Camping in the Sea of Flowers - Jiuding Shan Hiking

At a Glance
Distance: 13km, ascending 1070m and descending 640m
Days: 2 days hiking trip
Start / Finish: Chengdu 成都
Highest Point: 3850m Black Dragon Pool Pass
Lowest Point: 500m Chengdu
Season: May– July, 5 - 25 degree(celsius)

Jiuding Shan,located in Maoxian County, Sichuan Province, 180km away from Chengdu, Jiuding means “nine continuous peaks”,the highest elevation (Lion King) is 4984 meters. It is famous for its attractive peaks, trees, snowy mountains, valleys, meadows, lakes and rich culture of the Jie and Qiang, ancient nationalities of China.




This trip will overnight stay this comfortable tent
Jiuding Shan is also famous for its stunning view of the sea of flowers in the summer. From May to July, rhododendrons, primroses,irises, aster flowers, delphinium flowers, Pedicularis pubescens, velvet artemisia, Cymbidium cypress, etc., the wildflowers at different altitude looks like a colorful alpine garden. Sichuan Jiuding Shan Nature Reserve was established because of its biodiversity. We will also hike to Black Dragon Pool and White Dragon Pool, two mountain lakes.



HIGHLIGHTS
Stunning view of the sea of flowers
Adventure
High-altitude hiking at 2900-3850m
Service
Full package service with professional guide
Stay comfortable camping tent
Camping site is located on the grassland at 3600m, where below a sea of mountain flowers, an excellent place to have a close views of Jiuding Shan. Camping is a comfortable tent with simmons mattress inside, warm clean sleeping bag.



Hiking Route


We will hike 13 km in two days, climb over 1 mountain pass at the altitude of 3850 meters, climb a total of 1070 meters, descend 640 meters. Hiking shoud have prior high altitude hiking experience to attend this trip.
All below photos were taken during the trip!


Hiking Season

The hiking season for Jiuding Shan is from May to July, and the most beautiful scenery is the mountain flowers blooming during late June - early July which attract thousands of tourists crowded the Jiuding Shan to see mountain flowers especially in the weekend. We choose non-weekend days of June-July for the itinerary in 2026.
All below photos were taken during the trip!



Hiking Service

Masherbrum has an in-depth understanding of outdoor enthusiasts, have a chance to freely exploration in the high mountain by our professional guide. Team members will overnight stay in the comfortable tent, and be served high standard logistics services in the mountain, make the team member to have a safe and enjoyable high-altitude journey.


【ITINERARY】
DAY 1 Chengdu -Jiuding Shan - Camp 5km (3600m)
DAY 2 Camp - Pass (3850m) - White Dragon Pool 8km - Chengdu
DAY 1 Chengdu-Wenchuan-Jiuding Shan- Camping Grassland 5km (3600m)
Departure from Chengdu Hotel in the morning, drive to Jiuding Shan via Dujiangyan and Wenchuan. Hiking starts at 2900m level, along the forest trail and hike up to the grassland, you will meet a lot of wildflowers on the way, finally arrive at the camping site in the mountain grassland at 3600m.
Food: Lunch&Dinner, self-responsible for breakfast
Accommodation:Grassland Camping, Comportable Tent( 2 persons share one tent)
Time: 4 hours by driving, 4-5 hours hiking for 5km
Altitude: Hiking Start Point 2900m Camping Grassland 3600m
Hiking Trail


Camping
DAY 2 Camp - Black Dragon Pool Pass(3850m)-White Dragon Pool 8km - Chengdu
We get up early and hike to Black Dragon Pool(3800m) via mountain pass 3850m where is a good
place for sunrise view, some beautiful flowers in the lakeside. Then we hike down to White Dragon Pool(3300m), it is another famous mountain lake in Jiuding Shan. Eventually, we will take our bus back to Chengdu at the evening.
Note: Considering that there may be traffic control or traffic jams on the way back to Chengdu, your onwards flight should be scheduled in the midnight or next day.
Food: Breakfast and lunch,self-responsible for dinner
Accommodation: Self-responsible
Time: 4 hours by driving, 4-5 hours hiking for 8km
Altitude: Black Dragon Pool 3800m White Dragon Pool 3300m
Sunrise


Black Dragon Pool

【DATE&PRICE】
4 Groups during June to July 2026
Group Size: 4-10 persons
1580CNY/pax*
Group# | Date |
1 | 2026.06.25 - 06.26 |
2 | 2026.07.02 - 07.03 |
3 | 2026.07.09 - 07.10 |
4 | 2026.07.16 - 07.17 |
Registration Deadline: 20 Days before Day1
*Each member who has attended Masherbrum tour before,may enjoy 100CNY/pax dscount
*Group price discount: 100CNY/pax if 3+ persons together
Equipment support:
Each member could enjoy procurement support for the equipments of SCARPA/Black Diamond/
/Millet/Deuter /Kailas


【PRICE INCLUDES】
1 Transportation: Chengdu-Jiuding Shan-Chengdu
2 Camping Equipments: 1 comportable tent for 2 persons, 1 sleeping bag per person, 1 mattress per person
3 Lunches of Day1&Day2, Camping dinner -Day1: hot pot with meats and vegetable,plain rice etc, and Camping breakfast -Day2: instant noodle and oatmeal etc, camping drinks: hot water, coffee, tea etc.
4 Jiuding Shan Ticket
5 English-speaking guide(1 guide serves maximum 5 persons)
6 Insurance(only for expats in China)
7 Hiking organization fees
【PRICE EXCLUDES】
1 Flight airfare from and to Chengdu, Chengdu airport pick-up and drop-off
2 China Entry Visa fee and hiking insurance (Foreigners)
3 Fare difference by requesting a single tent
4 Personal equipment and personal luggage carrying ( can hire horse to carry heavy personal luggage at 70-100CNY per bag)
5 Any other item not listed in “Price Includes” section
【PERSONAL EQUIPMENT】
Backpack 30-40L
Clothing: Waterproof jacket, Fleece jacket, hiking pants and fleece trouser, Fleece cap,
Gloves(optional) , 2+pairs of socks
Shoes and other accessories: Sunglasses, Stick, Thermal mug(0.5-1L)Hiking shoes , Gaiters,
Sunscreen (SPF30+), Headtorch (with sparebattery), Raincoat

【PUBLIC EQUIPMENT】
Canteen tents , tables, chairs, cookware, food, fuel, walkie-talkies, satellite phones, emergency oxygen and medicine. Sleeping bag, Camping tent and mattress for members.

【REQUIREMENT】
18-65 years old.
The member must physically fit to the hiking, any major physical injuries, undergone surgery, chronic disease etc information must declare. Prior hiking or camping in altitude above 3000m would be a plus.

Precautions for registration:
Participants must be healthy and not having heart disease, hypertension, asthma, mental illness and other diseases.
All the participants need to follow the organization of the guide. Otherwise you should bear your own consequences caused by your own behaviors. We hereby declare that Masherbrum will not have any joint liability of the unpredictable accidents caused by Environment or any accidents caused by the participants’ mistake during the trip.
【PAYMENT】
The deposit payment 500CNY should be paid 20 days before DAY 1 for the reservation your place. The remaining payment should be done before DAY 1.The payment refund will not happen due to member personal reason.

【REGISTRATION】
Inquiry - Application document and qualification check – Down payment - Trip ready
Registration Deadline: 20 days before each group

Scan QR code at the end of the article to fill in the application form.

Contact: Donald Tang
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Masherbrum®, established in 2018, focuses on providing international expedition services. We are a Certified Expedition Company for inbound foreigner climbing by the authority. Our philosophy is: Safe, Successful and Enjoyable in the expedition.
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Mr. Tang Chunming (Donald)
Language: English&Chinese
Founder of Masherbrum®
FCCA Member (Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
MSc Professional Accountancy from University of London
Prior controlling manager in Bosch Asia Pacific
FICO expert of SAP system
Certified mountain guide of Sichuan Mountaineering Association
Chinese Marathon amateur elite runner
3 GAP years international backpacker travelling
Solo motorbiking in the Qing-Tibet Plateau
Vice-group leader of 2018 chinese Everest Expedition team
Group leader of 2021 Reddomain International Climbing, 2024 Lenin Peak and Elbrus International Climbing

Mr. Alessandro Barin
Language: Italian,English,Chinese
International Co-ordinator(EU) of Masherbrum
CEO of Italy FuturaSun Company
Mountaineer, from Dolomites region of Itlay
Climbed 30 +routes in the Alps include Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Bernina, MonteRosa and Island Peak/Pokalde/Lobuche in Nepal

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