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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Meet giant pandas among bamboo groves during their most active morning hours.
WESEE TRAVELsee China, wesee morePlan my trip ↗Sichuan · RECOMMENDED 2–3 DAYS
Chengdu
Giant pandas, teahouse afternoons and a city devoted to flavour.THE WESEE EDIT
Where life
follows a gentler rhythm.
Giant pandas, teahouse afternoons and a city devoted to flavour. Our edit balances essential landmarks with intimate encounters, local flavour and enough unscripted time to notice the city’s real rhythm.
IDEAL STAY2–3 days
BEST FORCulture · Food · Local life
JOURNEY STYLEPrivate · Tailor-made
01 · ESSENTIAL SIGHTS
The places
that define it.
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Dujiangyan
See a 2,000-year-old irrigation system still guiding the Min River today.
03
Wuhou Shrine
Explore a memorial complex devoted to Zhuge Liang and the Three Kingdoms era.
04
Kuanzhai Alley
Wander restored lanes where teahouses, courtyards and contemporary Chengdu meet.
02 · SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES
Beyond
the checklist.
Sip gaiwan tea at Heming Teahouse in People’s Park
Slow down over jasmine tea, ear cleaning and mahjong in People’s Park.
Watch Sichuan opera face-changing
Watch performers transform characters with lightning-fast masks, movement and music.
Explore Taikoo Li and the IFS climbing panda
Explore bold contemporary retail architecture and Chengdu’s playful climbing-panda landmark.
03 · TASTE OF PLACE
Come hungry.
Leave inspired.
Sichuan hotpot
Cook meats and vegetables in a bubbling, numbing and fragrant chilli broth.
Chuanchuan skewers
Choose skewered ingredients and dip them into a communal pot of spicy stock.
Dan dan noodles
Slender noodles coated with sesame, chilli, preserved vegetables and minced pork.
04 · WHEN TO GO
The best time
to see Chengdu.
Spring (March–June) and autumn (September–November) are mild and especially pleasant.
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05 · RECOMMENDED ROUTE
One considered way
through the city.
Pandas and teahouses
Panda Base at opening · People’s Park · tea and mahjong
A city built on flavour
Market walk · Sichuan cooking · Wuhou Shrine · opera backstage
Beyond the city
Choose Leshan Giant Buddha or Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng
MAKE IT YOURS
