Overview of the best routes for day trips

Recommended Itinerary:

Beautiful Qingcheng Mountain Tour

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Morning: Dujiangyan

Descend from the Qinyan Building, pass by the Erwang Temple, cross the Dujiangyan from the Anlan Suo Bridge, exit from the entrance of the Lidui Park, and then tour the West Street of Nanqiao. Taking pictures and snacks are all available.

The top-down route successfully avoids the crowds and saves time and energy as there is no backtracking.

Lunch time: local Chengdu food, take you to Chengdu locals' local hidden gem

Afternoon: Hiking in the Qingcheng Back Mountain

In the back of the mountain, there are landscape tea lodges, old tea rooms by the stream, playing Mahjong, chatting, relaxing and leisurely. Pick up the stairs, a view of all the scenery.

Visit Dujiangyan

When you talk about Chengdu, the word that crosses your mind must be Dujiangyan. This stunning water conservancy project was built by Li Bing and his son, the crystallization of the labor of two generations, which has irrigated the Chengdu Plain for more than 2,000 years and nurtured Chengdu people from generation to generation.

The advantage of entering from the Qinyan Building is that you can stand on the observation deck overlooking the Dujiangyan, the entire water conservancy project is reflected in the bottom of the eye. At first glance, it is just a bank in the middle of a vast river. However, this ordinary water conservancy project is the world's oldest damless water conservancy project still in use today, which has realized sediment discharge and flood control and drought relief for countless years. No matter where you come from, the five lakes and the four seas or the seven continents and eight oceans, this is a good place to visit.

Transportation:

Self-driving: Chengdu-China Highway

Public Transportation: You can take a direct train from Chengdu Ripu Station to Dujiangyan

Admission: 90 RMB for full ticket, half-price ticket for students under 1.2 meters (including 1.2 meters) tall and seniors over 60 and under 70 years old

Opening hours: High season (March 2~November 30): 08:00~17:00; Low season (December 1~March 1): 08:00~18:00

Down the road from the Qinyan Building is the Erwang Temple, built in honor of Li Bing and his son. It was once used as the setting for the 86 version of Journey to the West, a classic drama adapted from four famous Chinese novels.

From the Erwang Temple, you can go all the way down to the Anlan Suo Bridge, also known as the Husband and Wife Bridge. Those who are interested can learn a little story about it.

Tips:

The bridge is very shaky, if you are dizzy, remember to hold the railing, and if you are young, it is better to be carried by your parents.

After passing through the Anlan Ropeway Bridge, you can take a close look at the mouth of the fish and the mouth of the bottle, and then walk through the LiDui Park and exit through the main gate.

Tips:

On the way there are snacks, scenic spot snacks are usually more expensive than outside. But the flavor is very good, worth a try.

South Bridge West Street

Into the eye is very conspicuous building - Nanqiao, traveling to the Nanqiao above, bustling, in the bridge to take retro photos is also a very good feeling.

After the South Bridge, to the folk snack street - West Street, antique buildings, vendors selling, people come and go very lively.

West Street is an ancient street with hundreds of years of history, is the starting point of the Southern Silk Road into Tibet, known as the first street on the ancient tea road.

Chengdu locals' small restaurants

After a morning of shopping must also be hungry, the next introduction to some cheap and affordable old-fashioned small halls

West Street Wangshi

The old mansion courtyard, a brick, a stone, a leaf and a flower are all with a bit of time flow through the traces. A bowl and a plate are filled with the flavor of home cooking. When you walk in, the whole person will become casual. There is no menu, all depends on the chef's choice, just have the ability to make every dish so agreeable.

Price: 50 per person

Location: No. 104, Annex 10, West Street

Luoji Sweet Water

A small restaurant on West Street, the handmade noodles are strong and full of flavor, matched with carefully prepared sauce, the taste is very delicious!

Price: 15 per person

Location：No.3, Annex 16, Baobing Lane, West Street

Tuqiao Chicken

The store is much bigger after remodeling, and the name of the store tells you that the chicken with hand palm is a must. Potato and eggplant casserole, salt and vegetable pork, shrimp and egg, steamed pork are full of praise, is a good taste you can not help but secrete saliva every time you think of it.

Price: 55 per person

Location: No. 50, Section 1, Guanjing Road

Old-fashioned Li Douhua

Located at the bottom of Qingcheng Mountain, the appearance is not surprising, all kinds of Sichuan dishes: bacon back to the pot, dry-fried pork ribs, bashful brain flower, cold soil chicken, liver waist with fried ...... really qualified old Chengdu flavor, the price of pro-people, the price is super high!

Price: 35 RMB per person

Location: No.40, Shuixie Road

Zhang Mash

Right near Li Dou Hua, a dessert not to be missed after dinner! The old store, old pots and stoves, as well as an old grandpa, have soft sticky rice noodles + brown sugar and wine lees simmered in the soup base. One bite will instantly awaken your sleeping taste buds after dinner, and you'll feel a great sense of satisfaction!

Price: 10 RMB per person

Location：Beside the statue of Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, at the entrance of Taohua New Road.

Mount Qingcheng

For Chengdu people, Mount Qingcheng is like ice cream in summer. Visiting Qingcheng Mountain in different seasons, you can experience the tranquil artistic conception of "Qingcheng is quiet all over the world", but the back mountain is quieter than the front mountain.

Front Mountain

Qingcheng Front Mountain is a gathering place for Taoist culture. It is home to Changguan, Shangqing Palace, Laojun Pavilion, etc. It has a strong religious atmosphere and historical flavor. There are endless pilgrims coming here to worship. If you want to avoid the crowds, it is recommended to go to Qingcheng Back Mountain.

Front Mountain Ticket: 90 yuan

Front Mountain Cableway: One-way (Yuecheng Lake → Siwangguan) 35 yuan/Round trip 60 yuan

Back Mountain

Qingcheng Back Mountain is an important part of the Sichuan Giant Panda Habitat, a world natural heritage. Back Mountain has always been a good place for Chengdu people to climb mountains, drink tea, escape the heat and chat. The air is fresh and there are few people. It can be said to be a "retreat" resort. The Valley Tea House is a rare place in this quiet back mountain. Comrades who don't want to climb the mountain may wish to kill time here~

For the sake of your legs, it is recommended that you take the cable car up the mountain and then walk down the mountain. After reaching the end of the cable car, there are two routes for you to choose, one is Wulonggou and the other is Cuiying Lake. It is recommended that you choose the direction of Wulonggou, the scenery is very beautiful. The area of the back mountain scenic area is huge, it is recommended that you arrange your time reasonably and choose a route to visit.

Tips：

Must wear sports shoes

Houshan Admission Ticket: 20RMB

Houshan Golden Ori Ropeway: RMB 30/person for one way, RMB 55/person for round trip

Houshan Baiyun Ropeway: up 35 RMB/person, down 30 RMB/person, round trip 60 RMB/person