Highly recommended! These 9 off-the-beaten-path routes are not crowded during Qingming Festival

1. Qingjiang Ancient Riverbed (3-day tour) Route: Chengdu - Lichuan - Tenglong Cave - Lichuan - Qingming Ancient Riverbed - Lichuan - Chengdu Features: Ancient riverbed, cliffs, waterfalls, solitary peaks, meadows, karst caves, primeval forests 2. Roaming Guilin (3-day tour) Route: Chengdu - Guilin - Elephant Trunk Hill - Li River - Xingping Ancient Town - Li River Cruise - Yangshuo West Street - Ethnic Minority Sightseeing Village - Butterfly Spring Features: Visit the Elephant Trunk Hill from elementary school textbooks, Guilin night market, Julong Pool, Ten-Mile Gallery, cruise to view the landscape 3. Western Sichuan Small Loop (3-day tour) Route: Chengdu - Luding - Zhonglu Tibetan Village - Danba - Yala Snow Mountain - Xinduqiao/Bamei - Moshishan Park - Tagong Grassland - Chengdu Features: Visit one of the four sacred mountains in the Tibetan area, extraterrestrial planet, explore the secrets of the universe, 'world of light and shadow' 4. Leibo Ma Lake (3-day tour) Route: Chengdu - Muchuan Bamboo Sea - Muchuan - Leibo Ma Lake - Chengdu Features: A hidden paradise, bamboo forests, Danxia landform, Xiaodong flying rainbow 5. Lianbao Yeze (3-day tour) Route: Chengdu - Hongyuan - Chali Monastery - Shenwei Village - Aba County - Lianbao Yeze - Gemu Monastery - Aba County - Langyi Monastery Viewing Platform - Chengdu Features: Grassland scenery, 'backyard of the gods', mysterious and awe-inspiring 6. Wanggangping (2-day tour) Route: Chengdu - Ya'an - Longcanggou - Shimian - Wanggangping - Chengdu Features: Forest park, oxygen therapy, high negative ion concentration, face-to-face with Gongga Snow Mountain 7. Mount Hua Night Trek (2-day tour) Route: Chengdu - Mount Hua - Yuquan Mountain - North Peak - East Peak - Central Peak - Changkong Plank Road - South Peak - West Peak - North Peak (descend by cable car) Features: Night climb of Mount Hua, sunrise over the sea of clouds, starry sky, heavenly ladder 8. Huajian Mountain (2-day tour) Route: Chengdu - Ya'an - Lengqi Town - Huajian Mountain Camp - Lengqi Town - Chengdu Features: Sea of clouds, sunrise over the golden mountain, starry sky camping 9. Siren Tong (2-day tour) Route: Chengdu - Ya'an - Lengqi Town - Siren Tong - Lengqi Town - Chengdu Features: Sunrise over the golden mountain, sunset glow, cloud waterfall spectacle, 360° viewing platform, starry galaxy