The best places to go for a May Day self-driving trip from Chengdu in 2022

The May Day holiday is very suitable for walking around Chengdu and quietly experiencing the beautiful scenery of road travel. What are the recommended self-driving tourist attractions around Chengdu? Let’s take a look next! See below for details.

1. Jiuzhaigou Valley

Route 1: Chengdu - Dujiangyan City - Wenchuan - Maoxian County - Songpan, along the way there are Dujiangyan, Qingcheng Mountain, Houshan, Diexi Haizi and other places of interest . Maoxian apples can be purchased. It is about 393 kilometers away from Huanglong Temple and about 440 kilometers away from Jiuzhaigou Valley. This road is well built and most people take this road.

Route 2: Chengdu - Wenchuan - Li County - Miyaluo - Hongyuan - Waqie - Chuanzhu Temple. The journey is long, but the road is wide, safe and comfortable. Along the way, you can enjoy the magnificent grassland scenery, the "rope sliding" of Qiang girls, and the exotic Tibetan customs. The highway mileage is approximately 702 kilometers.

2. Shangli Ancient Town

Recommended route: Chengdu-Ya'an-Bifengxia-Shangli-Chengdu, the whole journey is about 150 kilometers and takes about two days.

Reason for recommendation: "Rain City" Ya'an has several unique features: fresh and elegant rain, elegant and elegant fish, and elegant and elegant women. In addition, the charming Bifeng Gorge and the black-and-white Shangli Ancient Town make this route the most poetic. Bifengxia has unique natural scenery, rich forest vegetation and excellent air quality. Deep in the canyon, I took a slow breath and felt that my whole body and mind had been sorted out. The nearby Shangli Ancient Town is quaint. When I first arrived, the decoration of pink walls and black tiles, and the decoration of small bridges and running water made people mistakenly think that I was in Jiangnan. Shanggu Town is working hard to restore the original ecological folk customs, which is worth looking forward to. The whole journey from Chengdu to Ya'an is high-speed, and Bifengxia and Shangli are not far from each other, and the road conditions are very good.

Strategy: In this industry, you can consider yourself a professional photographer. When you are tired, there are places to drink tea and rest everywhere in Shangli Ancient Town.

Comment: This is a unique route, not only because it has the artistic conception of traditional Chinese painting, but also because going west from here, you will enter western Sichuan, which is also a paradise for self-driving enthusiasts.

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3. Siguniang Mountain

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Chengdu-Siguniang Mountain-Shuangqiaogou (290km)

Starting from Chengdu in the morning, climb Balang Mountain with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, and view Xiaojiuzhaigou along the way , Balang Mountain, sea of ??clouds, alpine meadows and other scenery. Arrive at Rilong Town in Siguniang Mountain in the afternoon and take a sightseeing bus to visit Shuangqiaogou. You can see Yin-Yang Valley, Five Color Mountain, Sun and Moon Treasure Scenery, Ginseng Fruit Ping, Seabuckthorn Forest Plank Road, Yunian Dam, Niupengzi, Eagle Rock, Niuxin Mountain, Savage peak. Stay: Rilong

2-Changping Valley-Rilong

After breakfast, visit Changping Valley, visit Tibetan villages, experience Jiarong Tibetan architectural style, Yonghegong ruins, and hike Or ride horseback to visit Toudaoping, Erdaoping, Tangbai Ancient Road, and Dry Tree Beach. In the evening you can go see Tibetan and Qiang singing and dancing and stay until very late: Rilong.

3rd Daylong-Chengdu (290 kilometers)

After breakfast, return to Chengdu. On the way, you can visit the Wolong Panda Base.

4. Shunan Bamboo Sea

Route: Chengdu-Neijiang-Yibin-Changning (Zhuhai in southern Sichuan)-Xingwen Shihai-Chengdu, the whole journey is about 300 kilometers and takes about 4 days.

Reason for recommendation: Due to work reasons, I often travel to other places and have been to southern Sichuan many times. I feel that the scenery along the way is very friendly, and there is a strong smell of home in it. What impressed me most was the bamboo sea in southern Sichuan. The Bamboo Sea in southern Sichuan has long been known as the representative of southern Sichuan scenery and one of the most beautiful forests in China. The Bamboo Sea covers an area of ??more than 70,000 acres. The bamboo forests undulate with the mountains, winding endlessly, and the green sea is everywhere. Taking a bus from Chengdu to Shunan Bamboo Sea is a full expressway to Yibin. The road condition from Yibin to Shunan Bamboo Sea is also good. Moreover, with Zhuhai as the center, it is also very convenient to go to nearby scenic spots such as Xingwen Stone Sea and Grand Canyon West.

Strategy: Southern Sichuan is the best place to travel in spring and summer. The Bamboo Sea in southern Sichuan was particularly warm in 2005

After breakfast, drive to the Grand Canyon, 33 kilometers away from Yibin. There is a strange spring here. According to expert tests, the water temperature here is 85 degrees, the water pressure is high, the flow is large, and the daily water intake is more than 8,000 cubic meters, ranking first in the country. You can soak in the hot springs here to wash away the hard work of the past few days of travel, and then take the bus back to Chengdu to complete the journey.

5. Kangding

Route: Chengdu-Hailuogou-Kangding-Mugecuo-Kangding-Chengdu

Chengdu-Hailuogou

Depart from Chengdu in the morning, pass through the Chengya Expressway, pass through the Erlang Mountain Tunnel, enjoy the scenery of Dadu River and Erlang Mountain along the way, and arrive at Moxi Town, Hailuogou in the afternoon. Live broadcast: Mo Xi

2 Hailuogou-Kangding

After breakfast, visit Hailuogou Scenic Area, then go to Kangding, where you can enjoy the scenery of Gongga Mountain and other mountains, and arrive in Kangding . Accommodation: Kangding

3 Kangding-Mugecuo-Kangding

After breakfast, visit Mugecuo and the beautiful scenery of Mugecuo and Yerenhai, known as Xiaojiuzhaigou, and then return Kangding. Accommodation: Kangding

4 Kangding-Chengdu

In the morning, you will have free time to visit Kangding City, then free time for shopping and souvenirs, and return to Chengdu after lunch.

6. Lugu Lake

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Day 1: Chengdu-Ya'an-Xichang (420 kilometers)

Starting from Chengdu, passing through Chengdu-Yaxi Expressway, Yaxi Expressway, and finally to Xichang. You can have lunch in Xichang and then go to Qionghai. Overnight accommodation in Xichang.

The next day: Xichang-Lugu Lake (225 kilometers)

The next day, you can drive to Lugu Lake in the morning. Along the way, you can enjoy the scenery of Liangshan Mountain and see the 10,000 acres of orchards in Yanyuan County, the hometown of apples. After lunch in Yanyuan County, continue driving and arrive at Lugu Lake in the afternoon to visit Lugu Lake. (After the opening of the Mopanshan Tunnel from Xichang to Lugu Lake, the road condition is good, saving nearly 2 hours of winding mountain highway). Overnight stay at Lugu Lake.

Day 3: One-day tour of Lugu Lake

Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lugu Lake throughout the day. Special reminder: Lugu Lake is at its most beautiful from 7:30 to 9:30 in the morning. If you don't want to miss it, be sure not to sleep in the morning. In the evening, you can participate in the local bonfire party and sing and dance with the Mosuo girls. Overnight accommodation is also in Lugu Lake.

Day 4: Lugu Lake-Xichang-Chengdu (645 kilometers)

Driving back on the morning of the fourth day, we passed through Xichang Shangyaxi Expressway and Chengya Expressway, and finally arrived in Chengdu. Lunch on the way can still be eaten in Yanyuan County.

7. Mount Emei

Route: from Chengdu-Leshan-Mount Emei

Reason for recommendation: Mount Emei is still the same mountain, but after three years of careful construction, the new Mount Emei has the momentum of "Golden Summit in the Clouds, Emei in the World". I chose to drive to Mount Emei this year because the way and experience of visiting Mount Emei are different from before. In the past, most people went to the Golden Summit to see the four wonders of the sea of ??clouds, sunrise, Buddha light, and holy lantern. Now there is a Golden Buddha of Samantabhadra on the golden roof, which is the tallest golden Buddha in the world. On the 3077-meter golden summit, it is auspicious, magnificent and graceful. So this is my reason for going to the Golden Summit to make a wish at the place closest to the sky, hoping for a happy and prosperous life.

Climbing is not necessary to go to Mount Emei, but there are also ways to travel for lazy people and pure leisure. Mount Emei is the largest radon hot spring in western China. It also has a food gallery, an exotic beer gallery, and a food street. You can live under Mount Emei. During the day, you can go to Khufu Temple, which is full of spring flowers, to drink tea and bask in the sun. In the evening, you can go to Zhuhong Hot Spring, drink beer in the food court, eat barbecue, and spend a few days doing nothing.

Strategy: From Chengdu to Mount Emei via Leshan, you can get there in less than two hours. All self-driving tour buses with less than 22 seats can go to Dongleiping in summer. Emeishan's Hongzhushan Hotel, Emeishan Hot Spring Hotel, and Emeishan Hotel are high-end and comfortable.

Comment: Among the famous mountains, the changes of Mount Emei are obvious to all. "China's No. 1 Mountain" has attracted many tourists from home and abroad this year because Mount Emei can continue to bring people expectations and surprises.