Discover Chengdu
巴适生活
大熊猫卖萌 · 火锅飘香 · 茶馆慢生活
The complete 2026 Chengdu travel guide
Discover Chengdu
大熊猫卖萌 · 火锅飘香 · 茶馆慢生活
The complete 2026 Chengdu travel guide
In Chengdu, time slows down and is brewed into a pot of gaiwan tea. As the capital of Sichuan, it blends fiery, numbing flavors with an easy, unhurried calm, and the climate is kindest from March to June and September to November.
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March to June and September to November are ideal, with cherry blossoms in spring and ginkgo in autumn, and temperatures mostly between 15 and 25 degrees C. Summer is muggy and winter is overcast and cold but rarely snowy.
One day for the pandas, Wuhou Shrine and Jinli; one for Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng; the rest for Kuanzhai Alleys and hotpot. The metro covers the city well, while day tours handle the farther sites more easily.
Do not miss hotpot, chuanchuan (skewers), Zhong dumplings, Long wontons, sweet-water noodles and rabbit heads. The old neighborhood hole-in-the-wall joints often taste better than the viral spots.
Top places to visit in Chengdu
Chengdu iconic dishes
The soul of Chengdu dining: a bubbling beef-tallow broth with tripe, aorta, and ...
Chengdu's take on skewers — ingredients threaded on bamboo sticks and boiled in ...
A Chengdu classic: thin-skinned, tender dumplings drenched in red-oil sauce that...
Chengdu's everyday noodle — sesame paste, chili oil, and minced pork. Stir it up...
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