Chengdu Trip Overview
Visit highlights of Chengdu including the Chengdu Wangjiang Tower Park,Wenshu Temple and Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage with this private day tour from Chengdu.
You will be picked up and dropped off from your Chengdu hotel.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Chengdu, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Visit highlights of Chengdu including the Chengdu Wangjiang Tower Park,Wenshu Temple and Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage with this private day tour from Chengdu.
You will be picked up and dropped off from your Chengdu hotel.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Tianfu Square, Section 1, Renmin South Road, Chengdu China
In the morning, our tour guide will sign your name and meet your hotel lobby at 09:00am and transfer to Chengdu Wangjiang Tower Park need 20 minutes driving, 9km.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Wangjianglou Park, Wuhou District, Chengdu, China
At this park, we can see the verdurous willow trees, stone hence in different style, reflection of tower in the lake and elegant tracks lined with green bamboos, main attractions are the featured towers.
With more than 150 varieties of bamboo on display (and nary a panda in sight to threaten them!), Wangjiang Tower Park is a wonderful introduction to the charms of Chengdu. Dedicated to Xue Tao, a Tang Dynasty poet, the focal point of the park is the beautiful four-story Wangjang Tower. You’ll have plenty of time to explore the park, sip tea at the Xue Tao Tea House, and contemplate the wonders of the past in one of the many quiet pavilions.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Wenshu Yuan Monastery, No.66 Wenshuyuan Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu 610017 China
Chengdu’s biggest and best-preserved Buddhist site, Wenshu Temple is in fact a Qing-era (1644-1911) reconstruction of a Tang dynasty (618-907 AD) original. A still-working monastery, the bustling site encompasses a series of buildings (including the Hall of Lokapala, the Hall of Three Bodhisattvas, the Precious Hall of Sakyamuni, the Buddhist Lecture Hall and the Scriptures Hall) arranged around courtyards alive with prayer and incense smoke. The surrounding streets are full of vendors selling all kinds of Buddhist paraphernalia, and you’ll have ample opportunity to buy and light your own joss sticks and paper money, or pick up a Buddhist statuette as a souvenir.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Du Fu Cottage, No.37 Qinghua Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu 610072 China
After the lunch, we will Transfer to Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage which is one of China’s best-loved classical poets, Du Fu spent some of his best years as a poet in Chengdu. Du Fu’s Tang-era Thatched Cottage now stands as a shrine to the great man’s works. Du Fu (sometimes referred to as the “poet-sage,” so great was his contribution to the canon) lived there for five years, seeking peace after the devastating An Lushan Rebellion. As you explore the site, you’ll see examples of his poetry and calligraphy, take tea in the garden tea house, and learn more about the life, times and poetry of one of China’s greatest literary artists.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tianfu Square, Section 1, Renmin South Road, Chengdu China
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Duration: 10 minutes
