2-Day Chengdu City Tour

- Wuhou Temple / Dufu Thatched Cottage

Trip Highlights - Attractions Involved: Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, Wuhou Temple, Dufu Thatched Cottage, Wangjiang Tower. This Chengdu City Tour offers a chance for guests to have a close obervation of the lovely pandas and learn the city's historical heritages. The south-western city of Chengdu is the prosperous provincial capital of Sichuan. The area is famous for its wonderful spicy cuisine, breath-taking scenery, unique wildlife, and remarkable local culture. Chengdu is also well known for its local women of a sweet and charming nature benefitted by the carefree life.
Tour Availability: All Year Round.          Tour Destinations: Chengdu.           Tour Duration: 2 Days.

Tour Itinerary: (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
Day 01: Arrive in Chengdu (L/D)
At the airport you will be met by your guide. Before you check in your hotel, you will visit Wuhou Temple which was built in the sixth century to honor Zhuge Liang. Then you will visit the home of one of the greatest poets of the Tang Dynasty, 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, you will be driven to your hotel to check in.
Hotel: Tibet Hotel Chengdu  4 star (or similar class)

Day 02: Depart from Chengdu (B/L)
This morning, you will be picked up at your hotel by your tour guide and start your tour. First you will visit the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, because morning is the best time to see the pandas. After that you will visit Wangjiang Tower, the memorial to a female poet, Xue Tao. This tower is a symbol of Chengdu. Afterwards, you will be driven to the airport directly for your next destination.
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Attraction Description
Giant Panda Breeding Research Base lies 10km north of Chengdu. This beautifully laid-out 230 hectare park is home to giant pandas, the endearing red, or lesser panda, and other endangered species. There's a wealth of information, a panda museum, and of course the engaging animals themselves... 
Wuhou Temple were rebuilt in the eleventh year of the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of fifty-six mu. The main structures consist of the main entrance, the second entrance...
Wangjiang Tower Built in the 15th Guangxu year during the Qing Dynasty, it stands over 30 meters with four stories. Decorated with flying eaves, red pillars, green tiles and a gilded steeple ball on its pointed octagonal roof, the tower looks extremely splendid...
Dufu Thatched Cottage, with an area of 16 hectares, has been a shrine in the history of Chinese literature. It was dilapidated and collapsed after Du Fu left. Constructions inside represent Qing Dynasty style, with the compoud in Chinese traditional gardening style...