[2025 Dege Attraction] Travel Guide for Rongme Ngatra (Updated Apr)

This summer, I took my dog on a road trip to Western Sichuan, taking the super niche 317 route and having a completely different experience. We set off from Chengdu, taking about 4 days to reach Dege. We were in a hurry to return, so we took the same route back, taking a total of 6 days to return to Chengdu. 🛣️Route recommendations: Day 1 Chengdu ➡️ Dujiangyan Scenic Area ➡️ Ruins of Xuankou Middle School from the Wenchuan Earthquake ➡️ Memorial Hall of the Wenchuan Earthquake Epicenter ➡️ Lixian County (altitude 1,870 m), stay at Lixian Muyunjian Hotel Day 2 Bipenggou ➡️ Miyaluo ➡️ Maerkang ➡️ Guanyinqiao (altitude 2,670 m), stay at Guanyinqiao Jinchuan Millennium Holy Land Hotel Day 3 Guanyin Temple ➡️ Wengda ➡️ Seda (altitude 3,870 m), stay at Seda Waxu Hotel Day 4 Larung Gar Buddhist Academy ➡️ Kasa Lake ➡️ Yulong Lhatso ➡️ Que'er Mountain ➡️ Dege (altitude 2,900 m), stay at Dege Shandi Hotel Day 5 Dege Parkhang Printing House ➡️ Return to Maerkang (altitude 2,600 m), stay at Maerkang Junhao Hotel Day 6 Maerkang ➡️ Chengdu 🏞️Must-see attractions: 1️⃣ Dujiangyan Scenic Area: This is the only remaining grand project of the five-dam water diversion system from ancient times, which embodies the wisdom of the ancients and made Sichuan the Land of Abundance. 2️⃣ Ruins of Xuankou Middle School from the Wenchuan Earthquake: I thought the Wenchuan Earthquake was long gone, but this place still retains the appearance of that year. When you come here, you will still be shocked. 3️⃣ Bipenggou: If you have been to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, I would still recommend Bipenggou. The beauty of Bipenggou is really amazing. No matter what season of the year, Bipenggou is irreplaceable and definitely deserves the title of Little Switzerland in Western Sichuan! 4️⃣ Guanyin Temple: Guanyin Temple is located in Guanyinqiao Town. It is a temple built on a cliff, where you can see the world's largest Sangha stove. 5️⃣ Larung Gar Buddhist Academy: Although the altitude here is relatively high, it is still a holy place in the hearts of many people. The red houses all over the mountains and the mysterious Tibetan Buddhism are all fascinating. 6️⃣ Que'er Mountain Glacier Viewing Platform: A viewing platform on the way to Dege, with stunning scenery and plateau pikas. 7️⃣ Dege Parkhang Printing House: Dege Parkhang Printing House is not as famous as Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, but I think it is more worth visiting than Larung Gar. It still retains the ancient art of printing, which is known as the "living fossil of Chinese movable type printing". 🌈Tips: ✔️This route can be visited all year round, with different scenery in each season. ✔️Dogs are not allowed in more cultural places, but there are many viewing platforms along the way where dogs can have fun.

Que'er Mountain on the 317 Sichuan-Tibet Northern Route, the cloudy snow mountain has another kind of beauty||Sichuan-Tibet Self-driving D2—D4 Route: Seda—Ganzi—Dege Pictures 1-5 Que'er Mountain and Yulong La Cuo on the way from Ganzi to Dege You can see it by the side of the 317 highway, it feels like entering a different world from afar Que'er Mountain, the first danger of Sichuan-Tibet, the main peak is 6168 meters above sea level, the fourth highest peak of the Hengduan Mountains. Although the weather is sometimes sunny and sometimes rainy, you can't see the top of the snow mountain, but the clouds and mist are more like a fairyland. In addition to Que'er Mountain, the scenery on the 317 is quite diverse, grasslands, lakes, mountains, canyons, and many types of mountains. Sometimes it feels like crossing the narrow and steep Three Gorges, sometimes it has the elegance of the deep autumn colored forest in the north, and the vastness and desolation of Xinjiang. There are many wild macaques on this road, and they are bold. When you stop the car, they will jump on the hood, and they will talk back when you say something to them.

Queer Mountain is located in Dege County, Ganzi Prefecture, Western Sichuan, with dozens of snow-capped peaks over 5,000 meters above sea level, hence the saying 'Climb up Queer Mountain, whip the sky'. Crossing Queer Mountain is like passing through the gate of ghosts, this is a proverb circulating in the Ganzi area, revealing the dangerous geographical environment of Queer Mountain. However, it is such a dangerous terrain that creates the beautiful natural scenery of Queer Mountain. Walking on Queer Mountain is like crossing a dangerous situation and facing the magnificent scenery of heaven. The main peak of Queer Mountain is 6,168 meters above sea level, towering and towering, like a natural moat, symbolizing the majesty and mystery of natural forces. In those dangerous mountains, there are magnificent glaciers hidden, pure and flawless, spectacular. When the sun shines on the glacier, the dazzling light seems to come from the guidance of heaven, leading the brave forward. When night falls, the starry sky of Queer Mountain is dazzling, and the dazzling stars embellish the night sky, as if it is the embellishment of heaven. Looking up at the starry sky, the soul wanders in the universe, bathes in the baptism of starlight, and feels the mystery of nature and life.

Destination for the fourth day: Shiqu. From Dege to Shiqu, driving on National Highway 317, 456, 345, passing through Queer Mountain Tunnel, Yulong La Wetland Park, Xiazha Temple, Sun Lake (Yalong River). The Queer Mountain Tunnel was opened to traffic in September 2017, and there is no need to cross the Queer Mountain Pass (this is the highest point on the northern line of Sichuan-Tibet, known as the "first danger of Sichuan-Tibet"), the tunnel entrance is 4300 meters above sea level, it is the highest altitude highway tunnel in the world, the tunnel is 7km long, and it takes 20 minutes to pass. The Queer Mountain Glacier Viewing Platform is next to National Highway 317, where you can see the main peak of Queer Mountain, which is covered with snow all year round, with grassland in front, glaciers in the distance, and a magnificent view from afar, shining brightly.