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Leshan

prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China

110km

29.5667103.7667
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People's Park (Chengdu)

This park is a rare island of tranquility amid the noise and hustle of central Chengdu. It contains beautifully landscaped walking paths, lakes with paddle boats for rent, tea shops and restaurants, children's amusement rides, small sports facilities, and other attractions. Some old people use the park to sing and dance in separate groups. Some people practice calligraphy with water on the floor around a monument in the northwestern corner of this park. Some parents take their unmarried children's information here to find potential candidates. The park is a great place to take a child or a date, and it is always full of locals relaxing and enjoying themselves. For laughs, there is an information display which lists the city's current air quality, claiming there is about 4 times less pollution than the US Embassy reports.

1.1km

30.6595104.0549

Anshun Bridge

A scenic, historic bridge crossing the Jin River in the middle of Chengdu. A bridge at this location was mentioned in the writings of Marco Polo. However, in the 1980s the bridge was destroyed by flooding, and was rebuilt in 2003. There is a restaurant on top of the bridge.

2.5km

30.6442104.0834

Wenshu Temple (Chengdu)

This Tang Dynasty Buddhist temple is the most impressive, and perhaps also the most used, temple in Chengdu. It is dedicated to the Buddhist representation of Wisdom, Wenshu Pusa (Manjusri Bodhisatva), and contains more than 450 Buddha statues and other precious relics. In addition to the halls and gardens, the temple also has a charming tea house that offers an insightful window of Chengdu life as it is frequented by locals who engage in games of chess, reading, knitting and just chatting with family and friends. The temple also has a delightful vegetarian restaurant with seats offering views over the gardens. There are many shops around the temple.

2.7km

30.681333104.078992

Du Fu Thatched Cottage

Du Fu was a renowned poet during the Tang Dynasty. The thatched cottage was where he lived from 760 to 765 and wrote many of his best works. The cottage eventually fell into ruin and had to be rebuilt. The current buildings date mostly from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

4.3km

30.66258104.02606

Jinsha site

Site featuring various tools and art pieces from around 3,000 years ago. The amount of unearthed items is just massive. They include pottery, blades, jade items, building foundations and various golden art pieces. There are two main buildings: the hall constructed over the centre of the excavation site and the modern exhibition hall with various artifacts on display.

6.4km

30.68333333104.01083333

Happy Valley Chengdu

the capital of Sichuan Province, China

7.1km

30.723521104.032824

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

This is the biggest facility of this kind in the world. Due to habitat destruction and other reasons, the giant panda is maybe the most famous endangered animal. It is home to some 60 giant pandas, but also has some red pandas and a colony of black-necked cranes. The pandas are basically on display for tourists but views are much closer than is possible at most Western zoos. (If you want to get even closer and hold a panda or volunteer all day to feed them bamboo and clean the panda cage, visit the Dujiangyan Panda Base, about an hour's drive outside Chengdu.) A small museum and a cinema screening related documentaries is also available. A restaurant and souvenir-stalls top off the tourist installations. The best time to visit is in the morning, when pandas are most active. Pandas sleep during the hottest time of the day. Feeding time is around 09:30-10:00. Expect some crowd. It is recommended to arrive as early as you can to avoid the hordes of school and tour groups that arrive every morning.

11km

30.73861111104.14194444

Mount Qingcheng

mountain

60km

31.00166667103.60527778

Dujiangyan

irrigation system in Dujiangyan City, Sichuan, China

60km

31.00166667103.60527778

Sichuan

province of China

135km

30.13333333102.93333333

Mount Emei

mountain

136km

29.51972222103.3325
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Chengdu

Chengdu is the provincial capital and largest city of Sichuan Province in southwest China.

In 2006, China Daily named Chengdu China's fourth-most-livable city.

The vast plain on which Chengdu is located has an elevation ranging from 450 to 720 metres (1,480 to 2,360 feet).

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

10°C3
Precipitation: 8 mm

Feb

12°C5
Precipitation: 12 mm

Mar

17°C8
Precipitation: 20 mm

Apr

22°C13
Precipitation: 44 mm

May

26°C17
Precipitation: 79 mm

Jun

28°C20
Precipitation: 107 mm

Jul

30°C22
Precipitation: 225 mm

Aug

30°C22
Precipitation: 201 mm

Sep

25°C19
Precipitation: 119 mm

Oct

21°C14
Precipitation: 35 mm

Nov

16°C9
Precipitation: 16 mm

Dec

11°C4
Precipitation: 5 mm
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