“Just Like a Teenager” Sichuan Self-Driving Tour Route

Recently, a travel variety show – “Just Like a Teenager” has become a hit. With the popularity of the show, various travel routes have also become popular. If you are planning to travel to Western Sichuan in the near future and experience the unique natural scenery of the Western Sichuan Plain, you can follow the route set by the program team and embark on a “Wang Junkai” style self-driving tour in Western Sichuan.

Variety Show Route:

Day1: Xichang Qingshan Airport – Haiziluogou Ji.Ye Onsen Homestay (Accommodation)

Day2: Haiziluogou – Yajia Geng – Kangding – Yuzixi (Camping)

Day3: Yuzixi – Xinduqiao – Tianlu Eighteen Bends – Litang

Day4: Litang – Daocheng – Aden

Travel Preparation:

1. Clothing: Long-sleeved autumn clothes are the main, also equip a down jacket, the temperature difference between day and night in the plateau area is large, pay attention to keeping warm.

2. Accessories: Sunglasses, hats, the sun is dazzling in the plateau area, sunglasses protect the eyes while looking cool; the ultraviolet rays are strong in the plateau area, in addition to bringing sunscreen, the strongest sunscreen is physical sunscreen.

3. Daily Necessities: Facial towels, facial cleanser, toner, moisturizer, 1-3 masks, face cream, toothpaste, toothbrush, wet wipes

4. Medicine: Plateau Kang (anti-high reaction medicine), cold medicine, stomach medicine, glucose, band-aids, ibuprofen, 1-2 oxygen cylinders (available in the plateau area, but expensive)

5. Food: Instant noodles, self-heating pot, mineral water (water quality is hard in the plateau area), milk candy, chocolate

6. Documents: ID card, driver’s license, epidemic prevention QR code

7. Electronics: Charger (including mobile phone, camera), power bank, selfie stick, camera storage card (Western Sichuan is too beautiful, afraid that your storage is not enough)

8. Others: Umbrella, disposable toilet seat cover, tissue

Same Homestay:

1. Haiziluogou: Ji.Ye Onsen Homestay

Location: Baozi Second Group, Gonghe Village, Moxizhen

Price Range: 680 yuan – 1280 yuan

Homestay Features:

Surrounded by mountains, lush woods around, although in Moxizhen, but the environment is quiet, with a touch of “building a house in the human world, the heart is far away and the land is biased” feeling.

The typical Japanese courtyard design makes the homestay look homely without losing its layout. Whether you are drinking tea or reading in the room, it will not disappoint you. Carving leisure as art into the details, this is probably the only one in the Haiziluogou homestay.

The hotel has natural hot springs, public hot spring pools and private hot springs to meet the needs of different groups of people. Soak in the hot springs and watch the stars and the wilderness, the cold night in Haiziluogou becomes full of fun.

2. Yuzixi Starlight Camping Ground:

Location: Kangding Xinduqiao towards the airport, search for “Qu Mogong” on navigation

Price: Public account booking entry 50/person, bring your own tent to pay a site management fee of 150/person, stay in a big tent, there are multiple people, there are double people, the price is around 200-400, it will increase during holidays.

Campsite Features:

Yuzixi is beautiful 24 hours a day. The sea of clouds in the morning, the sunset in the evening, the snow-capped mountains towering, the lines are strong, the grassland stretches for miles, soft as a carpet, the rigidity and softness are perfectly matched. Walking on the road in Western Sichuan, I have seen the clean sky and the lake, the starry sky in Yuzixi still surprises you. The stars are like buckets, even without a hundred-foot dangerous building, you can pick stars with your hands.

However, the beautiful night view is not without its price. The temperature at night in the plateau is comparable to winter. You must prepare sleeping bags and keep warm.

Same Food:

Kangding. Mara Ya Tibetan Restaurant

Signature Dish: Covered Beef

A layer of cake on top, covered with fried beef underneath. The advantage is that the beef is substantial, you can feel full after eating two pieces. The onion flavor is completely integrated with the beef, paired with the grilled cake, it feels like eating beef sandwich. The downside is that the beef is too substantial, it makes your cheeks sore.

Fried Lamb Chops

This lamb chops are better than beef, the outside is fried to crispy, the inside is still tender, there are also some onions on the surface, but the meat has no onion flavor.

Tibetan Tea Drink Must Experience:

Butter Tea

Milk tea with salt added, the milk flavor is more intense than the milk tea sold on the market, the taste is like a mixture of cheese milk cap dairy products.

Heavy Flavor Must Order:

Beef Blood Sausage

Beef + beef blood (should be) filled sausage, the texture is soft and glutinous, although the appearance is a bit difficult to eat, but this kind of thing is the same as snail powder, it looks ordinary, but the taste is amazing.

In addition, beef buns, grilled pork belly, roast chicken are all very good.

Precautions:

1. Do not take a bath or wash your hair for 24 hours after entering the plateau to avoid catching a cold.

2. Strenuous exercise is prohibited in the plateau area. Running and jumping are best avoided, which can easily cause high reaction.

3. Alcohol is prohibited in the plateau area! (It seems that the teenagers above have all suffered from this, don’t learn from them!)

4. Sunscreen in the plateau must be in place, sunscreen should cover all exposed parts, and remember that physical sunscreen is the strongest sunscreen, you can wrap well and don’t expose a little!

5. It is best to drink Rhodiola rosea soaked in water before departure, which is very effective in preventing high reaction.

6. The yak, sheep, and horse herds in Tibet are not allowed to be photographed casually. If you see local Tibetans nearby, it is best to ask if you can take pictures (if there is no one around, just take pictures casually). Don’t act rashly if you are surrounded by them, be sure to give way to them.

7. Litang looks flat, but the altitude is not gentle at all, don’t be careless!

8. You can ride or not ride the horse to Milk Sea (because you still need to walk), but be sure to go to the toilet before deciding to go up the mountain, there will be no toilet after passing the horse group.

9. Tickets for the Aden Scenic Area can be purchased online, enter the scenic area by swiping your ID card, and you can enter even if the scenic area is out of power with the purchase ticket on your mobile phone.