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What are the fun attractions around Chengdu?

Tour destinations for 2-3 days around Chengdu: Liujiang Ancient Town, Wawu Mountain, Mount Emei, Leshan Giant Buddha, Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project.

1. Liujiang Ancient Town: Historically known as "Mingyue Town", it was built in the 10th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of a thousand years. There are Western Sichuan-style stilted buildings, a combination of Chinese and Western styles, Zeng's Homes, Visiting Ancient Times and Youshui Pier, ancient plank roads along the river, century-old residential streets, as well as the Forest of Steles on Notre Dame Mountain, the world's largest sleeping Guanyin, 108 thousand-year-old trees and other unique landscapes. .

2. Wawu Mountain: It is a famous historical and cultural mountain in China, with the highest altitude of 2830 meters. It was known as Jushan, Shushan and Laojun Mountain in ancient times. As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was known as the "Two Wonders in Sichuan" together with Mount Emei in the Tang and Song Dynasties. The place where Taishang Laojun ascended to heaven is the birthplace of Taoism; Su Dongpo once wrote in a poem that "the tiled roofs are cold and the snow piles up after spring, and the Emei green sweeps away the rain."

3. Mount Emei: The highest point is Ten Thousand Buddhas Peak, with an altitude of 3,099 meters. The vertical difference in vegetation is large. It is known as "one mountain has four seasons, and the weather is different ten miles away". At the same time, Mount Emei is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China and the dojo of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. The other three famous mountains that are as famous as it are: Mount Wutai, Mount Jiuhua, and Mount Putuo.

4. Leshan Giant Buddha: Also known as Lingyun Giant Buddha, it is 71 meters high. It was excavated in the Tang Dynasty and took 90 years to complete after three generations of craftsmen. It is the largest cliff-carved stone statue in China. Like Mount Emei, the Leshan Giant Buddha has always been a holy place for Buddhism. When you go up the mountain to Lingyun Temple, you can clearly see the top of the Buddha's head and the shape of the Buddha's bun.

5. Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project: The Dujiangyan Scenic Area, which consists of three parts: Yuzui Diversion Bank, Feishayan Spillway and Baopingkou Water Inlet, has been playing the role of flood control and irrigation for thousands of years. The western Sichuan plain has become a "land of abundance" where "floods and droughts follow people".

Introduction to Chengdu

Abbreviated as "Rong", also known as Chengdu and Jincheng. Chengdu is located in the central part of Sichuan Province. It is the provincial capital and sub-provincial city of Sichuan Province. It is one of the first national historical and cultural cities in China and an important central city in the southwest region. Chengdu is an important birthplace of ancient Shu civilization and the center of the "Land of Abundance".