Sapushan Mountain Nanny-level Guide

Ticket: 150/person, valid for three days. Includes round-trip sightseeing car fare from the scenic area parking lot to the Outer Lake (about 10 minutes). The road from Outer Lake to Inner Lake is under construction and is currently not allowed for self-driving. Tour route: 1. The average altitude of Sapushan Mountain is about 4400 meters. If you are not in good physical condition, you can stroll around the Outer Lake and take photos at the popular wooden bridge. 2. You can walk to the Inner Lake along the left side of the Outer Lake, watch the sacred mountain up close, and feel completely different from the Outer Lake. The one-way journey is about 5 kilometers, takes about 1.5 hours, is beginner-friendly, and there are many small mice and ground squirrels to feed along the way. Walking inside to avoid the crowd for photos is also very beautiful. 3. After reaching the Inner Lake, there are other hiking routes. You can go around the lake (if the lake is frozen in winter, you are lucky to enter the blue ice glacier cave), go to the temple Sapulakang under the snow mountain (I love it), and the small ice lake under the feet of Princess Sapu. But these routes are at a higher altitude, with many slopes, so you need to measure your strength. Accommodation: Stay in a homestay in Yangxiu Township, the closest to Sapushan Mountain, the night before. You can see bears, very close only a dozen meters away, do not go out at night; you can also choose to stay in the county town, about 3 hours drive to Sapushan Mountain, you need to arrange your time. There are 3 places to stay in the Inner Lake of Sapushan Mountain, all of which are large beds in the style of herders' homes at 100/person, the environment is simple, and there is no signal in the house, and washing is a bit troublesome. 1. Wear a thick coat when entering the mountain, as the temperature difference between day and night is large. If you are hiking, it is best to wear waterproof shoes, as there are some places with standing water and small streams on the road. 2. If you want to stay in the Inner Lake, bring dry food!! The accommodation conditions in the Inner Lake are limited, the herders' Chinese is not very good, communication is not very smooth, and the food is basically instant noodles. I stayed in Sapushan Mountain for three days and stayed in the Inner Lake for two days. I saw the sacred mountain in cloudy, rainy, snowy and sunny days, which is quite satisfactory. I went to the temple at the foot of the snow mountain -- Sapulakang in the afternoon of the first day. There are basically no tourists going up to this small temple. We learned about this road from two Tibetans who were delivering supplies up the mountain (if you want to offer some incense money, bring some change, there is no QR code payment here). It took forty to fifty minutes to climb the mountain. The temple keeper on the mountain was really nice. Seeing that we were tired, he poured us butter tea, ate cakes and milk residue, and taught us how to say these in Tibetan. After eating, we sunbathed on the back mountain with the temple keeper. The sun was warm on our bodies, and our whole soul could calm down.