When is the most beautiful and best time to travel to Munigou?

Jiuzhaigou can't go after the earthquake, but there are many other scenic spots in Sichuan, such as Munigou. There are no fewer scenic spots in Munigou than Jiuzhaigou, and friends must go and see them.

Optimal travel time

May to September every year. Munigou is located in the alpine mountain area and belongs to the plateau humid climate. It is cold all year round, and the top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round. The best tourist season in Munigou is from May to September, with an average daily temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and occasional light rain. Munigou is a romantic and relaxing tourist destination.

Scenic spots/tourist attractions

Erdaohai 1

Known as the second piece of water in Jiuzhai.

There are thousands of plateau dammed lakes, caves, hot springs and meadows of different sizes and shapes in Erdaohai virgin forest, which is named after Erdaohai, the largest lake.

The name Erdaohai has a long history. It is said that it comes from two main lakes, Xiaohaizi and Dahaizi. "Songpan County Records" also recorded: "Erdaohai, west of Songpan, behind Maanshan, the two seas are connected like human eyes.

Erdaohai is the largest lake in the scenic spot, located in the center of the scenic spot and the soul of the whole scenic spot. The lake is calm and serene, and the atmosphere is brilliant, but the undercurrent on the seabed has rhythm. Here, I feel the aura of nature and myself all the time.

Others include Swan Lake, Shihua Lake, Ginseng Lake and Pearl Hot Spring Lake. The lake is clear and transparent, and the stalactites, exotic flowers, and green willows at the bottom of the lake are colorful and unpredictable against the backdrop of primitive dense forests and soft sunshine.

Here, there is also a fairy-tale Munilin, which grows by the beautiful water, making it a quiet fairyland.

2. Zhaga Waterfall

The first calcified waterfall in the world

Zhaga, Tibetan means torrent on white rock. Zhaga Waterfall is one of the two major landscapes in Munigou Scenic Area.

Zhaga Waterfall is located at the foot of Zhaga Mountain at the end of Zhaga ditch. The starting point of Zhaga Waterfall is 3270 meters above sea level, and the landing point is 3 176 meters above sea level. The waterfall is 93.7 meters high and 35-40 meters wide, with a flow of 2-5 cubic meters per second in summer.

It is a stepped waterfall with a flow of 23 cubic meters per second in summer, which is extremely fast!

The upstream of the waterfall is a lake, and the downstream is a stepped riverbed. The lake drops rapidly from the huge calcified steps, and then falls down the third travertine steps, impacting the huge travertine stone wall, forming a huge waterfall, which is famous in Wan Li, like a drum, like a drum.

Of course, in addition to these two scenic spots, there are more amazing places in Munigou!

For example, Suhua Lake.

Su Hua Lake is 3400 meters above sea level, and a large number of exotic aquatic plants with developed roots grow at the bottom of the lake. In early summer, aquatic plants emerged from the water surface, blooming golden and finely divided flowers, forming garlands on the lake. In late autumn, finely divided flowers spread all over the lake, showing a golden ocean, which is still in full bloom even in the cold winter of ice and snow. It is called "Dream Flower Sea" and belongs to Munigou Scenic Area.

Such as Pearl Lake

Pearl Lake, also known as "boiled Zhuhai", is named after the spring water at the bottom of the lake sprays like pearls and the water on the lake boils. Legend has it that this is the bath that the real Huanglong people gave to the nine-day fairy when they lived in Erdaohai and had not moved to Huanglong. The water temperature in Pearl Lake is high, even in the severe winter when ice and snow are frozen, the water temperature is around 20℃.

There is a strong smell of sulfur around the hot spring. There is a dry scale Gu Song beside the spring, and the trees are covered with prayer flags. Every summer, people from Fiona Fang Baili gather here to take a bath to get rid of all diseases. When people enter the lake, they will emit a special fragrance around their bodies.

Munigou not only has magnificent natural scenery, but also has a strong religious and cultural atmosphere. Tibetan Buddhism is integrated with natural beauty here, forming an extremely unique charm. The main temples are Bao Xiao Temple and Munihou Temple, which are relatively influential temples in Huanglong Scenic Area.

Xiaobaosi

Bao Xiao Temple is 3.7 kilometers away from Munigou and has a history of more than 449 years. There is a "Buddha stone" in the temple with a naturally generated Buddhist image on it, hence the name Temple ("small" means "Buddha stone" and "treasure" is the image of Buddha stone.

Bao Xiao Temple is located in Munigou, a tourist resort. With its open terrain, it has both grassland scenery and canyon landscape, attracting many tourists.

Munihou temple

Munihou Temple is located in Zhaga Valley, with an altitude of 3045 meters. Behind the temple is a dense virgin forest, in front is Longgang Canyon, and on the left is the majestic Zhaga Waterfall. The temple was founded in 1663, and there are a large number of precious Tibetan Buddhist cultural relics in the temple. Munihou Temple holds large-scale religious activities every year in the lunar calendar 1, 15 and 15.

Tips for traveling in Munigou

Coordinates: Within Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Recommended route: Chengdu → Dujiangyan → Wenchuan → Maoxian → Munigou, with a total length of 335 kilometers and good road conditions.

Suggestion: it is recommended to go in the summer and autumn rainy season; High altitude, need to walk, so you need to pay attention to altitude sickness; When visiting Zhaga Waterfall, follow the "right-hand principle" (go up on the right-hand side of the gate of the scenic spot, and get off at the right-hand side when you return.