Chengdu Travel Guide

 20 Reviews  Caught the bus/coach to Leshan (44 yuans each) - home of the 71m Buddha. Upon arrival at Leshan Town you have to catch a local bus #13 (only 1 yuan) to Big Buddha. We decided to have lunch prior to visiting the Buddha as it took approx three hours to get there - not a great choice around this area... 

 28 Reviews  Wenshu Monastery is a famous Buddhist temple in China and is one of four major temples of Zen Buddhism. Initially built in the Sui Dynasty (605-617), Wenshu Monastery was once called Xinxiang Temple. Having undergone times of thriving during the dynasties of Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming, it was... 

 15 Reviews  Sichuan opera is a type of Chinese opera originating in China's Sichuan province around 1700. The performances today are of a more modern style and more relaxed than the Beijing opera, the performance being more like a play. The show I enjoyed featured performances of song, dance, musical... 

 16 Reviews  this is a huge daoist tample i'v seen, it has lot of buildings, big and quiet. even the plant was cut into daoist simble style, i like it. the ticket price is 10 RMB now also has Taiji kongfu and ancient musical instrument teching there 

 17 Reviews  These are some of the relics that they've unearthed from a few of the wells that once surrounded Du Fu's (712-770, a prominent Chinese poet) actual thatched cottage. The site is now enclosed under a building and you can walk around it and look down upon it plus view the finds. Open: 7:30am-7pm.... 

 11 Reviews  The origin and history of the Wu Hou Temple have been more than adequately covered in the other tips on these pages. I would like to highlight some minutiae that might have escaped the casual eye, and have included a photograph to illustrate each: 1. There is a "Drumming Figure" among the... 

 18 Reviews  "The Picture tells the story". Just beautiful ! Throughout our 24 day China visit we were astonished by the beauty of their parks and gardens. Some of the gardens we visited were hundreds of years old, magnific large trees, decoration, colour and most of all Peaceful and Relaxing. 

 9 Reviews  There's also a section at the base of Mt Emei depicting the legend of Kung Fu where it is said this martial arts originated from the monks of Mt Emei - the monastery is still a major reason for visiting Mt Emei and known as the 'spiritual mountain'. You can stay with the monks in the monastery up on... 

 6 Reviews  We took fast train from north train station to Dujianyen for 15yuan, it is about 30-40min. From train station, yu can take a taxi to the park it is about 40yuan, or you can take taxi to the bus center for 10yuan, then take bus#1 for 1yuan to the gate. We took a taxi for 50yuan to a spot that we can... 

 12 Reviews  The French Priest Armand David first found the giant panda in Baoxing County, Sichuan Province in 1869. He took a panda fur back to Paris. Pandas used to be widely found in China , however now they can only be found in the remote mountain areas of Sichuan, Gansu and Shanxi provinces with a total... 

 5 Reviews  Chengdu appears for now to be the springboard to see Jiuzaigou (JZG) Scenic Reserve. With feedback of the tortuous and potentially narrow roads on steep mountains, it could be a dilemma for one to decide whether or not to fly to JZG or take the bus. We decided to take the road, which we heard, have... 

 11 Reviews  The Wenshu Monastery is a famous place to come and take tea. The whole complex features some nice gardens and some teahouses which seem to be built in the gardens so that people can relax and be socialable. 

 13 Reviews  I have flew BKK-CTU-LXA. In summer, it seems that the only decent way to get into Tibet is from Chengdu. Indeed, it was easy to buy the ticket and to get the permit. The price was 3000 Y for a return CTU-LXA-CTU and I think 600 Y for the permit. I just advise you to try to catch the first flight in... 

 6 Reviews  The People's Park was once called the Little City Park when it was created in 1921. It then changed its name to the People's Park in 1949. Most, if not all, cities in China have a People's Park and they're great places to go to in order to witness everyday Chinese life. When I visited people were... 

 6 Reviews  What's so special about a statue of Mao in China! you will see them everywhere. Not as much as previously as they are gradually be taken down. This is one of the largest however and in no risk of being dismantled - he is in fact being repaired/restored. He is a man of mystery, shrouded in... 

 2 Reviews  I said the Hai Luo Glacier is a fairy land. There are 9 warm springs at No. 2 camping base, each has different temperature ranging from 30 centigrade to 90 centigrade(this is for eggs, not for you!). Get your body hot after lying in the spring for half an hour, then walk around on the snow, and you... 

 5 Reviews  And people were having tea by the lake side. The bamboo chairs were really beautiful. However, it seemed like they will gradually be replaced by ugly blue plastic ones. I bypassed the Mahjong area as I hated the noise of it. To my disappointment, I didn't see anybody playing chess.