Zhonglu Tibetan Village.

The third stop on the Western Sichuan Small Loop, the most famous Tibetan village in Danba is Jiaju Tibetan Village. When making a travel plan, I was torn between Jiaju and Zhonglu. Jiaju is larger, while Zhonglu has more watchtowers. The plan was to visit both in one day, but Shuangqiaogou was so exhausting that I decided to skip Jiaju and rest in Zhonglu for a day. I set off from Shuangqiaogou in the morning and arrived in Zhonglu in just over 2 hours. At the end of October, the colorful forest was just starting to change color, so it was still mostly green. 😂 But there were few tourists, so it was more comfortable to walk around the village. Zhonglu has three viewing platforms. The first is suitable for sunrise and morning panoramic shots, but the mountain to the east of the village is too high, so the sun doesn't reach the village until after 9 am, when the light is too harsh for good photos. The second is in the watchtower group in the village, next to a small alley with distinctive features, watchtowers, white walls, and Tibetan houses, which make for good photos. The sunset viewing platform is on the mountainside to the east of the village, where the setting sun shines on the village, and the smoke from the chimneys creates a great atmosphere. This time, I stayed in a homestay near the sunset viewing platform. The owner said it was only 200 meters away, so I walked up the mountain with my camera bag. It was all uphill, and I almost collapsed in front of the viewing platform. Who said there was no altitude sickness at 2,000 meters?