Aba Fairy Tale Road Self-driving Tour Record: Exploring the ancient tranquility of Tibetan and Qiang people in the hustle and bustle of the city

Aba Prefecture is located in the Tibetan, Qiang and Yi cultural industry corridor, far away from the hustle and bustle of cities and traffic. Thousands of years of dazzling national culture, unique mountain scenery, and multi-ethnic exchanges and integration have given birth to Aba's unique ethnic customs and regional cultural heritage, and have also left a rich legacy in China's long history.

On November 16, we followed the eastern section of the "2022 Aba National Self-Driving Tourism Development Conference"-"Fairy Tale Highway" and passed through the fairy tale highways in Aba. During the four-day trip of 609.57 kilometers, we visited Luobo Village, Ancient Chinese Qiang City, Qiang Museum, Luhua Meeting Site, Yangrong Hadang Village, Dagu Glacier Scenic Area, Nizigou Cailin, and Gugu. Along the way, you can experience the brand resources of Aba cultural tourism up close, such as earthquake sites, giant pandas, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, colorful forests, etc. You can touch the simplicity and tranquility of Tibetan and Qiang people in the hustle and bustle of the city, and feel the cultural scenery beyond the reinforced concrete forest.

First stop: Luobu Village, Wenchuan County

At the first stop, we arrived at Luobo Village at an altitude of 1,970 meters, 600 meters away from the Minjiang River bed. The sky here is blue, the white clouds are fluttering, the goshawks spread their wings, and it is full of primitive and simple ethnic customs. Walking into the Carrot Village and the market on the clouds will allow you to appreciate the ethnic elegance on the clouds. The majestic Minshan Mountains are hidden in the sky, hiding the steep, vicissitudes and majestic Minjiang Grand Canyon. The alleys formed by huge building complexes are like ancient markets.

The second stop for check-in: Maoxian County, Guqiang City, China

The Ancient Qiang Castle of China is the largest, highest-standard, fully functional and well-equipped Ancient Qiang Castle in the world. The opening ceremony, attended by more than 1,000 people every morning, is a beautiful and majestic scenery of the ancient Qiang City in China. It can be said that the scene is quite spectacular. At 9 o'clock in the morning, in front of the gate of China Guqiang, a deafening sound of cannons kicked off a spectacular opening ceremony. From the villages of Qiang Village, sheepskin drumming, sword dance, Qiang flute, oral strings, singing and dancing, etc. Each has its own style and characteristics, gathered into a shocking ocean!

The third stop: Maoxian Chinese Qiang Museum

Maoxian Chinese Qiang Museum was established in 1984. It is a local ethnic culture museum that mainly displays the history and folk culture of the Qiang people. The museum includes the Qiang History Museum, Yingpanshan Museum, Sarcophagus Burial Culture Museum, Charming Folklore Museum, and Red Culture - the Red Army Long March passed through the Qiang Village.

The fourth stop: the former site of the Luhua Conference in Heishui County

The Luhua Conference is located in Zhongluhua Village, Luhua Town, Heishui County, Sichuan Province. In order to strengthen the unity of the Red Army and the Fourth Front Army, maintain military command, and unify the thoughts and actions of the two armies. On July 21, 1935, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting of the Political Bureau in Luhua to listen to the work report of the Fourth Red Army. The Political Bureau of the Central Committee unanimously affirmed the heroic fighting spirit and great achievements of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army. In addition to the extensive work done before the meeting, the meeting was a complete success.

The fifth check-in stop: Yangrong Hade Village in Heishui County

It is located in the center of the larch forest in the boutique scenic area of ??Naizigou Bashili Colorful Forest Area in Heishui County, at 347 On the east side of the national highway, 18 kilometers away from Heishui County, it faces the vast prairie to the north and the majestic Dagu Glacier to the east. It has convenient transportation, rich vegetation, sufficient sunshine and beautiful ecological environment. It is an ideal rural tourist resort and a shining ecological tourism pearl on the Jiuzhaigou Tourism Circle.

Sixth stop: Dagu Glacier Scenic Area in Heishui County

Dagu Glacier combines modern glaciers, ancient glacier landforms, virgin forests, alpine meadows, snow peaks, and rare animals and plants , red culture in one. Seeing mountain flowers in spring, admiring ice in summer, admiring colorful forests in autumn, and caressing snow in winter, we have entered the ancient times and traced them back to ancient times, hence the name "Dagu Glacier". It has also been rated as "the best destination for viewing red leaves" and enjoys a high reputation

"Nizigou" means "beautiful, rich, happy and peaceful" in Tibetan. It is famous for its beautiful and colorful scenery. The forest is world famous. Walking into the colorful forest of Nizigou, you will feel that you have entered the world of oil painting. Any linguist or colorist will look poor and pale in front of it.

Walk all the way into the colorful forests of Nizigou, feel the integration of man and nature at the Yakexia Snow Mountain Camp, and listen to the call of the snow-capped mountains between heaven and earth.

The eighth stop to check in: Gurgou in Li County

Gulgou Hot Spring is located in the center of Miyaluo Scenic Area, with long spring and autumn and no summer. The water temperature of Gurgou Hot Spring is about 5℃. It is a natural hot mineral spring integrating drinking, bathing and treatment. Gurgou has been known as the "sacred water" since ancient times. It enjoys the reputation of "Fairy Mountain Yaochi" and "Lingshui Divine Spring". It is a romantic and warm soup surrounded by snow-capped mountains.

The ninth stop: Bipeng Valley in Li County

It is a world natural heritage giant panda habitat, a national eco-tourism demonstration area, a national AAAA-level scenic spot and one of China's top ten ecological sites One of the tourist attractions. The scenic area covers an area of ??613.8 square kilometers, integrating plateau, glaciers, and canyon scenery. It is an important part of the Qionglai Mountain Giant Panda Corridor World Natural Heritage. In late September every year, the coniferous forests and shrubs near Panyang Lake begin to turn from green to yellow, but the most beautiful scenery begins in late October, and this time the car collection coincides with the "good season." Blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains, and colorful forests. With a panoramic view, autumn scenery blends with winter scenery, and the vivid fairy tale world becomes twice as romantic.

The tenth check-in stop: Qianbaobao Village in Li County

Qianbaobao Village is one of the largest and most concentrated Tibetan villages in Aba Prefecture, and is known as the "No. 1 Tibetan Village in Jiarong" village". The Tibetans here belong to the Jiarong Tibetans, who grow grain, sell vegetables, herd sheep and cattle, and are half pastoralists and half farmers. As early as more than 200 years ago, it was called "Gan Bao Jia Qiong". The entire village is built on a cliff and is majestic, reflecting the superb construction technology of the Jiarong people. Babosengen is a large-scale narrative pot farm that evolved from a garrison in the Qing Dynasty and is listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. The long military garrison culture, mysterious religious culture, ancient farming culture and unique stone culture make Qianbao Village rich in cultural connotation. It is favored by Chinese and foreign tourists and has also aroused strong interest from domestic and foreign experts and scholars.

The eleventh stop: Li County Qiang Village

In front of the garage, face to face for the first time, no matter who you are, you can’t help but admire it! There are stone houses, stone houses, stone benches, stone bunkers, and small stone buildings with three or four floors scattered on both sides of the bluestone road. It can be said that Taoping is a "history book written in stone". Approaching it is like being in a medieval castle. Walking through the criss-crossing roads in the stockade, passing several vendors wearing "hats" in the alleys, overlooking the towering snow-capped mountains next to the stockade. This is also the water source of the village. The architects dug a new water network underground with deft hands. In addition to water supply for irrigation, these dense water networks also serve as natural air conditioners in the village. Although the development of tourism is multi-faceted, Taoping Qiang Village has not been affected by commerce. It is still pure and people still live an idyllic leisure life.

It is worth mentioning the panda check-in stops along the route.

In this self-driving trip, starting from the first stop, Luobu Village, China's Ancient Qiang Town, Qiang Museum, Dagu Glacier Scenic Area, Dagu Glacier Scenic Area, Naizigou Cailin. In Aba On the fairy tale highway in Guangzhou, each stop sign is labeled with a unique panda stop sign. Each stop sign is naturally integrated with the scenery, interesting and harmonious.

Among our colleagues, Hu Xiaohong, president of the Gansu Self-Driving Tour Association, said, “This time we drove to the east line of the Fairy Tale Highway in Aba Prefecture, and we were left with Bipenggou and Miyaluo in Li County. Very deep impression. The colorful fairy tale world left a deep impression on us. In addition, there was also the dark Dagu Glacier, which was like a fairy tale world. And we saw it on the Dagu Glacier. The most beautiful and stunning sunrise in the world. Walking on a fairy tale high place.