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Chengdu

成都
VERIFIED 2026.09.29

China's easy-living capital of spice and pandas.

The city Chinese people move to for the lifestyle: teahouses where locals play mahjong all day, the world's best hotpot, pandas, and a gateway to serious mountains within an hour.

Arriving

TFU (Tianfu) — huge and far; metro 18 is fast. Or CTU (Shuangliu), closer.

Getting around

Good coverage; the city also rewards just walking People's Park → Kuanzhai.

Sleep here

Around Chunxi Road / People's Park for central convenience.

The five that matter

  1. 01Panda Base at 8am
  2. 02People's Park teahouse + ear-cleaning
  3. 03Kuanzhai Alleys
  4. 04Haidilao or local hotpot graduation
  5. 05Jinli Street at night

Day trips

Leshan Giant Buddha (71m, 1h by train); Dujiangyan irrigation + Qingcheng mountain; Emeishan overnight.

Skip it

Panda Base after 10:30am (they sleep); 'wide & narrow' alleys at national holidays.