{"id":5223,"date":"2021-09-14T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=5223"},"modified":"2021-09-15T01:47:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:47:06","slug":"how-to-visit-jinli-street-in-chengdu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/sichuan-travel\/chengdu-travel\/how-to-visit-jinli-street-in-chengdu","title":{"rendered":"How to visit Jinli Old Street in Chengdu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plan your Chengdu Tour<\/a>? One thing you should not miss out is to wander through Jinli Ancient Street \uff08\u9526\u91cc\uff09, originally built as early as Shu Kingdom ( 220 \u2013 280 AD) and known as \u201cThe First Street of the Shu Kingdom\u201d .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wu Hou Shrine and Jinli Pedestrian Street <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jinli Pedestrian Street \uff08\u9526\u91cc\uff09 is located just next door to Wuhou Shrine<\/a>. Actually Jinli Street is part of the Wuhou Shrine Museum’s complex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The circled north-south 350-metre-long Jinli Street \u9526\u91cc ( Google Map)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It has become a major tourist attraction in Chengdu, attracting a great number of travelers each each year, which boasts of ancient buildings, traditional cultures, local food and customs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People people often put the two together for a half day city tour in Chengdu. Basically after vsiting Wuhou Shrine<\/a> from South to North, people would turn right and enter the the 350-metre-long Jinli Pedestrian Street and walking from north to south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC of Jinli Street<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The old street of Jinli \uff08\u9526\u91cc\uff09 tends to immerse people into the atmosphere of the old charming Chengdu and give people an opportunity to savour local culture and foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jinli Old Street combines the ambience of ancient and modern China. Strolling down the narrow street, you will find yourself surrounded by a charming old world. The wooden steles and the brick-walls exhibit an ancient charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also a variety of Sichuan characteristic snacks in the street, a variety of teahouses, cafes, bars, and inns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At dusk, Jinli Street will be lit up, quite charming, suitable for taking photos and hang out for a drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get there and entrance fee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrance Fee: free
Opening Hours: the whole day
How to get there: Take No. 1, 57, 82, 334 and 335 and get off at Wuhouci Station, or take Bus no.8 and no.21 and get off at Wuhouci East Street Station.
Address: 231-1 Wuhouci Street, Wuhou District, Chengdu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brief Virtual Tour of Jinli Pedestrian Street<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Follow us to walk through Jinli Street from the north down to the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Jinli paifang, a traditional style of Chinese architectural gateway structure<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The narrow part of Jinli Street reminiscent of the old hutong in Beijing<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A variety of teahouses, cafes, bars, and inns <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An old stage, where Chinese operas and performaces are held during the festivals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Exploring an antique store on the Jinli Street<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Looking for trinkets <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The sugar man is using hot, liquid sugar to create three-dimensional figures.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A vendor selling the oriental art supplies: brushes, ink etc.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A starbucks shop on the Jinli Street<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Again a Jinli paifang marks the its southern end.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hassle-free Chengdu Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for Chengdu and Sichuan guided tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chengdu tour<\/a>
Chengdu Car Rental with Driver<\/a>
Create My Chengdu Trip<\/a>
Jiuzhaigou Tour<\/a>
Sichuan Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Top 10 Attractions in Chengdu<\/a>
Best Time to Visit Chengdu<\/a>
Chengdu Airport<\/a>
Railway stations in Chengdu<\/a>
Chengdu Taxi<\/a>
How to visit Wuhou Shrine<\/a>
How to visit Du Fu Thatched Cottage<\/a>
How to visit Jinsha Site Museum<\/a>
How to Visit Tomb of Wangjian<\/a>
How to Visit Wangjiang Tower Park<\/a>
How to Visit Qingyang Taoist Temple<\/a>
How to Visit Jinli Street<\/a>
How to visit Kuan Alley and Zhai Alley<\/a>
How to visit Qintai Road, Qintai Street Chengdu<\/a>
How to visit Shaoling Road Bar Street<\/a>
How to Visit Jiuyanqiao Bar Street<\/a>
The Old Teahouse in Pengzhen Town, Chengdu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drive from Hanzhong to Ya\u2019an<\/a>
Ya\u2019an Night View<\/a>
Most Beautiful Sky Road in China<\/a>
Night View of Moxi Old Town<\/a>
Camp No.03 at Hailuogou Glacier<\/a>
Camp No.04 at Hailuogou Glacier<\/a>
Night View of Kangding<\/a>
Drive from Kangding to Xinduqiao<\/a>
Drive from Xinduqiao to Danba<\/a>
Jiarong Tibetan Blockhouses<\/a>
Jiarong Tibetan Ancient Watchtowers<\/a>
Drive from Xinduqiao to Yajiang<\/a>
Drive from Yajiang to Litang<\/a>
Drive from Litang to Daocheng<\/a>
Drive from Litang to Batang<\/a>
Drive from Batang to Mangkang<\/a>
Drive from Shangri-la to Daocheng<\/a>
Drive from Daocheng to Yading<\/a>
Yading Brings You Inner Peace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bipenggou is a fairyland in Autumn<\/a>
When is the best time to visit Jiuzhaigou?<\/a>
Best Places to Visit Autumn Leaves in Sichuan<\/a>
Top 10 Places to Visit in Sichuan<\/a>
Ruoergai Grassland, my first trip to Ruoergai Grassland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan your Chengdu Tour? One thing you should not miss out is to wander through Jinli Ancient Street \uff08\u9526\u91cc\uff09, originally built as early as Shu Kingdom ( 220 \u2013 280 AD) and known as \u201cThe First Street of the Shu Kingdom\u201d . Wu Hou Shrine and Jinli Pedestrian Street Jinli Pedestrian Street \uff08\u9526\u91cc\uff09 is located…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,1916],"tags":[1264,1263,3940,3941,3942,1265,1266],"class_list":["post-5223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chengdu-travel","category-sichuan-travel","tag-jin-li","tag-jinli","tag-jinli-ancient-street","tag-jinli-old-street","tag-jinli-pedestrian-street","tag-jinlin-street","tag-jinlin-street-chengdu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5223"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5223"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27441,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5223\/revisions\/27441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}