Sichuan Attractions
Sichuan Province is one of the largest provinces in China. Located in southwest part of the country, Sichuan has been the gateway to Tibet.In fact, the western part of the province is one of the Tibetan-inhabited areas and visitors can experience customs and living habits of the Tibetan nationality here too.
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Emei Mountain
Emei Mountain, located in China's Sichuan Province is the highest of China's Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains. It appears like a giant green screen in the Chengdu Plain.
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Jiuzhaigou Valley
Located in the north of China's Sichuan Province, Jiuzhaigou has become a very popular tourist site. Jiuzhaigou Valley has a large number of lakes, waterfalls, and a rich variety of flora and fauna. In December of 1992 it was inscribed on World Heritage List by UNESCO.
Chengdu Giant Panda Base
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, commonly known as Chengdu Giant Panda Base, is located in the northern suburb of Chengdu on Futou Hill, 10 km from downtown Chengdu, and can be reached by the Panda Road.
Leshan Giant Buddha
Located where the Min, Qingyi, and Dadu River meet in Leshan, Sichuan Province, the Leshan Giant Buddha is a marvel of artistic ingenuity. In December, 1996, the location of the Buddha was included by UNESCO on the list of the World Heritage sites.
Wuhou Memorial Temple
Wuhou Temple was built in memory of Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Shu during the period of Three Kingdoms. To Chinese people, Zhuge Liang was the personification of noble character and intelligence. Memorial temples erected in many places after his death in China.
Qingyang Palace
The Qingyang Palace (lit. cyan goat or sheep palace, also know as Qingyang Temple or Qingyang Gong Temple), situated at the southwest of Chengdu City, is the oldest and largest Taoist temple in the area of Southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Wolong Nature Reserve
Sichuan Wolong Nature Reserve is home to many other animals besides the giant panda, including; red panda, golden monkey, white-lipped deer, and gnu. Visitors to the reserve can have the opportunity to have their photo taken with a giant panda cub.
Wenshu Temple
Wenshu Monastery (Manjushri Monastery), located at No. 15 Wenshu Yuan Street, Chengu, Sichuan Province, is the best-preserved Buddhist temple in China.
Xiling Snow Mountain
The Xiling Snow Mountain, towering in Dayi County about 90 kilometers from Chengdu, ranges 484.8 square kilometers in area. The mounatin is a national scenic area known for its virgin forest and alpine landscape.
Bifengxia Panda Base
Bifengxia Panda Base is about 19 km from Ya'an City and 150 kilometers from Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. Covering 60 square kilometers, the base has been long famous for the forest coverage, waterfalls, river and breathtaking landscapes.
Chengdu Zoo
Chengdu Zoo was originally built in 1953. Located in the north of the city near the Panda Research Base, it offers all the typical animals that one might expect in a zoo, such as elephants, lions, tigers, giraffes, golden-hair monkeys, as well as the famous panda bears.
Du Fu Thatched Cottage
Du Fu's Thatched Cottage, Chengdu Sichuan ToursDufu Thatched Cottage or Dufu Caotang, is an idyllic 24-acre (97,000 square meters) park and museum in honour of Dufu, a prestigious Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty.
Qingchengshan Mountain
Next to Chengdu, Sichuan lies Mount Qingcheng (Qingchengshan), one of the birthplaces of Taoism (Daoism), China's only indigenous religion. It is still a religous center sprinkle with caves and shrines venerated by Taoist.
Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Dujiang Weir, also named Dujiangyan Irrigation Project or Dujiangyan Irrigation System, is located in the west of Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province. Originally it was called Du'an Weir after the name of the ancient Du'an County, where the weir was situated.
Langzhong Ancient City
Langzhong Ancient City, Sichuan ToursLangzhong Ancient City is located in the northern part of Sichuan Province and about 4 hours drive (330km) from Chengdu, the Capital of the province. The city is famous for its time-honored architecture.
Jinli Old Street
Located in the east of the Wuhou Memorial Temple (the most famous relic museum of Three Kingdoms from 220 A.D. to 280 A.D.), Chengdu, Jinli Old Street (Jinli Promenade) was originally built as a commercial street during the Shu Kingdom (221 A.D.-263 A.D.).
Shangli Old Town
Shangli Old Town is located on the north of Ya'an City, Sichuan. It is an important dak of the ancient Tea-Horse Route in history. In the Long March, the Red Army soldiers once stationed in the town and left many slogans (carved on the stones) and revolutionary relics.
Siguniang Mountains
Siguniang Mountains, including Shuangqiao Valley, Changping Valley, Haizi Valley and more, sits in Xiaojin County of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, about 220 km from Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province.
Hailuogou Valley
Hailuogou is a national forest Park with mordern glacier and a beautiful valley. It is officially named Hailuogou National Glacier Forest Park and commonly called Hailuogou Valley among the Western tourists.
Daocheng Yading Reserve
Yading Natural Reserve is located in Daocheng, a county subordinated to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture on the southwest border of Sichuan Province. This national natural reserve is noted for its mysterious lamasteries, forests, pastures, snowclad peaks, clear lakes and primitive Tibetan villages.
Jianmen Pass
Jianmen Pass, located in northern Sichuan and some 117 kilometers from Chengdu, is well known as a key impregnable pass along the old Shudao(Sichuan roads in Chinese). Along the old Shudao, a retracing travel to the Three Kingdoms story can be offered.
Southern Bamboo Sea
Bamboo Sea, Sichuan Tours Bamboo Sea (Zhuhai in Chinese) in South of Sichuan sprawls on the border of Changning and Jiang'an counties in Yibin. It is the only major scenic area in the country proclaimed by the State Council stressed on bamboo scenery.
