• Dujiangyan Irrigation Project of China
• Leshan
• Mt. Qingcheng
• Panda Breeding Research Center
• Sanxingdui Museum
• Sichuan Opera
• Thatched Cottage of Du Fu
• Wangjiang Tower Park
• Wuhou Memorial Temple (Wuhou Ci)

Hot pot
Hot pot, or less commonly Chinese fondue, refers to several Chinese varieties of steamboat stew. It consists of a simmering metal pot of stock at the center of the dining table. While the hot pot is kept simmering, ingredients are placed into the pot and are cooked at the table. Typical hot pot dishes include thinly sliced meat, leafy vegetables, mushrooms, wontons, egg dumplings, and seafood. The cooked food is usually eaten with a dipping sauce. In many areas, hot pot meals are often eaten in the winter.

Mapo doufu
Mapo doufu (Mapo tofu) is a popular Chinese dish from the Sichuan (Szechuan) province. It is a combination of tofu (bean curd) and minced meat, usually beef, in a spicy chili- and bean-based sauce, typically a thin, oily, and bright red suspension. Variations using pork or with other ingredients such as water chestnuts, onions, other vegetables, or wood ear fungus are not considered authentic recreations of the Sichuan classic. The name is often thought to mean "Pocked-Face Lady's Tofu," and is said to come from a (possibly fictional) food vendor by the name of Ma, who made and sold the dish. Another possible explanation stems from an alternate definition of "ma", meaning "numb": the Szechuan peppercorns used in the dish can slightly numb the diner's mouth.

Dan dan noodle
Dan dan noodle is a classic dish of Chinese Sichuan cuisine. It consists of a spicy sauce containing preserved vegetables, chili oil, Sichuan peppers, pork, and scallions served over noodles. In American Chinese food and with many modern vendors, ground peanuts, peanut butter, or sesame paste is added, resulting in a stark contrast from the old, authentic version.
A variety of English spellings are used. The first word may be either Dan, Dun, or Tan. There may or may not be a hyphen between the first two words. The last word may be Mein, Mian, or Noodles. The name refers to a type of carrying pole (a dan dan) that was used by ambulatory vendors who sold the dish on the streets. Quite literally, the name translates as Peddlar's noodles.

By air
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is the fifth busiest and the sixth largest airport in mainland China, after Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai Hongqiao, Guangzhou Baiyun and Shenzhen Bao'an. Currently, the international flights connecting to Chengdu are Singapore, Bangkok, Manila, Phnom Penh, Tokyo, Seoul and Amsterdam. There are also interregional (cross-border) flights connecting Chengdu to Hong Kong and Macau.

By train
As the largest railway hub in southwest China, Chengdu Railway Station has trains to major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Urumqi, Xian, etc. A tourist express train serves neighboring areas including Guangyuan City, Yibin City, and Panzhihua City.

Jinli Recreational and Cultural Street
Opened on November 1st, 2004, Jinli is a street that reflects the diversity and beauty of Sichuan folk customs and culture. The street is located next to the Wuhou Memorial Temple. Numerous teahouses, guesthouses, bars, pubs and outlets selling tasty local delicacies and crafts make this attractive street a popular tourist destination.
Jinli's true beauty can be seen at dusk. The setting sun melts slowly onto the roofs of the houses and the red lanterns burn dreamily.
Type: recreational and cultural street
Add: Floor 1, No. 2, Xin Guanghua Jie, Chengdu

Sichuan Opera
Sinchuan opera, Chengdu, one of the oldest and the most interesting opera form in Southwestern China forms a significant part of Chengdu culture. A perfect blend of local dialect, customs, folk music and dances of different regions, the Sichuan opera, Chengdu first originated in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and thereafter Sinchuan opera became popular in Snichuan province and some regions of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.
The famous Changing faces can be seen in the Sichuan Opera Theater, at No. 20, Zhuangyuan Street and also in Shunxing Old Tea House, third floor of Chengdu International Exhibition Center, No. 258, Shawan Road; in Shufeng Square inside People's Park, and in Shufeng Yayun Garden in the Culture Park.

Lotus Palace Bar and Restaurant
The Lotus Palace Bar and Restaurant is exclusively designed in a traditional Sichuan style, with a subtle modern touch. The bar has a red décor throughout. The most magnificent part of the bar is the Perspex ceiling, just above the dance floor to view the starry and moon-lit sky, and silver faux bamboo hanging from the ceiling.
For entertainment the Lotus Palace Bar and Restaurant plays good music especially traditional Chinese music. In the early evening the music is usually soft and later at night the music is followed by heavy dance mix. This has made the Lotus Palace Bar and Restaurant a favorite spot for the youth of Chengdu.
Type: Restaurant cum Bar
Address: Jinli Ancient Street, Chengdu

Chengdu Lantern Festival
The Lantern festival in Chengdu dates back to 711 AD during the Tang Dynasty in China. Originally it was a one-day event and used to occur on 15th of January of the lunar calendar. During the festive season, the city hosts a huge fair at the Qingyang Palace, which is a famous Taoist temple in Chengdu. Besides its colorful display of lanterns, the fair is also popular for its wide variety of entertainments involving acrobats, jugglers, games and singing. You can also try out the mouth watering local snacks served by the food stalls in the fair.

Chengdu Flower Fair
The Flower Fair in Chengdu occurs at the Qingyanggong Park in the heart of Chengdu. Visiting the Flower Fair in Chengdu has been a tradition among the local people. The flower fair, temple fair and materials and goods fair all combine together to create the present form of the Chengdu Flower Fair. This comprehensive style of the Chengdu Flower Fair distinguishes it from all other fairs taking place in the city. The cultural park adjacent to the Qingyanggong Park has been the present venue of the annual fair. Once you enter the fairground, the wide variety of flowers displayed in the fair will surely add to your pleasure. If you are tired of getting around the Chengdu Flower Fair, take a break and enjoy the folk art performances by the local artists in the fair ground.

Chengdu International Panda Festival
In order to promote widespread awareness about the urgency and importance of preserving the Giant Panda as well as to boost international economic exchange and cultural cooperation, Chengdu International Panda Festival has been held twice receiving wide interest from scientists and common people alike.

Chengdu Travel Stroy

Chengdu is the capital city of Sichuan Province in southwestern China and is on the major route to Tibet. It is one of the most important economic, transportation and communication centers in Southwestern China. The city is famous mainly for its pandas and its spicy food.

The panda (or black and white “giant panda”) is native to central and southwestern China.  Due to poaching and destruction of its habitat there are relatively few pandas left in the world today. It is estimated that around 1500 are still living in the wild and around 300 living in captivity, in China and in zoos outside China. I visited the panda breeding research centre located not far from downtown Chengdu.  It covers a large area of around 90 acres and contains not only the typical black and white giant pandas but also the red-furred bushy-tailed “red pandas” (that look more like foxes) and over 20 species of other rare and endangered animals.  Yes, the pandas are cute, in a gigantic way, as they munch on their bamboo leaves all day while idly lying in semi-reclined positions on the grass.

Sichuan cuisine originated in Sichuan Province and is famous for its spiciness resulting from liberal use of chilis and Sichuan peppercorns. One of the most popular of these is Sichuan hotpot, in which a simmering metal pot of stock is placed in the center of the dining table. While the hot pot is kept simmering, ingredients are put into the pot and cooked at the table. Typical hot pot dishes include thinly sliced meat, leafy vegetables, mushrooms (of which there are many varieties) and seafood. The hotpot I sampled was delicious, but very spicy, and just the thing to warm me up in the chilly winter air of Chendu in December!  However, you can order a non-spicy and equally delicious version of hotpot if you prefer.

A warning about Chengdu in December: bring, or buy there, your warmest clothes, including thermal underwear.  Not just because the outdoors temperatures can be near freezing (which is to be expected) but because the indoors temperatures almost match those outdoors (which is not expected by a first-time visitor to Chengdu).  With temperatures falling to around 5 degrees (and getting colder by the day) I discovered that all the locals leaving doors and windows open and don’t bother to turn on the heaters.  I couldn’t understand why they didn’t go for the warm and cosy feeling like I, a tropical-blooded Queenslander, insisted on.  They preferred to rug up in overcoats and shiver. The Visa department at the Chinese Embassy where I had to sit in for an hour one day was the worst.  Imagine it.  Outside temperature 5 degrees, and inside temperature 5 degrees, in a vast hall with heaters, but none of them turned on, and waiting my turn at the counter sitting on freezing cold aluminum seats, the only kind of seats there to sit on. Even restaurants, where most of us love to feel warm and cosy as we eat, were almost as cold.  I was sitting in a restaurant on Christmas Eve, so it was full of diners, and I looked around to see every person sitting at the tables eating was wearing an overcoat!

I looked forward to my next destination, the more southerly city of Guilin, hoping that at least the restaurants would be warmer.  I was right.  The weather there was chilly also, but yes, the restaurants were warmer.