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The 5-day self-driving tour in western Sichuan is over

The 5-day self-driving tour in western Sichuan is over. It was so beautiful that it completely blew up my camera memory (16g is not enough ( Self-driving route: Dujiangyan - Wenchuan - Aba - Lianbaoyeze - The First Bay of the Yellow River - Ruoergai Grassland - Jiuzhaigou - Chengdu. The route in Chengdu is just for background. If you really want to experience self-driving, you have to go to National Highway 217 and Jiuhong Grassland Scenic Road, and marvel at the snow-capped mountains and grasslands along the way, and the goats, cattle and Tibetan mastiffs along the way. At first I was very afraid of hitting these, but later I found that there was no problem. The main problem was that I was driving on a snowy road without anti-skid chains. It was a difficult episode. This Cantonese guy was wearing two large outer coats and two pairs of trousers and he almost died due to lack of oxygen at Lianbaoye at an altitude of 4,500 meters. When I went to Jiuzhaigou again later, I found that there were no major problems. What I find most difficult about the self-driving experience is that other places besides Jiuzhaigou in Aba Prefecture. There are no toilets in 9 out of 10 service areas, and the only one is a dry toilet. If you want to wash your hands, you can only touch the snow on the roadside. It is much better when you arrive at Jiuzhaigou. After all, it is a 5a scenic spot and the supporting facilities are much better than the former. In addition, food and accommodation here are not as expensive as imagined. We spent less than 100 yuan a day on food. It cost only 100 for two people to stay there for one day.
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Posted: Feb 26, 2024
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