Just got back from Ganzi, here are some blunt truths

🌿 ​​Ganzi June Adventure Guide: The Icy Fire Duality of Snow Mountains and Grasslands​​ 🌿 Ganzi, the "mixed-blood beauty" of Western Sichuan! On the left hand, the everlasting ice cream of Gongga Snow Mountain; on the right hand, the wildflower carpet spreading across Tagong Grassland. In June, you can wear short sleeves to shoot glaciers during the day and wrap up in down jackets to count stars at night~ It’s a fairyland that will make both your camera memory and stomach explode! ​​🚶‍♀️【Two-Day Crazy Play Route】​​ ​​Day 1: Snow Mountain Blast + Tibetan Village Fun​​ 🌞 ​​Morning​​ ​​Mugecuo Scenic Area​​ (Ticket 105 RMB, 7:30-18:00) Rush into the "Wildman Sea" from the Kangding Love Song! Take the sightseeing bus straight to the top, where the lake is as blue as Tiffany paint📸. Hike to the medicinal hot spring to soak your feet (35 RMB), the magical hot spring water cooks egg yolks to solidify first—bring an egg and challenge your physics teacher! 🍜 ​​Noon​​ ​​Kangding City Tibetan Cuisine​​ The hand-pulled yak meat at "Are Tibetan Restaurant" is marbled with fat and lean, dipped in chili powder that will make your pupils quake! Paired with salty and rich butter tea, drinking three bowls can let you hike five kilometers without gasping~ 🌿 ​​Afternoon​​ ​​Tagong Grassland​​ (Free) Ride a horse into the sea of flowers (50 RMB/hour), with Yala Snow Mountain as a natural backdrop behind! The red walls and golden roofs of Muyadasi Temple are picture-perfect, and catching little lamas playing soccer is adorably heartwarming💘 🌙 ​​Evening​​ ​​Xinduqiao Photography Paradise​​ (Free) Stay at "Zangdi Xiangxue Hotel," with floor-to-ceiling windows facing Gongga Snow Mountain! While stargazing at night, the owner will give you warm yogurt ginseng fruit, whose sweet and glutinous taste pairs perfectly with the Milky Way~ ​​Day 2: Secret Trek + Hot Spring Relaxation​​ 🏔️ ​​Morning​​ ​​Moshi Park​​ (Ticket 60 RMB, 8:00-18:00) Break into an alien base! The gray-black stone forest changes color with the light, wearing a bright dress for photos makes you look like you’ve been photoshopped onto another planet👽. The "geomagnetic experience zone" inside the park has compasses spinning wildly, a delight for metaphysics fans~ ♨️ ​​Noon​​ ​​Erdaoqiao Hot Spring​​ (50 RMB) Soak in the hot spring while munching on watermelon! The pool bottom is covered with smooth pebbles that make your feet ache deliciously. Remember to bring a coin to stick on the pool wall and make a wish; locals say the mountain god loves to manage love affairs💕 🌌 ​​Evening​​ ​​Moxi Ancient Town​​ (Free) Dive into the "Red Army Long March Memorial Hall" to hear old stories, and at the street end, "Adiao Milk Tea" offers barley popping pearls that feel like eating pearl milk tea PLUS! Stay overnight at "Gudao Bieyuan," a century-old Tibetan house whose carved wooden windows tell stories~ ​​🌟【Must-Check Blast List】​​ ​​Yuzixi Starry Camp​​ (Free): 360° snow mountain viewing platform, Gongga and Yala simultaneously "burn" at sunset🔥 ​​Jiaju Tibetan Village​​ (50 RMB): Tibetan-style small buildings like colorful building blocks, and the aunties drying corn on the roof will invite you for butter tea ​​Lenggacuo​​ (Free): A 3-hour hike to the "Gongga Tear Lake," with breathtaking snow mountain reflections (but beware of altitude sickness!) ​​🏨【Accommodation Recommendations】​​ ​​Kangding Love Song Hotel​​: Strong Tibetan style, bathtub facing the snow mountain, breakfast butter fried dough sticks crispier than chips ​​Yunjue Qijing Homestay​​: Glass house on Tagong Grassland, watch the Milky Way lying in bed at night, and the butler guy plays the dongbula～ ​​🚌【Transportation Tips】​​ Direct bus from Chengdu Xinnanmen Station to Kangding (ticket 135 RMB), car rental for Tagong Grassland about 400 RMB/day ​​Blood and Tears Warning​​: Don’t be like me wearing wide-leg pants to ride a horse! The saddle rubbed the inside of my thighs raw, walking like a penguin for three days😭 ​​🍜【Food Bombshells】​​ ​​Matsutake Stewed Chicken​​: Freshly picked matsutake so fresh it makes your eyebrows fall off, chicken soup with rice can show off three bowls without looking up ​​Tuanjie Steamed Buns​​: Palm-sized steamed dumplings stuffed with yak meat, biting into them bursts with juice like soup dumplings PLUS ​​Ganzi Cold Noodles​​: Yellow cold noodles drenched in chili oil, spicy and tender to the point chopsticks fight ​​Zanba​​: Barley flour balls with butter, Tibetans teach you to roll and roll, more filling than compressed biscuits ​​Butter Tea​​: Salty and fragrant milk tea with yak butter, a magic weapon against altitude sickness; if you can’t get used to it, add sugar to become a sweet girl～ ​​💰【Two-Day Expense Breakdown】​​ ​​Day 1​​: Mugecuo 105 + horse riding 50 + Tibetan meal 80 = 235 RMB ​​Day 2​​: Moshi Park 60 + hot spring 50 + homestay 200 = 310 RMB 500 RMB for a snow mountain and grassland double personality trip, cost-effective enough to want to become a Kham local on the spot! ​​💡【Adventure Tips】​​ ​​Recommend you come​​: Students get free tickets with exam admission tickets in June! The grassland music festival and horse racing are explosively lively ​​Recommend you skip​​: Hate sitting in cars? Choose carefully! Attractions are so scattered it feels like playing a real-life "Snake" game~ In Ganzi, your eyes get dazzled by snow mountains in the morning, you compete with marmots for watermelon in the afternoon, and soak in hot springs counting shooting stars at night~ This mixed happiness is like nailing "Journey to the West" and "A Bite of China" together! Like and save this article, next time let’s camp at Lenggacuo to shoot the "Fairy’s Tears" photo📸