Not Gnie! Not Litang! When going to Western Sichuan, this is my top recommendation!
by Harper Martinez James
Aug 21, 2025
This year!! Lixiaolu!!! This snow mountain scenic road is finally open
🍄 Last year, it took 4 hours detouring from Wenchuan to get from Bipenggou to Siguniang Mountain
🍂🍁 This year, it only takes 1.5 hours to see the colorful forests on the mountains, beautiful snow-capped peaks🏔, and lush lakes🌊. Western Sichuan, don’t get too ahead of yourself!!
🖼 Snow mountains✓, colorful forests✓, forests✓, meadows✓, glaciers✓ and other classic elements of Western Sichuan all in one, the little Duku Road of Sichuan
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🍠 Itinerary Option ①
✔Day 1: Flight from anywhere in the country - Chengdu airport pickup - free activities
✔Day 2: Chengdu - Siguniang·Maobiliang - Siguniang Mountain Shuangqiao Valley
✔Day 3: Lixiaolu - Moon Bay - Hongyuan dinner
✔Day 4: Private forest pasture·UTV secret crossing or horseback nomadic time·camp picnic·wild pasture afternoon tea - Hongyuan camp barbecue
✔Day 5: Hongyuan - Yak Deer Valley·see the fawns - Chengdu
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🍠 Itinerary Option ②
✔Day 1: Chengdu - Bipenggou Scenic Area - stay at Gu’ergou
✔Day 2: Gu’ergou - Naizigou | autumn colorful forest - Cashmere Hard - stay at Cashmere Hard or Heishui County
✔Day 3: Cashmere Hard/Heishui County - Dagu Glacier - Chengdu
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⛔️ Western Sichuan Travel Tips
✅ Autumn foliage viewing tips
▪️ Mid-October: Leaves start to change color massively, mostly light yellow
▪️ Late October: This is the most brilliant time, large areas of red and yellow mixed, stunning!
▪️ Early November: Red leaves and colorful forests gradually decrease, see scattered beautiful scenes
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✅ Clothing tips
▪️ Clothes: Wear 3-in-1 jackets or thin down jackets, temperature around 5-20℃, big temperature difference between morning and night
▪️ Shoes: Sneakers or boots, 🙅 no high heels
▪️ Must bring: Sunscreen, umbrella, sunglasses, windproof hat
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✅ Photography tips
▪️ Bipenggou: At Panyang Lake and Yanzi Yan sections, wandering through oil painting-like scenery, perfect for autumn and winter
▪️ Lixiaolu: At Liangtaigou Red Stone Beach area, Da’erpu campsite, there is a snow mountain road in front of the tunnel, wearing boots makes for great shots
▪️ Siguniang Mountain Shuangqiao Valley: The best scenery is concentrated in the redwood forest, with snow mountains as the background.
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