D1: Departing from Shangri-La County at 9:00, the sky was lightly raining. Did not dare to look at the scenery along the way, concentrate on driving. Today I will take you along a newly repaired road, which is not displayed in the navigation (as of July 2018).

Shangri-La County - Nixi Township - Benzilan Town (Deqin County) - Dongwang Township (Shangri-La County) - Qingde Township (Xiangcheng County) - Mula Township - Provincial Highway 216 - Sera Township - Daocheng County, the whole city is more than 350 kilometers away. Daocheng is 3740 meters above sea level.