# Daocheng Yading (稻城亚丁)

Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 5/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/daocheng-yading
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥146 (April–November), ¥120 (December–March), sightseeing bus ¥120
- **Opening hours:** 7:00–19:00 (1 April–14 November), 8:20–18:00 (15 November–31 March)
- **Time needed:** 1–2 days
- **Getting there:** From Daocheng County to the Yading Scenic Area, you can only travel by charter car, generally ¥400–500 per trip.
- **Good for:** Gardens & Flowers, Photography, Mountains & Adventure, Nature

## About Daocheng Yading

In 1928, American explorer Joseph Rock arrived in Daocheng and published his photographs in National Geographic, causing a sensation. From then on, Daocheng Yading, long asleep in the ice of time, revealed its most ancient and innocent face, and people were enchanted by its allure as the ‘last pure land on the blue planet’.
Chonggu Temple, Luorong Pasture, Five-Colour Lake and Milk Lake all have a serene, Shangri-La-like beauty. Among them, the most mysterious are the three sacred peaks. Chenrezig, Jambeyang and Chana Dorje stand in a triangular formation, collectively known as Nianqing Gongga Risong Gongbu. In Tibetan, the name means ‘the sacred site of three guardian mountains that never lose their snow’, and in Buddhism they are called the Three Protector Snow Mountains. This is a sacred mountain in Tibetan Buddhism, and for every Tibetan, making at least one pilgrimage circuit around Nianqing Gongga Risong Gongbu in a lifetime is a cherished wish.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 388. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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