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| Chengdu Travel Guide |
 Where to Go: Dufu caotang, Wuhou Temple, Wenshu Monastery, Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, Dujiang Dam, Leshan Buddha, Mt. Emei and etc. When to Go: March to June, September to November are the best time to take a Chengdu tour. Chengdu Tour Type: China Wonder Tours offers Chengdu one day tour, Chengdu private tour, Chengdu customized private tour as well as China tour with Chengdu including. |
| The Thatched Cottage of Du Fu (Dufu caotang) | |
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The Thatched Cottage of Dufu, located by the side of the Huanhua Stream in Chengdu western suburb. To honor Dufu, one of China most famous poets, people established gardens and temples from the Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127), covering an area of 16 hectares. The exhibits are a brief account of Dufu s life complete with some of his original calligraphy, wood carvings, couplets and many of Du Fus finest works complete with foreign translations. |
| Wuhou Temple | |
 | Wuhou was a top official title conferred upon Zhu Geliang after his death, who is a prime minister of Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-80AD).The Wuhou Temple was built by Li Xiong in the Western Jin Dynasty (about 1,100 years ago) to honor Zhu Geliang. The temple consists of Liu Bei Hall, Zhuge Liang Hall and Hui Ling Tomb, plus some precious cultural relics, such as the Statement at Departure composed by Zhuge Liang and with the calligraphy of Yuefei, Longzhong Couplet also written by Zhuge Liang. |
| Wenshu Monastery | |
 | Founded in the Sui Dynasty (AD589-618), Wenshu Monastery is Chengdu oldest and largest temple. Here is usually bursting with life and atmosphere of Chengdu. Wenshu is a maze of gardens, shrines, and some 400 Buddhist statues gazing upon incense-filled courtyards. There are five halls at the complex, all with pretty tiled roofs, carved eaves and beautifully painted ceilings. |
| Giant Panda Breeding Research Base | |
 | Breeding Research Base is located on the mountain of Futoushan in the northern suburbs of the city, 18km away from the town center. Giant Panda Breeding Research Base is an excellent recreational area thriving with many types of bamboo, trees, and flowers. Several species of birds also make their home there. Endangered species such as giant pandas, red pandas, and black-necked cranes reproduce well at the Research. |
| Dujiang Dam | |
 | 40 kilometers from Chengdu, Dujiang Dam was built in 256 BC by the order of Li Bing, the governor of the Shu prefecture and his son. This huge water conservancy project built more than 2250 years ago is to control flooding in ancient time and now is still playing a pivotal anti-flood and irrigation role, protecting West Sichuan Plain from the menace of drought and flood, and bringing rich harvests for local farmers. It is a historical wonder of science and technology in china. |
| The Wolong Giant Panda Reserve | |
 | Located in Wenchuan County, 136km away from Chengdu, Wolong Giant Panda Reserve covers an area of about 200,000 hectares and with an altitude of 1150-6250 meters. The Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Centre was one of the earliest research bases established in the early 1980s. With a good deal of wilding giant pandas inhabited, Wolong is renowned as the Hometown of Giant Panda. |
| Leshan Great Buddha | |
 | Leshan Great Buddha is the biggest Buddhism statue in the world with 71 meters tall, and age of over 900 years. His shoulders are 28 meters across. The head is 14.7 metes long and 10 meters broad with total 1021 buns of hair on it, Leshan Great Buddha was added to the World Natural and Cultural Heritage List. |
| Sanxingdui Museum | |
 | Sanxingdui Museum is situated at northeast Sanxingdui remains site by the Duck River, 40 kilometers away from Chengdu. The works of art on exhibit include monumental bronze images of deities, lively human figures, fantastic ritual vessels, exquisite jades, and spirited ceramic sculptures dating from the late phase of Sanxingdui culture (13th-11th century B.C.) to the Han dynasty (206 B.C. to 24 A.D.). |
