都江堰

DujiangyanTravel Budget Guide

Tier 2·IATA:

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5A$11.82 (CN¥80)
Mount Qingcheng青城山5AHeritage Site$11.82 (CN¥80)
Mount Qingcheng Back Hill青城后山5A$2.96 (CN¥20)
Guanxian Ancient City灌县古城4AHeritage Site$0.00 (CN¥0)
Giant Panda Valley熊猫谷—$8.13 (CN¥55)
Dujiangyan Giant Panda Base都江堰中华大熊猫苑(原熊猫乐园)—$8.13 (CN¥55)
Nanqiao Bridge (South Bridge)南桥—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Chengdu Sunac Land成都融创乐园—$18.92 (CN¥128)
Chengdu Sunac Cultural Tourism City成都融创文旅城—$14.63 (CN¥99)
Chengdu Sunac Water World成都融创水世界—$14.63 (CN¥99)
Chengdu Sunac Snow Park成都热雪奇迹—$18.92 (CN¥128)
Dujiangyan Qingchengdao Hot Spring都江堰青城道温泉—$20.40 (CN¥138)
Dujiangyan Water Culture Plaza都江堰水文化广场—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Lidui Park离堆公园—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Furong Guocui 'Shangshan Dujiangyan' Performance芙蓉国粹《上善都江堰》演出—$12.56 (CN¥85)
Red Panda Forest Park小熊猫森林公园—$14.48 (CN¥98)
Hongkou Rafting虹口漂流—$25.13 (CN¥170)
Yuzui (Fish Mouth) Levee, Dujiangyan Scenic Area都江堰景区鱼嘴分水堤—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Tai'an Ancient Town泰安古镇—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Baopingkou (Bottle-Neck Channel)宝瓶口—$0.00 (CN¥0)

Hotels

Budget

$19.51 (CN¥132)
/night

Standard

$30.30 (CN¥205)
/night

Comfort

$76.26 (CN¥516)
/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

$3.37 (CN¥23)
/meal

Mid-range

$9.97 (CN¥67)
/meal

High-end

$39.60 (CN¥268)
/meal

Culture & Heritage

Famous Snacks (4)

Pork Intestine Noodle SoupFamous Snacks
The most representative street food of Dujiangyan, with tender braised pork intestines, slippery sweet-potato noodles and a fiery, fragrant broth.
Sanhe Mud DessertFamous Snacks
A rich, paste-like Sichuan sweet made from roasted black sesame, walnut and peanut ground together with sugar and oil, a signature treat of old Dujiangyan.
Qingcheng Mountain PicklesFamous Snacks
Traditional Sichuan pickles fermented with the spring water of Qingcheng Mountain, crisp and refreshingly sour-spicy, famed across western Sichuan for the unique water quality.
Yellow Catfish in Chilli BrothFamous Snacks
Fresh yellow catfish from the Min River cooked in a fiery Sichuan-pepper and chilli broth, tender and numbing-spicy, the signature dish of riverside restaurants in Dujiangyan.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (3)

Dujiangyan Water-Release FestivalNational ICH · Batch 2
A ceremonial rite rooted in the ancient Qingming offering to Li Bing and the ritual opening of the irrigation weir, continued for over two thousand years; national ICH since 2008.
Taoist Music of Qingcheng MountainNational ICH · Batch 1
Zhengyi-school Taoist ritual music preserved at Qingcheng Mountain's monasteries, blending archaic ceremonial music with Sichuan folk melody; first national ICH batch, 2006.
Qingcheng Martial ArtsNational ICH · Batch 3
A traditional martial arts school rooted in the Taoist holy mountain of Qingcheng, guided by Taoist philosophy and balancing hard and soft; national ICH from 2011.
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