You must visit Tibet at least once | Day 2 of self-driving on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway 318
🔸Day 2 into Tibet: Kangding-Zheduo Mountain-Tagong Grassland-Yajiang
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🔸Zheduo Mountain, at an altitude of 4298 meters, is the first pass of Kham. Zheduo Mountain is also an important geographical divide, with the Yalong River to the west and the Dadu River to the right in a high mountain gorge area. 'Zheduo' means 'curved' in Tibetan, which is also written as 'Zheduo' in Chinese characters.
🔸During the heavy snow period (from September-October to early summer of the following year), the Zheduo Mountain section of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway is icy, and detours are necessary.
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⚠️Traffic control will be implemented on Zheduo Mountain on May 22, 2024, with all small vehicles required to detour, and large vehicles restricted from 8 am to 8 pm, with the road open at other times.
🔸Detour route 1: From Kangding city, take Provincial Highway 434, pass Mugecuo-Honghaizi-Kangding Airport-Tagong Grassland, then take G248 and G318 to Xinduqiao;
🔸Route 2: Chengdu-Dujiangyan-Yingxiu-Siguniang Mountain-Xiaojin-Danba-Bamei-Tagong-Xinduqiao;
🔸Route 3: Chengdu-Luding-Wasi Gully-Danba-Bamei-G317-Naqu-Lhasa
🔸Tagong Grassland is located within the territory of Tagong Town, Kangding City, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, 113 kilometers away from Kangding city center, at an altitude of 3730 meters. The Sichuan-Tibet Highway passes through it, and it is the most famous grassland in Ganzi Prefecture.
✅Essential items:
🔸Documents: ID card, student ID, driver's license, border pass, etc.;
🔸Electronics: mobile phone, camera, power bank, data cable;
🔸Medicines: Rhodiola, glucose, gastrointestinal medicine, motion sickness medicine;
🔸Daily necessities: facial mask, skincare products, toiletries, shampoo, conditioner, sunscreen, hydrating spray, lip balm, hand cream, body lotion;
🔸Clothing: short sleeves, long pants, jacket, thin down jacket, skirt, disposable underwear, socks, breathable shoes, slippers;
🔸Others: sun protection clothing, ice sleeves, sun hat, sun umbrella, sunglasses, face cover, mask, thermos cup
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✨Practical tips:
1️⃣The wind is strong on Zheduo Mountain, be sure to keep warm;
2️⃣In the plateau area, pay attention to sun protection and hydration;
3️⃣Pictures 5 and 6 show off-road areas on the way to Tagong Grassland, close to the roadside.
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🔸318 Sichuan-Tibet Highway itinerary
【DAY 1】 Chengdu-Luding-Kangding
【DAY 2】 Kangding-Zheduo Mountain-Tagong Grassland-Yajiang
【DAY 3】 Yajiang-Litang-Daocheng-Yading
【DAY 4】 Yading day trip
【DAY 5】 Yading-Benzilan-Feilai Temple
【DAY 6】Feilai Temple-Yanjing-Mangkang-Zogang
【DAY 7】Zogang-Nujiang 72 Turns-Ranwu-Bomi
【DAY 8】 Bomi-Lulang-Linzhi-Lhasa
【DAY 9】 Lhasa-Yamdrok Lake-Lhasa
【DAY 10】Lhasa day trip
Zeduo Mountain is located in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, at an altitude of 4,298 meters, and is the first pass of Kangba. Zeduo Mountain is also an important geographical dividing line. The west is the plateau uplift zone, with the Yaqi River, the right is the alpine canyon zone, and the Dadu River.
This is a mountain on the famous 318 National Road Sichuan-Tibet line. The national road runs through the mountain road, with a steep slope and steep slope, more than 4,000 meters above sea level. There are multiple viewing platforms, alpine canyons, snow-capped grasslands and seas of flowers, and pleasant scenery.
Zeduo Mountain is located in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, at an altitude of 4,298 meters, and is the first pass of Kangba. Zeduo Mountain is also an important geographical dividing line. The west is the plateau uplift zone, with the Yaqi River, the right is the alpine canyon zone, and the Dadu River. Dadu River Basin is in a transitional zone in terms of ethnic and cultural forms, mainly distributed with the Tibetan branch known as "Jiarong". Its area can go north to the size of Jinchuan in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The east of Zheduo Mountain is a mountainous area, and the west of Zheduo Mountain is the east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the real Tibetan area. "Zheduo" means curved in Tibetan, and it is written as Chinese and the word "Zheduo". Zeduo Mountain is located in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, a vein of snowy mountains, is an important geographical dividing line, the west is the plateau uplift zone, there is the Yaqi River, the right is the alpine canyon area, there is the Dadu River. The highest peak of Zeduo Mountain is 4962 meters above sea level, and the altitude of Lukou is 4298 meters. The altitude gap with Kangding City is 1800 meters. It is the first alpine Lukou on the Sichuan-Tibet line that needs to be crossed, so it is called "Kangba First Pass". Zeduoshan is both the watershed of Dadu River and Yaqi River basin, and the boundary of Han-Tibet culture. After crossing the Zeduoshan, it officially entered the Kangba Tibetan area. "Folding more" in Tibetan means curved, written in Chinese is the word "folding more". The winding road of the mountain is indeed nine curves and eighteen bends. The winding back and forth is like the word "multi". It is a turn and a bend. No wonder the locals have a sentence: “The mountain of Erlang that scares the dead, and the mountains that turn over the dead.”
[View] I went in mid-February. The scenery of the snow-capped mountains is quite spectacular. You can see the Gongga Snow Mountain from afar. The scenery is pleasing to the eye and shocking. [Fun] The mountain can hang the Sutra and Salongda, the price is not expensive, it is a good way to pray. [Cost-effective] Very cost-effective, no expensive tickets, the price of potatoes and ham on the mountain is 5-10 yuan, remember to prepare oxygen tanks when you come from the plain area, it is difficult to walk without oxygen 😢 tips: remember to prepare emergency toilets, the bathroom in the scenic area may not open the door
Known as the most American road, the 318 National Road goes directly to Tibet. It must pass through the mountains along the way. The mountains are more than 4,300 meters above sea level. It is a bit high, but it can be overcome. It is very empty and can see the snowy mountains in the distance.