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ChengduTravel Budget Guide

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When to visit

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥9starting fare

Attractions

Dujiangyan Irrigation System都江堰景区5AHeritage Site$11.82 (CN¥80)
Mount Qingcheng青城山5A$11.82 (CN¥80)
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding成都大熊猫繁育研究基地IconicHeritage Site$8.13 (CN¥55)
Du Fu Thatched Cottage杜甫草堂IconicHeritage Site$7.39 (CN¥50)
Wuhou Shrine武侯祠4AHeritage Site$7.39 (CN¥50)
Jinsha Site Museum (Chengdu)金沙遗址博物馆4AHeritage Site$9.75 (CN¥66)
Chengdu Happy Valley成都欢乐谷4A$22.17 (CN¥150)
Wenshu Monastery Square文殊坊—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Liyuan Hall Sichuan Opera Face-Changing Show梨园会馆-非遗川剧变脸演出(文殊院店)—$7.09 (CN¥48)
Chengdu Museum成都博物馆—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Giant Panda Valley熊猫谷—$8.13 (CN¥55)
Sichuan Opera Classic Grand Theatre蜀风雅韵-大型古典梨园—$27.79 (CN¥188)
Dujiangyan Giant Panda Base都江堰中华大熊猫苑(原熊猫乐园)—$8.13 (CN¥55)
Manhua Manor Gardens漫花庄园—$8.13 (CN¥55)
Chengdu Museum of Natural History成都自然博物馆—$2.96 (CN¥20)
Wenshu Monastery文殊院—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Chengdu Zoo成都动物园—$2.96 (CN¥20)
Furong Face-Changing Opera Show《芙蓉国粹》变脸秀—$11.82 (CN¥80)
Chengdu Jinjiang River Night Cruise成都夜游锦江—$33.99 (CN¥230)
Sichuan Museum四川博物院—$0.00 (CN¥0)

Hotels

Budget

$18.03 (CN¥122)
/night

Standard

$27.79 (CN¥188)
/night

Comfort

$52.91 (CN¥358)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food

Budget meal

$3.55 (CN¥24)
/meal

Mid-range

$10.49 (CN¥71)
/meal

High-end

$41.68 (CN¥282)
/meal
Must try:
  • Mapo tofu
    麻婆豆腐 · Mápó dòufu
  • Twice-cooked pork
    回锅肉 · Huíguō ròu
  • Sliced beef and tripe in chili oil
    夫妻肺片 · Fūqī fèipiàn
  • Dandan noodles
    担担面 · Dàndàn miàn
  • Spicy wontons
    龙抄手 · Lóng chāoshǒu
  • Sweet-spicy dumplings
    钟水饺 · Zhōng shuǐjiǎo
  • Skewer hotpot
    串串香 · Chuànchuàn xiāng
  • Spiced rabbit head
    兔头 · Tùtóu
Styles:Street snacks · Fast food · Noodle house · Sichuan

Culture & Heritage

Time-Honored Brands (6)

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Chen Mapo DoufuBatch 1
Est. 1862
Chengdu's most celebrated Sichuan-cuisine house, said to have created mapo tofu in the early 1860s at a bridgehead eatery, where one pock-marked woman's fiery bean curd grew into a legendary brand.
Fuqi FeipianBatch 1
Est. 1933
A famous Chengdu cold-dressed beef-offal brand said to have been created in the 1930s by the husband-and-wife pair Guo Chaohua and Zhang Tianzheng, named for the couple who ran the stall together.
Long ChaoshouBatch 1
Est. 1941
A Chengdu wonton house founded in the 1940s, famous for thin-skinned, tender-filled chaoshou in fragrant broth and chili oil, and one of the city's signature snack brands.
Zhong ShuijiaoBatch 1
Est. 1893
A famous Chengdu dumpling house traced to the late Qing on Lizhi Lane, distinctive for its all-pork filling served without broth and dressed in sweet, spicy chili-oil sauce.
Lai TangyuanBatch 1
Est. 1894
A famous Chengdu glutinous-rice-ball house, said to have begun as a street vendor surnamed Lai, prized for chewy, non-sticky skins, varied fillings, and balls that hold together in the pot.
Han BaoziBatch 1
Est. 1914
A Chengdu steamed-bun house founded in 1914, originally "Yulongyuan," famed for fluffy skins and juicy fillings in its fresh-pork and shrimp baozi.

Famous Snacks (5)

Mapo DoufuFamous Snacks
Chengdu's signature Sichuan dish: soft tofu and minced beef braised with Pixian broad-bean paste and Sichuan pepper, numbing, spicy, hot, fragrant, and tender all at once.
Dandan NoodlesFamous Snacks
A traditional Sichuan noodle named for the shoulder poles once used to peddle it, tossing thin noodles with minced pork, preserved mustard, chili oil, and Sichuan pepper.
San Da PaoFamous Snacks
A traditional Chengdu street sweet named for the three loud bangs as glutinous-rice balls are flung onto a brass tray, then rolled in soybean flour and drizzled with brown-sugar syrup.
Tianshui NoodlesFamous Snacks
A distinctive Chengdu noodle as thick as chopsticks and chewy, dressed in sweetened soy, chili oil, and garlic for a layered sweet, savory, and spicy taste.
Bobo JiFamous Snacks
A traditional Sichuan cold dish from Leshan and popular in Chengdu: cooked chicken and assorted ingredients on bamboo skewers steeped in a crock of chili or green-pepper oil.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (8)

Sichuan Cuisine Cooking TechniqueNational ICH · Batch 5
The traditional cooking craft of Sichuan cuisine centered on Chengdu and influential nationwide, famed for its rich flavor profiles and mala heat, inscribed on the fifth national list in 2021.
Sichuan Opera (Chuanju)National ICH · Batch 1
An old regional opera of southwest China blending five vocal styles, famed for stunts such as face-changing and fire-spitting, inscribed on the first national intangible-heritage list in 2006.
Shu EmbroideryNational ICH · Batch 1
Centered on Chengdu, one of China's four great embroidery traditions, prized for precise, delicate stitching and bright color, inscribed on the first national list in 2006.
Dujiangyan Water-Releasing FestivalNational ICH · Batch 1
A folk tradition around Dujiangyan honoring Li Bing's water control, in which the seasonal weir is opened at Qingming to release water into the canals, inscribed on the first national list in 2006.
Shu Brocade Weaving TechniqueNational ICH · Batch 1
An ancient brocade craft originating in Chengdu, known for warp-patterned weaving and rich color, counted among China's famous brocades and inscribed on the first national list in 2006.
Chengdu Lacquer ArtNational ICH · Batch 1
Chengdu's traditional lacquerware craft, distinguished by carved-and-filled, hidden-pattern, and built-up lacquer techniques, inscribed on the first national list in 2006.
Bamboo Weaving (Daoming Bamboo Weaving)National ICH · Batch 4
The traditional bamboo-weaving craft of Daoming town in Chongzhou, Chengdu, splitting bamboo into strips to weave household and decorative wares, inscribed on the fourth national list in 2014.
Doubanjiang Craft (Pixian Broad-Bean Paste)National ICH · Batch 2
The traditional condiment craft of Pixian in Chengdu, fermenting broad-bean paste and chilies through long sun-and-dew aging, the "soul" of Sichuan cuisine, inscribed on the second national list in 2008.
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