1-Day Chengdu Highlights Tour

- Giant Panda Breeding Research Base

Trip Highlights - Attractions Involved: Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, Wuhou Temple, Dufu Thatched Cottage, Wangjiang Tower. This would be a relaxing and memorable Chengdu Tour by seeing the Giant Pandas at the Research Base of Panda Breeding, and visiting many of the city's highlight historic sites in budget one day! As the capital city of the Land of Abundance - Sichuan, Chengdu is proud of itself for many interesting and great things to offer. You will have a close touch with the lovely pandas, learn the culture of southwestern China by enjoying the leisure lifestyle there.
Tour Departure: Daily.     Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 9:00am.     Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.     Duration: 8 hours.

Tour Itinerary: (Lunch)
You will be picked up at your hotel.
A: Visit Wuhou Temple, built in the sixth century to honor Zhuge Liang.
B: Visit Dufu Thatched Cottage. Dufu was one of the greatest poets of the Tang Dynasty and the Dufu Cottage is his residence when he took refuge in Chengdu. It was just in this small and simple house that Du Fu was inspired to write more than 200 poems, some of which are regarded as masterpieces of realist poetry. Afterwards, have lunch at a local restaurant.
C: Visit the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base where you will be able to view several different kinds of pandas and other animals.
D: Finally, visit Wangjiang Tower, the memorial to a female poet of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Tao. This tower is a symbol of Chengdu city. 
Afterwards, you will be driven back to your hotel for the remainder of the day.
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Attraction Description
Wuhou Temple located in the southern suburb of Chengdu City in Sichuan Province. The Ancestral Temple of Marquis Wu was first built in the sixth century, next to the ancestral temple of Liu Bei, who was the king of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms Period...
Dufu Thatched Cottage is located at the side of the Flower Washing Brook in Chengdu, the former residence of the famous poet, Du Fu. There are exhibitions that provide details of Du Fu's life and work. The original residence disappeared long ago...
Wangjiang Tower lies on the south bank of Jinjiang River, one of three famous cultural relics in Chengdu. Built in 1889, it has become a Chengdu landmark. Legend has it that the sponsor wanted the building to conform to fengshui to enhance literate luck...