The Chengdu City Guides answer the questions every first visit raises: which noodle shop is worth the queue, how to reach the pandas before the crowds, which museums want a booking and your passport, and where the night goes after hotpot. Each guide is a short list with a clear opinion, giving the area, what to order or look for and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Chengdu City Guides
- 132 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Chengdu guides
Food guide
20 places
Sichuan classics done properly, noodle and dumpling counters locals queue for, hotpot and skewers, and tea and coffee stops between meals.
Things to do guide
20 places
Museums and Three Kingdoms history, temples and Sichuan opera, riverside parks and bridges, the giant pandas and the booking tricks that spare you a queue.
Family guide
20 places
Pandas first thing in the morning, parks with flat paths, free hands-on museums for wet days, rides and dumplings even fussy eaters finish.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Live bands by the river and on Yulin, craft beer taprooms, cocktail and whisky bars, Sichuan opera over tea and skewers long after midnight.
Day trips guide
24 places
The Leshan Giant Buddha, the temples and Golden Summit of Emeishan, Dujiangyan and Qingcheng, old towns and panda bases, with the trains that get you there.
Budget guide
24 places
Free museums and cheap temples, parks and bridges that cost nothing, filling noodle lunches for very little and the tourist traps to walk past.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Fuqi Feipian Snack Center
Zong Fu Lu, Jinjiang
An old shop for the cold dish Chengdu gave the world: thin slices of beef, tongue and tripe in chilli oil with peanuts and Sichuan pepper. Pay at the counter first and the plate follows. From the food guide.
Chengdu Wu Hou Shrine
Wu Hou Ci Da Jie, Wuhou
Red walls, cypress courtyards and Three Kingdoms statues in the one shrine in China that honours a ruler, Liu Bei, together with his minister, Zhuge Liang. Allow about an hour. From the things to do guide.
Qingcheng Mountain
Qingcheng Front Mountain, Dujiangyan
One of the places where Taoism took shape: stone steps climb through the forest from temple to temple. The shuttle and cable car save time, but still keep four to six hours free. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Chengdu
Day one: the pandas at opening time from the things to do guide, noodles and dumplings from the food guide, then Anshun Bridge as the lights come on. Day two: a fast train to Leshan or Dujiangyan with the day trips guide, back in time for hotpot and a live-music bar from the nightlife guide. On a grey or slow day, the budget and family guides send you to free museums, a long tea in People’s Park and a quiet walk through Huanhuaxi Park.
Chengdu guides: your questions
What do the Chengdu City Guides include?
132 places across six guides: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get the area, why it is worth your time, opening notes and a tip from someone who has been.
Where do I find my guides after buying?
Straight after payment the links show on your order page and in the confirmation email. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, without an app or an account.
Can I use the guides offline in Chengdu?
Yes. Open each guide once while you have a connection and it keeps working offline, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
What languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Chengdu guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99.
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