Back from camping with kids in Gunong Village! These 3 pitfalls made me cry "so worth it"

Sisters!! Lured by the "free hidden gem" to Gunong Village, I just wanted to snap some parent-child photos with the snow-capped mountains and leave, but ended up begging the landlord to extend our stay with tears‼️ Calling this a "pitfall guide" is actually a low-key recommendation (whispering) 🌸【3 Kid-Friendly Modes Tested】 1️⃣ Snow Mountain Newbie Group (Gunong Village Camping Route) The Gangri Dawa meadow is breathtakingly beautiful! My kid chased marmots with biscuits, only to be chased back for half a mile🐿️... While cooking instant noodles in the tent, the snow-capped mountains suddenly appeared, and my kid yelled, "I want ice cream!" (ended up fooling them with Sprite ice cubes). 2️⃣ Golden Sunrise Group (Balan Shengdu Trek) Promised "20-minute drive," but it was actually a bumpy gravel road! My kid was shaken like a sieve in the back seat, hair sticking up like a dandelion🌪️... But when we saw the golden sunset over the mountains, we all hugged and screamed (worth it!). 3️⃣ Tibetan Costume Group (Munya Monastery Photo Shoot) Dressing my kid in a Tibetan robe was like wrapping a zongzi🥲... During the prayer wheel spin, a sunshower suddenly started, and my kid waved their wet sleeves shouting, "I can do magic!"—resulting in blurry photos (unique vibe, right?). ⚠️【3 Bloody Lessons】 1️⃣ Altitude Sickness Lurking😷 Chasing marmots at 3,800m: my kid cried at midnight saying, "There’s a little drumming man in my head"🎺... The oxygen machine at Muxue Homestay saved us (but the $70/night fee hurt). 2️⃣ Weather Changes Faster Than a Kid’s Mood🌦️ At Jianshan Halfway Cabin, just as we posed for snow-mountain reflections, fog rolled in! The owner comforted us, "It’s mystical aura," but after 3 hours of waiting, my kid was snoring like a pig🐷. 3️⃣ Free ≠ Easy Photos📸 The viral stream spot was packed with wedding photographers! My kid got impatient, jumped in to catch fish, and a Tibetan grandma laughed, "Beware of water ghosts!" (actually warning about the cold water). 📸【Magical Photo Spots】 🌟 Gangri Dawa meadow: overhead shot of kids "chasing clouds" 🌟 Balan Shengdu: kids pretending to be explorers with binoculars🔭 🌟 Munya Monastery red wall: candid shots with prayer wheels 🌟 Jianshan Cabin glass room: "snow-mountain breakfast" shots 🎒【Life-Saving Gear】 ▫️ Kids’ trekking poles (or yak bones picked up downhill) ▫️ Portable oxygen tanks (pink lamb-shaped ones—kids fight over them) ▫️ Waterproof shoe covers (stream rocks are slippery) ▫️ Sealed trash bags (don’t ruin the free paradise) 💡【Local Insider Tips】 ✅ Claim the meadow at 7 AM ✅ Buy fresh yak milk from Muxue Homestay ($1.50/bowl) ✅ Free kids’ Tibetan robes at Munya Monastery side gate Though I almost switched careers to herding after the pitfalls, seeing my kid praying under prayer flags or grinning stupidly eating instant noodles in front of the mountains made it all worth it! 💖 Sisters heading there—save this guide, and pack extra chocolate (don’t ask why my sunscreen got nibbled)~