Where to go on a self-driving trip from Chongqing

National Day is coming soon, and many people in Chongqing are planning to go on a trip during the seven-day holiday. Have you planned where to go? Here are some recommendations for you. Take a look!

Explore the Secret Realm of Western Sichuan

Note: Before traveling out of the province, please pay attention to the latest epidemic situation and epidemic prevention policies of your destination

Time: 5 days 4 nights

You can go in spring, summer, autumn, and even winter. It’s like a treasure box, you can discover different scenery and surprises every time.

Here you will find snow mountains, lakes, glaciers, forests, sunrise and sunset. In this picturesque place, every shot is a beautiful picture.

Highlight 1: Lenggacuo

Legendary Lake

The “Lenggacuo” lake, which is held up by lotus flowers, is little known to the outside world and is rarely visited. Here is the best place to overlook and photograph the main peak and surrounding peaks of Mount Gongga. From this angle, the kingly air of Mount Gongga is fully displayed. Because it is inaccessible, few people visit Lenggacuo. It is therefore known as one of the secret realms of western Sichuan.

Highlight 2: Quanhuatan

Green Gem on Earth

There is a saying that describes the place as “Quanhuatan on the west slope of Mount Gongga, resembling the Jade Pool falling to earth”. Quanhuatan has over a dozen five-colored pools of different sizes and shapes, with a water depth of 40-70 cm. Aquatic plants and stone flowers are scattered in the pools, making them look like green gems!

Highlight 3: Shuangqiao Valley

Unique Mountain Scenery

Here, the background is the snow mountains that never melt, contrasting with the sparkling streams at your feet. There are also old and sturdy thousand-year-old sea buckthorn trees, which are unique, magical, and beautiful. In Shuangqiao Valley, there are both birch forests, poplar forests, and maple forests common in low-lying areas, as well as spruce, fir, and redwood forests in high-lying areas.

Highlight 4: World of Light and Shadow

Experience Tibetan architecture in Jiaju Tibetan Village

See herds of cattle and sheep in Tagong Grassland

Encounter China’s Most Beautiful Autumn

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Time: 8 days 7 nights

If you want to see the autumn leaves, go there. The reason is simple: the best autumn in China is in Ejina! With the desert on one side and the Populus euphratica forest on the other, Ejina in autumn has the most beautiful scenery and stories.

Many people say, “Ejina is a place you can only visit once a year. If you miss it, you have to wait another year to meet and encounter it again.” This place, beautiful for only 20 days a year, is a must-visit to experience the real autumn and enjoy its most brilliant charm in autumn.

Highlight 1: Wave Valley

Rock formations as bright as red clouds

Jingbian Wave Valley is mainly red, with waves of red rocks that seem to come at you like a raging tide, beautiful enough to take your breath away. But as you follow the red rock trail inwards, a seemingly canyon-like gully lies ahead. Bright as red clouds and in a thousand shapes, the strong visual impact will leave you speechless!

Highlight 2: Ejina Banner

Populus euphratica forest and the strange tree forest

You haven’t truly experienced autumn until you’ve seen the Populus euphratica forest! Ejina Banner boasts 390,000 acres of Populus euphratica forest, one of the three remaining Populus euphratica forests in the world.

In addition to the Populus euphratica forest, you can also see the strangely shaped trees of the strange tree forest. Large swathes of dead Populus euphratica trees are lying in various directions, each with its own unique shape, giving a fairyland like a fairytale world.

Not far away is the Black City, the most complete and largest existing ancient city ruin on the Silk Road. It is close to the strange tree forest. The desert wind and sand have given this thousand-year-old city a layer of mystery.

Highlight 3: Zhangye Danxia

One of the most beautiful Danxia landforms in China

The magical Danxia landform group is unique, with five colors, like a colorful strip of cloth laid diagonally. Under the sun’s rays, the colors are extremely bright, making you marvel.

Encounter the Eastern Hawaii

Note: Before traveling out of the province, please pay attention to the latest epidemic situation and epidemic prevention policies of your destination

Time: 5 days 4 nights

Instead of going to Southeast Asia or the Maldives, there is a romantic island in China that blows Southeast Asian seascapes out of the water!

This is Hailing Island, ranked first in Guangdong’s top 10 beautiful islands. Here you can not only admire the beautiful sea view of the sky and the sea, but also enjoy the sunrise and sunset, stroll along the beach~

Highlight 2: Mawei Island

Best place to watch the sunset

Mawei Island’s beach is a large stretch of shallows, it takes tens of meters to walk out to waist-deep water. There are few waves, it’s very calm, the water is clean depending on the weather. The sand is very fine and soft, very suitable for bringing children. Besides swimming, you can also catch small fish and crabs.

Highlight 2: Dajiao Bay

The hottest attraction

Dajiao Bay is a very beautiful bay, where the sky and the sea merge into one. The beach has fine and soft sand. In Dajiao Bay, you should definitely experience the beach fun of banana boats, jet skis, dune buggies, and barbecues.

Highlight 3: Local Seafood

Taste the authentic seafood of the South China Sea Fish Basket

When you come to Hailing Island, you must try the local seafood! Hailing Island itself is known as the “South China Sea Fish Basket”. “Overnight Cheng”, “Life and Death Love”, “Dry Wood and Fiery Fire”, Pearl Horsehoof, and Horse Mackerel Fish Balls… These authentic local delicacies will leave you wanting more…