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Autumn in Danba 🍂
Danba is a county in Garze, West-Sichuans. Most people here are Tibetans, so the architecture is special.
In autumn, the leaves in the valley turn yellow, red and orange. Even the ride to there is spectacular.
📍 Danba Valley, 丹巴 in Chinese for navigation
🧭 It's about 5 hours from Chengdu city center.
What to do there:
- Live in a Tibetan guesthouse
- Hiking in the mountains
- Eat local food like Yak Hotpot
#fallingseason #danba #sichuan #china
In Danba I Finally Saw Wild Sichuan-Pepper
If you come to Sichuan, you will taste Sichuan pepper immediately. The famous 'Mala' is a characteristic of Sichuan province and Chengdu. 🌶️
Sichuan pepper grows on small trees and in Danba (West Sichuan, Ganze) I saw it for the first time. It grows there wild and you can just pick it and taste or use it during your cooking.
📍 Danba is a town in West Sichuan and is a Tibetan influcended area. I posted other posts about attractions there. You can visit Danba by bus from Chengdu.
#bucketlistreboot #sichuanpepper #danba #sichuan #mala #chinatravel
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Danba town: City in the mountains
This trip to West Sichuan brought us to Danba town. It's similar to Kangding, a very narrow city in the mountains. Narrow roads, street life and a great view over the surrounding villages. Although most people stay in the surrounding villages, Danba town is worth a trip! Great (and cheaper) restaurants, even some small bars and good for public transportation all around West-Sichuan and Garze. Great base to explore the area. 🚌⛰️🌄
📍From Chengdu it's a 5-6 hours bus ride or drive. Bus ticket is 100-150 RMB.
#bucketlistreboot #danba #sichuan #nature #chinatravel #mountaincity
Tibetan temple in Danba
Gandan Pengcuoling temple is a small temple in Danba, Ganze in the west of Sichuan. The monks were very friendly and let us explore the temple by ourselves. Next to it were some small restaurants and noodle shops to get some energy. From Danba town it's a short ride into a village, in the town are many hotels and guesthouses.
🎫 No ticket for the temple, it's for free.
📍Route recommendation: Danba can be combined with Siguniang mountain in Aba or Xinduqiao grassland in Ganze. Both places are a two to three hour ride away. Busses are available, but not very frequent, better ride a car or book a tour.
#bucketlistreboot #temple #tibetanculture #sichuan #danba #chinatravel
Great Hilltop Tibetan Heritage-Homestay
'Danba Han e Manor' is a Tibetan homestay at the very top of Eastern Danba Valley. The road to the top is long and not very easy to drive, but keep calm, it's doable! 🛣️
After you arrive, you have a great view 🪟 over the villages and mountains. 🏞️ The boss is very nice and they have a very friendly golden retriever. The house is very nice with many historic inventory, traditional Tibetan rooms. Outside they even have a swimming pool and a small café. Perfect for some laid-back days in the nature.
#danba #sichuan #tibetanculture #chinatravel
Great Viewing Plattform in Danba
Danba is a mainly ethnic Tibetan prefecture in Ganze, West-Sichuan. From Chengdu it's a 5 to 6 hours ride, the average altitude is 2000-2500m. 🏔️ 🌄
There are two main valleys, the western one is with an entrance ticket (around 25RMB), the eastern one is for free and not developed. We choose the eastern one this time. If you drive up the eastern side of the valley, you can find this view plattform with a very small Tibetan temple. You can hike a little and enjoy the view or bring some snacks. Free parking.
#danba #ganzi #sichuan #hiking #tibetanculture