China Travel Forum

[Craig]

this is te frist time I am going totake tour to sichuan but I don't kow any thing about it,I read a lot of things about sichuan but i still in confused,does any one can give me his good travel note?
thanks beforehand

[ARDENE]

a trip in hongyuan, sichuan
i have just been back from hongyuan today....i just want to share some information with you here.....as i planned to go there alone but i look up some travel books and ask some travel agencies then i decided to go with the travel agency.first,it's a long way between chengdu and hongyuan.second there is no bus to huahu(flower lake in ruoergai district)third, it is far way from one tourist attraciton to another.it's not easy to find the bus to take you there.and the travel package is very cheap ,about 460 RMB from chengdu.there are my ilitarery below.first day:we started from chengdu at 7.00am and arrive hongyuan at 7.30pm.it almost took me one whole day on the way..the road in wenchuan is terrible,for the road construction.but when you reach the prairie, it total different...the blue sky and green grass with some yaks and sheep in it....the goal of first day is to arrive hongyuan .
second day: we started to huahu(flower lake)at 8.00am and arrive there about 12.00am....you have to took some food because there is nothing for sale in huahu and pay attention for you waste.if you were found to throw away the waste,you will be fined.the ticket is 20rmb.jiuqu is on the way from hongyuan to huahu.it's fantasic for its nine river curves.the ticket is 20rmb.
third day:we started from hongyuan to guergou which is very famous for its hot spring.we have lunch in shuajin temple.you can buy some fungi there.the price is acceptable.about 80rmb per kilogram.the hot spring is not as good as i thought,like small swimming pool.if you are interested in have a bath in the hot spring,you'd better take you swimming suit with you.the price is 40rmb.i strongly suggested you to visit the tibeten house near the gu'ergou.it maybe 200 meters up the hill from the little town.it's for free.it's worth visiting.
forth day: from gu'ergou to chengdu.and stopped in taoping qiang minority living district.(taoping qiangzhai)the ticket is
30rmb and you must pay one rmb to enter every family.the most famous spot is yang's house.although it is tipical ancient minority living area,it seems business is business.the people there are money-oriented,not like some other minority people.and there is a tibeten living area in ganjiabao.it seems very magnificent from the bus.we asked the driver to stopped a while.but he refuse,it's a little pity.they told me it will developed as a tourist spot next year....i arrive chengdu at 7.00pm.you may probably meet the traffic jam in wenchuan...so take care.
hope i can help you a little in this trip.
ps:in the middle of october, the grass and trees will turn red...it's the peak travel time.and it's very cold there,i went there in summer time and bring the winter coats.