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Chengdu Travel Guide

Chengdu is depicted in a poem as "Chengdu Landscape, as if endowed by the Ninth Heaven, is shared in the creations of many a master artist." It is a magnificent and modern provincial capital located in the southeast of the Sichuan basin. Chengdu, also known as the hibiscus city or the brocade city, has been a famous cultural centre with age-old colorful traditions of both religious and civil significance for the past 2,500 years in Chinese history. With the coming of the spring, peach blossoms abound on the plain and rape-seed flowers tinge the landscape golden while the wafting cooking smoke curls up from the farm huts amidst bamboo groves. All this makes the city and its suburbs truly poetic. more about Chengdu »

Chengdu Top Attractions

The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Panda Breeding and Research Center

The Giant Panda Breeding Research Base is located on Futoushan Mountain in the northern suburbs of the city of Chengdu in Sichuan province. It is about 10 km away from downtown Chengdu, and it can be reached in about 35 minutes by taxi. The Giant Panda Museum is located at the base, and it is the world’... more about Panda Breeding and Research Center

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Chengdu Maps

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Chengdu Photos

Yuecheng Lake
Qingyang Temple
Wenshu Monastery

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Shopping in Chengdu

Chengdu

Introduction Chengdu provides the tourist with a number of convenient shopping opportunities, offering a wide range of Chinese and Tibet-stye "souvenir items" from traditional Chengdu (Shu) brocades and embroidery to art objects (mostly replicas, some antique), and Tibetan-style and more traditional Chinese ornaments and souvenirs. Brocad...more info about Chengdu Shopping »

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My group plan to travel to chengdu end of March 2012 for 2 days. What are the places we can go round for the 2 days? Will we be able to go to Jiuzhaigou in these 2 days? Kindly inform and tell us about it. Thank you.
Asked by kalthom ab rahman (Feb. 08, 2012) Reply
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Hi Does heli-skiing exist in China yet and if not can it be organised ? Which would be the best mountain range and are their professional local guides available to accompany qualifies guides from Europe ? Thx !
Asked by Cedric Chan (Feb. 06, 2012) Reply
A Candice Song (Feb. 07, 2012) replied:
Dear Cedric Chan,

Many ski resorts in China have heli-skiing, such as the Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin Province or Beidahu Ski Rsort in Jilin Province. There are local guides in the ski resorts available to accompany.

Hope it helps.

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how long does the bus takes from chengdu to chongqing?
Asked by angelie (Feb. 02, 2012) Reply
A Mia Yang (Feb. 05, 2012) replied:
If you take a bus, it will take about 4 hours, and the fare is about 100 yuan.

If you take a bullet train (train with initial D letter), it takes about 2 hours, and ticket fares are 98 and 117 in two classes. If you take a fast train (train with initial K letter), it takes about 5 hours, and ticket fares vary from 28 to 97 in different classes.

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we are planning Chengdu trip in April. we have 3 days for sightseeing tour. what are the must see in Chengdu? are there 2 panda attractions? what are the differences? Thanks
Asked by judy (Feb. 02, 2012) Reply
A Nora Ou (Feb. 03, 2012) replied:
Hi Judy, please kindly visit the website below to see detailed information about attractions in Chengdu:

http://www.chinahighlights.com/chengdu/attraction/

There are 2 panda attractions. One is Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base. It''s about half hour from Chengdu city by car.

The other is Bifengxia Giant Panda Base. It has more natural environment and it about 2.5 hours away from the Chengdu city.

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Is there have any highway bus transportation from Chengdu Airport to Lanzhou City? If yes, please inform me about time of the trips and fares.
Asked by Zakaria Mustafa (Jan. 31, 2012) Reply
A Lynn Ye (Feb. 01, 2012) replied:
There is no highway bus transportation from Chengdu Airport to Lanzhou City. Hence, you might need to get to Chengdu City, and then transfer to a highway bus or a train to Lanzhou City.
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Hello, Iheard that there is a new tunnel between Chengdo and Jiuzhaigou cutting the way to 5 hours. Is it so? if yes, does the bus use this way?
Asked by Miriam Shochat (Jan. 20, 2012) Reply
A Lynn Ye (Jan. 21, 2012) replied:
I have not heard about this yet, and no related information on the internet is released. Getting to Jiuzhaigou by air can save you much time.
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Can I take a bus from Shuangliu airport to the ski resort?
Asked by Ivan (Jan. 17, 2012) Reply
A Michael Hu (Jan. 19, 2012) replied:
Hi Ivan, there is no bus from Shuangliu airport to Xiling Ski Resort. You need to take a bus to the New Southern Tourists Station (新南门旅游汽车站) to take a bus to the ski resort.
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1. Is there a fast train from Chengdu to Yichang? 2. If yes, which station should I take from in Chengdu? 3. Timing? 4. Ticket price? If not fast train but just normal train, the above same questions apply. Thank you
Asked by Steven Lau (Jan. 12, 2012) Reply
A Leon Long (Jan. 14, 2012) replied:
There is no fast train from Chengdu to YIchang , just normal train. You can take the train K1196 from Chengdu train station. The train leaves Chengdu at 10:48 pm and arrive in Yichang at 1:09pm next day. The fare for soft sleeper is RMB379 per person.
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When are the rhododendrons in bloom in China and where are the best places to see native rhododendrons?
Asked by John Roebig (Jan. 05, 2012) Reply
A William (Jan. 09, 2012) replied:
Hi John

March to May are the time for rhododendrons growing. It could be found in the south of China, like the cities of Guilin in Guangxi province, and Kunming in Yunnan province.

William Huo

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Hi, we will be in Chengdu on next week. We would like to spend a day in Xiling snow resort, is it possible to take bus from chengu to xiling snow resort..thanks
Asked by Spul (Dec. 28, 2011) Reply
A guest (Dec. 29, 2011) replied:
hello, yes, there is bus to xiling snow resort. the bus is available every day at 9am in chengdu xinnanmen (new south gate) bus station. The cost is CNY40 per person.
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