Hailuogou Glacier Camp No.04 (Tips,Photos & Map)

Getting off the “Sky Road” – Yaxi Expressway, and passing through the downtown of Shimian County (石棉县),  we steer our four-wheel drive vehicle north along the provincial road offcially known as “S211”.  Highway S211 leading to Moxi Old Town It is a mountainous road with two lanes total ( one lane for each direction ), on the side of steep cliffs with…

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Yaxi Expressway: Most Beautiful Sky Road in China

Ya’an (雅安) is our transit springboard to further explore the West Sichuan. Our today’s destination is Hailuogou Glacier Park( 海螺沟冰川森林公园). We are supposed to reach Moxi Town (磨西镇) from Ya’an by noon, an approx. 300 km drive and then start up our visit to Hailuogou Glacier on the same day. Moxi Old Town is the gateway to Hailuogou Glacier and…

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