Summer vacation is here, and July is a popular time for self-driving enthusiasts to travel. What are the best self-driving routes in China for July? Read on to find out about some worthwhile travel destinations.
D1: 294 kilometers, depart from Xining, pass by the Kumbum Monastery, which Princess Wencheng passed through on her wedding journey, and the Laji Mountain, visit Qinghai Lake and Chaka Salt Lake, stay overnight in Chaka Town;
D2: 396 kilometers, continue to appreciate the beauty of Qinghai Lake along the west side of the lake, pass through Muer Town and 4120 (Dadongshu Pass), cross the Binggou Forest Sea, arrive in Qilian County and stay overnight;
D3: 468 kilometers, climb the magnificent and graceful Zhol Mountain, admire the “One of the Six Great Grasslands in China,” Qilian Grassland, experience the golden splendor of the Menyuan Rape Flower (blooming in July), and finally visit the Hequan Reservoir before returning to Xining.
II. Western Sichuan Small Loop
D1: 390 kilometers, depart from Chengdu, head west along the G317 Sichuan-Tibet North Line, pass through Dujiangyan, Yingxiu, Wolong, visit the Four Girls Mountain (Shuangqiao Valley Scenic Area), and stay overnight in Danba;
D2: 150 kilometers, visit the “No. 1 Most Beautiful Village in China” Danba Jiaju Tibetan Village, then pass through Tagong Grassland, overlook the holy and pure Yala Snow Mountain, visit Tagong Temple and the Mo Shi Park, and stay overnight in Xinduqiao Town;
D3: 250 kilometers, due to road construction on the “Xinduqiao – Kangding” section of the Zheduo Mountain, you need to take a detour, using the “Tagong – Kangding Airport – Kangding” route, arrive in Moxiguzhen and stay overnight;
D4: 280 kilometers, spend the whole day visiting the first 5A-level scenic area in Ganzi Prefecture, Hailuogou, and return to Chengdu in the evening.
III. Eastern Yunnan Small Loop
D1: 182 kilometers, depart from Kunming, pass through Chengjiang, visit Fuxian Lake, arrive in Jian Shui and stay overnight, visit the Jian Shui Ancient Town, Zhujia Garden, Jian Shui Seventeen Arch Bridge and other historical and cultural relics;
D2: 82 kilometers, go to Yuanyang, visit the Yuanyang Terraces, Bada Terraces and other places, stay overnight in Yuanyang;
D3: 294 kilometers, depart from Yuanyang, pass through Gejiu, Mengzi, visit the “Filming Location for the Movie “Youth” – Bise Zhai, and later arrive in Qibai County, Wenshan City and stay overnight;
D4: Full day sightseeing of the “Filming Location for the TV Series “Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms” – Pu’erhei Scenic Area;
D5: 176 kilometers, from Pu’erhei to Luoping, visit the beautiful and peculiar Jinjifeng Cong, Jiulong Waterfall Group, Luositian, Luoping Rape Flower (blooming in July) and other scenic spots, stay overnight in Luoping;
D6: 297 kilometers, return to Kunming, visit Kunming’s Yunnan Stone Forest Scenic Area and the World Horticulture Exposition Garden.
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