Laba River Park, Erlangshan National Park

Tianquan Top 1 in Can't Miss Attractions

The Horn River in Ya'an is a little-known scenic spot even in the eyes of Sichuan people. It is a nature reserve. In Tianquan County of Ya'an, Ya'an is not only worth visiting Bifeng Gorge and Shangli. The Horn River belongs to the Erlang Mountain National Key Scenic Area, with very high forest coverage, undulating mountains, numerous canyons, and primitive simplicity. The best season to go is summer and autumn. Summer is a summer resort. Although the red leaves in autumn are not as good as Miyaluo and Guangwu Mountain, they are also quite large and original. Take the shuttle bus to Ya'an at Chengdu Shiyangchang Station. There are a lot of trains. Go to Ya'an Tourist Station and transfer to Tianquan minibus. At Tianquan, there is a direct bus to Horn River. It's more troublesome, and it's more convenient to drive by car. It takes 3.5 hours to go from Chengdu. The entrance fee to Horn River is 60 yuan, and the sightseeing car is 20 yuan. Both are military jeeps, which can seat more than ten people and are very distinctive. The Horn River Scenic Area is very suitable for hiking. There are 10 kilometers of gravel roads, 2 kilometers of plank roads and a stream of water. You can often see wild monkeys, but don't mess with them. The monkeys are too wild.

On November 9, 2018, I took the whole family to the Horn River. Fortunately, there is no charge for the three round trips, and no charge for the Yakang Expressway. Depart from Meishan, go up three rounds, pass through Chengya, then turn to Yakang, and get off at the expressway at Xingou Station. The entire journey is more than 200 kilometers of expressway, and only 25 tolls are charged! More than 20 kilometers past Xingou, we arrived at the Horn River. During the construction of the hydropower station, there was a bit of a bad road, and the overall situation was good. After next year, the road will be repaired. There is no reason not to repair the road for such a scenic spot. Tickets are 55 yuan, and then drive directly in. About ten kilometers from the entrance to the visitor center, the trolley has been hovering up the valley. The two banks of the Horn River are green with mountains and water, blue sky and white clouds, and occasionally red leaves are dotted with it. The weather is good and the mood is great. Macaques will appear from time to time along the way, squatting on the side of the road to beg for food. The monkeys are relatively cute, jumping around on the roof of the car, and accidentally turning into the car to find food, but they are gentler than the Emei Mountain monkeys and will not grab food. When you arrive at the visitor center, you can drive directly to Mizoguchi on the left, and there are three hotels along the way. Luming Hotel is a four-star hotel. At night, you can see dozens of wild deer descending from the mountain to lick salt. The innermost Blue Crystal Hotel is a five-star hotel. We went on Friday and the room rate was only 258, which is quite a bargain. Turned over at the weekend. It is recommended to travel on a staggered peak. Although highway tolls are waived during holidays, the accommodation fees are too high, so we do not go out on holidays and basically travel from Monday to Friday, saving a lot of room fees. Blue Crystal Hotel only has hot pot, so I had to drive to Luming Hotel to eat Chinese food, buffet, 50 yuan per person, several hotels are owned by the same owner, you can choose Chinese food or hot pot. The whole road is full of scenery. It takes ten minutes to drive, and it is not an hour to walk along the plank road along the creek. It is very good. This is the first day. Take the road to the right of the visitor center to find accommodation. The next day, free breakfast, a must. The air is fresh and the top of the mountain is surrounded by clouds and mist, like a fairyland. After the meal, you will return to the visitor center and take a sightseeing bus to go up the mountain from the right. The cost is 35 yuan per person, about 30 minutes. The whole way is foggy, with beautiful mountains and rivers, sometimes full of green mountains, and the scenery is very beautiful. Arriving at the cable car, it costs 80 yuan for a round trip per person, and goes straight to Jiaoshan, only to find that the blue sky and the sea of clouds are rolling, which is truly spectacular. It's a pity that I didn't get up early and didn't see the sunrise of Jinguangwandao. Follow the artificial steel wire plank road directly to 3500 meters above sea level. There are scenery all the way, snow-capped mountains, clouds and seas, hunting prayer flags fluttering in the cold wind, looking far away, the mountains are endless, rolling, and the clouds are steaming, as if you are in a fairyland on earth. Going down the mountain in the afternoon, there are sightseeing spots along the way, and you can get on and off the bus at any time, which is more humane. Some people say that there are people in the Horn River. I guess the weather is bad or the season is bad. It’s absolutely true to watch autumn scenery in November, 10,000 mu of alpine rhododendrons in June, and summer summer escape. But you must do your homework when you go out. The weather is the first choice. If the weather is bad, you will not be in a good mood. Even the best scenery will be invisible. Although the Horn River is a four-star attraction, I personally think that the five-star is more than enough, much better than that of Qingcheng Mountain. Maybe the cultural atmosphere of the temples without Taoism is just a pure attraction, just one star? The whole family will be full of praise, and we will meet in June next year to enjoy the flowers in the Horn River!

The scenery is still beautiful, but the price of the ropeway is a bit expensive, there are many people waiting in long lines

I went there during May 1st, but I could still see the snow-capped mountains, but unfortunately I could not see the alpine rhododendron

The scenic area is very beautiful, and it will be cold in the morning and evening. It is necessary to book a room in advance during the period of watching the red leaves. There is a chance to see deer in the restaurant at night. The sea of clouds on the top of the mountain is very beautiful, but the altitude is higher, and walking is more tiring.