Items filtered by date: September 2014

Located in northern suburban Chengdu, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding covers an area of 600,000 square meters.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Chengdu & Around

Jinsha Site Museum

The Jinsha site was unearthed in 2001, in the western suburbs of Chengdu. Flourishing from about 1200 - 500 BC, Jinsha was an unwalled town that belonged to the Sanxingdui culture.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Chengdu & Around

Wide and Narrow alleys (Kuan Zhai Xiangzi)

Wide and Narrow alleys (Kuan Zhai Xiangzi), two ancient streets preserved from the old architectures in Ming and Qing dynasties in Chengdu, featuring with quadrangle courtyards, boutique hotels,

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Chengdu & Around

Sanxingdui Museum

Sanxingdui Museum is located in the northeastern corner of the Sanxingdui site, on the banks of the Yazi River in western Guanghan, 40 kilometers to the north of Chengdu.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Chengdu & Around

Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage

Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage is located in Chengdu’s western suburbs by the Huanhua Stream. It was formerly the residence of Du Fu – a great poer in the Tang dynasty, when he was compelled by poverty and misfortunes to move from Chang’an (present Xi’an) to Chengdu. Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage is the key preservation monument of cultural relics listed in China.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Chengdu & Around

Dujiangyan Irrigation System

The Dujiangyan Irrigation System, built more than 2,000 years ago, is one of the four famous water conservation projects of ancient China and is one of the China’s earliest irrigation systems that is still in use till now.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Chengdu & Around

Mt. Qingcheng

Mt. Qingcheng is one of the scared places of Taosim. There are many Taoist relics and ancient sites on the mountain, which has been the Taoist retreat for more than 2,000 years and is one of the birthplaces for Taoism.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Chengdu & Around

The Temple of Marquis Wu

The temple was built in the 6th century for Prime Minister Zhuge Liang of the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Shangri-La (Zhongdian) & Dechen

Gedan Sumtseling Monastery

Gedan Sumtseling Monastery is 5 km from the seat of Zhongdian County. Construction began in 1679 and was completed in 1681, built under the conduct by the fifth Dalai Lama.

Located in the Naxi people village of Sanba township at the foot of Haba Snow Mountain, alt 2380M, covers 3,000sq meters, about 90km to Zhongdian county seat.