Xinduqiao Town

Chinese name: 新都桥 (Xin Du Qiao)
Location: Xinduqiao town, Kangding, Ganzi Tibetan Prefecture, South Sichuan Province. about 80km from Kangding city.
Ticket: Free
Estimated tour time: 2-3 hours
Recommended time to visit: May-Oct, especially in Oct 
Nearby attractions: Tagong grassland, Danba Tibetan Village, Scenic Spot of Kangding Love Song(Mugecuo) 

Xinduqiao is also called East Russia. It is a small town located in the west of Kangding County. The altitude of Xinduqiao is about 3300 meters. Although there is no prominent landmark landscape, Xinduqiao is well known as the paradise for Photographers, with more than 10 kilometers’ long “photographer corridor”

Xinduqiao is a picturesque small Tibetan town and famous for its plateau pasture scenery, with vivid green grassland, streams, mountains, and Tibetan counting houses surrounding it. The Tibetan houses in the town have very spacious yard, red lacquer doors and white walls, mostly built with stones. People can also overlook the Gongga Mountain which is the most magnificent mountains in Sichuan province.

The best season to shoot Xinduqiao is the late autumn because the color, gradation and light at that time are the best. And, the best time in a day is around 6:30 in the morning and in the afternoon. By then, the light will meet its perfect saturation. By the way, if you want to take pictures in this “photographers’ corridor”, don’t forget to take tripod.

The best light comes out in the morning or evening. By then, standing on the hillside in front of the village, you can overlook the entire valley and watch the first rays of morning sun spread over the whole village or the last rays of evening sun gradually fade out in afar. When there are clouds in the sky, some fabulous rays of the sun will skillfully shine to the cottage, Populus Alba, or the sloping field. If you want to catch this scenery, please instantly respond to it.