Derong and Xiangcheng Travel Guide

Basic information Telephone area code: 0836 Emergency call: 110, 120, 119 Sichuan Tourism Complaint Phone: 12301 Ganzi Prefecture Tourism Bureau complaint telephone: 0836-28354692 Xiangcheng County Cultural Tourism Bureau: 0836-5826937 Xiangcheng County Tourism Law Enforcement Brigade: 0836-5825545 Medical treatment Derong County […]

Basic information

Telephone area code: 0836
Emergency call: 110, 120, 119
Sichuan Tourism Complaint Phone: 12301
Ganzi Prefecture Tourism Bureau complaint telephone: 0836-28354692
Xiangcheng County Cultural Tourism Bureau: 0836-5826937
Xiangcheng County Tourism Law Enforcement Brigade: 0836-5825545

Medical treatment

Derong County People’s Hospital
Address: No. 14, Hedongxia Street, Derong County
Tel: 0836-5922231

Xiangcheng County People’s Hospital
Address: Xiangbala North Road, Xiangcheng County

Destination overview

Destination sketch

Derong County is located in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, in the middle of the Shangri-La Tourism Circle at the junction of Sichuan and Chongqing. The township, the Tibetan language means “Buddha”, known as the “Kangba Jiangnan”, in the transfer station of Dali – Lijiang – Zhongdian – township – Daocheng – Litang – Kangding this golden tourist line.

Local Culture

Buddhist temple

Sangpi Temple is a temple with a history of nearly 400 years.

White tibetan house

The white houses of the township are unified in shape, the whole house is trapezoidal, and the center is surrounded by a small square yard.

Local festival

Tibetan New Year

The most important festival in the calendar is the first day of the Tibetan New Year. They clean their rooms in preparation for that day, paint symbols of auspice, and warmly greet each other in the morning.

Butter Lamp Festival

On this day, people will go to temples to burn incenses to worship Buddha. As darkness falls, they will put up many stands to display the butter lanterns they made by themselves. The stands go as high as three-storey buildings; even the lower The lanterns are either grand or small. The lights make the whole street as bright as the daytime. People sing and dance while enjoying the lanterns. The Butter Lantern Festival is also called Lantern Festival.

Language help

Most of local people can not speak English.

Best travel season

The high archetype monsoon climate in Derong and Xiangcheng area is the best travel season from June to October every year. The climate change is great. No matter what season you go, you should bring enough clothes.

Consumption level

In the Ganzi area, accommodation and catering account for about 200 yuan. If you take the shuttle bus from the passenger station early, you can save a lot of money. The chartered car is not cheap here. The journey is long and the road conditions are not good. Generally, the taxis are far away. Starting from 200 yuan. Travelers come to the town and the township, the average daily consumption needs about 300 to 400 yuan.

Practical information

Derong County Tourism Bureau
Address: 100 meters south of People’s Court of County 041 County, Derong County
Phone: 0836-5921058

Derong County Post Office
Address: No. 6, Hedongxia Street, Derong County
Zip code: 627950
Tel: 0836-5922220

Xiangcheng County Post Office
Address: No. 35, Xiangbala South Road, Xiangcheng County
Zip code: 627850
Phone: 0836-5825067

Traffic

Aircraft

Aden Daocheng Airport, DCY
Address: Located in Haizi Mountain, north of Daocheng County, Ganzi Prefecture, 50 kilometers from the county seat
Way of arrival
At the airport, you can take the airport bus and go to Daocheng for 30 yuan. The first bus of the airport bus will arrive at the entrance of Xiangyun Hotel near the bridge at 6:00; take a taxi to the airport for about 200 yuan.

Diqing Xianggelila Airport, DIG
Address: Shenying Road, Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Phone: 0887-8229916

Long distance bus

Derong

Derong County Transportation Bureau
Address: Opposite to the Forestry Bureau, No. 7 Hedong Shangjie, Derong County
Phone: 0836-5922358

Xiangcheng

Township bus station
Address: South side of Xiangbala Avenue, Xiangcheng County
Phone: 0836-5826555

Attractions

Derong

Ciwui Valley

The Valley is steep and majestic, and it is a glacial landform.
Address: Ciwu Township, Derong County
Arrival method: chartered round trip around 150 yuan

Wengjia Holy Mountain

Address: Within the territory of Wengjia Mountain in Derong County
Arrival method: chartered round trip around 150 yuan

Xiayong nature reserve

The Xiangazhong Holy Mountain in the scenic area is the highest peak in Derong County, with an altitude of 5,850 meters. It is full of snow all the year round and the mountains stretching for dozens of kilometers are extremely spectacular. The virgin forest is rich in flora and fauna, and the mountains are beautiful.
Address: Xiayong Village, Derong County
Arrival mode: The mountain is blocked by the road and can only be reached by horse or on foot. From Derong County to Gu Xue Township, rent a horse to enter the Shuoqu River Gorge, cost about 100 yuan

Xiangcheng

Niding grand valley

The Dunedin Grand Canyon is on the beautiful Mae River. There are many dangerous peaks in the scenic area, all of which are integrated into the innocent virgin forest.
Address: Niding Village, Jieda Township, Northwest of Xiangcheng County
Arrival method: From the township bus station, take the shuttle bus to Niding Village, and charter around 150 yuan.

Sangpi Temple

The Sang Phi Temple was originally a Tibetan Buddhism Gaju School. It was changed to the Gelug Sect in the 8th year of Emperor Kangxi (1669). The size of the temple is large and beautifully decorated, and its scale is the number one in the Tibetan area of Sichuan.
Address: Within the territory of Sangpi Town, Xiangcheng County
Arrival method: From the county town along the Shambala North Road – V09 County Road, 2.7 km walk
Tickets: 15 yuan

Ranwu Town Hot Spring

According to legend, 108 springs in Ranwu Township are all medicine springs. The strange thing is that these hot springs are free of sulfur. But when you get into the water, you can be refreshed and exhausted.
Address: Within the territory of Ranwu Township, Xiangcheng County
Arrival method: Take the shuttle bus to Ranwu Township at Xiangcheng Bus Station, 4 times a day.

Fozhu Canyon

The fozhu Canyon is also known as 108 valley. The main valley starts from the Delo Yahe Mountains at the junction with Daocheng. It is 4,700 meters above sea level. It ends at Zi Ke in Shuiwa Township, with an altitude of 3,000 meters and a length of about 30 kilometers. The drop is over 1700 meters.
Address: Within the territory of Shuiyu Township, Xiangcheng County
Arrival method: Take the shuttle bus to Shagong Township from Xiangcheng Bus Station and get off at Fozhu Canyon.

Itinerary

Western Sichuan for Six Day Tour
Route: Chengdu – Kangding – Xinduqiao – Litang – Daocheng – Yading – Township – Derong

Food

Ganzi zanba
Butter Milk Tea
butter
Dried yark beef
Cordyceps stewed duck
Tibetan hot pot

Accommodation

Derong County is not big, small hotels are mainly concentrated near the east side of the county bridge, and the double beds room is about 60 yuan.
Most of the hotels in the townships are concentrated in the Shambhala South Street area from the station to the square. There are also some guest house provided by Tibetans. The standard room with bathroom is more expensive, about 70 yuan.

Shopping

Derong pepper
Township pine mushroom
Gold and silver handmade jewelry
Tibetan pear

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