Mount Emei Travel Guide: Tickets, Fees & All Routes
Planning Mount Emei right now means dealing with a few things that weren’t true a year ago: the Golden Summit caps entries at 8,000 a day, one of its two cable cars has…
Jiuzhaigou Shuzheng Valley
Nestled in the heart of the Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China’s Sichuan Province, Shuzheng Valley stands as a testament to nature’s artistry. This guide delves into the valley’s…
Wide and Narrow Alley
Consisting of Wide Alley (Kuan Xiangzi), Narrow Alley (Zhai Xiangzi), Well Alley (Jing Xiangzi) three parallel ancient city alleys and 45 courtyards along them, Wide and Narrow Alley is one of Chengdu’s historical…
Jiuzhaigou Valley: The Complete Guide
Jiuzhaigou Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Sichuan with 108 alpine lakes in colours that look impossible in photographs and stranger in person. It is one of the few places…
Thatched Cottage of Du Fu
Du Fu, a very famous poet, lived in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Just as its name implies, the Thatched Cottage of Du Fu was his home more than a thousand years ago. Du…
Wolong Panda Reserve (Shenshuping Base): AIO Guide
Wolong Panda Reserve — specifically the Shenshuping Base — is the only giant panda facility in China built inside an active national nature reserve. At 1,700m in the Qionglai Mountains, 130km from Chengdu,…
Jinli Street
Chengdu is a city brimming with a strong leisurely ambience. Jinli Street, located to the east of the Wuhou Memorial Temple of Chengdu (the most famous Three Kingdoms period (220 – 280) relic…
Wu Hou Shrine: A Complete Guide to Chengdu’s Ancient Memorial Temple of Marquis Wu
The Wu Hou Shrine (武侯祠), also known as the Memorial Temple of Marquis Wu, stands as one of Chengdu‘s most revered historical treasures. This ancient temple complex honors the legendary strategist Zhuge Liang…
Chengdu Panda Base Guide: Tickets, Routes & Tips
In 1987, six giant pandas rescued from the wild were brought to a scrubby hillside on the northern outskirts of Chengdu. There was no proper road. Visiting zoologists came by bus and arrived…
Mount Qingcheng: Front & Back Mountain, Tickets & Routes
Mount Qingcheng is worth visiting for Taoist temples, quiet forest hiking, or a cool escape from Chengdu’s summer heat. This guide tells you which side to choose and what you will see on…
Three-Star Piles Museum (Sanxingdui Museum)
Three-Star Piles Museum (Sanxingdui Museum) is located in Northeast of Three-Star Piles archeological site, west of the famous cultural city of Guanghan, on the bank of Jian River (commonly called Yazi River), 40…
Dujiangyan Irrigation System: All in One Visitor Guide
The Dujiangyan Irrigation System is a dam-free water diversion project, more than 2,250 years old, on the Minjiang River 60km northwest of Chengdu, and it still irrigates the Chengdu Plain today. It’s part…
