Where to find fun and cool places near Chengdu?

Wen Chengdu

As a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,000 years, Chengdu has 216 cultural relics protection units at or above the municipal level, including Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Wuhou Temple, Wangjiang It is even more famous at home and abroad, such as the Tower, the Tomb of the King of Shu, the Yongling Mausoleum, and the ancient Shu cultural sites in Jinsha.

●Wangjiang Tower

Wangjiang Tower Park was built in memory of Xue Tao, a female poet of the Tang Dynasty. To motivate yourself with the virtue of “self-discipline”. Later generations planted bamboos all over the garden to show their respect for Xue Tao.

Chongli Pavilion is the most magnificent building in the park. The building was built in the 15th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. It is more than 30 meters high and has 4 floors. It has red pillars, green tiles and a gilded top. Because the building is located on the Jinjiang River, it is named "Wangjiang Tower" and has become a landmark of Chengdu.

●Du Fu Thatched Cottage

Du Fu Thatched Cottage is the former residence of Du Fu, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, when he lived in Chengdu. Du Fu lived here for more than 3 years and wrote more than 240 poems, many of which are Taking the thatched cottage as its title, "Song of Thatched Cottage Broken by the Autumn Wind" is an eternal masterpiece praised by future generations.

The architecture of the thatched cottage is simple and elegant, with towering nanmu trees and a rich cultural atmosphere. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Chengdu.

●Wuhou Temple

Wuhou Temple is an ancestral hall to commemorate Zhuge Liang, Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty. It was first built in the late Shu Han Dynasty. During the reconstruction in the early Ming Dynasty, the Wuhou Temple was moved to worship Liu Bei. The "Han Zhaolie Temple" has become a temple where monarchs and ministers worship together.

It is composed of Sanjue Monument, Liu Bei Hall, Wuhou Temple, Liu Bei Tomb, Three Kingdoms Culture Museum and other attractions, which comprehensively displays the Shu-Han culture of the Three Kingdoms.

●Dujiangyan

The Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project was built in 256 BC. It is the oldest and only remaining grand water conservancy project in the world that features no dam to divert water. There are many cultural relics and historic sites near Dujiangyan, including Fulong Temple, Erwang Temple, Anlan Cable Bridge, Yulei Pass, Lidui Park, Yulei Mountain Park and Lingyan Temple.

The Dujiangyan-Qingcheng Mountain line is a United Nations World Cultural Heritage, consisting of the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project and Qingcheng Mountain.

●Qingcheng Mountain

Qingcheng Mountain is the birthplace of Taoism, with secluded greenery everywhere and different scenery in each season. In 143 AD, the "Heavenly Master" Zhang Ling came here to teach in Jiemao and wrote 24 Taoist books. There are dozens of palaces and a large number of cultural relics still well preserved.

Tip: Chengdu Ximen Station has tourist buses to Dujiangyan, and travel agencies also offer 1- and 2-day tour routes.

Charming Chengdu

Anyone who has been to Chengdu will lament that Chengdu people are laid-back. Chengdu people just need to relax and live leisurely. Therefore, the changes of the times cannot change the laid-back style of Chengdu. Comfortable temperament.

●Teahouse Culture

There are now more than 3,000 teahouses and teahouses in Chengdu, ranging from luxuriously decorated high-end teahouses to small roadside teahouses. The consumption ranges from hundreds of yuan to a few yuan. Regardless, business is very good, which is unique in the country.

●Farmhouses

Chengdu people are fun-loving, and the farmhouses that became very popular in the past few years started in Chengdu. Farmhouses are generally not far from urban areas. The food is typical farmhouse style, and the vegetables and fruits are picked fresh from the fields. You can also buy some fruits you picked before leaving. At the end of the day, one person's total consumption is only a few dozen yuan.

Chengdu Panda Base

The Giant Panda Breeding Research Base uses gardening techniques to simulate the wild ecological environment of giant pandas. It now covers an area of ??560 acres and has a green coverage rate of 96%.

Create an ecological environment suitable for giant pandas and a variety of rare wild animals to live and reproduce. There are more than 20 giant pandas and rare animals such as red pandas, black-necked cranes, and white cranes kept here all year round.

Chengdu Zoo

Chengdu Zoo is located in the northern suburbs of Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, facing the corner wall of Zhaojue Temple, a famous temple in western Sichuan, and 4 kilometers away from the city. The park is lined with green trees, sparkling lakes, birds singing and flowers fragrant, and the scenery is alluring.

More than 30 groups of animal houses with various novel and unique shapes are scattered among 17.342 hectares of green trees, bamboos and flowers. When you stroll among them, you will definitely feel the harmonious atmosphere of nature, animals, and humans. If the time is right, you can also experience the fun of feeding wild animals, and you can also take photos with the lion cubs and tiger cubs.

It was founded in 1953 and moved to the current location of Chengdu Zoo in 1976. After nearly 50 years of construction and development, it has become a special park that exhibits more than 300 species and more than 3,000 animals (heads) of various mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, ornamental goldfish and other nationally protected rare and endangered wild animals all year round. It receives 1.5 million visitors annually and is the largest zoo in Southwest China, ranking fourth among the top ten zoos in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.

Chengdu Botanical Garden

Chengdu Botanical Garden is located in Tianhui Town in the northern suburbs, 10 kilometers away from the city, covering an area of ??774 acres, and a green area rate of 94. Its predecessor was Chengdu Forest Farm. The garden is lined with green trees, luxuriant flowers and leaves, has an elegant environment and pleasant scenery. It is the first artificial botanical garden in Sichuan Province.

The park has 8 specialized plant areas and more than 10 specialized plant gardens, as well as camphor forest, Qianzhang forest and pine forest. The garden is lush with vegetation and has many plant species. There are more than 1,000 species of woody cultivated plants and more than 800 horticultural cultivars, including 67 species of silver fir and other national first-, second- and third-level protected plants.

In 1987, the Chengdu Botanical Garden and the Chengdu Landscape Research Institute jointly operated, making the Chengdu Botanical Garden a multifunctional botanical garden with the appearance of a landscape garden, integrating scientific research, science popularization, and tourism services. In 1990, it was rated as one of the eight new scenic spots in Chengdu by the municipal government and named "Green Sea Treasure".

1. Visit Wenshu Monastery, Qingyang Palace (or Yongling), Du Fu Thatched Cottage, and Qintai Road. Visit a tea art show or a Shu embroidery factory. Enjoy Chengdu’s famous snacks at noon. In the afternoon, visit Wuhou Temple.

2. Get up at about eight o'clock in the morning. After breakfast, take a taxi or bus to visit the famous Wuhou Temple. Wuhou Temple is located at the southern end of Chengdu. The taxi only costs about 10 yuan. It's also very convenient to take the bus. The entrance fee is 60 yuan. "Where can I find the Prime Minister's Ancestral Hall? It's so crowded outside Jinguan City." When you step into the red-walled and blue-tiled Zhaolie Temple, the rich history of the Three Kingdoms may make you breathless. The three unique monuments are Pei Du's excellent writing, Liu Gongchuo's calligraphy, and Lu Jian's carving skills; or Cao Cao's treachery, Zhuge Liang's wisdom, or Guan Yu's justice. In the gallery of civil servants, Pang Tong "knows that Luo Feng will reward the late emperor and is willing to let Wolong become an old minister"; in the general hall, Zhao Yun "covers his body with red light and traps the flying dragon, and his horse rushes out of Changban Slope"; in Zhang Fei's temple, "there is a sound at the head of Dangyang Bridge" Zhang Fei roared, and drove Cao Cao's millions of soldiers away"; Guan Yu in Guan Yu's temple "caught and released Cao Cao with great righteousness, and poured out his blood to write about the Spring and Autumn Period". Touching pictures and touching poems are all ready to come out, so obvious. Xingyue Pond, Ziyunting Pavilion, Bagua Array, Liu Bei's Tomb, after you have visited all of them, will you have the feeling that "the three-legged tripod has become empty, and future generations will suffer from fatigue".

Afterwards

Take a taxi or take a tourist bus to Du Fu Thatched Cottage. The journey is only fifteen minutes. There are tourist express trains running between it and the ticket is 60 yuan. On the side of Huanhua Creek is Du Fu Thatched Cottage. Where does the shepherd boy point to in the distance? Whose house does the poet stay at night? Where is the mansion? This place is truly secluded. The poet lived here and wrote more than 500 popular poems in three years. Then he drifted southward, leaving the white wind clearing the thatched cottage. No wonder visitors here can't help but sigh: "Poetry has a long history, but if you come south to find the Prime Minister's ancestral hall, it will still be famous in the universe."

Lunch

It is recommended that you find a Chengdu-style snack restaurant and taste it Let’s take a look at Chengdu’s famous snacks, Long Chao Shou, Zhong Shui Jiao, Couple’s Fei Slices, Hot and Sour Rice Noodles...

After lunch

Driving through the city, you will marvel at the Land of Abundance Great changes whether you are from Chengdu or not. High-rise buildings rise from the ground, Fuhe and Nanhe rivers complement each other, Tianfu Square dominates the southwest, and Shudu Avenue is full of energy. It is recommended that you visit Wangjiang Park. The ancients said: "It is better to eat without meat than live without bamboo." When you arrive at Wangjiang Park, you can understand the world of bamboo.

Located on the south bank of Jinjiang River in the southeast corner of Chengdu City, it is a scenic spot commemorating Xue Tao, the famous female poet of the Tang Dynasty. There are willows on the bank and green bamboos in the garden. The park covers an area of ??120,000 square meters, and most of the ground is covered by bamboo forests. It is a gathering place for famous domestic bamboos, so it is called the World of Bamboo. You can take a break here, sit in a teahouse in Chengdu, and listen to Longmen Chen in Chengdu.

Afterwards

You can visit the Funan River that runs through Chengdu, appreciate the scenery along the coast and the local customs of Chengdu, and appreciate the Funan River Project that Chengdu people are proud of.

Dinner

It is recommended that you find a Chengdu special hot pot restaurant in the streets and alleys of Chengdu to taste the spicy taste. There are buffet style, a la carte style, and The roadside shop-style Malatang hot pot, which is the most characteristic of Chengdu, only costs about 20 yuan per person. It will definitely make you feel comfortable, spicy and hot.

After dinner

Nighttime activities, not to mention the ubiquitous midnight snacks, ghost food (Chengdu’s name for various street snacks at night), card connection OK, etc., specially designed for You recommend a good place to enjoy tea and listen to an opera - a suggestion after dinner

Watching Sichuan opera performances, face-changing, fire-breathing, etc. The youth hostel specially organizes them. For details, please see the special topic on Sichuan opera performancesgt;gt;gt;

After the show, go back to the hotel to have a good sleep and prepare for a more exciting trip tomorrow. Also: If you are interested and have extra time, there are also the following attractions for reference: Wang Jian’s Tomb (Yongling), Qingyang Palace, Wenshu Monastery (all of the above are in the urban area and are very convenient to take a taxi), Giant Panda Breeding Base (The northern suburbs of Chengdu are about 18 kilometers away from the city. There is a special bus there, and a taxi costs about 30 yuan)

Going out of the city - 100 kilometers away

1. Dujiangyan

It is located in the west of Dujiangyan City, 50 kilometers away from Chengdu, where the Minjiang River flows from the mountainous area into the Chengdu Plain. It is known as the splendid pearl of ancient water conservancy.

Transportation: There are special tourist buses to Dujiangyan and Qingcheng Mountain from Chengdu Railway Station Square and Ximen Station every 10 minutes, with a fare of 15 yuan.

Tickets: 60 yuan.

Accommodation: Dujiangyan Red Star Hotel Sichuan Opera Troupe left (028) 7132359 Dujiangyan Administration Guest House Park Road (028) 7283439 Dujiangyan Dongfeng Hotel Taiping Street (028) 7282636

2. Qingcheng Mountain

Qingcheng Mountain is one of the birthplaces of Taoism in my country and is known as "Qingcheng is the quietest place in the world". It is located 15 kilometers southwest of Dujiangyan City and 65 kilometers away from Chengdu. The main scenic spots include Jianfu Palace, Natural Pictures, Tianshi Cave, Shangqing Palace, etc.

Transportation: Chengdu Tourist Passenger Transport Center has special tourist buses to Dujiangyan and Qingcheng Mountain every day, with a fare of 12 yuan. There is also a shuttle bus to and from Qingcheng Back Mountain at Ximen Station.

Tickets: 60 yuan. Ropeway 41 6 (insurance), ropeway is not compulsory.

Accommodation: Hexiang Villa (3 stars): Located at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, it was built on the ruins of the ancient Taoist Changsheng Palace. Taoist temples such as Shangqing Palace and Tianshi Cave in the front mountain of Qingcheng, as well as Youyi Village, Tai'an Temple and other scenic spots in the back mountain are all available for accommodation for 50 yuan.

3. Xiling Snow Mountain Scenic Area

It is located in Xidayi County, Chengdu City, more than 90 kilometers away from Chengdu. The highest peak in the scenic area, Miaoji Ridge, is 5,364 meters above sea level. It stands tall in the sky and is covered with snow all year round. Du Fu, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, once looked at this scene when he lived in a thatched cottage in Chengdu, and wrote the famous line "The window contains the snow of thousands of years on the Xiling Mountains". The scenic area integrates forests, seas, snowfields, alpine weather, dangerous peaks and rocks, exotic flowers and trees, rare birds and animals, rapids and waterfalls. It is a national-level scenic spot.

Transportation: Chengdu’s Xinnanmen Bus Station has direct shuttle buses to the scenic spot. There are dozens of buses to Dayi every day from Chengbei Passenger Transport Center, Qingyang Palace, Jinsha Station and other places.

Accommodation: Huashuiwan Hot Spring Resort near the scenic spot not only has good accommodation conditions, but also has hot spring baths that are rare in Chengdu. It is also close to the scenic spot. It is the first choice for tourists for accommodation and accommodation. Room is about 120 yuan.

Tickets: 20 yuan for the front mountain, 30-80 yuan for the back mountain, and 10 yuan for transportation (round trip).

4. Yinchanggou

It is located in Dabao Township in the northwest of Pengzhou, about 97 kilometers away from Chengdu City, with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters and an area of ??about 180 square kilometers. It is composed of Flame Peak, Baihu It consists of Peak, Backlight Peak, Yuanwu Peak, Immortal Peak, Suzaku Peak, Changnian Peak, Tianya Peak and Longfeng. There are temples such as Leizu Temple, Qingliang Temple, Haihui Hall and Zushi Hall in the mountains. On the top of the peak is Leiyin Temple, which was built during the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty.

Transportation: Chengdu Tourist Passenger Transport Center has a direct shuttle bus to Yinchanggou, with a fare of 17 yuan.

5. Longquan Scenic Tourist Area

Located on Longquan Mountain in the eastern suburbs of Chengdu, more than 20 kilometers away from the urban area, it includes Huaguo Mountain, Baigongyan, Longquan Lake, and Shijing Temple and other scenic spots. Every spring and summer, birds are singing, flowers and fruits are blooming, and the mountains and waters are beautiful. It is an ideal place for picnics, vacations, and sightseeing. In mid-March every year, there is the traditional Peach Blossom Festival in Longquan.

Transportation: There are dozens of shuttle buses from Wuguiqiao Bus Station to Longquan every day, and the fare is about 5 yuan.

6. Huanglong River

Located in the southeast of Shuangliu County, 47 kilometers away from Chengdu, it is a historical and cultural town in Sichuan and a municipal tourist attraction. It not only has beautiful scenery and beautiful environment, but also has typical characteristics. The style of this small town in western Sichuan has attracted many film and television crews to film in the ancient town. Every weekend, restaurants and cafes near the riverbank in the town are full of Chengdu people who come to drink tea, eat and play mahjong.

Transportation: Chengdu Tourist Passenger Transport Center and Hongpailou Station have direct shuttle buses to Huayang Town and Huanglongxi. The fare is about 7 yuan.

7. Jiulonggou

It is located in the mountainous area of ??Sanlang Town in the northwest of Chongzhou City, 38 kilometers away from Chongzhou City and 76 kilometers away from Chengdu City. It covers an area of ??175 square kilometers, including 32 square meters of tourist area. kilometer. Jiulonggou is named after the myth and legend of "nine grooves, nine grooves and nine dragons". The scenic spot is mainly composed of three parts: the Jiulong Valley water and stone scenery, the Daxi Mountain primeval forest scenery and the ancient temple. The dynamic water and stone scenery of Jiulong Valley is the most fascinating.

You can stay at a farmhouse or nursing home in Sanlang Town for more than 20 yuan per day for food and accommodation. There are many tuk-tuks there, which can seat four people. You can get one into the ditch for a few yuan, and you can also Go to Tianguan Temple, Ancient Temple, Meihua Village, and Jiezi Ancient Town.

Also: Jinsha Passenger Station----Jiulonggou runs every thirty minutes from 8:30 to 18:20

Jinsha Station

Jinsha Station Located outside the Second Ring Road, next to Metro Supermarket, the shuttle buses here mainly go to Wenjiang, Xinjin, Meishan, Pixian, Longquan and other districts and counties in Chengdu. Among them, the shuttle buses to tourist attractions include Chongzhou, Dayi, Xiling Snow Mountain, and Huashuiwan , Jiulonggou, etc. For shuttle bus details, please visit our shuttle bus timetable. Please click on the departure information and related photos to learn more about the station.

There is a supporting bus station next to Jinsha Station. You can take No. 35, No. 47, No. 78, and No. 81 to get there