Plan your Chengdu tour? When night falls, It is advisable to have a leisure walk in the old area of the three alleys, namely Kuan Alley, Zhai Alley and Jing Alley in the downtown Chengdu. These three alleys combined are often called “Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi” in Chinese. The meaning of Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi…
Plan your Chengdu tour? As the provincial capital and largest city of Sichuan, Chengdu is located on the edge of the fertile plains of the Red Basin in China’s Sichuan Province. Its long and splendid history has left Chengdu countless historical and cultural sites and some of them are definitely worth visiting. Also, your trip…
Often regarded as where Tibet really begins, Kangding (康定) is the capital of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China. Location of Kangding Kangding ( also known in Tibet as Dartsendo or Dardo ) is set in a deep valley at the confluence of the raging Zheduo River ( 折多河 ) and Yala River (雅拉河). It is located about 133 km…
Plan your Chengdu tour? The Giant Panda is well known all over the world. It is regarded as”living foosil”. As a first-time visitor to Chengdu, you probably won’t want to miss out the chance to see the cute giant pandas. Location of Chengdu Giant Panda Base The Giant Panda Breeding Research Base is located on…
Plan your Chengdu tour? If you are interested in Chinese history, or in the Three Kindoms (220 to 280 AD) in particular, you may put Wuhou Shrine on your Chengdu travel bucket list. ABC of Wuhou Shrine Wuhou Shrine and Zhuge Liang Wuhou Shrine Chengdu was first built in memory of Zhuge Liang (181 –…
Plan your Sichuan Tour? Sichuan is located in the southwest of China. With Chengdu as its capital, Sichuan is the essential economic center of the Western China. Sichuan reminds people of the performances of face-changing, the lovely giant pandas, tea houses, fiery food and ancient Shu culture. If you venture far to the north, you…
At 8:00am we start for Ruoergai Grassland (our first destination today) from Labrang Civil Aviation Hotel in Xiahe in Gannan Tibet Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province. The 280km drive takes about 3 and half hours largely along the National Highway 212. Ruoergai Grassland is located in the north of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture…
Plan your Chengdu Tour or Sichuan tour in autumn? With Chengdu as its capital city, Sichuan Province is located approximately on the latitude of 30 degrees with a distinctive four seasons. The people in Sichuan are lucky to be able to appreciate the pleasant visual stimuli brought by the change of the four seasons –…