[2024 Ya'an Attraction] Travel Guide for Bifeng Gorge (Updated Oct)

【Summer Cooling Tips: Ya'an Bifeng Gorge Family Adventure】

In the scorching summer, escape the heat and embark on a spontaneous cool journey with your little one! Ya'an Bifeng Gorge, an excellent destination that combines natural beauty, wildlife viewing, and science education, guarantees a weekend filled with laughter and unforgettable memories for you and your child. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 📍Destination Reveal: Ya'an Bifeng Gorge Exploration Zones: Bifeng Gorge is meticulously divided into two main sections: the zoo and the scenic area, satisfying all your fantasies about nature and cute animals in one go. 🐯Zoo Adventure Predator Feeding Car: Hop on the specially designed feeding car, as if you were in "Zootopia," and come face to face with lions, bears, tigers, and other predators. Feel the thrill of your heart racing, but rest assured, safety measures are top-notch! 🐾 Cute Animal Parade: In the walking area, monkeys play, birds sing, and peacocks stroll leisurely. Every step is a surprise, and your little one's eyes won't be able to take it all in! 👀 Panda Paradise: Don't forget our national treasure, the giant pandas. They leisurely enjoy themselves deep in the gorge, displaying various adorable antics that will make you keep pressing your camera shutter! 📸 🏞️Gorge Hiking Adventure Left Gorge VS Right Gorge: The Left Gorge is 7.5 kilometers, perfect for those who love hiking and want to challenge themselves; the Right Gorge is 2.5 kilometers, ideal for a leisurely stroll to enjoy the coolness. Waterfalls splash, greenery abounds, and every breath is a gift from nature! 🍃 Qingyun Ladder Elevator: Finished hiking and don't want to climb? The Qingyun Ladder Elevator takes you directly to the visitor center, easy and convenient for all ages. 🚀 🎉Forest Animal Adventure Activity Interactive New Experience: Weekend exclusive! Follow the activity guide to find hidden Easter eggs between the zoo and the gorge, interact with NPCs, and complete tasks to exchange for exquisite souvenirs, making the journey even more fun! 🎁 💡Warm Tips Civilized Viewing: Please do not feed the animals randomly to protect their natural habits. Safety First: Follow the designated routes for gorge hiking, safety first, and happiness follows. Stamp Collection: Don't miss the stamp collection points of the Forest Animal Adventure Activity. Collect all the stamps and take home exclusive souvenirs. NPC Interaction: Special weekend benefits, remember to plan your time well! Come to Bifeng Gorge and start a spontaneous cool science journey, making this summer a beautiful memory for you all! 🎈

Bixia Peak｜Avoid the crowds and come here to breathe fresh air

Located in one of the core areas of the giant panda's hometown, 150km from Chengdu This is Bifengxia Scenic Area in Ya'an City, Sichuan Province · 🍀🍀Introduction: A 5A-level scenic spot, home to the Bifengxia Base of the Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, with a forest coverage rate of over 95%. It is known as the 'Lung of Tianfu' and is considered one of Chengdu's back gardens. · 🎈🎈Transportation: ① It is most convenient to drive by yourself. Park at Parking Lot No. 2 in the scenic area, and the visitor center is 50 meters uphill. (There are few lights on the road at night, and there are many mountain roads, so it is recommended to arrive early) ② You can take a high-speed train to Ya'an Station, then take a black car or a bus to the scenic area. There are many mountain roads. · 🎈🎈Attractions: Bifengxia Scenic Area is divided into three main parts: 1⃣ Giant Panda Base 2⃣ Bifengxia Gorge (divided into two gorges, the left gorge is 7.5km long, and the right gorge is 2.5km long) 3⃣ Wildlife World Most visitors only go to the Giant Panda Base and Bifengxia Gorge (combo ticket 95), while the Wildlife World ticket is 180. I heard it is very large and the experience is good, but it is too expensive, so I didn't go. 🐬 The Panda Base is very comfortable, with a large activity area. Often, a single panda occupies an entire mountain, which is very leisurely. There are many overseas pandas, such as Xiangxiang, Fanxing, Beibei, etc. And you don't have to worry about crowds; it's a very niche spot. 🐬 · 👍👍My route: Scenic Area Entrance → Ticket Check → Scenic Area Bus → Giant Panda Base → Scenic Area Bus → Right Gorge (Small Gorge) → Qingyun Elevator → Exit · 🎈🎈Food and Accommodation: There are many places to eat inside, including various farmhouses, Chinese food, and barbecue. Facing the visitor center, there is a road on the right-hand side. Walk in, and there are many shops. Accommodation is also nearby, with many farmhouses offering homestays. Prices are moderate. It is very humid here, and it often rains at night, so many quilts are damp. Be prepared for this. · ⭕️⭕️Some key points for you🍀🍀 ① There are separate electric cars inside the Giant Panda Base, costing 20. You don't have to take them; you can walk slowly. ② You can walk through both gorges. The entire gorge can only be traversed on foot, and both end at the Qingyun Elevator, which takes you to the exit. The left gorge takes 3 hours, and the right gorge takes 1 hour. It is recommended to walk the right gorge, which is the essence of the route. ③ You need to swipe your ID card to enter the scenic area. Each project can only be swiped once. If you swipe it again, you won't be able to enter. ④ There is a lot of moss inside the scenic area, so be careful while playing. ⑤ There is no food in the gorge, so bring some water and food.

I heard that the Retro Creek can cure everything

I heard that the Retro Creek can cure everything🏔️ Niubei Mountain|||2024 12.31 Niubei Mountain Tour⛰️ Make sure to book your hotel in advance before you go🏨 You are not allowed to go up the mountain without a hotel reservation Your luggage🧳 will be taken to your room, but you will be asked to get off the bus🚌 halfway and then you have to drive a go-kart up the mountain Otherwise, you have to hike up the mountain, which takes about two hours ‼️ Be sure to arrive before five o'clock, otherwise, you won't be allowed up the mountain. Go-kart: 180 for a single trip, 360 for a round trip🔁 Anyway, they give you a kart and you just charge ahead with confidence🤓 It's advised to bring your own snacks as the scenic area offers hot pot at night for 130 per person The temperature difference is quite big, and it can get very noisy at night when staying in a tent🏕️ with the wind blowing. Packing earplugs is a good choice 👍 Sunset over the Golden Mountain is truly nice～ 😊 You always have to visit a place you've never been to at least once

Detailed Guide to Bifengxia Panda Base | Fully Experience the Charm of the National Treasure

| Fully Experience the Charm of the National Treasure. Bifengxia is located in the northern mountain valleys of Ya'an, a small city in Sichuan, composed of lush forests and spectacular gorges. The ecologically excellent scenic area includes two different types of tickets, with the wildlife park to the left of the main entrance and the Bifengxia Ecological Gorge to the right, where the pandas live. The Panda Base and the Bifengxia Ecological Gorge are within the same ticket range, a semi-independent attraction surrounded by natural gorges, affiliated with the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Take the elevator down from the entrance of the gorge, then walk to the Panda Base from the right gorge for about 1 hour, or take a scenic area bus for only 10 minutes, with buses departing every 20 minutes or so. The place is not crowded and does not require queuing, making it a great spot to carefully appreciate the national treasure. 🌟Highlights: Following the visiting route after entering the base, the Panda Base can be divided into three major areas: White Panda Flat, Panda Kindergarten, and Returned Panda Paradise, with a total of more than 60 pandas in the base, and under normal circumstances, visitors can see 20 to 30 pandas. White Panda Flat is the first concentrated panda area, consisting of 8 sets of panda enclosures, with a wide view, but the distance from the fence to the panda activity area is relatively far. 👍Highly Recommended: Panda Kindergarten is located in the middle area of the base, with the panda nursery on one side. The indoor part is not open, but the viewing spots on both sides of the outdoor hill are very close to the pandas, making it ideal to watch the pandas eat during the bamboo feeding times. On the other side is a free-range area consisting of two sets of enclosures, with many toys set up, where you can see many pandas active at once, including many adorable panda cubs. 👍Highly Recommended: Returned Panda Paradise is at the end of the base trail, with dense jungles and a serene environment, and the least number of tourists. Many older returned pandas are here for 'recuperation'. In the middle of the walk from the kindergarten to the Returned Panda Paradise, there is also a Leopard Mountain Villa, where Xiang Xiang, the most famous star of the Bifengxia Base, born in Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, resides.

Bifengxia

A day trip to Bifengxia, a brave venture to Ya'an by a female college student on the weekend! Transportation: 1. Self-driving: Depart from Chengdu, along the Chengya Expressway, about a 2-hour drive. 2. High-speed train + Bus: Take the high-speed train from Chengdu East Station to Ya'an Station, then transfer to a bus directly to Bifengxia. 3. Tourist bus: There are direct tourist buses to Bifengxia from major tourist distribution centers in Chengdu. Tickets: Book online in advance to enjoy discounts and avoid queuing on-site. 1. Adult ticket: 180 yuan, including the Wildlife World and Ecological Canyon. If you only go to the Ecological Canyon, it is 100 yuan. 2. Children/Elderly ticket: Half-price discount. 3. Panda Base: Some require a separate ticket purchase, it is recommended to book online in advance. Accommodation: 1. Hotels in the scenic area and homestays nearby are good choices. 2. Of course, if you want to stroll around the city, you can choose hotels in the city. We stayed at the Vienna International Hotel (Ya'an High-speed Train Station) Specific itinerary: We spent a morning at 8:00 to the high-speed train station and then ate at Zhong Yao Mei Snack Shop recommended by locals in the city, suggest trying the signature noodles~ After eating, you can take a yellow bike directly to the Bifengxia scenic area near the entrance of Hengbo Hospital. The yellow bike costs 6 yuan per person, and it departs when full. After arriving at the scenic area, you can buy tickets at the visitor center and also get a guide map. We first went to the right canyon, then visited the Panda Base. Then you can start enjoying the beautiful scenery. Panda Base: After coming out of the right canyon, go directly to the Bifeng Temple station and take the sightseeing bus to the Panda Base. There is also an internal sightseeing bus inside the Panda Base (this requires an additional ticket purchase of 20 yuan), which is highly recommended for those with children and those who do not wish to walk! After the visit, you can take the sightseeing bus back to the visitor center, where the Panda Restaurant is located! Finally, take the same yellow bike back to the city, but be aware that there are no more after 7:00, so watch the time!! Food: 1. You can go to the Panda Restaurant, which is super close, but we didn't make it because we were in a hurry. 2. You can eat at the food court, which has noodles, vermicelli, etc., very convenient! Photography: The right canyon is very beautiful all the way up, very photogenic, especially cool for taking pictures at the waterfall!!!!!! Tips: 1. It is recommended to bring some mosquito and insect repellent spray, as the ecological area is a small forest, and it is inevitable that there will be insects, and there may also be snakes, so be careful. 2. It is not recommended to carry a baby stroller, as the mountain roads are difficult to navigate!!! 3. Keep your tickets safe, as they are needed for taking the sightseeing bus and entering the Panda Base. If you accidentally lose your tickets, seek help from the staff in time, as the staff in the scenic area are super enthusiastic and responsible! 4. The latest entry time for the scenic area and Panda Base is 4:00 PM, so pay attention to your time arrangement~

Step into Bifengxia, a day of harmonious resonance with nature!

Must-visit attractions • Wildlife Park: Divided into drive-through and walk-through areas, experience the thrill of being alongside ferocious beasts, or have close interactions with gentle animals in the walk-through area, feeling the harmonious coexistence with nature. • Ecological Canyon: Divided into upper and lower parts, hike through the canyon filled with lush bamboo and babbling streams, breathe in the freshness of negative oxygen ions, and the waterfall cluster is a paradise for photography enthusiasts. • Panda Base: As one of the world's largest giant panda conservation and research bases, observing these national treasure-level cute creatures up close is a rare parent-child experience. Detailed Address Bifengxia is located in the northern suburbs of Yucheng District, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, China, only 18 kilometers away from Ya'an city center, with convenient transportation, and is a dazzling pearl on the Western Sichuan tourist route. Transportation Strategy • Self-driving: Drive along the Chengdu-Chongqing Ring Expressway, take the Ya'an North exit, then follow the signs to Bifengxia, the whole journey takes about 2 hours. • Public transportation: There are direct tourist buses to Bifengxia from Chengdu Xinnanmen Bus Station, with daily departures, convenient and comfortable. Food Recommendations • Ya Fish: A Ya'an specialty, with tender meat and delicious taste, a must-try when visiting. • Dada Noodles: Handmade noodles named for the 'dada' sound they make during production, served with various toppings, offering a unique flavor. • Xingjing Bang Bang Chicken: Spicy and fragrant, with tender meat, a great choice to relieve fatigue and refresh oneself. Nearby Attractions Recommendations 1. Mengding Mountain: Not far from Bifengxia, famous for its tea culture, climb high for a panoramic view, surrounded by clouds and mist, enjoy a pot of Mengding Mountain tea, and fully enjoy the tranquility of the mountains. 2. Shangli Ancient Town: Well-preserved ancient Ming and Qing architectural complex, stroll along the stone-paved roads, feel the simple local customs, an ideal place to experience the folk culture of Western Sichuan. 3. Laba River Nature Reserve: The natural scenery is charming, with autumn leaves as red as fire, another great destination for bird watching, autumn appreciation, and outdoor adventures. In Bifengxia, every step is a pilgrimage to the beauty of nature, and every breath is a thorough baptism of body and mind.

Bifengxia · Exploring the National Treasure, the endearing messengers of nature

Bifengxia is home to a giant panda base that integrates scientific research, breeding, and tourism. It is divided into three exhibition and visiting areas: White Bear Slope, Kindergarten, and the Returned Overseas Giant Panda Paradise. ⛰【Travel Tips】 📍Detailed Address: Bifengxia Town, Yucheng District, Ya'an City, Sichuan 🚗Transportation Strategy: Take a high-speed train from Chengdu, leaving from the South Station, it takes about an hour, and the ticket costs 56 yuan. Take a taxi from the high-speed train station, which costs about 50 yuan. 🕙Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 08:30-15:30 💰Ticket Price: Full ticket for the Panda Park is 100 yuan, I only visited the panda base, and the ticket was 90 yuan when booked online in advance 🌟Highlights: 1. Convenient dining and lodging. There are dozens of farm stays outside the entrance of the scenic area, with prices generally ranging from 50-80 yuan for a standard room, including meals and accommodation. There are also high-end homestays, with costs varying according to personal preference. There are many food stalls inside the scenic area, offering roasted corn sausages, and visitors can also bring their own food. 2. Route: Start from the visitor center and take a sightseeing bus to the panda base, about 15 minutes away. Spend 1-3 hours exploring the base, then return to the drop-off point and walk through the Yanyu Garden, about 2 hours to Qingyun Ladder, and back to the visitor center. The whole journey is very convenient and the route is well planned. 📌Small Tips: 1. Be prepared with rain gear and take precautions to protect your camera and other items from moisture. 2. Do not feed the animals randomly. 3. Traveling during off-peak times is more relaxing😌 The pandas are super cute and so lazy Just don't know why the pandas look a bit 'dirty', maybe they don't like to bathe, recommend coming here to see the national treasure up close🐼

A little-known cool forest hiking route around Chengdu!

In the vicinity of Chengdu! I dare say it's a niche hiking route that most locals overlook, cool and not tiring on the feet, with particularly beautiful scenery along the way, giving you the feeling of being in a primeval forest! It takes only 1.5 hours to reach Bifengxia from downtown Chengdu, and it turns out that in addition to the animal route, there is also a scenic hiking route where you can see pandas! The whole route follows the mountain and water, with dense forests and babbling brooks... I saw so many cute pandas, some napping, some eating bamboo... Simply too adorable! We walked along with hardly anyone around, as if we had the whole mountain forest to ourselves, the silence in the canyon was broken only by the sound of birds singing and the rustling of leaves in the wind... This kind of escape from the city, getting close to nature, and breathing fresh air freely, is just too wonderful! 【Attached is the mini hiking route】 Giant Panda🐼 Base - 🚌 Sightseeing Bus - Canyon🏃 Hiking (about 7.5 kilometers in total) - Qingyun🪜 Elevator

In the autumn of Ya'an in Western Sichuan, I stumbled upon the 'Little Switzerland'~

The end of autumn in Ya'an is brilliantly golden, where you can enjoy the most beautiful colorful forests, as well as see the adorable giant pandas🐼, green meadows, and babbling streams, giving you the feeling of being in 'Switzerland'. Visiting the 'New Eight Scenic Spots' of Ya'an with friends, one can't help but exclaim in amazement❗ 1⃣️ Niubeishan Niubeishan combines spectacular wonders such as sunrise, snow-capped mountains, sea of clouds, Buddha's light, starry sky, and flower sea, and is known as 'Asia's most beautiful 360° viewing platform', with the reputation of 'returning from Niubei without looking at clouds'. First, a shock! Standing on the 360° viewing platform, you can experience the stunning beauty of the sea of clouds, snow mountains, and sunrise🌅. The Niubeishan ticket-free event is still ongoing! 🎫Now tickets + sightseeing car 0 yuan/person~ 2⃣️ Bifengxia 'National Geographic' did not deceive me. The severely underrated small city in Western Sichuan, here is the 5A scenic spot Bifengxia, I think the biggest advantage is that you can watch the national treasure panda at close range!!!! How can you not be moved!!!! The dreamy land of giant pandas🐼, what attracts me the most is the opportunity to see the adorable giant pandas🐼 up close, definitely not to be missed! 🎫Ticket + 🚠Sightseeing: 100r ⏰Opening hours: 9:00-16:00 3⃣️ Wanggangping Gradually entering autumn, Wanggangping will be as beautiful as a fairyland~ The autumn breeze sweeps through, and the large colorful forests, like God's overturned palette, pile up on the slopes in reds and greens, like brocade and jade, dazzling and intoxicating! There is also the Gongga Snow Mountain with its perennial snow, the forest in brilliant purples and reds, this is the 'Song of Ice and Fire'~ Snow-capped mountains and colorful forests appear in the same picture, a rare sight, with thick fog, it's like traveling through a fairyland, with sunrise, it's like being clad in golden armor😍 4⃣️ Mengdingshan The middle and late October of each year is the most beautiful season for ginkgo trees, with yellow leaves🍂 all over the ground, a paradise for photographers. The Mengdingshan scenic area's Tiangai Temple is surrounded by 13 tall ginkgo trees, with 12 remaining female trees, known as 'Mengding's Twelve Hairpins', each with a history of 2200 years. This kind of ancient ginkgo group is rare in Sichuan Province and even in the whole country. The secret base of ginkgo, in autumn the ginkgo leaves cover the ground, super beautiful for photos! The 52 yuan ticket is a great place for photo ops. ♨️ Additionally, there are 5⃣️ Hanjiang Ancient City 6⃣️ Fengtongzhai Dengchi Valley 7⃣️ Laba River 8⃣️ Sichuan Dadu River Gorge National Geopark Ya'an is also the first and only city in Sichuan to be awarded the title of 'National Designated Film Shooting Location'. Movies like 'The Road of Life is Unfamiliar', 'The Road to Heaven', 'Above the Clouds on Niubei', and TV series 'Yi Hai Alliance' have successively brought the beautiful scenery and food of Ya'an to the screen. The movie 'P Plan', starring internationally renowned actor Jackie Chan, is currently being filmed in Ya'an, and the TV series 'Westward, Westward' has just wrapped up shooting in Ya'an. Why go to Xinjiang or Switzerland, folks! If you don't want to travel far and deal with crowds, definitely take this guide~ A lesser-known tourist spot around Chengdu 99% of the locals don't know! Under the Gongga Snow Mountain, above the cloud pasture, yes! This is Ya'an!!! You definitely can't miss the autumn in Ya'an😛

Ya'an Bifengxia is worth a visit (with a guide attached)

I've checked in at Bifengxia and Shangli Ancient Town. I have to say that watching pandas in Bifengxia is really good. There are few people and you can watch them up close. The environment is also very good. I don't recommend Shangli Ancient Town. It's not worth going out of your way to play. A small guide: take the intercity train from Chengdu South Station to Ya'an Station in the morning, 54/person, about an hour and ten minutes. When you arrive, take a taxi to Bifengxia, about 50 for two people. It's more cost-effective to share a ride if there are more people. When you get to Bifengxia, go to the restaurant next to the visitor center for lunch. I recommend the black fish slices for 68/portion. The taste is quite good. The Ya fish is a bit expensive. If there are many people, you can try it. It's more cost-effective. After eating, go to see the pandas. The ticket includes a sightseeing car. It will take you from the visitor center to the panda protection center. However, the small sightseeing car at the panda protection center is not included. You need to buy a separate ticket at the entrance of the protection center. The round trip is 20/person. Then you can watch the giant pandas sleep, eat, and fight up close. Hahahaha, it's so interesting. By the way, I saw a chestnut tree on the way. There are fallen chestnuts. The ripe ones can be eaten. There are quite a few. After watching the pandas, we took the sightseeing car to the right canyon. The right canyon is relatively easy. The whole journey is 2.5km. It takes about an hour to finish. The scenery is also very good. If you have good physical strength, you can go to the left canyon. The scenery is also different. If you have enough time, you can finish both canyons together. It should take 6-7 hours. After playing, go to the entrance of the scenic area and take a small yellow car to Huanglong. When you get to Huanglong, take a small yellow car to Shangli Ancient Town. We went to Shangli Ancient Town for a walk. It's not fun. I don't recommend it. The small yellow car is also hard to wait for.

Ya'an is the hometown of the panda. Bifeng Gorge is the land of the legendary heroes of the heavens and heroines. It is also famous for its three uniqueties: Ya Yu, Ya Nv and Ya Yu. The legendary ya fish is one of the famous Ya'an specialties, the scientific name of the cracked belly fish, also known as "C-aqua fish." Produced in the Qinggong River (Ya'an section) Zhougong River, it is called Ya fish. The fish is shaped like a scorpion and is as thin as a scorpion. It has a large body and a delicate meat. The casserole is a local dish. Due to the unique requirements for the breeding environment of ya fish, the low survival rate of natural reproduction, coupled with the influence of human factors, the number is very small, and has been listed as the second-class protected fish in Sichuan Province. There are various legends about ya fish. According to legend, the niece is in the sky, and a sword falls into the river and turns into a yak, so there will be a spur like a sword in the head of the fish, a hilt, a sword handle, The blade is almost alive. Any other fish is not available, so Sichuan Ya'an people also call it swordfish. This sword has also become a symbol to identify the authenticity of the yak fish. "There is a sword, it is true, and no sword is a fake." So eating ya fish, looking for the sword in the fish head is also a very interesting experience.