporting ahead. Because of the good weather, the road administration temporarily decided to close the road for maintenance from 7: 3 in the morning to 2: 3 in the afternoon.
what? ! Yesterday, the road was closed without any notice from the hotel or the travel agency? So casual?
what about our itinerary? The sunshine's good mood was shattered at once.
the large trucks on the 318 have more and more self-driving vehicles. Police cars patrol back and forth, constantly honking their horns, reminding vehicles to wait with peace of mind, and don't try to violate the rules and go backwards.
The group members began to repent one by one: Why didn't we start half an hour earlier? I still have a beautiful breakfast, and I regret it to death!
from 8 o'clock to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the road will not be released? Do we have to wait on the side of the road for nearly 7 hours!
master, what shall we do?
colonel, what should we do next?
travel agency, what should we do if our trip is delayed?
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(to be continued)