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There are many classic hiking routes around Lijiang, such as: Tiger Leaping Gorge Hiking, Lugu Lake Hiking to Aden, Meili Snow Mountain Rain Collapse Hike, Yulong Snow Mountain Hiking, etc., but if you can find a route that can take into account the magnificent natural scenery and humanistic customs, I am afraid that the only one is the Tiger Leaping Gorge Jimeili Snow Mountain Rain Collapse hike. Tiger Leaping Gorge, Meili Snow Mountain and Yubeng are too famous, there is no need to introduce too much here, Tiger Leaping Gorge was rated as one of the top ten most classic hiking routes in China as early as the 90s of the last century, and Yubeng hiking has been popular with outdoor enthusiasts in the past ten years, in addition to the shocking natural scenery, the religious and cultural customs there are also an important reason to attract many backpackers. The following is a set of travelogues made of summer scenery recently photographed by our team leader, which can give some reference to some donkey friends who want to go to this line.
From Lijiang to Meili Snow Mountain and Yubeng Itinerary:
D1: Lijiang - First Bay of the Yangtze River - Benzilan - Baima Snow Mountain - Feilai Temple
D2: Feilai Temple - Lancang River Grand Canyon - Xidang - Nanzong Yakou - Yubeng Village
D3: Yubeng - Xiaonong Base Camp - Ice Lake - Yubeng Upper Village
D4: Yubeng Upper - Divine Waterfall - Yubeng Lower Village
D5: Yubeng - Ninong Grand Canyon - Yila Grassland - Moonlight Ancient City - Shangri-La
D6: Shangri-La - Tiger Leaping Gorge - Lijiang
1: Lijiang - The First Bay of the Yangtze River - Benzilan - Baima Snow Mountain - Feilai
Temple Since the main destination is Meili Snow Mountain and Yubeng, many people do not want to waste more time on the road, but want to see the sacred Meili Snow Mountain immediately. This was an unlikely task to complete before, but in the past two years, the road from Lijiang to Meili Snow Mountain has been well repaired, building many bridges and opening many roads, shortening the distance and time from Lijiang to Meili Snow Mountain. Normally, it can be reached in six or seven hours, plus the time spent playing and taking photos on the road, basically it is no problem to arrive at Feilai Temple before dark.
Starting point: Lijiang Ancient City. As soon as you look up in any corner of Lijiang, you can see the towering Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and when you first come to Lijiang, you will feel that the jade dragon is particularly shocking, but as long as you go to Meili Snow Mountain, this is a small witch.
The ancient city of Lijiang under the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is too famous and has long been famous, but negative news has also emerged in recent years, and more people come to Lijiang just as a transit station, which is no longer the main purpose of travel, but from Lijiang to Shangri-La, Lugu Lake, Meili Snow Mountain rain collapse, and even to Tibet.
On the way from Lijiang to Shangri-La, you will pass by two very important attractions, the First Bay of the Yangtze River and the Tiger Leaping Gorge. The Yangtze River rushes down from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Jinsha River in Yunnan, passing through the high mountains and deep valleys of the Hengduan Mountains, passing through the Nu River and the Lancang River, forming a magnificent landscape of three rivers flowing together. At the junction of Lijiang and Shangri-La, there was a sudden sharp turn of more than 100 degrees, turning northeast, forming a rare "V" shaped bend, "the river flow is reversed here, rushing into the Central Plains to magnificent", people call this wonder of the world "the first bay of the Yangtze River".
There is a huge canyon between Lijiang's Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Shangri-La's Haba Snow Mountain, which is famous as one of the world's deepest canyons. But as mentioned before, Meili Snow Mountain and Yubeng are the focus of the hike, in order to save physical strength, we recommend putting the Tiger Leaping Gorge on the way back, instead of starting to hike the Tiger Leaping Gorge on the first day, we will focus on the Tiger Leaping Gorge on the last day.
After passing the Tiger Leaping Gorge, we arrived at the territory of Shangri-La, that is, officially entered the Tibetan area, and the first place to arrive was the small Zhongdian of Shangri-La. The overwhelming sea of alpine rhododendrons here will definitely make all people forget to return.
On the way to Xiaozhongdian, you can see the second snow-capped mountain to Yubeng - Haba Snow Mountain. Haba Snow Mountain, which means "flower of gold" in Naxi, is a steeply raised mountain under the strong influence of the Himalayan orogeny and its subsequent Quaternary tectonic movement, with an altitude of 5,396 meters, although it is 200 meters lower than the sea level of the Yulong Snow Mountain, but the snow line is lower, which is more spectacular, and it is an entry-level snow mountain to the top.
Shangri-La's sea level is 3,300 meters, and the winters are long and cold. In summer, the Shangri-La grassland has already opened a thick winter coat, and the mountains and rivers are full of vibrant scenery, and all kinds of wildflowers on the pasture have begun to compete for beauty.
This is the plateau wetland lake of Shangri-La - Napa Sea, in fact, the Napa Sea and the Illa Grassland are actually connected, during the rainy season, The water is relatively sufficient, most of the grassland is covered by lake water, it becomes the sea, and in the autumn and winter dry season, there is less water and more grass, and the lake water degrades, and it becomes a grassland.
From May to October every year, new varieties of wildflowers bloom in Shangri-La every ten days, and all kinds of wildflowers bloom unscrupulously, like a carpet made of flowers covering the entire grassland, full of oceans of flowers.
On the way to the Yunnan-Tibet Line, you can also see the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple in Yunnan - Songzanlin Temple, because many people focus on rain collapse hiking, so they usually look at Songzanlin Temple from the roadside. If you are interested in Tibetan Buddhism, you can arrange a special time to visit on the way back.
After passing the Songzanlin Temple and driving forward along the Yunnan-Tibet Highway for more than an hour, we arrived at Benzilan, the important town of the ancient tea horse road. Benzilan is located on the banks of the Jinsha River and opposite Ganzi, Sichuan, in terms of scenery, there is actually nothing special, but due to the special geographical location here, it is an important post station before crossing the Baima Snow Mountain, and the former horse gang will rest here, recuperate, and then begin to climb the snowy mountains. It was also noon when we arrived here, so most people would have a Chinese meal in Benzilan and then climb the White Horse Snow Mountain.
After lunch, after lunch and walking forward from Benzilan for twenty minutes, you will see the big bend of the Jinsha River - Moon Bend, because summer is the rainy season, and a lot of muddy water rushes into the river , so the Moon Bay seen this season is red.
From Benzilan along the Yunnan-Tibet Highway all the way up, you will reach the Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve, on the side of the road you can see the Baima Snow Mountain towering under the blue sky, and the road through the Baima Snow Mountain is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, which is also the highest highway in Yunnan since entering the Tibetan area.
In summer, the Hakuba Snow Mountain is also in full bloom with bright alpine rhododendrons, creating a beautiful landscape where the white snow-capped mountains and the sea of flowers coexist.
This is the sign of the newly built Baima Snow Mountain Pass, and the height of 4292 meters is particularly eye-catching under the blue sky. This is also the first snow-capped mountain pass higher than 4,000 meters through which the Yunnan-Tibet Line passes.
After crossing the Baima Snow Mountain Pass at an altitude of 4,292 meters, it went all the way downhill to Deqin County, the highest city in Yunnan Province at an altitude of 3,400 meters. Deqin County may not have much impression of this ordinary Tibetan county, but there is Meili Snow Mountain, the highest peak in Yunnan. The magnificent mountain shape and mysterious religious color of Meili Snow Mountain occupy a pivotal position among the sacred mountains in Tibet, and have always been an important sacred mountain worshiped by Tibetan believers from ancient times to the Ling.
Arrive at Feilai Temple at dusk, if you are lucky, you can also see the gorgeous sunset of Meili Snow Mountain, But what is even more exciting is the bright starry sky of Meili Snow Mountain at night.
In order to enjoy the spectacular Meili Snow Mountain, I believe that most people's preferred accommodation place should be Feilai Temple, where the sea level has reached 3,500 meters, the air is transparent, the visibility is super high, and it has the ideal conditions for photographing the starry sky. Basically, the starry sky is not photographed until after ten o'clock in the evening, the night on the plateau here has completely darkened, it is best to go to the roof of the hotel where you are staying, when your head is full of stars, the shock is no less than the feeling of seeing the golden mountain tomorrow morning.
In addition to good weather conditions for shooting the starry sky, photography equipment is also very important, it must be a DSLR camera, and there must be a tripod, of course, if you want to shoot the star trail shutter line is also a must. When you set up a corner frame, debug the parameters of the starry sky, when press the shutter and wait for a few seconds, a starry sky blockbuster will come out, if you can't take a good shot at one time, you can try the shutter and exposure combination several times, and you can always shoot a starry sky blockbuster that you are satisfied with.
Day 2: Feilai Temple - Lancang River Grand Canyon - Xidang - Nanzongya Pass - Yubeng Village
In order to enjoy the shocking wonders of Rizhao Jinshan, you must get up early today and wait for the first ray of sunlight to shine on the main peak of Meili Snow Mountain at the observation deck of Feilai Temple or on the roof of the hotel, in fact, Meili Snow Mountain is in the west, the sun rises from the east, first illuminating the peak of Kawagbo, the main peak of Meili Snow Mountain, and then the gold slowly moves down, and finally the mountain is all illuminated in gold.
the panoramic view
of the thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountain Rizhao Jinshan
The time of Jinshan is very short, you must hurry up and take pictures, and after a while, Rizhao Jinshan will become Rizhao Yinshan.
After a while, the silver mountain will also fade, and the snow-capped mountain will gradually return to its true color, turning into a silver-white snow peak, and the whole process of the golden mountain is over, It was only about half an hour.
is also very commemorative
to take a group photo in front of the spectacular Meili Snow Mountain at this moment
After admiring the shocking Meili Snow Mountain Rizhao Golden Mountain, we will start the focus of this trip, hike to Yubeng, the Feilai Temple where we live is more than an hour's drive from the starting point of the hike Yubeng Xidang, on the way will pass through the Lancang River Grand Canyon under Meili Snow Mountain, this canyon is also the deepest canyon in China, both sides are primitive Tibetan villages, like beautiful oases in the alpine canyons.
West is the starting point of the hiking rain collapse, and the group members will be very excited on the surface before departure, because it feels like as long as they set off, It's like you can reach Yubeng Village right away.
Hike from Xidang into the rain collapse, from the starting point of the hike to Nanzongya Pass is about 12 kilometers of gentle slope, A normal person can reach it at a speed of about four hours.
If your physical strength is really not good, you can consider riding a horse, riding a horse can only start from the starting point of the hike, and there is no horse if you can't walk in the middle. So you must decide before, if you walk for a while, it is impossible to want to ride a horse.
will be three rest stops for twelve kilometers uphill, where simple food will be sold, such as: (instant noodles, butter tea, biscuits, etc.), Although the price is not cheap, it is still recommended to eat when you are hungry, after all, the distance of hiking today is twenty kilometers, and you need to replenish energy.
of the road on foot into Yubeng is good, relatively wide, people and horses are on the same road, as long as they follow the large army, There is basically no chance of getting lost.
Of course, in the process of going to the pass, it is not only a hard hike, but also the scenery along the way is also good.
When you walk to a place where the roadside is full of prayer flags, you will reach the Nanzong Pass, which is hung by the Tibetans who came to make a pilgrimage. These prayer flags are more colorful walls on both sides, pointing out the direction of pilgrimage to those who come to Yubeng.
to Nanzong Pass means that the hard hike of 12 kilometers uphill is over, you can be a little excited, The hardest journey of the day ended.
When you arrive at the pass, you can already see the Goddess Peak and the Five Crowns Peak up close, which are more majestic and magnificent than the two towering snow-capped mountains at Feilai Temple
When you reach the pass, it is not far from Yubeng Village, although there are still eight kilometers, but it is all downhill, so it is very easy to walk.
There is an observation deck during the hike from Yakou to Yubeng Village, which is also the only place where you can see the main peak of Meili Snow Mountain, Kawagbo, Don't miss the photo.
During the downhill hike, you will vaguely see some Tibetan-style houses surrounded by green fields, which is actually a rain collapse village. It's just that this angle is special.
catches your eye after walking for about two hours from Nanzongya Pass is Yubeng Shangcun, where several white Tibetan houses stand on the green hillside. It is harmonious and unified with the surrounding natural environment, forming a beautiful and peaceful scenery of Yuben Upper Village.
Not far away, the glacier on the snow-capped mountain towers into the clouds, emitting a silvery-white light, giving people a feeling of extreme cold, The village under the snow-capped mountains looks very vibrant in the sunset, and the strong contrast between this sunshine and the snow-capped mountains is even more called the warmth and tranquility of Yubeng Village.
The magical light and shadow
of the village collapsed in the rain as the sunset
Standing in Yubeng Upper Village, you can see the panoramic view of Yubeng Lower Village, the quiet Yubeng Lower Village under the snow-capped mountains is a green equilateral triangle, surrounded by valleys on three sides, There are some small white houses dotted in the green valley, which are the homes of local Tibetans, but most of them have now been converted into inns.
A ray of sunlight illuminates Yubeng Village, making this small village under the snow-capped mountains more beautiful and charming
If
the route on the second day after the rainfall is to go to the base camp and the ice lake, it is recommended to stay in the homestay inn in Yubeng Upper Village tonight, which can save a lot of time and physical strength
In the rain crash is actually closer to the snow-capped mountain, if there is nothing to pass the time at night, you can take a set of starry sky blockbusters of rain crashes. Of course, in addition to good photography techniques, this also requires the cooperation of the weather.
Day 3: Rain Beng - Laughing Farmer Base Camp - Ice Lake - Yu Beng Shangcun
The same is also infinitely looking forward to taking pictures of the golden mountain of Meili Snow Mountain the next morning, it is closer to the snow-capped mountain in Yubeng Village, and the angle is different, and the effect of the golden mountain is also taken in Feilai Temple, which is two different feelings. Because the main peak Kawagbo and the surrounding Weifeng are blocked by the surrounding mountains in the rain collapse, it is impossible to photograph the thirteen peaks of Meili, and only three snow-capped mountains can be photographed, but because the distance is closer, it is necessary to shoot from a super wide angle.
This is the golden mountain of Goddess Peak, and the morning glow of Goddess Peak is like a burning flame, extremely dazzling and brilliant in the morning light.
Sixteen Venerable Peaks are also like burning golden mountains, brilliant and dazzling.
The light of the golden mountain has faded, and the snow-capped mountain has regained its true color, which is also very beautiful
After admiring the Rizhao Golden Mountain in Yubeng, we will start to another important destination in Yubeng, Xiaonong Base Camp and Ice Lake. With a one-way distance of 12 kilometers and a round trip of 24 kilometers, this is the striking white stupa in Yubeng Shangcun and can also be used as a starting point for hiking.
The alpine meadows passed before entering the primeval jungle, where various religious ceremonies are held on major Buddhist festivals, Behind the meadow are lush primeval jungles and white snow-capped peaks, and the ice lake at the foot of the snowy peaks is our destination today.
streams in the primeval jungle, which are also the source
of the rainfall drinking water
to go to the Laughing Farmer Base Camp also has to cross a pass about 3800 above sea level, so it was all uphill before, and it was relatively hard to walk, but fortunately, it was all a primeval forest that covered the sky. It won't be too sunny.
three hours of hiking, you can see the white glacier on the Sixteen Venerable Peak, and the mountain pass below the glacier is where the glacial lake is located.
It takes about four to five hours to walk from Yubeng Upper Village to the base camp of Xiaonong, which has actually been a summer alpine pasture since ancient times, with flat terrain and fertile pasture. In the famous mountaineering incident in 1991, which was used as the base camp of the Sino-Japanese joint mountaineering team, all seventeen warriors of the mountaineering team were killed, and in order to commemorate this major mountain disaster, the Xiaonong Ranch was renamed the Xiaonong Base Camp.
The base camp usually has Tibetans selling butter tea and instant noodles here, and after resting here for a while, they have to continue hiking to the end of the day - the ice lake. The ice lake is about two kilometers away from the base camp, but it is all uphill, and the higher you walk, the steeper and harder it is, so the last two kilometers are a test of physical strength.
When I saw the beautiful glacial lake after walking for 40 minutes from Xiaonong Base Camp, I found that the hard work was worth it, and the water of the glacial lake was turquoise in summer , like a green jade inlaid between the snow-capped mountains and canyons.
This
is a glacier on a glacial lake that does not melt all year round, shining silvery white under the blue sky.
Although the ice lake is today's destination, it is not the end of the hike, we still need to return the same way, and hike another twelve kilometers, in order to rush back to the inn before dark, we can't stay too long in front of the beautiful ice lake. It is best to stay in Yubenxia Village tonight, although it will be an extra half an hour of hiking, but it will save a lot of precious time for going to the divine waterfall and walking the Ninong Grand Canyon tomorrow.
Day 4: Yubeng Shang-Divine Waterfall-Ninon Canyon-Lancang River-Feilai Temple
The benefits of living in Yubeng Village, It is that when you get up in the morning, you can see two white snow peaks in the U-shaped valley, these two snow peaks are Goddess Peak and Wuguan Peak.
In Yubeng Village, you can not only take pictures of Jinshan, but also in a pool in front of the entrance of the village, you can also take pictures of the magical reflection of Rizhao Jinshan. This is also the only place where Yubeng can take pictures of the reflection of the snow-capped mountains.
Snow mountains, temples, blue sky, reflections, can be found in Yubeng Lower Village.
The quiet rain collapses down the village, the alpine meadows in the primeval jungle, bathed in the golden morning light of the morning, and the clear stream flows quietly between the meadows, Yaks and horses are quietly foraging on the grass, and a poetic landscape picture is presented before our eyes.
In fact, most Tibetans go to Yubeng Village and only go to the divine waterfall of Yubeng Village to make a pilgrimage, and basically do not consider going to the base camp and ice lake. The main destination of these elderly Tibetan ladies on this trip is also to go to the divine waterfall, so the divine waterfall is also the most important destination for us to come to Yubeng.
This
is the primeval forest on the road to the divine waterfall, and the water blue streamer flowing down from the divine waterfall flows through the primeval forest to Yubeng Village, It has become the main source of water here!
To get to the waterfall, you must walk through the lush primeval forest, walk in this inaccessible forest, and breathe the purest air at the foot of the sacred mountain. It's a very enjoyable thing.
These tall and straight trees are firs, a unique tree species of the plateau, walking on the pilgrimage route under the thousand-year-old trees, I feel very happy, These trees are also spirits under the sacred mountain, and they are always blessed by those who come to make pilgrimages.
two hours walk from Yubeng Village, you can see a waterfall pouring down from a thousand-meter cliff, called "Yubeng Waterfall". Every spring and summer, when the ice and snow melt, streams of water flow down the cliff wall, like thousands of white silk floating down, fluttering and sprinkling, which is very spectacular.
The waterfall in summer Due to the large melting of the glacier, the water volume of the waterfall is larger, and it falls vertically from the hanging shore of more than 3,800 meters above sea level. There is really a feeling that the Milky Way is falling for nine days.
The divine waterfall is the end of the pilgrimage to Meili Snow Mountain, and those who come to Meili Snow Mountain to make pilgrimages will receive the baptism of divine water under the divine waterfall and wash away the sins of their lives under the sacred mountain. This is the belief of worshiping the sacred mountain under the sacred waterfall, they close their hands, close their eyes, constantly recite Buddhist scriptures, make wishes in front of the sacred mountain with the most devout heart, and pray for blessings for their family and friends.
Prayer.
recitation scriptures, and will also worship at the top of the waterfall to pray for the protection of the waterfall.
After worshiping the waterfall, the white hada is offered to the waterfall, and the stones in front of the waterfall are already wrapped in hada of different colors.
After worshiping the waterfall, the most sacred ritual is to receive the baptism of the holy water of the waterfall, which is known as the nectar of Meili Snow Mountain, which can cleanse the five poisons of people's body and mind. Therefore, you can't use an umbrella or a hat in the waterfall, the more water you pour, the better, generally three circles, pious people can go around thirteen times, and the most can reach 108 circles.
Sometimes even newborn babies are brought by their parents to receive baptism with holy water, which is said to eliminate disasters and bring happiness.
It is said that Yubeng Waterfall is the holy water retrieved from heaven by the god Kawagbo, which can predict the fate of people, and can also eliminate disasters and avoid disasters, and give grace to all living beings, and believers who come to worship Meili Snow Mountain will be baptized with holy water.
After the pilgrimage, return to Yubeng Lower Village, and after lunch, follow the rest of the itinerary to hike out of Yubeng, the normal arrangement is to go from Yubeng Lower Village to Shangcun, and then go over the Vietnam Zongya Pass to Xidang back to Feilai Temple. But in fact, there is also a beautiful Grand Canyon at the foot of Meili Snow Mountain - Ninong Canyon, from the rain collapse of Ninong Canyon, not only the whole process is downhill, saving physical strength, the key is to enjoy a different canyon scenery, which is also the advantage of not going back.
Due
to the abundance of water in the canyon, the primeval forest is also particularly lush, and it is a lush scene all year round.
Hike through the paths of the primeval forest and relax
In summer, these small red and unknown wildflowers bloom in the primeval canyon, and large areas of purple wildflowers bloom in the canyon, especially in the green jungle.
is like stepping into a beautiful fairy tale world
Cross the clear river
between the gorges
Hike between streams and waterfalls to fully experience the magic of the Grand Canyon.
primitive village
within the canyon
Enjoy the beauty
of nature as you traverse through the green forest
is like walking in
a beautiful fairy tale world
The primeval forests are everywhere, making the air extremely fresh
Hiking from Yubeng Village to Ni Rural Village is about 20 kilometers, and when you cross the primeval forest in the canyon, the road quickly turns into a gentle path. When you get here, you basically complete one-third of the trip, and then there is this kind of flat path that leads all the way to the countryside of Nigeria.
The last six kilometers of the trail used to be the most dangerous part of the Ninon hike, with a very narrow path with a stream on the left and a bottomless gorge on the right. Moreover, the stream on the side of the cliff often overflows the path, so it is very dangerous to hike. For the safety of tourists, the local government has rebuilt the canal so that the water will no longer overflow, and the road has been widened to more than one meter, and now it is no longer dangerous to walk this path.
Along the path next to the canal, you can see a big river, which is the famous Lancang River, and the hike to Ninong Gorge is basically over. The canyon you see now is the Grand Canyon of Meili Snow Mountain on the Lancang River.
There is a lot of rain in summer, and the water of the Lancang River is red, it crosses the entire Lancang River Meili Snow Mountain Grand Canyon and flows eastward, When it flows to Vietnam, it becomes the famous Mekong River.
picturesque village on the Lancang River is the Ni Countryside, and when you arrive at this beautiful village, this hike will end.
Crossing a suspension bridge over the Lancang River, which is also a suspension bridge for local villagers to the other side, the bridge is very small and can only be crossed.
Walk on the rocking bridge and experience the thrill and excitement of the last part of the entire hike, so that the rain collapse hike is over. You can get on the opposite side of the river and return to Feilai Temple.
The fourth day can be said to be the longest hiking distance and time, the most places passed, and the most spectacular day, on this day the trekking of the Gagninon Grand Canyon back and forth of the divine waterfall has a total distance of 36 kilometers, fortunately, most of the distance is downhill, plus the scenery along the way is magnificent and picturesque, so it will not hike to the collapse.
Day 5 and 6: Feilai Temple - Shangri-La - Tiger Leaping Gorge - Lijiang
The reason why the itinerary is designed like this is that there will be two nights to stay at Feilai Temple, so that there are twice as many opportunities to enjoy Rizhao Golden Mountain, in case you don't see it for the first time, there is another opportunity to see Rizhao Golden Mountain, after all, it is not easy to come all the way to Meili Snow Mountain, and it is very rare to have two opportunities to see Rizhao Golden Mountain.
Today, I will return to Shangri-La the same way, and the repeated scenery will not be introduced, but the focus will be on the strategy of hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Located at the junction of Lijiang and Shangri-La, Tiger Leaping Gorge is a classic Chinese hiking route, with the main peak of Yulong Snow Mountain on the south bank at an altitude of 5,596 meters, the Zhonghaba Snow Mountain on the north bank at an altitude of 5,396 meters, and the river in the middle canyon is only 30-60 meters wide. The upper gorge of the Tiger Leaping Gorge is 1,800 meters above sea level, the lower gorge is 1,630 meters above sea level, and the vertical drop between the peak of the snow mountain and Jiangping reaches the highest 3,900 meters, making it one of the deepest canyons in the world.
The total length of the Tiger Leaping Gorge is nearly 20 kilometers, and it is divided into three sections: upper, middle and lower from top to bottom, with a water drop of more than 200 meters, high mountains and deep valleys, narrow and spectacular!
Zhonghu Leaping Gorge (not recommended to go in the rainy season). After entering the gate of the Tiger Leaping Gorge Scenic Area from Qiaotou Town, it takes about half an hour to drive to reach the Zhonghu Leaping Gorge, first starting to hike from the path of Mr. Zhang's house, this road is also very famous on the Internet, because it was built by Mr. Zhang, so the toll is to be paid for crossing, and now Mr. Zhang's mother has been stationed for a long time to verbally collect ten yuan per person toll.
Hiking from Mr. Zhang's house to the bottom of Zhonghu Leaping Canyon is about two kilometers, and because it is a steep descent, you still need to be careful when walking.
It is best to wear hiking shoes or hiking shoes when hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge, so that the grip is better and the hike is relatively easy.
The hiking distance of the Tiger Leaping Gorge is very short, which is not at the same level as the rain collapse hike, although there is a simple guardrail built by Mr. Zhang's family on the side of the road. But you still need to be very careful when going downhill.
Walk for half an hour to an observation deck where you can enjoy the spectacular scenery of the first line of
sky in the middle of the Tiger Leaping Gorge
Hiking the steep plank road on the edge of the shore is also very exciting
It takes about an hour to reach the bottom of the valley, and it is also very memorable to take a group photo in front of the stone monument of Zhonghu Leaping Gorge.
Tiger Leaping Gorge hike also did not go back, but climbed the ladder from another road to Teacher Zhang's house.
This
is the famous brave ladder of Tiger Leaping Gorge, divided into three sections with a total of 168 steps, all of which take 20 minutes to climb. The whole process was thrilling and challenging, and after hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge back to Lijiang, our entire trip was basically over.
from Lijiang to Meili Snow Mountain, Yubeng Hiking Self-guided Tour Guide:
Lijiang is about 400 kilometers away from Yubeng, There is only one direct shuttle bus a day, if you want to stop by Shangri-La, you must take the bus in sections, the following is a detailed travel guide to Yubeng in Lijiang.
Day 1: You must go to Lijiang Bus Station very early to take the shuttle bus to Deqin, because there is only one bus a day, so it is recommended to book the ticket on the first day.Because the shuttle bus will take passengers all the way, and the car is too big, and the drive is relatively slow, so it may take eight or nine hours to reach the Deqin County Passenger Station. When you arrive at Feilai Temple, you may be able to take pictures of the sunset of Meili Snow Mountain, and the focus is on enjoying the spectacular Meili Snow Mountain Rizhao Golden Mountain tomorrow morning. Although Deqin County is also around Meili Snow Mountain, the county seat is in a valley, and you can't see Meili Snow Mountain, and you can't see it at all. So you have to live in Feilai Temple.
Day 2: After enjoying the spectacular Rizhao Golden Mountain in the morning, then go to carpool to Xidang, which is the starting point of hiking to Yubeng, if you are lucky enough to get a car, about 40 yuan a piece, if you don't get a car, you can only charter a small van to Xidang, about 200 yuan a car, even if it is full, it is the price, the journey is about 60 kilometers. If you want to rush to Yubeng before dark, you have to start hiking into Yubeng immediately after getting off the bus. Don't worry about not knowing the way, because it is almost afternoon, and there are many tourists who come out of the rain. There is a 20-kilometer hike from Xidang to Yubeng, and you have to climb a 3700 Nanzongya Pass in the middle, and if you have OK physical strength, you can reach Yubeng Village in six hours. When you arrive, it may be 8 p.m., find a small inn for a full meal, and then rest for the next day's hike.
Day 3: After breakfast, start to go to the base camp and the ice lake, about 24 kilometers round trip, when you go uphill, you have to cross a 3,500-meter pass in the middle, generally the time to arrive at the Xiaonong base camp is exactly noon, the Xiaonong base camp is once the camp of the Sino-Japanese joint mountaineering team, and now it has become a rest station on the way to the ice lake, where you can drink butter tea or eat a bowl of instant noodles sold by local Tibetans, rest for a while, and then go to the ice lake at about 4,100 sea level. From the base camp to the glacier lake is uphill, the hardest part is a large steep slope near the glacier lake, about a kilometer away, the last kilometer of hiking, I feel that I can't go to the end, but finally when you stand in front of the ice lake and see the beautiful emerald holy lake, you find that all the hard work is worth it. It doesn't matter if you don't know the road, follow the footsteps of the donkey friends who are moving forward, and basically you won't get lost.
Day 4: It is recommended to stay in Yubeng Lower Village when you come back on the third day, so that you can save time from the upper village to the lower village when you go to the waterfall on the fourth day, and you can also save a lot of physical strength. In the morning, hike from Yubeng Village to the divine waterfall, this is very easy to walk, as long as you walk along the divine waterfall river, and there is only one road, so it is impossible to get lost. Walking along the divine waterfall river for about two kilometers, it ushered in a hard uphill climb, but also shuttled through the primeval forest, the scenery is very beautiful, the uphill is about six kilometers, and the hardest section, like going to the ice lake, is the last section, and the last section to the divine waterfall is all steep gravel road, and the walk is very collapsed. It is about eight kilometers from Yubengxia Village to the waterfall, and the normal speed is two hours to reach the waterfall. After receiving the baptism of holy water under the divine waterfall, you will start to go all the way down the mountain, at this time you can go down the mountain very easily, the most amazing thing is that the whole body is soaked by the divine waterfall, in the process of descending the mountain, it will be dry after a while, and the whole person will feel very refreshed. It takes about two hours to reach Yubengxia Village from the waterfall. At this time, you are already hungry, so you can eat fried rice or noodles at the inn where you are staying. Then go from Xidang to Feilai Temple. In fact, there is another way out of the rain collapse, which is to go out of the Ninong Grand Canyon along the Divine Waterfall River. However, the Ninong Grand Canyon belongs to the undeveloped route in the rain beng, which is taken by local Tibetans, and the forest in the canyon is dense and the forks are crisscrossed, it is recommended that it is best to invite a guide in the local area to take everyone around, although you can basically walk out without a guide, but you may take a lot of wrongful roads, wasting a lot of time and physical strength in vain. From Yubeng Village along the Ninong Gorge, the whole journey is downhill, and the towering ancient trees, flying springs and waterfalls, and exotic flowers and plants that can be seen everywhere in the Ninong Rural Canyon are known as the back garden of Yubeng, so it is a very worthwhile line to come out of Ninon. After coming out of Ninong, we arrived at the banks of the Lancang River, where there are many small vans soliciting customers, basically 200 yuan a car to Feilai Temple, it is already afternoon to arrive at Feilai Temple, it is recommended to rest for one night in Feilai Temple, and another important reason is to enjoy the panoramic view of the shocking Meili Snow Mountain Rizhao Jinshan in Feilai Temple tomorrow morning.
Day 5: After enjoying the spectacular Rizhao Golden Mountain in the morning, then fly to the temple to take the shuttle bus back to Shangri-La (about 4-5 hours), when you arrive at Shangri-La, you can go to a Songzanlin Temple in the afternoon, and visit the Moonlight Ancient City in the evening.
Day 6: Take the shuttle bus to the bridge early in the morning, today the focus is to hike the Tiger Leaping Gorge, to the bridgehead, because there are still more than 20 kilometers away from the tiger leaping, there is no shuttle bus to that side at the entrance of the scenic spot, at this time there is only a chartered car to go, the normal round trip is 200 yuan a trip, if there are many people, it is cost-effective, the hike in the Tiger Leaping Gorge is about three hours, and then back to Qiaotou Town is already in the afternoon, here to take the shuttle bus back to Lijiang, about two hours, so that the end of the six-day trip, although a little tired, But it's still very fulfilling.
The cost of the whole journey is estimated: Lijiang to Tiger Leaping Gorge shuttle bus 50 yuan, Tiger Leaping Gorge ticket 65 yuan, Zhonghu Leaping Gorge chartered bus plus toll 150 yuan, Tiger Leaping Gorge to Shangri-La shuttle bus 30 yuan, Songzanlin Temple ticket 115 yuan, Shangri-La to Deqin and Feilai Temple fare 100 yuan, Feilai Temple chartered car to Xidang 200 yuan, Yubeng ticket 80, and then from Feilai Temple back to Lijiang shuttle bus 120 yuan, five nights accommodation is about 400 yuan, plus the cost of a guide, six days cost about 1,500 yuan, This fee does not include meals and horse rental, which will be close to 2,000 yuan if all are included. This kind of self-help method is suitable for experienced and long-time donkey friends, and is not suitable for beginner donkey friends and novices.
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Pilgrimage to Meili Snow Mountain and Hike Yubeng Classic Six-Day Tour Route
1: Lijiang - Yangtze River First Bay - Benzilan - Moon Bay - Feilai Temple
Day 2: Feilai Temple - Lancang River Grand Canyon - Xidang - Nanzongya Pass - Yubeng Village
Day 3: Yubeng - Xiaonong Base Camp - Ice Lake - Yubeng Upper Village
Day4: Yubeng Upper - Divine Waterfall - Ninong Grand Canyon - Ninong - Feilai Temple
Day5: Feilai Temple - Baima Snow Mountain - Illa Grassland - Shangri-La
Day 6: Shangri-La - Tiger Leaping Gorge - Lijiang
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