Welcome to Chengdu
From Spicy Sichuan Cuisine to Tea House Relaxation – Explore Chengdu Like a Local
Insider guides, food recommendations, and travel tips for exploring Chengdu and Sichuan.
Chengdu World Horticultural Exhibition Park is free to enter — 3,633 mu, 113 gardens, Jinyun Tower and the Tianfu Eye. Tickets, metro routes, and tips inside.
Discover Qimu River Wetland Park near Chengdu in Chongzhou — 5,040 mu of wetlands, dawn redwoods, hiking, biking, and birdwatching. Plan your visit today.
Discover Chengdu’s hidden Tang Dynasty cliff Buddhas at Huazhi Temple on Zhuxi Lake — 1,745 statues, a 4.7m Amitayus Buddha, and a 10 RMB boat ride to the island.
Escape Chengdu’s heat at Yunding Mountain in Jintang — a free 1.5-hour hike with a 1,000-year-old temple, ancient city walls, and river views at 26°C.
Hike Jintang Mountain near Chengdu: a 9 km loop to Kaizhao Temple, Erdao Ping ridge, and Sanxue Chan Monastery’s 600-year pagoda forest, plus a 10 RMB vegetarian meal.
Tangchang Ancient Town is 40 minutes from Chengdu with 0 RMB entry, 3 RMB tea, and 5 RMB congcong rolls. Eat your way through this living old town for 50 RMB.
Shuyun Garden is a free Western Sichuan classical garden in Pidu District, tucked between Qingshui River wetlands and the World Sci-Fi Park. Plan your visit.
Discover Bore Temple in Dujiangyan, a hidden Chengdu temple nicknamed ‘Mini Qingcheng Mountain’ — free entry, quiet trails, ancient trees, and a 10 RMB vegetarian meal.
Chongzhou Yihua Chi is a Tang Dynasty garden 40 minutes from Chengdu. Just 8 RMB for osmanthus, Lu You Shrine, and a Confucian temple — plan your visit.
Escape Chengdu for Sanmei Chanlin, a 1,100-year-old Zen forest in Pengzhou. Rainy-day temples, Thousand Buddha Cliff, sacred spring, and practical visitor tips.
Skip the tourist traps and explore the best streets in Chengdu with a local’s guide — metro-accessible old lanes, 10 RMB street eats, and ready-made half-day routes.
Explore Zhaojue Temple, Chengdu’s ‘First Zen Forest of Western Sichuan.’ Free entry, metro-accessible, with history, photo spots, and visitor tips for a quiet half-day.
Zhaojueli Cultural Waterfront Park is a tiny 46-mu Chengdu park near Zhaojue Temple with Song-Dynasty gardens, ponds, and metro access. Here’s what to expect.
Explore the best streets in Chengdu’s Qingyang District — Shizi Lane, Binsheng Street, Huangwa Street and more old Shaocheng lanes, with local eats and a citywalk route.
Pengzhen Ancient Town in Shuangliu, Chengdu: Guanyin Pavilion Old Teahouse, 10 RMB gaiwan tea, old streets, market days, and how to get there by metro and bus.
