10 Days in Liangshan
Ten days across the prefecture — Xichang, glacial Luoji, the launch centre, two Lugu days, Leibo's Mahu lake, Huili — plus Panzhihua and Yaan as labelled neighbour days.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Liangshan?
10 days lets you go beyond Liangshan's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Liangshan guide
10-day Liangshan itinerary at a glance
Use our full Liangshan travel guide as the base and adapt it to 10 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Arrival & Qionghai evening
Arrive by the 1970 Chengdu-Kunming line or the 2022 express trains, then an evening loop of the roughly 31-square-kilometre lake at 1,510 metres.
- liangshan qionghai lake
Lushan hill & the museum
The 1985 museum on Lushan, about 2,317 metres up, documenting Liangshan Yi history and the 1956 reforms, then the Ming-era Datong gate at dusk.
- liangshan lushan
- liangshan yi slavery society museum
- liangshan xichang old town
Luoji Mountain & earth forest
Cable car toward the 4,359-metre glacial peak, ice-carved lakes, May-June azaleas, and the clay pinnacles of the Huanglian earth forest on the return.
- liangshan luoji mountain
- liangshan huanglian earth forest
Launch centre & Lizhou
Reserve ahead for the centre about 60 kilometres northwest — founded in 1970, first mission 1984, Chang'e-1 lifting off 24 October 2007 — then the old-route streets of Lizhou.
- liangshan satellite launch center
- liangshan lizhou ancient town
West to Lugu Lake
Honest long-transfer note — about 260 kilometres and five hours via Yanyuan County to the 2,690-metre lake straddling Sichuan and Yunnan; overnight by the Sichuan shore.
- liangshan lugu lake
Lugu morning, road back
The grass-marsh boardwalk over reeds, depths of about 93 metres below, and the drive back through Yanyuan to Xichang.
- liangshan lugu grass marsh
Huili old town day
About 180 kilometres south for the restored gates and lanes and pomegranate markets — the county styles itself China's home of the fruit — overnight in Huili to break the road.
- liangshan huili ancient city
Panzhihua neighbour day
Honestly labelled neighbouring-city day — about two hours southwest to Panzhihua for the centuries-old Lipo-Yi courtyards of Yishala village and the 240-metre arch dam of Ertan, finished around 2000; return to Xichang or sleep in Panzhihua.
- liangshan yishala village
- liangshan ertan dam
Mahu lake at Leibo
An honest long day east, about 200 kilometres each way — Mahu, about 7 square kilometres of water, ranks with Qionghai and Lugu among Sichuan's three great natural lakes, ringed by forested slopes.
- liangshan leibo mahu lake
Yaan neighbour day — pandas
Honestly labelled neighbouring-city day on the way out — four hours north on the G5 expressway to Yaan's Bifengxia panda base, a valley research-and-breeding centre; sleep in Yaan for an easy Chengdu connection next morning.
- yaan bifengxia panda base
Budget for 10 days in Liangshan
| Tier | Per day | 10 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $500–$800 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,000–$2,000 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $3,000+ |
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