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😛