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Family Travel in Western Sichuan: A Foolproof Guide to Avoiding Altitude Sickness with Kids

🌟 Living the dream at 3,000 meters with your little ones! Barley fields/hot spring eggs/forest hikes✨ Finally finished organizing my phone photos today! This educational trip to Western Sichuan with "Youxiake" Completely cured my mental exhaustion🍃 Playing "wilderness host" among snow-capped mountains and grasslands every day Sharing this leisurely aesthetic of earthly pleasures~ 🚗 Itinerary (with real experiences) 𝐃𝟏➠ Chengdu gathering The Tibetan-style hotel opening ceremony amazed me! Thangka-themed room + Tibetan tea welcome, perfect 520m altitude for acclimatization 𝐃𝟐➠ Intangible cultural heritage + City of Love Songs Handmade black pottery in Yingjing Yandao Ancient Town (national intangible heritage!) Master said "knead the clay with your breathing rhythm" Evening Kangding citywalk was super chill🌊 Zheduo River's rushing blue like jadeite 𝐃𝟑➠ Healing day in barley fields Became a Tibetan farmer for a day in Jagenba👩🌾 ✔️ Learned to distinguish barley types ✔️ Ground fresh barley flour in century-old water mill ✔️ Made butter tea until my wrists ached - so fragrant! Night galaxy viewing and astrophotography📸 Guide taught us constellations 𝐃𝟒➠ Moon Lake glamping day Usnea moss collected during forest hike became natural decor Hot spring eggs with perfect runny yolk♨️ (⚠️ Don't soak feet too long at 3,200m altitude) 𝐃𝟓➠ Mushroom hunter mode! Songrong mushrooms everywhere in Shade Township forest🍄 Learned poison mushroom secret: "The brighter the color, the closer to death" 𝐃𝟔➠ Grassland BBQ Set up black tents, wove yak hair ornaments Tibetan grandma said "prayer flags recite scriptures with each flutter" Evening open-air BBQ with homemade milk tea🥛 💡𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬: ❶ Scientific altitude progression from 2,560m ❷ Best June-September (barley was lush green in June) ❸ Includes professional photographer! Free starry/Tibetan costume photos ❹ Many kid-friendly activities (milling/picking mushrooms/tent setup) Crossing Zheduo Mountain back to Chengdu on last day Suddenly understood the itinerary's line: "Slow down to see life's true essence" All anxieties washed away by snowmelt This knowledgeable travel beats check-in photos by 100x! [Private car tours] [Custom trips] [Private groups] available~ How to book same itinerary 👇👇Tap [Chat Now] at bottom left for details!
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Posted: Jun 18, 2025
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