Traditional Chengdu Lifestyle Guided Day Tour including A Hot Pot Dinner

Traditional Chengdu Lifestyle Guided Day Tour including A Hot Pot Dinner

Embark on a guided day tour and experience the traditional Chengdu lifestyle which includes a visit to the Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center, Factory Memory Park, the Wide and Narrow Street, the Bamboo Garden in Wangianglou Park and the Culture Revolution restaurant to enjoy a hot pot dinner.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi), No.1375 Xiongmao Avenue the Outside Northern Third Ring Road, Chenghua District, Chengdu 610081 China

Your Chengdu tour starts in the early morning. Your guide will pick you up at your hotel and then together you will head for the Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center in the suburbs, just 10 km north to Chengdu Centre. There, you will be able to see the lovely pandas making various funny movements while eating and playing, and you will have a good chance to take pictures of them. It is also a pleasant experience here to walk in the wide bamboo garden.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Chengdu Eastern Memory, No.4 Jianshe South Freeder Road, Chenghua Districtt, Chengdu 610051 China

After the tour in the Panda Garden, your guide will take you to an interesting park, Factory Memory Park, built on the base of an old factory. The east suburb of Chengdu was known for its many large factories, but now they have all been moved out of the city, and a park was built on their site. It is an interesting park mixed with both old factory and modern pop culture.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kuanzhai Alley, East of Tongren Road, west of Changshun Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu 610015 China

Enjoy a delicious Sichuan snack for lunch before heading on to the Wide and Narrow Street built about 300 years ago. Although this area has been taken over by a lot of western style cafes and bars, you can still experience the ancient history through the square yard and wooden door. Enjoy an hour at this location at your own leisure and feel free to take some photos.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Wangjianglou Park, No.30 Wangjiang Street, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610021 China

In the late afternoon your guide will take you to Bamboo Garden, also called Wangjiang Park, built 1000 years ago. It was built to commemorate famous women poet such as Ms. Xutao during the Tang dynasty. The highlight of the park is also its forests boasting of 100 varieties of bamboo. You will be enthralled as you walk beside the yellow columns of bamboo; you can also hear the exquisite sound when the green leaves sway with the wind. And if you are tired of walking, you can always take rest under the wonderful shade created by the green leaves of the bamboo trees.

For dinner your guide will take you to a special hot pot restaurant, the Culture Revolution Hot Pot. From the decor to the waiters, everyone is dressed in the style of the Cultural Revolution. Hot Pot of Chengdu is a well-known dish in China. Hot pot is hot and spicy, and whether it is winter or summer, the hot pot restaurants are full of locals. People believe eating around the round pot means friendship and uniting. Naturally, the guide will not miss this opportunity to show you the delicious food of Chengdu. Sichuan hot pots are the most famous hotpots in the world, most notably the Yuan Yang (mandarin duck) Hotpot half spicy and half clear. You could choose the Yuanyang Hotpot, and try them, it has two flavor, spicy and mild. So, don't worry that you are afraid of spicy food. Just try and enjoy yourselves! After dinner, your guide and driver will take you back to your hotel. End your tour at with sweet and full memory.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes