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This guide carefully plans a perfect 2-day and 1-night trip in Chengdu for you. Covering local attractions, authentic food and popular shopping areas, you can easily travel around Chengdu and enjoy a worry-free holiday. Whether it is an in-depth exploration of history and culture or a fashionable check-in in a modern metropolis, this guide can meet your needs. Come and start your wonderful trip to Chengdu!

Explore the mystery of the Sun Bird at the Jinsha Ruins, drink Gaiwan tea in Kuanzhai Alley, and seamlessly connect the ancient Shu civilization with the daily life of the city.
Watch the national treasure chewing bamboo and rolling around, take a night tour of Jinli and eat three big cannons, and get all the cute Sichuan flavors.

The Jinsha Site Museum is located in the northwest of Chengdu city. It is an archaeological museum built on the original site of the Jinsha Site, an important archaeological discovery of the ancient Shu civilization, to protect, study and display the Jinsha Site and the ancient Shu civilization.

In April 2007, the Jinsha Site Museum was officially opened to the public. The museum covers an area of ​​300,000 square meters and has a total building area of ​​about 40,000 square meters. It is divided into a ruins hall, an exhibition hall, a cultural relics protection and restoration center, a cultural exchange center, and a garden area. The museum's collection of cultural relics is rich in variety and complete in system, and all have high historical, scientific, cultural and artistic value. The exhibition comprehensively displays the splendor of the ancient Shu Jinsha Kingdom from multiple angles including archaeological sites, ecological environment, production and life, religious sacrifices, and cultural background.

The Jinsha Ruins were rated as one of the "Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in China in 2001", a national key cultural relic protection unit and one of the first national archaeological site parks, and were included in the "China World Cultural Heritage Tentative List" together with the Sanxingdui Ruins. The "Sun Bird" gold ornament pattern unearthed from the Jinsha Ruins has been identified as the symbol of China's cultural heritage and the core pattern of Chengdu's city image logo.

The Jinsha Site Museum is now a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a national first-class museum, a national research and practice education base for primary and secondary school students, and a Sichuan Province postdoctoral innovation and practice base.

Address: No. 2 Jinsha Ruins Road, Qingyang District, Chengdu

Business hours: Open from 09:00 to 18:00 tomorrow (no admission at 17:00)

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Du Fu Thatched Cottage is the former residence of Du Fu, a famous Tang Dynasty poet in Chengdu. Du Fu lived here for nearly four years and wrote hundreds of poems, so this place is regarded as a "holy place" in the history of Chinese literature. The current Du Fu Thatched Cottage has gone through many dynasties and been restored many times. The iconic landscape in the scenic area is the thatched cottage, which was rebuilt based on the characteristics of folk houses in western Sichuan.

Address: No. 37 Qinghua Road, Qingyang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province

Transportation: Take Metro Line 4 and get off at Caotang North Road Station.

Business hours: Open from 09:00 to 18:00 tomorrow (no admission at 17:00)

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Qingyang Palace is located in the southwest of Chengdu. It was built during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the oldest and largest Taoist temples in Chengdu. There is a lot of incense here and a strong Taoist atmosphere. People often come here to burn incense and pray for blessings. The environment is quiet. There are also Sichuan Museum, Du Fu Thatched Cottage, etc. around Qingyang Palace, which you can visit if you have time.

Address: No. 9, Section 2, West First Ring Road, Qingyang District, Chengdu

Business hours: Open from 08:00 to 18:00 tomorrow

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Kuanxiang and Zhaixiang are ancient streets from the Qing Dynasty left over in Chengdu. They consist of three parallel urban streets, Kuanxiang, Zhaixiang and Jingxiangzi, and the courtyard communities between them. Come here, drink tea, eat hot pot, and experience Chengdu’s leisurely life, slow life and new life. You can order a cup of tea here and chat with the old man next to you; you can also comfortably enjoy the pleasure of ear cleaning. The Kuanzhai Alley also has a unique charm under the night sky. Bars such as Dianzui, Baiye and Huli are full of fashion.

Address: No. 27, Kuanxiangzi, Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Transportation: Take Metro Line 2 and get off at People's Park Station; or take Metro Line 4 and get off at Zhaixiangzi Station.

Opening hours: 24 hours a day, all year round

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The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is located in the northern suburbs of Chengdu, about 10 kilometers away from the city center. It is built to simulate the living environment of giant pandas in the wild, with lakes, streams, bamboo forests, lawns, etc. Close contact with giant pandas is the highlight here. Visitors here can observe the living conditions of giant pandas up close. There is also a "Panda Villa" here, which is an enclosed leisure place for pandas.

Address: No. 1375, Waibei Panda Avenue, Chenghua District, Chengdu

Business hours: Open from 07:30-18:00 tomorrow (ticket sales stop at 17:00; admission stops at 17:00)

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The Wuhou Temple commemorates Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. When it was first built, it was adjacent to Liu Bei's Han Zhaolie Temple. It was merged into the Han Zhaolie Temple in the Ming Dynasty, becoming a rare temple in China that enshrines both the monarch and his ministers. The cultural relics area of ​​the scenic area is mainly composed of Huiling, Han Zhaolie Temple, Wuhou Temple, Sanyi Temple, etc. The main building is Wuhou Temple, which enshrines statues of Shu Han heroes such as Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. Chengdu’s famous landscape “Red Walls and Bamboo Shadows” is located within the scenic area.

Address: No. 231, Wuhouci Street, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Transportation: Take Metro Line 3 and get off at Gaoshengqiao Station.

Business hours: Open from 08:30 to 18:30 tomorrow (no admission at 17:30)

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Jinli Ancient Street is a well-known pedestrian commercial street in Chengdu. It consists of a large number of antique buildings in the architectural style of the late Qing Dynasty. It has a large number of bars and famous restaurants, including the famous Wuhou Temple. People usually come here for a stroll after visiting the Wuhou Temple. Items sold on both sides of the street are full of local characteristics, and there are many old Chengdu craftsmen busy making blowing sugar paintings and making dough figurines. In addition, the various delicacies will definitely make you salivate, such as Zhang Fei beef, tofu pudding, beef cakes, and Bobo chicken, each with its own flavor. When the red lanterns are lit up at night, the bars and teahouses in Jinli are also bustling and lively.

Address: No. 1, No. 231, Wuhouci Street, Wuhou District, Chengdu

Opening hours: 24 hours a day, all year round

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Chunxi Road is a representative commercial street in Chengdu and one of the fashion centers of Chengdu. Going shopping and eating local delicacies here are what tourists must do when they come to Chengdu. On both sides of Chunxi Road, there are century-old stores, fashionable shopping malls, and delicious snack shops. Well-known local snack shops such as Zhong Dumplings, Lai Tangyuan, and Long Chao Shou all have branches on Chunxi Road.

Address: Jinjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province

Opening hours: 24 hours a day, all year round

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