Xichang Two Days One Night Fairy Guide! Must-collect Stunning Hidden Gems of Western Sichuan!

🌟Day 1: Full of Nature and Romance • Morning: Chase the Jacaranda Rain on Hangtian North Road (Blooming season from April to May, a must-go! The whole street is shrouded in purple mist, with creative stalls full of atmosphere, road closures on weekends for easy photo shoots) • Noon: Street food tour on Famous Shops Street → Beef and lamb offal noodles with pickled cabbage soup, spicy cold buckwheat noodles to cut the grease, and Ma Shui River’s fried potatoes sprinkled with chili powder that will make you stomp your feet in delight! • Afternoon: Rent a bike (20 RMB/hour) at Qionghai Wetland to cycle around the lake, watch water birds skim over the reeds, and take super healing Japanese-style photos on the wooden boardwalk • Evening: Wait for the sunset at Jinlin Beach’s Orange Sea, where the sunset dyes the lake surface honey-colored. Remember to bring a light jacket to guard against the evening breeze • Night: Gather around the barbecue stalls in the small fishing village, enjoy grilled tilapia fillets crispy outside and tender inside, garlic-covered grilled shells, paired with chilled beer—the perfect way to enjoy nightlife 🌟Day 2: Encounter of Culture and Vibrancy • Morning: Walk the bluestone roads of Dashiban Ancient Village, the orange walls of Lingying Temple paired with jacaranda are stunning! Rent Yi ethnic costumes (50 RMB/set) and photo shoots start at 100 RMB, perfect for instant great shots • Noon: Eat Tuotuo meat at the foot of Lushan Mountain, Yi-style pickled cabbage soup with rice can be eaten three bowls straight, then take the cable car up the mountain (one way 30 RMB) to visit Guangfu Temple, the Earthquake Monument Forest, and the Slave Society Museum—great for learning • Afternoon: Daydream by the lake at Moonlight Café, take “pretending to be at Erhai Lake” photos at Diaoyutai Pier, touch the century-old city wall bricks in Jianchang Ancient City, and the Tang-style architecture of Tangyuan looks even better with lights on at dusk 🏨 Accommodation Highlights • Luxury: Qianxun Tangji Shuxiang Shijia (Tangyuan center, ancient style courtyard + hot springs), Qionghai Hotel (State Guesthouse garden, sea view from the window) • Cost-effective choice: All Season Qionghai Branch (5-minute walk to the wetland, rich breakfast) 🍢 Foodie Must-Try List ✔️ Charcoal Grill: Sit around the charcoal fire grilling pork belly, paired with baby cucumbers to cut the grease ✔️ Yi Ethnic Tuotuo Meat: Bone-in black pork cooked until falling off the bone, dipped in chili powder—irresistibly fragrant ✔️ Fengxinling Tilapia: A must-order in the pickled chili pot! Fish meat coated with potato starch soaking up the sour and spicy sauce, about 50 RMB per person to eat until you can barely stand 📌Tips: Visiting in June is perfect to catch both the jacaranda bloom and Torch Festival, sunscreen for the day and a jacket for the night, the ancient city night view is even more photogenic than daytime~