(1) One-day bicycle tour through the streets
Morning: Wide Alley - Narrow Alley - Du Fu Thatched Cottage
The only remaining thing left in Chengdu by bicycle The ancient streets of the Qing Dynasty - wide alleys and narrow alleys. Entering the wide alley and exiting the narrow alley, you will find the old streets of Chengdu unfolding before your eyes. The ancient houses, narrow gravel roads, and a series of snack bars make people feel leisurely and at ease. Bungalows, with two or four doors, the mottled rust tells their history, and there are stone piers on both sides of the door. The lintel is carved with mascots such as golden melons and bergamot hands, and a unicorn with its teeth and claws dancing on the roof complements the flying corners. There are caged birds singing under the eaves of many houses. Everyone in the courtyard grows various plants, including bamboos, trees, and flowers, and green vines climb all over the low walls. See the ancient courtyard houses in the city. Then ride a bicycle to visit the former residence of Du Fu, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty - Du Fu Thatched Cottage. The poet Du Fu lived here at that time and wrote more than 500 popular poems in three years. Then he drifted south, leaving behind the thatched cottage where the moon was white and the wind was clear.
Lunch: Chengdu’s famous snacks—Long Chao Shou, Zhong Dumplings, Couple’s Femoral Slices, Hot and Sour Rice Noodles, etc.
Afternoon: Chunxi Road, Tianfu Square, Wangjiang Park, Fu Nanhe
Wander around the bustling Chunxi Road, Zongfu Road, and Tianfu Square in Chengdu to see the modern side of Chengdu. You can also sit in a Sichuan teahouse with a strong western Sichuan flavor and listen to Sichuan. People set up the Dragon Gate Formation, and then visited Wangjiang Park, a place where famous domestic and foreign bamboos gather. This is a scenic spot commemorating the famous female poet Xue Tao of the Tang Dynasty. There are willows on the shore and green bamboos in the garden. The park covers an area of ??120,000 square meters, and most of the ground is covered by bamboo forests. It is a gathering place for famous domestic bamboos, so it is called the World of Bamboo. Then take a leisurely bike ride along the Funan River, which has won the United Nations Human Habitat Award. The most famous attractions include Hejiang Pavilion and Living Water Park.
Dinner: Find a Chengdu special hot pot restaurant in the streets and alleys of Chengdu to taste the spicy taste; or go to the most Chengdu-specific roadside restaurant - Malatang Small Hot Pot, which does not cost per person At about 20 yuan, it will definitely make you feel comfortable and spicy.
Night: Go to "Shu Feng Ya Yun" to listen to a play and drink tea. Take a look at Sichuan Opera's fire-breathing and face-changing stunts
Estimated cost: around 120 yuan/person
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(2) One-day tour of ancient Shu civilization
Morning: Jinsha Ruins - Du Fu Thatched Cottage - Qingyang Palace
First we came to the Jinsha Ruins located west of Chengdu, which is the second largest city in Sichuan Province after Sanxingdui The most significant archaeological discovery and the first in China in the new century. It represents the ancient Shu civilization more than 3,000 years ago. Then we came to Du Fu Thatched Cottage, which was the former residence of the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu when he lived in Chengdu. The classical garden architecture in the "Thatched Cottage" has a strong cultural atmosphere. Next we come to Qingyang Palace. Qingyang Palace is very close to the Thatched Cottage. It is the oldest and largest Taoist resort in Chengdu. Although it was built in the Tang Dynasty, the existing buildings in the palace such as Sanqing Palace, Doumu Palace, Hunyuan Palace, Lingzu Tower, Zijin Terrace and Bagua Pavilion were all rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. The most eye-catching ones are the two bronze sheep in the Sanqing Hall: one with two horns and one with one horn.
Lunch: The famous Chengdu snack "Chen Mapo Tofu" opposite Qingyang Palace, as well as "Dragon Chaoshou", "Zhong Dumplings", "Han Baozi", "Lai Tangyuan", etc.
Afternoon: Shuijingfang - Ancient Shu Ship Coffin
The excavation of Shuijingfang has filled the gap in archaeological research on the topic of wineries in my country, and can be called the wordless heavenly book of Chinese liquor; Ancient Shu Ship Coffin 2000 In July 2000, a commercial street was discovered, and it was listed as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in the country in 2000.
Dinner: Sichuan cuisine in Chengdu has a long history. Together with Shandong, Jiangsu and Cantonese cuisine, it is listed as the four major cuisines in China. It is recommended to go to Sichuan restaurants such as "Ba Guo Buyi" and "Xiang Laokan" to fully experience the spicy, salt and pepper, sweet and sour, hot and sour, five-spice, strange flavors and other flavors of Sichuan cuisine; or go to a hot pot restaurant for spicy food.
Night: Stroll along the beautiful Funan River, come to Hejiang Pavilion, Music Square and other places for leisure. You can also sit in a teahouse, listen to Sichuan Opera, and perform the "Dragon Gate Formation".
Estimated cost: about 140 yuan/person
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(3) Leisure one-day trip to visit ancient times
Morning: Wangjiang Park – Daci Temple – Wenshu Monastery
Visit Wangjiang Park at 9:00 in the morning. While viewing the Xue Tao cultural relics exhibition, you can also enjoy tea and relax in Wangjiang Park, which is covered with green bamboo forests. Then take a bus to Daci Temple. The temple is an ancient temple from the Tang Dynasty. Inside the temple is the Chengdu History Museum and an exhibition hall for cultural relics from the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the wooden tables, bamboo chairs, and long-nosed copper kettles in Daci Temple allow you to fully experience Chengdu tea culture. Then, we came to Wenshuyuan Street in the north of the city. This is the most well-preserved Buddhist temple in the city. Wenshu Monastery has a rich collection of Buddhist cultural relics, including copper casts, iron casts, colored sculptures, wood carvings, and stone carvings, with a total of more than 450 statues. The courtyard also collects the skull fragments of Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty, the Indian Sanskrit "Baye Sutra", the Japanese gilded prayer tubes, and the calligraphy and paintings of famous artists from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
Lunch: Taste vegetarian food at Wenshu Monastery.
Afternoon: After dinner, drive north and drive 25 kilometers along Cheng-Peng Highway to Xinfan Town, Xindu County. In the town, visit East Lake Park, the only Tang Dynasty garden in the country that has been preserved to this day. According to historical records, the lake was built by Li Deyu, a famous prime minister in the Tang Dynasty, when he was the county magistrate of Xinfan. It was later expanded by Wang Anshi's father Wang Yide in the Northern Song Dynasty. It has an exquisite layout, interdependent mountains and rivers, beautiful pavilions and quiet scenery. Visitors can view the inscriptions, couplets, or relax over a cup of tea.
Dinner: Xinfan can be said to be the culmination of Western Sichuan’s famous dishes. Most restaurants in Xinfan Town are delicious and not expensive.
Estimated cost: around 200 yuan/person