Plan your Chengdu tour? Chengdu is heavy with history. Basically the popular Chengdu travel bucket list tells you to visit Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Wu Hou Shrine, Qingyang Palace, the hutong-like Kuan Alley and Zhai Alley, etc. If you are not overly interested in history and look for something light-hearted, cheerful and active, Jiuyanqiao Bar…
Plan your Chengdu tour? Qintai Road (琴台路）or Qintai Gujing （琴台故径） is a well known attraction in Chengdu. It is a gentrified street built in the styles of Ming and Qing dynasties (1368 – 1911). “Qintai” literally means “Musical Instrument Platform”. The Road Name and the Love Story Behind It The road is named “Qintai” in…
Plan your Chengdu tour? If you are into the Taoism (also spelled Daoism) , a religion and a philosophy from ancient China, Qingyang Palace is definitely your cup of tea. ABC of Qingyang Palace The Qingyang Palace, also known as Qingyang Taoist Temple, is lauded as “No 01 Taoist Temple in Sichuan” and “No.01 Taoist…
Plan your Chengdu tour? Wangjiang Pavilion Park is a nice place to appreciate the Chinese traditional architectures and the bamboo landscape, as well as get to know Xue Tao (768 – 832), a famous poetess in Tang Dynasty. ABC of Wangjiang Pavilion Park Wangjiang Pavilion Park is one of the famous historical and traditional cultural…
Plan your Chengdu Tour? The tomb of Wang Jian (王建墓) is worth your visiting if you are interested in Chinese history. ABC of Wang Jian During his living years (847-918 AD), Wang Jian was once a general in in later Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). After Tang Dynasty was finished in 907, the whole country…
Plan your Chengdu Tour? One thing you should not miss out is to wander through Jinli Ancient Street （锦里）, originally built as early as Shu Kingdom ( 220 – 280 AD) and known as “The First Street of the Shu Kingdom” . Wu Hou Shrine and Jinli Pedestrian Street Jinli Pedestrian Street （锦里） is located…
Plan your Chengdu Tour by train or transit at Chengdu railway stations? Here you will learn some useful information on Chengdu train stations. At present, Chengdu has 4 train stations, namely Chengdu North Railway Station, Chengdu East Train Station, Chengdu South Train Station. and Chengdu West Station. Both Chengdu North Train Station and Chengdu East…
Plan your Chengdu tour? Basically Du Fu Thatched Cottage (杜甫草堂 in Chinese ) will be on the top of your Chengdu bucket list as a first time visitor to the mega city in the southwest inland China. Du Fu – the famous poet Du Fu was a famous poet (712－770) in Tang Dynasty ( 618 –…