The mysterious place of western Sichuan has always attracted many car enthusiasts to drive there, where mountains, grasslands, forests, snow-covered mountains, and lakes all mesmerize people. The journey can not only enjoy the charming natural scenery, there are unique ethnic customs. And I, although Chengdu has been a few times, but the western Sichuan has never been able to get involved. This time, because my wife stayed at home for too long, so as the epidemic gradually subsided, put forward the idea of going out for a break. In this case, taking advantage of the spring blooming season, then go to have the "capital of the country," known as Sichuan, into the mountains to travel around, both in the city and reduce the dense flow of people between the contact, but also in the mountains in the cultivation of sentiment, why not do it.
Initially, I planned to drive directly from Shanghai to Sichuan, but considering the need to pass through Hubei, I finally decided to rent a car in a different place to start this journey. This trip to rent a seat is a Chengdu friend grandly recommended a 2019 Jetta VA3 compact sedan, recommended reasons: classic car, durable, good through ......
The Jetta model is no stranger to the world. In the course of its nearly 30 years of galloping north and south of the Yangtze River, adhering to the extraordinary German technology and Volkswagen craftsmanship, resulting in its reliable quality, and in the Chinese car industry has created a miracle one after another. In terms of technological innovation, the Jetta has created 18 firsts in the Chinese car market; in terms of performance, it has also achieved the record of one million kilometers without overhaul, 60,000 kilometers of European travel without rescue, and challenged thousands of miles of no man's land, etc. It has written one myth after another with its leathery and durable characteristics, and also won the crown of "National Car". The Jetta is no longer a car for the public. Nowadays, Jetta is no longer a single model in front of us, but a brand new brand standing tall in the industry.
This is not, with the gradual decline of the epidemic, a stupid heart has long been unable to resist the loneliness, taking advantage of the spring season, we came to Chengdu, known as the "Land of Heaven", will drive this continuation of the high quality of the German exterior design, with a wealth of internal configuration of the Jetta VA3 sedan, to open the tour of the intoxicating scenery of the western Sichuan region. We will drive this Jetta VA3 sedan, which continues the high-quality German exterior design and rich interior configuration, to start the journey of enjoying the beautiful scenery of the western Sichuan. Here's a preview of what's to come along the way [hee hee].
★G350 Siguniangshan Viewing Platform
★Danba Zhonglu Tibetan Village Scenery
★G50 Barangshan Viewing Platform
★Shuangqiaogou Scenic Spot
★Tagong Prairie Scenic Spot
★Siguniangshan Scenic Spot
★Shuangqiaogou Scenic Spot
★Tagong Temple Outside Scenery
★Rendo Mountain Viewing Platform
★Tagong Grassland Scenery
★Rendo Mountain Viewing Platform
Four Girls Mountains Scenic Spot, located in Sichuan Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Xiaojin County, the town of Four Girls Mountains, the Tibetan Plateau Qionglai Mountains, 220 kilometers away from Chengdu, which is also the first destination of our trip. On April 17, 2012 at noon and Guanghan's brother "Tibetan wild ass 2012" meet, rushed to his place to pick up the car.
Before embarking on this westward journey, let's take a look at the new Jetta VA3 sedan.
With LED daytime running lights, the entire front face also adds an element of youth and vigor.
Practicality is the key, and the Jetta VA3's 15-inch aluminum alloy wheels are beautiful and atmospheric.
Before the simple design of a trip planning, is to go to the four girls mountain on the way will pass through the Wenchuan, Wolong and so on, thinking that if you have the conditions, you can go by the way to make a card.
From Chengdu to Wenchuan, we took the DuWen highway, and after turning on cruise control at 80 km/h, we found that the Jetta VA3's gas mileage was surprisingly good in practice.
When we arrived at the exit of Wenchuan Highway, the inspection work for epidemic prevention and control was still extremely strict, and it took a lot of time just to register the information and compare the health codes.
Then when we turned to the statue of Dayu, we encountered a road repair that blocked our journey.
We had no choice but to clock in.
After leaving Wenchuan, we went all the way along the G350 Panda Avenue.
The whole road between Wenchuan and Barangay Mountain is quite good, and the scenery along the way is also good.
As we approached the Balang Mountain section, gravel began to appear at the foot of the mountain, and the driving speed began to slow down.
The Jetta VA3 is powered by Volkswagen's newly developed small, lightweight engine with a maximum power (kW/rpm) of 82/6100, which is characterized by excellent low-speed torque, with 145N-m of torque at 4,000 rpm, making it just as easy to cope with such a bad road between the mountains and forests.
As the saying goes, "There's no way out of a mountain, but there's a village in the dark," and after we climbed over a hill, the snow-capped mountains appeared in front of us.
The distant Barangshan Mountain, Four Girls Mountains, lifting eyes far away, snow-capped, strange peaks rise, magnificent.
This transmission matches the EA211 engine with smooth power output and comes with D-normal mode and S-sport mode for switching. When encountering continuous climbing sections, the sport mode can provide stronger power, just like the intimate guardianship of Hercules.
Balang Mountain is generally more than 4,000 meters above sea level, because of its high slopes and steep, after the opening of the tunnel, the original up and down the mountain road and the pass area is no longer suitable for cars to pass, so this time there is no chance to go over the pass of the mountain to get a bird's-eye view of the beauty of the high plateau and to feel the fun of driving between the ridges of the highway peaks and turns.
Through the Barangay Tunnel, the sacred Four Girls Mountains are close at hand.
This is the best viewing platform for Four Girls Mountains.
After the viewing platform, continue walking up the mountain for a short while to reach today's destination, the town of Four Girls Mountains.
Entering the Tibetan area, naturally, can not be separated from the Tibetan food, in the popular commentary to find a Tibetan hot pot restaurant, to taste the old stove hot pot there.
The layout of the store is a typical Tibetan dining style.
But to be honest, close to the scenic area dining has always been a word "expensive", this is not, a hot pot 198 yuan, the flavor is okay is not feeling full.
Seems like Tibetans don't like spicy food? The chili sauce that was served up did not taste spicy at all [naughty].
[laughs] 55 yuan plus a beef, another 55 yuan plus a sausage is just a thin dozen or 20 slices, three chopsticks and two chopsticks to eat up.
But the soup at the bottom of this pot is really delicious, all the mushrooms and herbs stewed into the beginning we did not think to drink the soup, and then enthusiastic Tibetans told us that this soup is good, after tasting it, the taste is really extraordinary [strong].
The next morning to the four girls mountain double bridge ditch scenic area. Four Girls Mountains Scenic Area is a world natural heritage, national scenic area, national geopark, national nature reserve and so on, the core of the attractions for the Shuangqiaogou, Changpinggou, Haizigou, the Missy Mountain (Missy Peak), the Three Girls Mountains, the Two Girls Mountains, the Daguniang Mountain and so on.
We are going to visit the Shuangqiaogou scenic spot in the Four Girls Mountains.
Shuangqiaogou scenic spot plus transportation ticket a ****150 yuan / person, this price is still acceptable to personal feeling.
Sitting on the scenic area bus, to the double bridge ditch scenic area, it is located in the northwestern part of the Four Girls Mountains scenic area, the whole length of 34.8 kilometers, where the mountain is steep, modern glaciers are well developed. Among them are dozens of peaks with year-round snow at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters.
The area is one of the most densely populated areas of extreme scenery in China, where high mountains and canyons adjoin each other, and clear springs and rapids converge.
Shuangqiaogou, located in the northwestern part of the Four Girls Mountains Scenic Spot, is 34.8 kilometers long and covers an area of 216.6 square kilometers.
Four Girls Mountains, its beautiful scenery, plus it is unanimously recognized as the second highest peak in Sichuan, so it has the "Queen of Sichuan" reputation.
Ditch on both sides are peaks, in nearly 4000 meters above sea level in the double bridge ditch, both the low mountain belt common patches of birch forests and alpine sea buckthorn. There are also spruce, fir and red fir, larch and scrub. There, colorful spring colors, verdant pine forests, and white clouds float mistily on the mountain tops, as if in a cloud of smoke.
Save a picture for Hot Mom to record some of her dilemma when she was high.
The altitude here is close to 3900 meters, the usual walk is no problem, but if you want to jump then you have to come up for air [snicker].
A dreamy spring day in the snowy mountains and jungles is a great way to enjoy spring.
The peak was named Potala Palace, but it does look a bit like it, and nature's ingenuity is truly admirable.
The plateau canyon blocked after the formation of the weir lake, colorful lake reflecting the reflection of the lofty mountains, beautiful.
Leaving the Four Girls Mountains scenic area, we continue along the G350 National Highway westward, the next destination for the Danba County, Zhonglu Township, Zhonglu Tibetan Village, G350 National Highway, this section of the journey can only be described in one word: "rotten". I don't know whether it's because of the geological structure or the unfavorable ecological protection, this section of the mountain road has the most falling rocks and landslides.
The best way to kill boredom is not to eat hot pot and sing songs, but to sit in the car with the air conditioning blowing and listening to songs.
This 8-inch color touch screen integrates 3D navigation, Bluetooth, RVC and other forms of cell phone connectivity, making the journey no longer lonely.
Shortly 110 kilometers on the road due to landslides caused by the repair of the road temporary parking five times.
This kind of road is a challenge for an ordinary car to pass. The Jetta VA3 is equipped with ESP, EBD, HHC, ASR and other driving safety systems, which can monitor the driver's driving intentions and the actual driving conditions at any time, greatly improving driving safety.
The excellent wraparound nature of the sports seats gives the driver and passenger both good protection and improved comfort during the vehicle's frequent cornering and bumps.
The car we drove was the Jetta VA3 in Auto Pride trim, with leather-feeling sports seats with side airbags. Such seats coupled with a flat-bottomed leather steering wheel give it a stylish and sporty look.
Scrambling over mountains and trekking over water, I didn't realize that these words commonly used by off-roaders were also applied to our trip to western Sichuan. The good thing is that the Jetta VA3 has excellent passability, and although there were difficulties in front of us from time to time on the way, we were able to overcome them without any danger.
The pothole-ridden road came to an end when we entered Danba.
Walking in the Tibetan area must always be careful of the big and small animals on the road, because there is only one reason, that is "can not afford to hurt" [naughty].
It was not easy to get to Zhonglu Township, but there was a problem in finding a hotel. There is only one Joy Secret Hotel, and the cheapest standard room is more than 1,000 yuan, and there are only B&Bs to choose from, but most of the B&Bs have told us they have no intention of opening until the epidemic is over.
The Zhonglu village is said to have ancient towers with a long history, a simple and solemn coming-of-age ceremony, a variety of potshuang dances and a solemn ancient Tibetan opera.
After we arrived because we could not find a suitable hotel to stay, the original plan to live in the mountains and then go to the No. 1 Observation Deck to enjoy the sunset, and now can also give up.
The night settled in Danba county hotel. Danba is a so-called "Dadu River, the first city" of the county, the night is quite lively.
Dinner is still a Sichuan specialty - shabu-shabu hot pot, but this pot also has a barbecue grill on the periphery, so the relative variety of dinner is much richer [color].
Sauerkraut hot pot plus roast beef, pork, and oysters, this meal down, gout old disease may be again [bad smile].
Eating so much high purine food, for the purpose of prevention, the night back to the hotel to eat a handful of uric acid medicine, for the subsequent trip escort [snicker].
The third morning, after leaving Danba County, along the G248 National Highway all the way south, the road is getting better and better, today will be through the Tagong Grassland, as well as a photographer's paradise known as the Xinduqiao, over the folding mountains, and finally arrived at the Kangding, the whole process of about 300 kilometers.
At this point, the 8-inch color touch screen on the center console was opened, and after pairing the Bluetooth of the cell phone with the car's center console, the car's phone function was successfully activated, and the dialing and answering function was only needed to be activated by a single click on the multifunctional steering wheel.
The Jetta VA3's 8-inch center control screen looks relatively simple, without all the fancy gimmicks, as a family car, to be simple and practical, that is the king.
When I got out of the car to take a break, I turned on the front seat heaters in advance, and when I sat back in the car after enjoying the natural scenery, a stream of warmth flowed through my body along with the seats.
The heated front seats of the Jetta VA3 can be heated to two different temperatures depending on the local temperature.
After two days of driving the Jetta VA3, the mom is already hooked on the feeling of driving on the mountain roads.
Entering the territory of Bamei, the grassland gradually began to enter the area, this time herds of cattle and sheep can be seen everywhere.
At noon, the plateau's ultraviolet rays are unusually strong, open the electric sunroof, a slight cool breeze swept the entire car, can be alleviated by ultraviolet rays abused discomfort.
The vehicle slowly drove into the territory of Tagong Town, which is located at an altitude of 3,730 meters above sea level in the plateau area, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway through the territory.
The pastures, forests, temples and Tibetan houses along the route build a strong Tibetan countryside flavor, where there is the most famous grassland in Ganzi Prefecture, the Tagong grassland.
But the fenced-off area known as "Tagong Grassland" is actually just a corner of the grassland, where Tibetans guard the gate and charge tourists 15 yuan per person for entry.
But now the grassland on the grass is just growing buds, so the mountains look, is still a yellow, I wonder if there is a wormwood in the grass here? I wonder if there's any wormwood growing in the grass here? I'd be rich if I could dig up a few [hee hee].
The Moya Gold Pagoda below has not been reopened since it was closed for epidemic control.
While the hot mom goes to buy roast lamb/beef, let's savor the exterior details of this Jetta VA3.
The Premium Leather seats have smooth lines and a comfortable feel along with excellent wraparound properties.
On the other side of the grassland is the famous Tagong Monastery, which is a famous Sakya (Flower Cult) temple in Ganzi Prefecture, the full name of which is "Yimi Ruyi Liberation Monastery", and also one of the famous temples of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism, with a history of more than 1,000 years, and is one of the holy places of pilgrimage for the Tibetan people in the region of Kham.
But Tarkong Monastery is still not open to the public, we can only walk around the periphery.
After clocking in, we continued on to Kangding.
On the G318 national highway there is a photographer's paradise, that is Xinduqiao, we were in a hurry, so even if we passed by, we took it as a miss [snicker].
On National Highway 318, you have to climb over the 4,300-meter Mount Xuedo to enter Kangding City. This is not, immediately after the start of the climb to switch the driving mode to the sports mode, in terms of power output is still able to meet the plateau climate conditions of the daily needs of the car.
Climbing up to the 4,300-meter Mount Kailash viewing platform, people have no symptoms of high altitude sickness, and the car does not feel any decline in power.
Because of the lack of staff to take care of this viewing platform, in the walking trail snow, garbage rampage, would like to walk to the top to see, really can not bear to sneakers into rain boots, so walking back on the walk [laughs].
Leaving Mount Cheduo, continue to Kangding.
It is said that it is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down the mountain, but the automatic glory version of the Jetta VA3 front and rear disc brakes, ventilation effect is more excellent, even if the long time to rest on the brakes for deceleration in the process of a long slope, but also did not find that because of the brake discs are overheated and the braking efficiency deterioration of the situation occurs.
"Run the horse slippery mountain, a slippery cloud yo ~ end end slippery shine in, Kang Ding slippery city yo ~" turned to Kang Ding, once this Kang Ding love song let the world know the Kang Ding this place, but also aspire to one day can go to feel the song in this mysterious place.
The Kangding Love Song (Muguo) scenic spot is about 15 kilometers away from the city of Kangding, about 20 minutes by car.
In fact, the network for the Kangding love song (Muge wrong) scenic spot has not been very good, especially the 195 yuan / person ticket price is the pitfalls of countless tourists who go there.
Of course, just because the spirit of both to come to the idea of peace, we also hard to drive 7~8 hours, spent 390 yuan of the ticket money, just get on the scenic area to Muguezuo sacred lake bus to 3780 meters above sea level, the sacred lake on the side of the stay for a ten minutes or so.
From the information on the introduction, Kang Ding love song (Muguo) scenic area is a world natural heritage nomination, national key scenic spots. Scenic area of about 350 square kilometers, by the azalea gorges, fang grass lawn, the seven-color sea, medicine pool boiling springs, Mugu Tso (savage sea) and the red sea grassland six attractions, near a number of other alpine lakes and hot springs, the primitive forests, grasslands and snowy mountain landscapes intermingled with each other.
But because of the weather, we went to the park when there are few tourists, the bus also has no guide to explain the attractions along the way, the driver sent the tourists to the sacred lake side of a throw, and then walk around the slip a circle finished.
This is not, look at a moment of the sacred lake, moved to the love beach not a few minutes, it began to rain, and then began to snow.
All the excitement with the rain and snow was swept away. It is no wonder that some netizens will spit out: Muguetso is designed for outsiders, featuring a "60-minute drive, 10 minutes to see" [laughs].
When we left Muguetso, the rain was gradually increasing.
The Jetta VA3 automatic wipers, equipped with sensor wipers, were also actively engaged in escorting the car. The rain sensor adjusts the frequency of the wipers according to the size of the rain, ensuring that the driver has a clear view of the road.
Considering that we had to rush back to Shanghai in the afternoon of the last day, we decided to stay in Luding County at night.
The morning in the mountain town was unusually peaceful, and after waking up early, we hiked down to the Dadu River and breathed in the fresh air between the mountains.
Luding County is rich in tourism resources, and the tourist attractions within the territory are divided into two different landscape combinations of east and west with the Dadu River as the boundary, and the classic tourist attractions are: Erlang Mountain, Swallow Gully, Hailou Gully and Luding Bridge.
And we are limited by the return time, the last day can only be close to appreciate the majestic Luding Bridge.
Luding Bridge ten dollar ticket is quite a bit more friendly, in fact, as a red attraction, not to charge the ten dollar ticket is not more friendly [snicker].
Luding Bridge is a suspended over the Dadu River on the wire bridge, in 1935, the Red Army Long March through here, blocked by the enemy, after two hours of fighting, "twenty-two warriors," the Luding Bridge, and therefore famous.
According to historical records, Luding Bridge was built in September 1705 and put into use in April 1706.
Total length of 103.67 meters, 3 meters wide, composed of 13 chains, for a long history of the ancient bridge.
Luding Bridge is a suspended wire bridge, the whole bridge consists of three major parts: the bridge body, the bridge platform and the bridge pavilion.
Looking at the bridge, the Luding Bridge on the bridge plate with a few wire fixed seems to be too thin. The following waves of the Dadu River makes people look shivering. I thought, this in case of a foot step empty, the consequences do not dare to imagine [horror].
The body of the bridge consists of a number of bowl-thick parallel chains, the bridge rails directly from the chain, the bottom side-by-side chains laying wooden planks to form the bridge, handrails and the bottom of the chain is connected to the chain with a small chain, each chain interlocking.
The 22 Red Army warriors were lying on their backs on this cable-stayed bridge with no planks, and the difficulty of this is imaginable.
The bridge deck is located at both ends of the bridge, the bridge deck fixed iron piles, chains fixed in both sides of the bridge deck fall wells in the iron piles.
The Guanyin Pavilion at the west end of the bridge has not yet been opened because of the need to prevent and control epidemics, and it is said that there are ink treasures left by Emperor Kang Xi when he visited. But it's okay, there's always a fly in the ointment on every trip, so it's a good excuse to go back.
Lastly, every time you go on a trip, you have to bring some souvenirs back to reward your colleagues who are still struggling.
Sichuan's air-dried beef has always been good quality, Luding County is rich in loquats and cherries, and now it is the right time, so first taste and then buy it [snicker].
The loquats here are a bit big, and not as sweet as the white loquats from the western mountains of Suzhou, so I wouldn't recommend this one.
Finally, I bought a few pounds of dried yak meat. The yak meat, before and Chengdu friends chatting she had said: in Sichuan life for more than 40 years, never eaten an authentic yak meat. I thought, even if it is hanging sheep's head to sell dog meat, it is not yak meat, at least it is still beef, it should not be false [laugh].
From Luding back to Chengdu nearly 250 kilometers, the whole highway, driving on the highway after the opening of cruise control function, set a good cruise speed, just grasp the direction, by the automatic driving at a constant speed, to enjoy to the modern technology to bring the comfort and safety.
Written in the last: 1, the four-day driving tour of western Sichuan after close contact with the new Jetta VA3, experienced over the mountains and trekking, the Volkswagen EA211 1.5L naturally-aspirated engine to meet the National VIb emission regulations and the matching Aisin fourth-generation AQ160 six-speed automatic transmission showed excellent shift comfort and power satisfaction. In the whole process of using the Jetta, the driving experience is smooth and silky. 2, in terms of comfort, Jetta VA3 interior materials by using the premium leather seats, multi-function leather steering wheel, front seat heating and other comfort features, combined with Volkswagen's mature chassis tuning technology, when driving in the western Sichuan landslide road, can still provide drivers with a more comfortable driving experience. 3. In terms of fuel consumption, after driving 1,200 kilometers around the West Sichuan Small Ring Road, the fuel cost per kilometer was only 0.3 yuan, which is basically consistent with the comprehensive fuel consumption of 5.6 liters/100 kilometers given by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and further verifies that the Jetta VA3 is a classic A-series German car that adopts the international leading technology, and integrates the appearance of RuiYi, the interior of ShuXian, the safety of ZhiXian as well as the price of the car. It also further verifies the strength of Jetta VA3, a classic German A-class sedan with international leading technology, which combines RuiYi exterior, comfortable interior, intelligent safety and affordable price. 4, finally, I believe that Jetta brand for the A-class car market to bring this work of art, through the inheritance of Volkswagen brand technology and advantages, as well as more youthful design and richer configuration, will bring users a more high-quality driving experience.