Hailuogou - Romantic fascinating world of glaciers
1. About Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park, located in China's famous mountains Gongga slope, is a 30.7 kilometers long valley glaciers, visit the area about 200 square kilometers, is the lowest altitude glaciers in Asia, only 2850 m. Hailuogou unique characteristics of its different from all the country's famous scenic tourist area. Within the scenic peaks, glaciers, forests, hot springs, animal and plant atmosphere, and the original ecological environment of nature's wonderful work of God a magic ax shaped the magnificent natural picture. Formed a colorful tourist expedition, the explorers of the landscape treasure.
1. Low-altitude modern glaciers - forests and glaciers coexist generated Hailuogou Glacier at about 1,600 years ago, geology called modern glaciers. It is the largest one Gongga Mountain glaciers, length of 30.7 kilometers, the end of 6 km into the forest belt, but also the formation of glaciers and forests must symbiosis King. Scenic spots, including large scale, the modern low-elevation valley glaciers, large forests, large spa, and glacial flow peaks and so on, with particular reference to development of a typical maritime glaciers famous for. Within the scenic river ice, lake ice, ice Xiahe, glaciers City openings, ice cracks, ice ladder, ice stone mushrooms, a huge glacial boulder, glaciers arc arch and extremely wide U-shaped glacial valley, and both were higher than the number of 100 meters of the glacier scratches left the cliff, and the Dai-green forests and so on, forming a unique landscape of all glaciers only.
Due to the special geographical conditions Hailuogou Glacier, in addition to the winter, other seasons may be an unlined garment, or Bodysuits glacier tour.
2. Rare in the world the great ice-falls Canada Glacier National Park with its 1,100 meters of ice drop waterfall known. Hailuogou falls within the large ice with matching the match.
Three kilometers upstream along the glacier, bypassing the black pine forest, you can see a waterfall on this big ice. Ice Falls, 1,100 meters wide and drops 1080 meters, from the numerous very large radiant ice composition, as if straight from the blue sky of a galaxy-down leakage. Unless you witnessed, there is no words can describe it's magnificent and great.
As the ice composition of the ice waterfall waterfall is not as mobile as water, but because of ice freeze-thaw effect, it continues to produce Bingbeng. Intense glacial activity in spring and summer, thousands of times a day up to a maximum of one can be collapsed when the collapse of millions of cubic meters of ice. Bing Beng, the ice between the violent collision and friction will produce discharge phenomenon, 1:00 Blu-ray flashes, the earth shook, the valley of the H-woo, the hundreds of thousands of ice fall, splash the race to build up sky Xue Wu.
Ice Falls scenic spots is through observation and calculation of multiple choice, and as far away as the ice waterfall a few kilometers away, so even the largest-scale Bingbeng do not give a threat to the safety of tourists.
3. Large flow boiling, heat, warm, cold spring water Hailuogou, within just one into the ditch from the beginning to the visitors to the footprints of all the routes available anywhere, cold seeps are sweet and delicious. Or from underground springs gush, or into a clear stream, or stone waterfalls. The cold spring water without impurities, pollution-free, can rest assured that drink.
Even more remarkable is that ditch so close to the glacier where there are large flow of hot springs, hot springs and even boiling springs. Has already been completed on the 2nd camp next to a large number of boiling springs gushed from the ground up to export water temperature 90 ° C, enough to be used to make tea and cooking eggs. Daily discharge 8900 tons of the boiling springs of water Shun cliff down to form a wide and 8 meters, 10 meters high waterfall. In the verdant trees of the trench, the white mist drift, the mountains hazy and indistinct, Huang Ru fairyland.
In the boiling springs of water close by, has built a heated swimming pool and a water temperature varying bathroom for tourists bathing, exercise and recuperation. Boiling springs of water with a high medical value and can cure a variety of smell skin disease, arthritis, and can quickly eliminate the fatigue of tourists.
Every fall, the national animal protection takin a class of breeding period, takin will come in droves spring bathing and drinking water, so there has become a very rare view of this ideal place for wild animals.
4. Grand View Garden Hailuogou natural flora and fauna of the Office of special geographical conditions, so that the trench height difference of 6,000 meters, based on this, in the groove form a clear multi-level climate Lian, Lian and ground vegetation, soil zone, will be more than 2500 kinds of The wild plants from subtropical to boreal concentrated in a Scenic Area. Around the mountain along slowly forward, visitors can clearly feel the landscape beside the endless changes of plants. From the valley of palm trees, bamboo Qing Cui; to the forests of ancient trees, brilliant flowers 10000 large wild rhododendrons; up to the high altitude of the colorful wildflowers and lichen herbal vegetation; confusing.
Hailuogou in more than 400 kinds of wild animals, belong to the state protection, there are 28 species of rare animals. They walk through the valleys and forests, despite many of them ferocious bear and wild boar, but as long as people do not take the initiative to hurt them, they will not attack the person. The vast majority of wild animals for human has become gradually familiar with the unfamiliar, with the increase in tourists and national protection of wild animals, the implementation of the Act, wild animals are no longer afraid of humans, but not with tourists when the friendly will come.
5. In addition to the aforementioned four landscape, Hailuogou, or watch the king of Shu ideal place Gongga Mountain. Gongga Mountain in the Tibetan language is "supreme, flawless white mountain", is the snow peak vein. It is surrounded by peaks over 6,000 meters above sea level 45, the main peak is more stands in the peaks of the summit, elevation 7556 meters, the world's 11th summit. Visitors boarded the second floor of Hill or Lion Rock, looking ahead, cloudless blue sky, dozens of peaks from the clouds straight heaven, the great peaks of Gongga Mountain, Central, ranked among the clusters. Early each morning, beginning the moment the sun, dozens of peaks all covered with a layer of Can-brilliant golden light, which is the most famous HAILUOGOU sunshine Jinshan.
The way to go Hailuogou can Kangding, Luding and other places meals, dining and can still, if lucky, can also be tasted to the game, breakfast, dinner can be used as residential hotels, lunch, the general condition. Local characteristics are mainly beef and mutton meals so, on both the local ethnic minorities - Kham Tibetan and Yi of the characteristics of related, but in Kangding before the features to Sichuan-based diet, there is no significant difference Hailuogou However, as the sea allocate a higher cooked food is not easy, more difficult to adapt to outsiders. Kangding, the dishes on the features of Tibetan, and Tibetan with smoked barbecue-based, supplemented by highland barley wine, buttered tea, yogurt and other beverages; while the local Han people with Sichuan-based, all provided by the hotel restaurant dishes are light of the Volkswagen cuisine, if travelers need a local flavor dishes can be prepared in advance, there has been a processed product to sell.
If you live in the best hotels Hailuogou - Jinshan Hotel and glaciers hotels, guest houses, eating the food provided can be said is very good, breakfast is a buffet, and sometimes lunch and dinner buffets are also quite rich. Moxi town there are many restaurants, do the dishes is also very good, in short, to Hailuogou, eating should not be a problem. The travel agencies to provide meals for visitors are based on pork, vegetables, eight dishes and one soup-based materials.
三. The snowy Tibetan civilization, culture, extensive and profound, has a long history. Reside in this ideal world of the Tibetans who, for generations to come, to survive, with the surrounding Qiang, Hui and Han nationalities work together to create a unique culture of the Kham.
So far, Khampas of food and clothing to the lines, such as weddings and funerals and production methods, but also maintained a rich and ancient Tibetan traditions: beautiful clothing, decisions based on the Cestus, mellow of highland barley wine, buttered tea, white hada, lively tap, a strong two cows bickering is a life-Chi love; strewn Mani Dui, towering La Mata, starting the cycle of turning the wheel is a religious piety.
Tibetan Si Yueba of Pao Mashan Council, its contents, including riding and shooting, equestrian and Tibetan opera, folk dance performances, scenes of great unprecedented.
But here's folk customs are not necessarily all the same as in Tibet, because here are from Tibet to the Han area, from the pastoral to the agricultural areas of the transition zone
Backpacker travel (I check out the location)
First day:
The new South Gate car from Chengdu, Chengdu tourist bus passenger center or take a shuttle to Luding night accommodation Luding. Luding daily 7:00,11:30 have to train, air-conditioning Iveco vehicle is 86 yuan (Driving Status better ride comfort). If you choose to start the afternoon, then have a car 16:00,16:30 pm departure for the sleeper cars, upper berth 96 yuan, 104 yuan lower berth. Full 6-7 hours. After the arrival optional visit Luding Luding Bridge (5 million), Luding Museum (2 million) stay in Luding County, the general hostel for 20-30 yuan / bed, (public health, bathing inconvenience). Luding meals, mostly in Sichuan, an affordable price.
The next day:
Early in the morning by 7 am to Mizoguchi Moxi town bus fare is 15 yuan / person; also be to find someone to co-chartered, usually for private Fukang cars and vans, you can bargain, 15 yuan on it. (Ride comfort, parking at any time to meet about photography hobby, an hour's drive). In the Moxi lunch, usually 15 yuan / person, but also bring their own mountain restaurant more expensive. Even tour tickets and insurance for the 125. Take Mizoguchi directly from the tour bus up the hill on the 3rd camp and then directly up the mountain, walking Linjian Xiao Road, travel more difficult, but beautiful scenery along the way, with friends, swim in the jungle to experience the rustic charm of the original. To the great scenic Glacier about 40 minutes, and then spend about 50 minutes to a glacier viewing platform, to read the viewing platform, down to the glacier valley glacier on the 1st. (Currently on the 2nd, on the 3rd glacier is under construction, not yet open) the entire journey of 5-6 hours. Back to the afternoon on the 3rd camp or stay at camp on the 2nd (with three-star hotels or cabins to choose from ,35-320 yuan / person). The camp on the 2nd night in hot spring, 50 yuan / person, time limited, late 12-point close.
Day:
After breakfast, take a scenic tour buses return to Moxi town, also take the shuttle bus or a private chartered back to Luding, take the shuttle bus at noon returned to Chengdu.
Strongly recommended:
The next day: the afternoon of direct chartered to Kangding (4 200-300 or so, to counter-offer, 2.5 hour)
Stay in Kangding. There are all kinds of hotels guest houses to choose between 30-50 yuan / person.
Day: 7:00 am from Kangding car station, take the wrong shuttle bus to the wooden lattice 30 yuan / person, but also pack a taxi (4 persons 150 yuan, 1.5 hour), afternoon return to Kangding, can climb Paoma Shan.
The fourth day: the morning 7:00,10:00 take the shuttle bus back to Chengdu (99 yuan / person, 8 hour)
Upgrade lines:
Starting from Kangding to go to Inagi, Aden - the legendary Shangri-La (482 km). This line challenging, dangerous journey, but the excellent scenery along the way, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, forests, grasslands, take a nap what is a waste. After the arrival Inagi can ride through the ancient canyon Kang, visiting Chonggu Si, knock mountain gods "Japanese Song of cloth," and so on pearl harbor. Local relatively primitive, but the customs are simple, the Tibetan people is extremely hospitable. The whole trip is about 5 days. Love field trips are worth a try.
Author: lv_travel
