After the International Labor day on May 1, and before summer vacation, the amount of travelers experienced a slight drop, and the travel costs fell slightly as well. It provides tourists with the perfect opportunity for travel.

At the same time, this is the best time to tour various scenic spots in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. This is an opportunity that one doesn’t come across very often, so we recommend that you seize the opportunity and go to visit these amazing places.

Daocheng Yading: mountain flowers in full bloom

Daocheng [Photo/China Tibet Online]

Daocheng Yading is hailed as "the last Shangri-La" due to its unique and primitive environment. There are snow-capped mountains, glaciers, gorges, forests, meadows, lakes, and other various types of natural scenery all throughout the area.

In addition to the Pearl Lake, Milk Lake, and other glacier formed lakes, the Daocheng Holy Peak is also a tourist-magnet, consisting of Xiannairi, Yangmaiyong, and Xianuo Dorje mountains.

There are also several other places on the outskirts of Daocheng that are worth visiting, such as the serene Bang River, the crimson red grasslands, and the ancient temples.

May is a great time to travel to Daocheng, because there are blooming flowers all along the roads; meanwhile, since the holy mountains are covered with a lot of snow in autumn, so they appear marvelous during late spring and early summer.

Lake Miga Tso: breathtaking view in early summer

Mountain chains, forests, grasslands, the red "sea" (referring to a lake in the lcoal area), the black "sea", the white "sea" and many other smaller "seas" all surround Lake Miga Tso, like stars surrounding the moon. The mountain located to the left of the Miga Tso Port is called Rhinoceros Mountain, and on certain nights when there are scattered stars in the sky, slivery moonlight appears to be pouring atop the mountain peak giving off a faint pallid light. On the right side of the Miga Tso port, there is a scenic spot showing "a crouching tiger admiring the moon".　　

The glass walkway at Jianmen Pass: cost-free

The Jianmen Pass is dangerous, precarious, and intriguing. It was built along the mountain side, and consists of a zigzagging trails that spiral up the mountain. There are drop-offs more than 100meters high and 900 meters long, the path for tourists only 400 meters away, and the trail only 3 meters wide. On one side, there are cliffs, and on the other side, there is a vertical drop-off. As of now, admission to the glass observation deck is free.

Although the altitude in Jianmen Pass isn’t quite high, in the summer it can be pretty cool. The Liangshan Temple is a famous place where people go to avoid the summer heat.