Some advise while traveling in Sichuan
There are something should be avoided while traveling in Sichuan.
1.Avoid visiting Panda when the temperature is warm.
Most of the pandas will be moved to air condition rooms if temperature warmer than 26 Celsius degree.
The warmer of the temperature the less active they will be.So start early( before 8am) to see the panda
if you visit them in September), during the cold Winter many of them are still quite active
even in the afternoon.
2. Don't visit the Leshan Buddha in the morning if you want to take some good photos.
The Buddha is sitting and facing to the West, light is bad in the morning if you want to take good photos.
3. Don't eat in Jinli and Kuazhai Street
These 2 streets only sell bad food to tourists,never a local Chengdu willing to eat there. Food there is bad test
and disgusting smell as well as over price.
4.Avoid visiting Huanglong National Park during Winter
It's quite dangerous to drive to Huanglong during winter,a lot of snow and ice on the way,but very little water
in the lakes unless you would like to see the snow peak at a high altitude.
5. Don't visit Emei mountain in a rainy day
You will see nothing except some Buddhist temples at Emei in the rain because of the heavy fog, this mountain rains a lot
throughout the year.
6. Don't enter the Dujiangyan Irriagation from the Main Gate(South Gate).
If possible,ask your driver to drive you up to the Yulei Mountain and drop off you at Qinyanlou,from where you can
have a best bird view of the Irrigation System,and it's much easier to walk down from the mountain to the river(Yuzui) than
climbing up along the steep steps.Also there are a lot of pretty temples in the mountain.
It's almost 2 km to walk from the main gate to the Yuzui where the water is diverted.
7. Don't enter the South western Sichuan(Ganzi Tibetan area) if not well prepared.
The southwestern Sichuan is quite remote and much less visited by foreigners, road is extremely bad with a lot of traffic accidents and landslide.
