Metro Line 3
Gaoshengqiao Station
Houjiao Temple
Houjiao Temple can be said to be a must-see attraction in Chengdu. You always go to Chengdu for the first time. Hau Temple is a shrine honoring Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. It was named for Zhuge Liang's title of Marquis of Wuxiang during his lifetime. The Hau Palace Museum is connected to Jinli on the east and Nanjiao Park on the west. The main artifacts of the Wuhou Temple Museum include the Huiling Shrine, the Han Zhaolie Shrine, the Wuhou Shrine, and the Sanyi Shrine. Enjoy the culture of the Three Kingdoms of Shu and Han in the quiet garden with ancient trees. Don't miss the "Red Wall and Bamboo Shadow" featured at the Wuhou Ancestral Temple. Taking photos on the paths between the red walls can make a beautiful picture full of charm.
Opening time: 8:00-18:00
Admission: 60 yuan
Transportation: Exit D of Gao Sheng Qiao Station on Line 3, and walk northeast along Wuhou Ancestral Temple Street for about 500 meters.
Wuhou Ancestral Temple Main Gate
Inside the Wuhou Ancestral Temple
Jingu Street
Jinli is located next to the Wuhou Ancestral Temple, and is a must-see for first-time visitors to Chengdu. Pass through a gray-walled pagoda gate on Wuhou Temple Street and you enter the world of Jinli. Every day the place is filled with tourists, like a Chengdu's "Qingming Shanghe Tu", where three cultures collide to create Chengdu's native Ba Shu culture. Snacks, handicrafts, art bars and restaurants dot the small streets of Jinli. If time is limited, you can eat almost all of Chengdu's famous snacks in Jinli's food street, perfect for fellow travelers from all over the country. During the Spring Festival, Jinli is also the venue for the Chengdu Grand Temple Festival, which will be even more lively.
Opening hours: All day long, specific opening hours vary, the bar will be open until the early morning.
Admission: free
Jinli
Jinli's small bridges and rivers.
Snack street in Jinli
Maiziqiao Station
Sichuan University Wangjiang Campus
Wherever you go, there are always young travelers who like to visit the local university campus. The number of tourists is small, but at the same time, you can experience a variety of aesthetic characteristics of the campus and student culture. The Wangjiang Campus in Sichuan covers a huge area, and the large red campus gate at the north entrance of the Mill Bridge is a popular spot for many students to take photos. The Administration Building is the campus landmark, designed by Chinese architect Liang Sicheng. The ginkgo trees lining the campus avenue are beautiful every fall when the leaves fall.
Transportation: Line 3, Millstone Bridge Station, Exit A/D, walk south for about 250 meters.
Xinnanmen Station
Xinnanmen Station (Chengdu Tourism Distribution Center)
Xinnanmen Station, also known as the Chengdu Tourism Distribution Center, is where you can take a bus to almost all the attractions in Chengdu and the surrounding area. Popular routes include Chengdu-Jiuzhaigou, Leshan, Mount Emei, Hailuogou, Inacheng, Kangding, Ya'an Bifeng Gorge, Mount Qingcheng, Huanglongxi, and Chuannan Zhuhai. You can check the specific routes at Sichuan Bus Ticket Website (/station/schedule/51 . html) to check the specific line schedule and book tickets. Almost all friends who go to Sichuan for free travel will take the bus at Xinnanmen Station.
Transportation: Line 3 "Xinnanmen" Station, Exit C.
[Zoo Station]
Chengdu Zoo
Chengdu Zoo, located in the north of the city, is integrated with Zhaojue Temple. As the largest zoo in southwest China, Chengdu Zoo has become a popular attraction for local residents and foreign tourists with its close admission price and more than 300 kinds of animals. The park exhibits a variety of animals, amphibians, reptiles, birds and ornamental goldfish year-round, with giant pandas being the most popular. South of the zoo is Zhaoguosi Temple. It is recommended that you can play together.
Opening time: April-November 8:00-17:00; December-March 8:30-17:00
Fare: 20 yuan
Transportation: Line 3, get off at Exit A of Zoo Station.
Zhaojue Temple
Zhaojue Temple is also a famous Buddhist temple in Chengdu. It is located on the south side of Chengdu Zoo, to which it is connected. It is said that the zoo was all part of Zhaojue Temple in the early years, which shows the grandeur of that time. The main buildings of the temple include the Mountain Gate, Octagonal Pavilion, Heavenly King Hall, Xianjue Hall, Jueyuan Hall, Royal Book Building, Guanyin Pavilion, Nei_Tang Hall, Scripture Collection Building, and the grave of Zen Master Wuyuan. Visitors entering the temple can get free incense. Those who like vegetarian food can try the vegetarian food in the temple, which is relatively affordable and open.
Opening time: 8:00-17:00
Fare: Free
Transportation: Exit C of Line 3 "Zhaoguosi South Road" station, and walk for 1 kilometer to the main gate along the Yimajiao Street - Zhaogu Road. However, it is recommended to go out from Exit A of Line 3 "Zoo" Station to visit the zoo together. You can enter Zhaojue Temple from the south side of the zoo.
[Panda Avenue Station]
Panda Base
If you want to see giant pandas around Chengdu, the best place to go is the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Pandas ("Panda Base"). The Panda Base simulates the wild ecological environment of pandas, and has facilities such as the Giant Panda Museum, the Giant Panda Hospital, and the Giant Panda Kitchen for visitors to learn and understand pandas. Through the protection device, you can watch the lazy and cute national treasure, either sitting or sleeping, or fighting, every frame of the giant panda is hitting the heart. Here, I would like to remind everyone that giant pandas are fond of cold and afraid of heat. When the temperature exceeds 26 degrees, they will go indoors to escape the heat, so they can be seen playing outdoors in the early days.
Panda base with bamboo-eating munching pandas
Bamboo-eating pandas
Opening time: 7:30-18:00
Tickets: 58 yuan for adults, 29 yuan for concessions.
Transportation: Line 3, "Zoo" Station, Exit B. At "Metro Zoo Station", take Bus 87 and get off at "Panda Base". Or take Line 3, Panda Avenue Station, Exit A, then transfer to Bus No. 198 at Panda Avenue Station and get off at Panda Base.
Baby panda in the maternity ward
Panda Base
Metro Line 4
Cao Tang North Road Station
Du Fu's Cao Tang Museum
Du Fu lived in Chengdu for nearly four years, leaving behind not only his "Songs of the Thatched Cottage Broken by Autumn Winds" of nationalism and concern for the people, but also a traditional garden with a classical layout. Now Dufu's Cao Tang has become one of the few urban green spaces in Chengdu's second ring road, bordered by the Raccoon River to the south, and a favorite cultural and recreational park for Chengdu people. In the Cao Tang, you can see the red walls and flower paths that have never been swept by guests, the poetic old Cao Tang, the small bridges and rivers, and the plums and bamboo. Everywhere there is a light and serene ink fragrance, you can hardly notice the bustling city outside the walls.
Corner of the Cao Tang
Red walled Du Fu Cao Tang.
Opening hours: 8:00-18:30 in summer; 8:00-18:00 in winter
Admission: 60 yuan
Transportation: Exit B of Line 4 "Cao Tang Bei Lu" station, 800 meters south after leaving the station.
Runflower Stream Park
Runflower Stream Park is located to the south and east of Dufu Cao Tang, and the two are integrated into one. It is by far the largest open urban forest park in Chengdu, and is rated as the only five-star park in the city. This huge urban green park is divided into three parts: Wanshu Mountain, Canglang Lake and Bailu Zhou. It is a holy place for walking and leisure. If time permits, you can visit the Sichuan Museum on the east side of Runhua Stream before going to Dufu Cao Tang and Runhua Stream.
Opening hours: 6:00-22:00 in summer; 7:00-21:00 in winter
Admission: free
Kuan-Narrow Alley Station
Kuan-Narrow Alley
Kuan-Narrow Alley, Narrow Alley, and Well Alley, the three juxtaposed ancient streets of western Sichuan in the Qing Dynasty,**** all together make up the free attractions of Chengdu's must-visit - -Broad and Narrow Alley. Kailu, Demen Renli, Hitching Stone, "Brick" cultural landscape wall, small foreign buildings are the flash point in the wide and narrow alley. There are restaurants, bars, snack stores, teahouses and handicraft stores in the three alleys, and each of them is more charming at night.
Opening time: open all day, no admission fee.
Transportation: Exit B/D of Line 4 Kuanzaixiang Alley Station.
3 Broad Alley