Hidden Gem Town Xide Exploration

🏔️【Sea of Clouds Secret Realm Climbing to the Summit】Hiking the Taihuang Mountain, the Yi ethnic group's sacred mountain, encounter the wildest clouds in Western Sichuan! 🔥Xide's top attraction! Taihuang Sacred Mountain in Yi legend! 📍Location: Xide County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 🚙 Travel tips: Self-driving recommended, 7-hour drive from Chengdu (off-road vehicle preferred) with many gravel road sections 🌄One-day intense itinerary: 1️⃣ Yi ethnic village at the foot of the mountain Red clay rammed walls + highland barley terraces, shepherds in ethnic costumes will offer barley cakes dipped in honey 📸Tips: Capture the stunning stilted buildings in the morning mist before 9 AM 2️⃣ Mid-mountain pasture route Encounter free-range black mini pigs! When passing prayer flag arrays, walk counterclockwise 3️⃣ 3750-meter Cloud Viewing Platform Suddenly meet a cloud waterfall around the corner! Remember to bring a windproof jacket (hail can fall suddenly even in June) 📷Must-shoot spots: ▫️Prayer flag Mani piles: Tibetan grandmothers will teach you to scatter dragon paper ▫️Cliff swing: Wild swing woven from vines by Yi young men (maximum safety) 🍜Yi ethnic cuisine highlights: ▪️Buckwheat cake dipped in wild honey (freshly baked at the mid-mountain shepherd hut) ▪️Tuotuo meat with sauerkraut and potato soup (firewood stove style) ❗️Real tips from experience: 1. Sunscreen! Highland UV can peel skin in an hour 2. Don’t wear light-colored shoes! Red soil roads turn into swamps when it rains 3. Carry cash (network may disappear anytime)