Plan your Chengdu tour? When night falls, It is advisable to have a leisure walk in the old area of the three alleys, namely Kuan Alley, Zhai Alley and Jing Alley in the downtown Chengdu. These three alleys combined are often called “Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi” in Chinese. The meaning of Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi…
Plan your Chengdu tour? As the provincial capital and largest city of Sichuan, Chengdu is located on the edge of the fertile plains of the Red Basin in China’s Sichuan Province. Its long and splendid history has left Chengdu countless historical and cultural sites and some of them are definitely worth visiting. Also, your trip…
Often regarded as where Tibet really begins, Kangding (康定) is the capital of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China. Location of Kangding Kangding ( also known in Tibet as Dartsendo or Dardo ) is set in a deep valley at the confluence of the raging Zheduo River ( 折多河 ) and Yala River (雅拉河). It is located about 133 km…
Plan your Chengdu tour? The Giant Panda is well known all over the world. It is regarded as”living foosil”. As a first-time visitor to Chengdu, you probably won’t want to miss out the chance to see the cute giant pandas. Location of Chengdu Giant Panda Base The Giant Panda Breeding Research Base is located on…
Plan your Chengdu tour? If you are interested in Chinese history, or in the Three Kindoms (220 to 280 AD) in particular, you may put Wuhou Shrine on your Chengdu travel bucket list. ABC of Wuhou Shrine Wuhou Shrine and Zhuge Liang Wuhou Shrine Chengdu was first built in memory of Zhuge Liang (181 –…
Plan your Chengdu Tour? If you go to Chengdu by flight, having a basic knowledge of Chengdu airport will be quite helpful in facilitating your trip to Chengdu, Shuangliu Airport In Chengdu is the major airport in Chengdu both for domestic and international flights. Chengdu airport is located 16km southwest of the downtown Chengdu. There…
Plan your Chengdu tour? Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, is located on the edge of the fertile plains of the Red Basin in Sichuan Province. Tourist destinations like Panda Research Base, Sanxingdui, Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, national parks, gardens and museums make it a wonderful place to visit. Subtropical Monsoon Climate in…
The low elevation of Yajiang (雅江) did give us a good sleep last night. Early this morning, 10 October, we continue our self-drive west along the National Highway G318 from Yajiang (雅江) to Litang ( 理塘), where we are going to head south to get to our final destination today – Daocheng (稻城). Yajiang to Litang Road Trip The…
