1、 Core popular landmarks
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
The world's largest research and breeding base for giant pandas is recommended to open in the morning, as pandas are most active in feeding in the morning. The Moon Delivery Room and Juvenile Villa offer a close-up view of young pandas, while the internet celebrity "Hua Hua" is always popular. The park is lush with green plants, and taking photos is full of healing feelings.
Kuanzhai Alley
The residential blocks in western Sichuan that were preserved during the Qing Dynasty are divided into wide alleys, narrow alleys, and well alleys. Kuanxiang specializes in courtyard homestays, while Narrow Lane gathers cultural and creative shops. Jingxiang is suitable for vintage photography. The atmosphere is strong when the evening lights are on, and the consumption in the scenic area is relatively high. It is recommended to only visit and check in, and move to the surrounding Kuixinglou Street for snacks.
Wuhou Temple+Jinli Ancient Street
The only temple in China where monarchs and ministers are worshipped together, with complete preservation of historical relics from the Three Kingdoms period. Red walls and bamboo shadows are popular filming locations for Hanfu. The adjacent Jinli Ancient Street is open for free, and the Red Lantern Corridor has an antique charm. The night tour scenery is the best, gathering folk performances such as sugar painting, shadow puppetry, and Sichuan opera face changing.
Chunxi Road&Taikoo Li
The climbing panda on the seventh floor of IFS, a commercial landmark in Chengdu, is a must visit spot. Taikoo Li integrates modern shopping malls with the millennium old temple Daci Temple, with trendy shops complementing the red walls of the temple, balancing shopping, photography, and urban leisure.
2、 Slow Life Cultural Point in the Old Town
People's Park Heming Tea House
The representative of Chengdu's comfortable life, ordering a cup of lidded tea, basking in the sun by the lake, chatting, and experiencing ear picking, is a daily leisure gathering place for locals, immersing themselves in the relaxed atmosphere of Bashu's "Dragon Gate Formation".
Wenshu Monastery
Free Millennium Zen Monastery, with vermilion walls and bamboo forests, tranquil and peaceful. The vegetarian studio and tea shop inside the monastery have received high praise, and the incense is peaceful, suitable for leisurely walks and taking Zen themed photos.
Thatched Cottage of Du Fu
The former residence of the poet Du Fu in Chengdu is surrounded by gardens and streams, with poetry steles and thatched cottages restored to the Tang Dynasty style. The adjacent Huanhuaxi Park is open for free, with green trees providing shade and tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle.
3、 One day tour of suburban mountains and waters
Dujiangyan Irrigation Project+Qingcheng Mountain
Dujiangyan Irrigation Project is a world water conservancy cultural heritage. Two thousand years ago, the water control project still plays a role. The Anlan cable bridge and the Yuzui water diversion dike are spectacular; Qingcheng Mountain is a famous Taoist mountain. It is secluded and secluded, and can be used for lung washing on foot. Two scenic spots can be connected in one day, and the high-speed railway can reach it in 20 minutes.
4、 Recommended authentic Sichuan cuisine
Signature butter hotpot: Old community butter hotpot base, classic hot dishes such as tripe, duck intestines, tender beef, and pork stew, served in fragrant garlic paste dishes to balance the spicy flavor
Classic Sichuan Cuisine: Mapo tofu, Boiled Fish, Spicy Chicken, Laoma Hoof Flower
Street specialty snacks: Bowl chicken, Shuangliu rabbit head, Zhong dumplings, fat sausage powder, egg baked cake, sugar oil fruit
Spicy Desserts: Handmade Ice Noodles, Cold Shrimp, Fermented Rice Noodles
5、 Practical travel tips
The panda base has a huge flow of people, so it is important to arrive early and purchase tickets online in advance during holidays;
The Chengdu Metro covers the vast majority of urban attractions, and Tianfu Airport is relatively far from the city center, so priority should be given to choosing Line 18 subway;
Local cuisine is spicy and thick. If you don't eat spicy food, you can inform the shop in advance to avoid or reduce it, and keep gastrointestinal medicine on hand;
The snack prices in the scenic area are low, and authentic cuisine is concentrated in Kuixinglou Street, Jianshe Road, and Yulin Community;
Chunxi Road and Kuanzhai Alley are convenient for accommodation and travel, and for those who pursue quietness, they can choose Yulin and Wangping Street areas.
Tianfu Rongcheng | Comprehensive Guide to Chengdu Panda Cultural Cuisine
Chengdu is known as a city where you never want to leave once you arrive. You can not only visit the national treasure giant pandas, explore the thousand year old Sichuan culture of Wuhou Temple and Du Fu Thatched Cottage, experience the hustle and bustle of old Chengdu streets and alleys in Kuanzhai Alley and Jinli, but also go to the People's Park Teahouse for tea and ear picking to experience the local slow life. Spicy butter hotpot and various Sichuan snacks are all over the streets. In the suburbs of Qingcheng Mountain and Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, there are landscape wonders hidden. The trend of Taikoo Li is integrated with the old streets of the city. One stop unlocking the multiple travel experiences of cute pets, history, food and landscape
July 29, 2026
