Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | Rock Road | "Disconnected from the world for more than four hours".

Rock Road is a charming and legendary self-driving route. Here is a detailed introduction to Rock Road: - Route Overview: Rock Road starts from Zagulu Town, Zhuoni County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, and ends at Zhagana Scenic Area, Diebu County, Gannan Prefecture. The whole journey is about 100 kilometers long and is also known as "China's most beautiful 100 kilometers". - Historical Origin: In 1925, American botanist Joseph Rock discovered this road from Zagulu Town, Zhuoni County to Zhagana, Diebu County. Since then, this road has been named "Rock Road". During his investigation at that time, he conducted in-depth exploration and recording of the natural landscape and humanistic style here, making more people aware of this mysterious and beautiful land. - Attractions along the way: - Cheba Gully Section (from Zagulu Town to Jiangche Village, about 35 kilometers): Upstream of the Cheba River, a tributary of the Tao River, it rises steadily from an altitude of 700 meters to 3,000 meters. There are more valleys and villages, and you can see the rivers and villages under the mountains, and the scenery is pleasant. There are attractions such as Zhuoni Rape Flower Field, Gongba Temple, and Niba Tibetan Village along the way. Asphalt road, basically with mobile phone signal. - Guanggai Mountain Section (from Jiangche Village to Zhagana, about 65 kilometers): Cross Guanggai Mountain to reach Zhagana. The altitude at both ends is around 3,000 meters, and there are two 4,000-meter passes in the middle. This mountain road is a simple paved gravel road surface with some shallow pits. There is no mobile phone signal, but there are beautiful landscapes such as meadows, spruce forests, high mountain stone beaches, and stone peaks along the way. - Road Conditions and Traffic: - Unpaved roads: The mountain roads are sharp and there are many gravel sections. It is recommended to use four-wheel drive off-road vehicles or SUVs with high chassis. Cars can also pass if they drive carefully and are not afraid of hitting the chassis. Be sure to prepare a spare tire. For example, the 46-kilometer section of Zagulu is a newly built road; the 60-kilometer section of Zagulu has large and small bomb pits that are not easy to walk; the 80-kilometer section of Zagulu is a mountain road with some sand and stones on the road, but the overall road conditions are still good.