From bamboo forests where pandas play to neon-lit cliffs where a megalopolis defies gravity — Bashu is China at its most dramatic. Five days of face-changing opera, numbing-hot hotpot, 2,000-year-old irrigation engineering, and the world's most immersive theatrical experience. Built for young international travelers who want culture they can taste, touch, and feel.
Arrive at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (50 km from city center). Check in to The Temple House (inside Taikoo Li) or Ritz-Carlton Chengdu. Afternoon: Kuanzhai Alley (Qing Dynasty lanes) → Jinli Ancient Street (beside Wuhou Shrine Museum). Dinner: Xiaolongkan Hotpot (authentic Sichuan mala experience). Recommended: ear-cleaning traditional craft (Sichuan specialty).
Early morning: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (arrive before 7:30 to beat crowds). Key spots: Moon Nursery (cubs), Villa 1 (adult pandas). Book official English guide or arrange expert companion through China TravelPlus. Lunch: Yulin Chuanchuanxiang (locals' favorite skewer hotpot). Afternoon: Chengdu Museum (shadow puppet gallery — interactive experience bookable). Evening: 339 TV Tower observation deck + small bar (immortalized by Zhao Lei's "Chengdu").
Morning: Dujiangyan Irrigation System (UNESCO, built 256 BC by Li Bing and son). Key sites: Fish Mouth levee, Baopingkou bottleneck, Feishayan spillway. Book expert English guide (~2 hrs). Lunch: farm-house restaurant near Dujiangyan (pickled pepper frog, douban fish). Afternoon: Mount Qingcheng (front mountain Daoist culture, UNESCO). Cable car up + walk down, ~3–4 hrs. Recommended: Qingcheng Daoist tea ceremony in temple. Evening: return to Chengdu (60 km, 1.5 hrs).
High-speed rail: Chengdu East → Chongqing North (~1.5 hrs). Check in to Westin Jiefangbei or Regent Chongqing. Morning: Ciqikou Ancient Town (millennium-old town, fried dough twists, hotpot seasoning, Sichuan opera face-changing experience). Lunch: Ciqikou maoxuewang, chicken giblets. Afternoon: Liziba Light Rail through-building viewpoint → Yangtze River Cableway (Chongqing icon). Evening: Hongyadong night view (real-life "Spirited Away," top photo spot). Dinner: Yuzong Laozao Hotpot (Chongqing old-style hotpot).
Morning: "Chongqing 1949" immersive stage show at the 1949 Theatre (80,000+ foreign viewers in 2025). Duration: ~80 min. Book 11:00 session (English simultaneous interpretation earpiece available with advance booking). Lunch: Chongqing xiaomian top-50 (Huashi Wanza noodles). Afternoon: departure from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Optional extension: Chongqing → Xiamen via 240h visa-free transit, start the Pingtan Blue Tears journey.
Pandas, hotpot, gravity-defying skylines, and the world's most immersive stage show — five days you'll never forget.