Western Sichuan Grand Loop: Urbanites' "Self-Salvation Journey"

9 Days, 5,980km Extreme Adventure! From the Forbidden City's peaks to the warmth of local life🍲 Drunk on oxygen in Qiang villages🌄 Struck by sacred mountains' majesty❄️ Finally understanding: This isn't travel—it's the soul's metamorphosis🦋 💥I thought Western Sichuan was just an alternative Until I witnessed— Snow on Siguniang Summit❄️ lifting you through clouds The howling wind🌪️ carrying prayer bells across Tagong Grassland The rotating scripture wheels📿 at Changchun Qingke Temple Spinning out Tsangyang Gyatso's verse: "Except for life and death, all worldly matters are trivial" ✨Daily Highlights✨ 📍Day1｜Aba Prefecture Wenchuan Balang Mountain → Xiaojin Cat's Nose Viewpoint 🏔️Siguniang Mountain Shuangqiao Valley (¥80 ticket) Must-do: Nianyuba Drift, Red Fir Forest Glacier 📍Day2｜Ganzi Prefecture Yala Snow Mountain Viewpoint → Alien Planet Mo Stone Park 🏯Minyak Monastery (Little Sertar) + Horseback riding on Tagong Grassland 📍Day3｜Heavenly 18-Bend Litang Hare Mountain → Daocheng Haizi Mountain Ancient Ice Cap 🌌Zunsheng Pagoda Forest's breathtaking night view! 📍Day4｜Daocheng Yading Luorong Pasture → Milk Sea → Five-Color Sea ⚠️Tips: Altitude meds + oxygen tanks essential 📍Day5-7｜In-Depth Experience Red Grassland photos → Tibetan cuisine in Litang Ancient Town Zimei Pass sunset over Gongga Snow Mountain🌄 Listening to love songs at Mugecuo🎵 💡Travel Tips: 1️⃣Altitude warning: Take rhodiola in advance 2️⃣Best season: May-Oct (Jul-Aug rainy season) 3️⃣Outfit guide: Windbreaker + sunglasses + sunscreen 4️⃣Essentials: Lip balm, thermos, power bank 🌟What this journey gave me— The butter lamp in a nun's palm at Minyak Monastery🕯️ The bell around a mule's neck in Daocheng Yading🔔 And most of all, that gasp of freedom When city prisoners stand beneath snow-capped peaks🌬️ 💌To all trapped in urban cages: When Zimei Pass winds scatter your anxiety When Gongga's golden sunrise lights your eyes You'll understand— True healing is meeting heaven and earth with bare sincerity