The first day starting at 6:30 am traveling from Chengdu to Songpan around 2:00 pm (340KM, elevation 2800M)
Qiang Tibetan areas along the Minjiang River to work towards it, passing through the village and many Xiqiang first Qiang villages, Wei Jiang Suo Yangcheng sites, legends Fan Lihua Zheng Xi over fields and point sets Diexi ancient settlement remains - Diexi the sea, the ancient western Sichuan Tea-Horse Road military passes 5 off, 7 Castle, 2 Tuen; Hui delicious food - pickled cabbage patch, beef coke bag, but also eating Tibetan cuisine - Kaoquan Yang savor wine to drink barley; from the eyes of the old light flash Yi to listen to the times of the once glorious sand Yanqu history, there is a segment that we have only "Liao Zhai Zhi Yi" seen in the myths and legends, in this land even a real happened, happened, old man said: I have personally experienced. You do not have surprised, because here was a place where spiritual ascension and spiritual existence of the class as our existence - a natural.
Songpan County, around 4:00 pm start riding west ditch by the manger, chopped Long waist, Hanako, through the trackless forests, to a small view of the ancient city of Songpan embarked Berlin, ancient ruins to withstand Tubo Weiyuan door, you can immediately view Minshan mountain gorge scenery, meadows, such as the fortunate can enjoy the mountains and the shuttle Luo flower (Azalea), wild animals, walk through the forest, into the virgin forest edge, a small overnight in Berlin, are a natural pair with your Spirit Run moisten ears in the mountains, forests and peaks between to listen, listen to the ancient armored cavalry, armored cavalry was to listen to the power of nature and makes a refining its stand and eliminate the rhythm.
10 o'clock the next morning to the beautiful small Berlin riding purely a natural alpine lakes, five sea (near no man's land, 3500M) embarked on the scenery along the way in any language is pale, and only in order to melt the hearts of nature to the insights and suddenly open to the warm body.
Su 5 Sea.
On the third day morning, 10 o'clock to collapse from the five sea cliffs Songpan horse riding along the north line of a taste of scenery.
Means Tibetan villages, with the greatest gap between the mountain line crossing the steep mountains, with our body to touch the highest point of this expedition, engaged in the summer of mirage, the feeling on the 1st four seasons climate change. Watch Hill summit of barren mountains and Stone Forest group, and with the wild blue sheep, Tibetan antelope, one of skill than rock climbing. Minshan highest peak overlooking the snow Bonding (5588M)
Fourth day of the ride back from the Songpan Chengdu Shu four city tour, one of the morning of Songpan human monuments and archaeological sites, retaining a more complete ancient city wall built in Ming Dynasty, Shing Mun monuments and ancient inscription announcement convective clouds gallop relief, ancient pines state Hakkei Serenade of the Longtan Bridge, built in the Tang Dynasty, the famous old haunt chip edge poetess Xue Tao House, built in the Tang Dynasty and the Qing Yongzheng Dabei temple ruins of Dehui gubei. Tour Songpan County, northeast of the Islamic Secret repair sectarian - Gadelinye China's first generation missionary, Yin Xiu to light Beaconsfield Beaconsfield House, and Hermit.
★ Tips
Songpan horse camping in a few essential items:
1, flashlight. Very necessary, very dark night, mountains, the toilet is difficult.
2, sunscreen. Note that all exposed parts must take a loss, including holding the reins of the hands and kick when stirrup pants Shangcuan due to the exposed part of the calf. Of course, the ears (for a comrade with a baseball cap).
3, norfloxacin. Outdoor eating is not clean, to prevent diarrhea.
4, sweater. After the sun sets at high altitude cold, wearing robes are not very convenient.
5, pillows. Guide to your pillow is generally saddle prepared, very uncomfortable, there is a proper pillow will sleep better. (I have back pain to sleep well every night, to bring up the body overnight.) Of course not all count on the pillow.
6, short-wave radio. Absolutely no cell phone signal, but the radio may be able to receive the central station, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle and so on. When boredom is a good pastime.
7,1 pairs of spare shoes. Sometimes the road is very muddy walk, there are spare shoes can be a change, without shoes, barefoot baking.
8, disinfectant tissues. Instead of hand-washing.
9, a luxury. Including the guitar, wine, snacks, sponge mattress and so on.
Author: jackiekhoo