Cuddly giant pandas, steaming hotpot, the ease of covered-bowl tea and echoes of the Three Kingdoms — Chengdu writes 'easy living' into daily life.
Three routes — from panda cuteness to slow-lane street life and nearby wonders — easygoing Chengdu.
Panda Time
1 dayGrab a morning ticket and go early when pandas are liveliest (book up to ~14 days out, daily limit); wander the city after lunch.
See full route →Slow Lanes
1 dayCovered-bowl tea and ear-cleaning in the Kuanzhai Alleys, Three Kingdoms traces at Wuhou Shrine and Jinli, open-air tea in People's Park.
See full route →Nearby Wonders
1 daySee the world's largest carved Buddha at Leshan, or the 2,000-year-old waterworks of Dujiangyan.
See full route →The fun of Tianfu culture: face-changing opera, ear-cleaning, covered-bowl tea and Shu embroidery.
No meal without chilli: spicy hotpot, chuanchuan skewers, mapo tofu and Zhong dumplings.