[2025 Baiyu Attraction] Travel Guide for The Most Beautiful Alpine Grassland in Western Sichuan - Changtai Grassland (Updated Jul)

Western Sichuan refers to the western part of Sichuan Province, including the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. This region boasts diverse natural and cultural landscapes such as snow-capped mountains, grasslands, forests, lakes, and Tibetan villages, making it a paradise for tourism and photography. 🚌 Transportation Guide - **By Air**: There are Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport, Ganzi Kangding Airport, Aba Hongyuan Airport, Ganzi Gesar Airport, and Daocheng Airport. Choose the appropriate airport based on your destination. - **Long-Distance Bus**: Chengdu Chadianzi Bus Station mainly serves the northern route of Western Sichuan, with destinations like Siguniang Mountain and Seda. Xinnanmen Bus Station operates the southern route, reaching places like Daocheng Yading, Kangding, and Xinduqiao. - **Self-Driving**: Suitable for travelers with ample time who prefer independent trips. However, road conditions in some parts of Western Sichuan are complex, with winding mountain roads. An SUV or off-road vehicle is recommended. 🏡 Accommodation - **Xinduqiao**: Options like Zanba·Mingjing Hotel, featuring Tibetan-style decor with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows and private hot springs, or budget-friendly B&Bs like Dengfenglai Garden Homestay. - **Danba Tibetan Village**: Stay in traditional Tibetan watchtowers, such as Deji Kangwa Queen’s Castle, to experience authentic Tibetan life. - **Daocheng Shangri-La Town**: At a relatively lower altitude, it offers numerous hotels and B&Bs, making it an ideal rest stop before exploring Daocheng Yading. 🍜 Cuisine - **Local Delicacies**: Butter tea, barley pancakes, yak meat hotpot, Tibetan yogurt, tsampa (roasted barley flour), and chicken stew with matsutake mushrooms. - **Recommended Restaurants**: "Yak Meat Hotpot" in Xinduqiao is a great spot to try yak meat dishes. In Daocheng and Shangri-La Town, restaurants serve delicious chicken stew with matsutake mushrooms. 🛣 Must-Visit Attractions - **Daocheng Yading**: Known as "the last pure land on the blue planet," featuring Milk Lake, Five-Color Lake, and the Three Sacred Mountains (Chenrezig, Jambeyang, and Chanadorje). - **Siguniang Mountain**: Comprising Shuangqiao Valley and Changping Valley—Shuangqiao Valley is well-developed with scenic views, while Changping Valley is a hiker’s paradise. - **Seda Larung Gar Buddhist Academy**: The sea of red houses covering the mountains is awe-inspiring. Visitors may also witness sky burials but must respect local customs. - **Moshi Park**: Unique stone forest landscapes that resemble an alien planet. - **Tagong Grassland**: Offers sweeping grassland views and distant vistas of Yala Snow Mountain. 🎠 Leisure & Entertainment Experience Tibetan culture through activities like bonfire parties or learning to make Tibetan food. You can also go horseback riding on the grasslands while enjoying the natural scenery. 🌴 Surrounding Environment Nearby hidden gems include Lianbao Yeze, Cuopu Valley, and Dangling Hulu Lake—stunning, pristine destinations with breathtaking landscapes. 🏰 Local Customs - **Religious Beliefs**: Most locals practice Tibetan Buddhism. Show respect to temples, Buddha statues, and prayer flags—do not touch or climb them. Maintain quietness in temples and avoid revealing or untidy clothing. - **Etiquette & Taboos**: Avoid touching a Tibetan person’s head or discussing unlucky topics. When giving gifts, use both hands as a sign of respect. - **Lifestyle**: Tibetans have unique dietary and living habits, such as drinking butter tea and eating tsampa. Respect these traditions and adapt to local customs when interacting with them.

Deep in the Garze Prefecture of Sichuan, there is a beautiful small town with towering snow-capped mountains, herds of cattle and horses, and pleasant scenery. It is the charming white jade with its God-given beauty. Facing the cool breeze, in the midsummer of July, I walked into the Changtai Ritong Grassland where a hundred flowers bloomed, and participated in the second Baiyu County "Shengde Baiyu·The Best in the Grassland" rural folk culture activity. Accompanied by the wonderful Tibetan singing and dancing performances, folk performances, Hada team, singing and dancing teams from various towns and villages, and horse team parades, the event opened brilliantly. The opening ceremony of Baiyu County's second "Shengde Baiyu·The Best in the Grassland" rural folk culture event showed the splendid culture and beautiful grassland scenery of Baiyu in three scenes: "The Beauty of Intangible Cultural Heritage" and "Praise of the Grassland". Baiyu County, under the holy snow-capped mountains, brings together grasslands, lakes, forests, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, villages... it is quiet and beautiful. The Jinsha River is like a jade belt, running through the four provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan, and white jade is the bright pearl on this jade belt, dazzling and shining. The beauty of the earth, the charm of Kham, the source of heaven and earth. Walk into the golden sands and forests and meet Shengde White Jade.

A niche and romantic place called Jiagenba. Finally, in Western Sichuan, I found my dreamy love village, a little-known village far from the mundane world. Very few people know about it! There are forest lakes, small bridges over flowing water, and every frame here is like an oil painting. The scenery along the way is a photographer's paradise in my mind, and any casual shot is picture-perfect~ Don't miss out if you like it! Provincial Road 434 Jiagenba Western Sichuan Small Circuit Guide|||In early summer, the grass is green and flowers bloom in Western Sichuan, gradually entering one of the best tourist seasons. During the 3-day Dragon Boat Festival, enjoy snow-capped mountains🏔️, flower viewing, water activities, Provincial Road 434, Moxi Park, Jiagenba small circuit self-driving route guide: ☁️Day1. Ya'an—Kangding city area—turn to Provincial Road S434—Tagong Grassland—Moxi Park—Xinduqiao, stay in Xinduqiao. Depart early on the first day of the holiday, take the Yaye Expressway to Kangding, then turn onto S434 to avoid the traffic on Zheduo Mountain, and enjoy the trip. Provincial Road 434 is accompanied by snow-capped mountains, Mugecuo, Honghaizi, Kangding Airport Road, Qingrao Sacred Mountain, overlooking Yala Snow Mountain, Gongga Snow Mountain🏔️, take photos🤳 and check in. After passing Tagong Grassland, visit Moxi Park in the afternoon to see the peculiar plateau stone forest, ticket🎫: 60 yuan. Stay at a hotel in Xinduqiao at night. The whole journey is about 300 kilometers. ☁️Day2: Xinduqiao—Jiagenba (Tiwe Village, Duorang Village, Riche Village along the line)—stay in Riche Village. The journey is about 100 kilometers. In the evening, go to Zesangla Sky Garden to see Gongga. The flower season of Jiagenba may have just ended🔚, but the scenery along the way is still beautiful, with green lawns and big trees🌳, full of life, and roadside photos📷 are very photogenic. At the end of the road🛣️ in Riche Village, the small stream and purple azaleas🌺, along with the yaks🦬 leisurely grazing, are like a pastoral poem from a dream. If the weather is good, the Sky Garden is worth the rush! ☁️Day3: After breakfast, have a simple camping⛺️ by the creek in Riche Village, then return. Back to Chongqing city area, about 640 kilometers, 8 and a half hours. ‼️Tips: 1. Both Xinduqiao and Jiagenba are over 3000 meters above sea level, which may cause altitude sickness. 2. The temperature during the day can exceed 20 degrees, but at night it's only a few degrees, so while protecting yourself from the sun, pay attention⚠️ to keeping warm. 3. In early June, the flower season may have ended, but the full view of green still gives Jiagenba a pure beauty. 4. Zesangla Sky Garden opens on June 1st, SUVs can go up, 25 yuan/car🛻, or take the villagers' car for 260 yuan/car/round trip. For specific information, consult the inn.