#108 Inn Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Chengdu Outskirts Summer Retreat | Discover a secluded gem with an exclusive feel
The weather is getting hotter and hotter🌞
Escaping the heat and playing in the water🌊has become a theme for short-distance trips around the area
If you don't want to be in a crowded stream
You need to find a place with fewer people
This time I chose Longcanggou in Ya'an
🚘About transportation
Departing from Chengdu, take the Chengwenqiong or Chengya expressway, after Mingshan enter the Yaxi expressway, the road conditions are very good (less traffic on Chengwenqiong). It takes two hours to reach the Longcanggou toll station, then half an hour of driving on a cement road through the mountains to reach the parking lot at the entrance of Longcanggou scenic area🅿️
🧢About the visit
✅Diecui Stream Scenic Area
Ticket🎫48 yuan including sightseeing car
About 8km hiking route, take the scenic car to Gontongshan House, then walk down the stream, or start hiking from the visitor center up the mountain, then take the sightseeing car down from Gontongshan House (one-way hike + one-way sightseeing car, no cable car). Along the way, you'll find streams, waterfalls, forest plank roads, cool and comfortable
✅Tianshengqiao Scenic Area
Ticket🎫68 yuan including sightseeing car
It takes about 30 minutes by sightseeing car from the visitor center to get there, Tianshengqiao scenic area is about a 3km circular route. After entering the scenic area, take the dry route on the right-hand side down, the core of the scenic area is the Tianshengqiao waterfall, which is spectacular, and you can see rainbows🌈in good weather, with viewing platforms suitable for photography. After admiring the big waterfall, follow the stream route up to complete the other half of the loop. The arch-like landscape formed by tree roots on the plank road is in this section. The whole route is super photogenic, a true feeling of being in the Emerald City~🌿
✅Zhuoshan Black Stone Park
Free attraction. You must pass by here on the way to Longcanggou scenic area. A vast purple flower sea spreads across the hillside, perfect for taking photos in a white dress in the romantic summer📷(different flowers in different seasons)
🏡About accommodation
Stayed at the Panda Homestay Village's Longcanggou 108 Guesthouse. The name is very retro, and the decoration style also has a retro feel. There are large beds, twin beds, and family suites to choose from. The small courtyard of the homestay is a great place to cool off under the big trees🌳and it's also a pet-friendly hotel🐶~
🍲About food
The homestay provided a nutritious breakfast with a palace grid layout, the noodles and pickles were super delicious, and in the evening you can have a hot and sour soup pot, or barbecue. The coffee in the shop is also very good
‼️Tips
1⃣Pets are not allowed in Longcanggou scenic area, if you bring your pet, you can temporarily leave it at the homestay during your visit
2⃣When playing in the mountains in summer, mosquitoes and snakes🐍are inevitable, wear long-sleeved clothes and light shoes
3⃣On weekdays, there are limited sightseeing car trips in the scenic area, there are cars going to Tianshengqiao at 9:30 in the morning and 13:00 in the afternoon, pay attention to the time to avoid missing out
CHARLES HUBBARD
Enjoy the autumn scenery at Longcanggou National Forest Park, waiting for you!
🌲🍁 Longcanggou National Forest Park is located in Longcanggou Town, Yingjing County, Ya'an City, about a 2.5-hour drive from Chengdu.
A natural oxygen bar that refreshes the mind and spirit, with fresh air and charming scenery. The park features colorful forests, red maples, waterfalls, and streams, as well as a ginkgo avenue and moss-covered stone steps.
🍂🍁 The main spots for viewing the colorful forests are Tiansheng Bridge and Diecui Creek, with the autumn viewing period lasting from October to November.
The best time to view the colorful forests at Tiansheng Bridge is from mid-October to early November, where you can enjoy the Thousand-Year Waterfall and Wawushan Mountain.
The best time to view the colorful forests at Diecui Creek is from late October to mid-November, at an altitude of about 1700 meters, featuring streams, waterfalls, and colorful forests, and you can also take a boat to admire the Fairy Waterfall.
🌿🍁 Longcanggou is a national primeval forest park with a forest coverage rate of 97.5%, boasting rich and diverse vegetation. It is recommended to wear brown, red, or white clothing, dress warmly to cope with the low temperatures, and wear hiking shoes to prevent slipping on the plank roads.
🎫💰 Ticket prices: Diecui Creek 48 yuan, Tiansheng Bridge 88 yuan, sightseeing car 20 yuan.
The price is very affordable
The recommended homestay is Longcanggou 108 Guesthouse, located in Group 5 of Development Village, with a beautiful viewing vista and comfortable environment.
Here, you can enjoy the beauty of nature, feel the power and charm of nature. Whether viewing the colorful forests or strolling along the Ginkgo Avenue, it can make one's mood pleasant.
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This is not the northeast, it's Yaan Longcanggou | Chengdu 2h Snow Country Forest
💙Take you to see the snowy winter
Only then can it be called a meaningful romance~
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I've always wanted to see a heavy snowfall with the person I like
Finally realized in Longcanggou Forest Park!
Heavy snow fell on our shoulders, as if we had entered a fairyland
We held hands and ran in the snow, rolling together in the snow
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📍Navigation: Longcanggou Forest Park
No need to go to Harbin, our Sichuan snow scene is also unique❄, this place can be called a treasure with beautiful scenery all year round, spring to enjoy pigeon flowers, summer to cool off and play in the water, autumn to see colorful forests🍁, winter to play in the snow, when it snows here, it's like walking into a forest snow country🎄, a clear view of rime, everywhere you can see ice waterfalls, really too beautiful!
The natural bridge is a must-visit spot, with up to 2-3m of accumulated snow, snowflakes falling from high places, like a time hourglass in nature
After seeing the blue ice waterfall of the natural bridge, the snow scene of Diecui Creek is also indispensable, the delicate stream makes the quiet scenic area more vibrant
Walking among the ancient trees with a hundred years of history, watching the rime full of snow, here and winter have a romantic encounter. If you're lucky, you can also see squirrels foraging🐿, wild mandarin ducks walking out of the fairy lake!
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Tips:
✅Natural Bridge ticket + round trip sightseeing car 107
✅Diecui Creek + round trip sightseeing car 70
✅The tourist center has free hot water and ice claws for rent
✅The snow road is wet and slippery, please pay attention to safety when playing
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🏡Homestay: Longcanggou 108 Guesthouse
📍Address: Group 5, Development Village, Longcanggou Town, Yingjing County, Yaan City, Sichuan Province
❄The homestay is located near Longcanggou Forest Park, surrounded by snow-covered mountains, with nearby attractions such as Zhuoshan and Black Stone Park, the natural environment is very good, come here to stay for a few nights, with food, drink and fun, very comfortable
❄Lazy afternoon, order two drinks in the homestay's coffee shop, with exquisite afternoon tea, nest on the sofa to taste carefully, the super large floor-to-ceiling window with a wide view, the scenery is like a painting, feel the romance of the mountains with your lover~
❄Linen chairs, wooden tables, marble coffee tables, rattan cabinet doors... 17 guest rooms are given a simple and natural feeling
❄Looking far away from the room, the evening breeze in the mountains is like a lover's whisper, witnessing your beautiful love with ta🎀, when night falls, lie in the bathtub🛁 to watch the vast mountains, snuggle into sleep on the soft bed💤
KEEGAN VAUGHN
Ya'an Long Cang Gou | Hidden in the off-the-beaten-path treasure scenic spot, high-quality homestay
🚗. There are too many scenic spots around Chengdu. Many beautiful and less crowded places are often overlooked.
Ya'an Long Cang Gou Forest Park, with a forest coverage rate of up to 97%, here in spring there are high-altitude rhododendrons falling in colorful petals, pigeon flowers (the plant world's giant panda, Gongtong) pure and beautiful. Summer retreat, autumn appreciation of colorful forests, winter play in the auspicious snow. Four seasons a year, never monotonous.
🏠Accommodation recommendation:
📍Address: Group 5, Development Village, Long Cang Gou Town, Yingjing, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province
The hotel is located at the entrance of Long Cang Gou Panda Homestay Village, with a retro industrial style, bold local color collision, nostalgic, retro and fashionable. Quiet and leisurely village, looking up, full of greenery, washing eyes and lungs.
Per capita consumption: 200+
The cost performance is really good, non-holidays go, per capita 200+ can
Stay in a very stylish tatami big bed room. This price is really beautiful.