Xi’an – Chengdu Trains You can choose between two kinds of trains when you travel from Xian to Chengdu: high-speed trains and regular-speed trains. High-speed trains zoom between Xi’an North Railway Station and Chengdu East Railway Station. These trains take about 3 to 4.5 hours to complete the journey…
Jiuzhai valley, located in Jiuzhaigou county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Sichuan province, is in the transition zone from Tibetan plateau, western sichuan plateau and mountainous areas to Sichuan basin. It is more than 400 kilometers to the south from Chengdu. Jiuzhai valley covers a total area of 74,132…
Mount Emei, in the southwest of sichuan province, is located at the southwest edge of the sichuan basin. With the abundant natural resource, it enjoys the great reputation of “natural plant kingdom”, “animal paradise” and “geological museum”. Mount Emei, also rich in cultural heritage, is the holy land of Chinese Buddhism, which is known as…
Thatched Cottage of Du fu, located at Qinghua Road, Qingyang district, was the former residence of the famous poet Dufu in the Tang dynasty when he was living in Chengdu. He lived here for nearly four years and wrote more than 240 poems. Thus, this building is regarded as a “holy…
Leshan giant Buddha, also known as Lingyun giant Buddha, is located in Leshan city, Sichuan province, and situated at the confluence of Dadu river, Qingyi river and Minjiang river. The statue of Maitreya with a full height of 71 meters, is the largest stone statue carved on cliff in China and one of…
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, located in the northern suburb of Chengdu, is 15 kilometers away from the city center and covers an area about 670,000 square meters, which is an important place for the conservation of giant pandas in China. Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a world-class…
Wide & Narrow Alley, located at the Changshun Street, is composed by wide alley, narrow alley and well alley, all of them are blue-bricks courtyards in an ancient style. There exist large scale antique lanes and alleys of the Qing dynasty. Thus, it enjoys the great reputation as one of the “three historic district…
Jinli street, a part of the Wuhou Temple, covers an area of over 30,000 square meters with a building area of over 14,000 square meters, and the street is 550 meters long. It is said that Jinli Street was one of the oldest and most prosperous streets in the…
Located in Wuhou district of Chengdu, Sichuan province, Wuhou temple is a memorial to Zhuge Liang, a chancellor in The Three Kingdoms period. At the beginning of its construction, it was adjacent to the temple of emperor Liu Bei. Later, it was incorporated into the Zhaolie temple of Han dynasty in the early…
