Summer Chengdu Qingcheng Mountain + Du Fu Thatched Cottage 5-Day Independent Travel Guide

Itinerary: Early July

D1 Monday, Beijing-Chengdu-Qingcheng Mountain, visit front and back mountains of Qingcheng, stay 2 nights

D3 Wednesday, stay 2 nights in Chengdu, visit Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Kuanzhai Alley

D5 Friday, return to Beijing

Cost for one person: ￥3k (excluding attraction tickets), of which: round-trip airfare ￥1400; 4 nights accommodation ￥600

D1 Monday, Beijing-Shuangliu Airport ￥350 airfare

Walk 800m to long-distance bus station (airport bus terminal), buy ticket for minibus departing at 17:30, ￥27 to Dujiangyan Bus Station at 18:35

Walk to Li Square Station, take bus 102 at 18:45, last bus in summer at 18:55, fare ￥2,

Get off at Tianfu Software Park Station at 19:35

At Carbon Fragrance Clam Rice Noodle Shop, ate a bowl of ￥14 clear soup meatball rice noodles.

Then walk 2km to Tiangu Hotel at the front mountain gate of Qingcheng Mountain. After some bargaining, the hotel management reported to the local police that a high-risk person from the Beijing epidemic area wanted to stay, but finally agreed. Luxury king room discounted by ￥100, checked in at ￥154, includes breakfast

D2 Tuesday, cloudy, Qingcheng Mountain.

"Tiangu Hotel" Insects chirping at dawn, birds singing long unheard. Quietly lying in the green mountains, intoxicating the outsider

At 5 am, the mountain birds' songs fill the ears, truly melodious.

"Waiting" White umbrella shades the rattan chair, clear springs flow by. Orioles sing in the forest, waiting respectfully for morning congee

Breakfast at 8:00, walk to bus stop 101, 2 yuan to Qingcheng Mountain Express Rail Station,

Buy round-trip ticket to the back mountain ￥30.

Depart at 8:50, arrive at back mountain tourist waiting hall at 9:25.

Walk to the scenic area entrance at 9:33;

9:48 to Tai'an Ancient Town;

9:53 cross "Weijiang Cable Bridge" up the mountain;

9:56 Feiquan Ravine;

"Listening" Owl's song like a horn, water flows like a rainbow. Panting, walking slowly, the scenery is at higher peaks

10:30 Baizhang Long Bridge;

"Ferrying" The summit path is broken, Emerald Lake water is shallow. Poling the boat slowly, stealing leisure for tired legs

11:15 Cuiying Lake;

"Back Mountain of Qingcheng" Steps rise step by step, streams babble. To explore the secluded path, part the grass and walk through the forest

12:00 Shuangquan Water Curtain Cave;

"Summit" Leaning on the railing to view, mountain wind blows through the chest. Amidst swirling clouds, layered peaks loom faint and bold

12:15 Observation Deck;

Lunch break ￥10 cold noodles;

13:00 Leave observation deck;

"Transformation" White Cloud Temple stands on the white cloud peak, Buddha's dharma endless, Tao boundless. When will I meet brother Copper Coin, incense and candle shadows count money

13:50 Baiyun Temple (elevation 1700m?);

14:00 Dizang Cave (in name only, as are all later);

14:18 Reclining Buddha;

14:20 Jiuseng Cave;

This section has beautiful scenery, some steep paths requiring hands to climb

16:00 Yougu Feiquan;

White curtain hanging in the ravine, echoes resound in the valley

17:00 Tai'an Ancient City; 6h30m spent in the mountain.

Dinner ￥20 bacon fried rice, ￥12 Snow Pure 500ml beer;

17:45 Tourist waiting hall; 17:55 departure, 18:30 get off at Tiangu Hotel entrance (you can wait here in the morning for the bus to the back mountain)

D3 Wednesday, sunny, Qingcheng Mountain, the sun came out.

7:30 Breakfast,

8:07 Leave Tiangu Hotel,

Walk to Qingcheng Mountain front mountain

Arrive at the mountain gate at 8:25;

See a pair of beautiful white-headed birds, unknown species, phone zoom not clear

Two-thousand-year-old ancient weir merits the world, eight hundred li of Qingcheng Tao pervades the universe. Qingxin Pavilion

9:00 Yuecheng Lake;

A lake of spring water green as dye, surrounded by mountains verdant like flowing jade

If taking the cable car up the mountain, need to take a ferry ￥5 across the lake.

Empty mountain hears birds chirping, deep valley watches clouds fly. Buxu Corridor

Misty light distant, mountain tipsy; moonlight melting, shadows move themselves. Blue water joining the sky

Looking at the green mountains, sitting in a cool pavilion; enjoying the green water, traveling on a painted boat

Mist and clouds remember old companions; mountain moon awaits visitors. Natural Pavilion

A little rest naturally cool, lucky to be born here to enjoy blessed land; climbing do not fear hardship, will reach the summit to see the morning sun. Yile Nest

9:53 Natural Picture;

10:15 Quanzhen Temple;

10:35 Five Caves Heaven;

10:45 Celestial Master Cave;

Three platforms faintly emerge from smoke; nine chambers layer into deep mist. Jixian Bridge

"Penglai" two characters, each over a person's height, placed on left and right sides of the stairway, very spectacular

This elder's name is on the wall of the Taoist hall

Calligraphy on plaques is thick and vigorous, adding countless enjoyment for visitors, and is the biggest difference between Chinese scenic areas and those in Europe and America

11:05 Jingxin Pavilion;

Beautiful calligraphy gives the pleasure of climbing the Five Sacred Mountains'

11:15 Throw Brush Trench;

Most roads in the scenic area are paved with neat cement steps, but this section has rougher pavement

11:40 Patriarch Hall;

At noon, two women were cooking for the people living here

12:05 Descend the mountain;

To catch the 16:05 train to Chengdu, no time to climb further.

"Borrow" Visit Dujiangyan for water, seek Tao on Qingcheng Mountain. Water conservancy brings favorable weather, Tao clarifies heaven and earth

The first two lines are tourism slogans written by Yu Qiuyu for the area. The sedan chair workers wear red vests with these lines printed on the back.

Observation: The roads, trees, environment, Taoist temples, especially the couplets and plaques, even simple pavilions made of trees, have couplets. The calligraphy is mostly by great calligraphers, very pleasing to the eye, worth the ￥90 ticket price (also, those over 60 can enter with ID card). There are signs everywhere in the scenic area, or you can ask people, and they will answer, very convenient.

"Joy" With the epidemic, few idle people; without tourists, more travel fun. What to do in Qingcheng Mountain? Heart on the oriole, ears listening to song

13:20 Mountain gate. 5 hours spent sightseeing. 13:26 Lunch at "Yuan Qing Dao" restaurant outside the gate: a plate of green onion stir-fried bacon ￥88, price comparable to first-tier cities.

Return to hotel, check out, take bus 101 for 3 stops to Qingcheng Mountain Express Rail Station

Take train back to Chengdu Xipu Station, soft seat ￥10/person, 55km distance, very affordable.

Stop at Dujiangyan Station, arrive at Xipu in 30 minutes. Transfer to Metro Line 2

40 minutes to Chunxi Road Station

Chunxi Road pedestrian shopping street is very spacious, buildings bright and shiny

D4 Thursday, Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Kuanzhai Alley

9:45 Take bus 58, ￥2,

10:10 Get off at Du Fu Thatched Cottage Station,

Ticket ￥90, those over 60 enter with ID card.

First time at the Thatched Cottage, the garden is well-built, many retirees resting inside.

This thatched cottage is said to be the residence of the Poet Saint, but later seeing the introduction of Tang Dynasty relics, it turns out there is controversy over whether this is actually Du Fu's Thatched Cottage. It was only settled after archaeological excavation of Tang Dynasty remains. So, this thatched cottage is also a modern imagined version.

Thatched Cottage remains for later generations; Poet Saint eternal for a thousand autumns

"Shu" In midsummer the cottage is hot, Du Fu's worries deep. The Great Tang fades away, revival has taken root

Thousands of mansions stand, the poor scholars joyfully rush. Bright candles pray to heaven, the old man should be comforted

Sitting in rows, eating fruits, preserving a leisurely good life

A million rays of light, belief that writings astonish the world; a thousand years of admiration, still toils carriages and horses to stop at the riverside

Guest Arrives: Du Fu's secluded dwelling, few visitors; old and ill, supported by others, difficult to bow. How can writings astonish the world? In vain, carriages and horses stop at the riverside. All day lingering to entertain honored guests; a hundred years of coarse food for a poor scholar. Do not mind lacking supplies in the wild; if interested, come again to see the herb garden.

Spent a long time in the thousand-poem stele garden, taking photos of favorite poems, couplets, and calligraphy of famous artists, to slowly appreciate later on the computer.