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Traffic Inn

The Traffic Hotel is actually a youth hostel, but it is listed under hotels to avoid confusion. While the Traffic Hotel’s staff and atmosphere isn’t as friendly and personable as other hostels in Chengdu, it does have an unbeatable location. It is adjacent to the Xinnanmen bus st...

The Traffic Hotel is actually a youth hostel, but it is listed under hotels to avoid confusion. While the Traffic Hotel’s staff and atmosphere isn’t as friendly and personable as other hostels in Chengdu, it does have an unbeatable location. It is adjacent to the Xinnanmen bus station, which is where you can catch buses to basically anywhere in Sichuan. Since Sichuan’s railway system is rather inconvenient, you will be riding many buses on your journeys in Sichuan province. The hotel is right along the river, across from Dave’s Oasis and within 30 minutes walk of basically anywhere relevant in Chengdu.

Guests say the rooms and bathrooms are very clean, but the hotel doesn’t have many public areas for travelers to meet and chat. It’s a youth hostel that feels like a hotel. Still, there is laundry, a game room, and a travel desk to book tours and tickets. If you call ahead, the Traffic Hotel can arrange to pick you up at the train station for free. Dorm beds without bathroom are as cheap as Y30-40, while there are double rooms for Y200-240 including bathroom.

Just outside the hotel there is a bulding with a Thai restaurant attached to a low-key bar called the Anchor Bar. A Canadian recently reported finding a bug the size of his thumb in his salad in the Thai restaurant, so be careful.

Directions: The Traffic Hotel is on Linjiang Zhonglu, right along the south side of the river. If you get off the bus at Xinnanmen station, you can’t miss it. If you take bus 16 or 99 from the train station, get off after you cross the river after passing through the center of town. Then walk east along the river, the hotel will be on your right.

Wuhou Shrine

The Wuhou Temple actually features three main sections. The Temple of the Han Dynasty Emperor Zhao Lie, the Wuhou Shrine dedicated to the 50 heroes of the Shu Kingdom, and the Temple of the Three Righteous Men. From the main gate you cross through a courtyard, and then reach another courtyar...

The Wuhou Temple actually features three main sections. The Temple of the Han Dynasty Emperor Zhao Lie, the Wuhou Shrine dedicated to the 50 heroes of the Shu Kingdom, and the Temple of the Three Righteous Men. From the main gate you cross through a courtyard, and then reach another courtyard featuring the 50 heroes of the Shu Kingdom. The 50 heroes are displayed behind glass around the four sides of the courtyard. The seated figures have long hair and traditionally long beards or goatees, and are adorned with colorful robes. Two main figures regarded as the Shu Kingdom's most prominent heroes are featured across the courtyard with larger statues. Liu Bei (161-223 AD), formerly known as Xuande from Hebei province, was the general credited with establishing the kingdom. His strategist and later the kingdom's Prime Minister, Zhu Ge Liang (181-234 AD), is next to him. Mention either of these names to a Chengdu local and they will be very pleased and even impressed that a foreigner possesses such knowledge.

The Wuhou Temple park is actually quite large. Take an entire afternoon or morning to wander around the park and get the most out of the Y60 admission price. The park's vegetation is extremely well-kept and simply gorgeous to look at. The park maintains Bonsai, Peach, Pine, and Bamboo trees just to name a few. There is a turtle pond, a goldfish pond, and of course a few teahouses. Bring a book, some snacks, or some playing cards and bask in the fresh scents of the seemingly endless gardens. 

Directions: The Wuhou Temple is located on Wuhouci Dajie. It is a main street and the temple's large red walls are hard to miss. Take the southbound no. 1 bus from the city center. After you cross the river, just hop off when you see the unmistakable red walls.

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$200 Per Day

CHENGDU, A PANDA CITY, A GOURMET CITY, A TEA CITY, LOOKING FOWARD TO YOUR ARRIVAL

Chengdu, with an area of 12,400 square kilometers and a polulation of about 14,170,000 is not just the biggest provincial capital in west China, but also the only city in the history of China whose name has reminded the same for 3,000 years since its establishment. In Chinese, "Cheng" means "success or successful" and "Du" means "big city or capital". This "Successful City" boasts a long history. It is believed that everything about Chengdu has their origin from "Sanxingdui Ruins", from where you can deeply discover the history story of Chengdu.

Giant pandas definitely are the best calling card and trademark of Chengdu. Every year, million of people are attracted by giant pandas to spend their holidays here, go sightseeing here, make investment here and even settle here permanently. The reason is that for people around the world, the charm of giant pandas cannot be replaced by anything else. 

Various kinds of wonderful food shall be another reason attracting you to visit Chengdu. Of the four most famous schools of culinery art in China (Beijing cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Guangdong cuisine), Sichuan cuisine boasts tongue-numbing, hot, delicate and fresh taste and a variety of flavors, as "each dish has its unique taste and no two dishes have the same flavor." Such spcial flavors as fish-flavored, gongbao (with peanuts), and water-boiled are incomparable at home and abroad.

"The teahouses in Sichuan top the world, and those in Chengdu Top Sichuan." This widespread saying not only points out the status of Chengdu's teahouses but also the inseverable ties between Chengdu culture and tea. Like bars in Paris and cafes in Vienna, teahouse add a touch of refinement and leisureliness to Chengdu, an ancient yet modern metropolis. The practice of driking tea prevailed in Sichuan as earlt as prior to the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Wish you can have a nice trip in Chengdu. You will love it.

$40 Per Day

Lake Lugu

LAke Lugu is a province located between Yanyuan County in Sichuan Province and Ninglang County in yunnan Province,258 kilometers from Xichang,and 830kilometers from chengdu. Lake Lugu is a provincial sxenic spot in sichuan. The community of Lake Lugu is the only existing matriarchal society in the world. The custom of the "walking marriage"is a "living fossil" for the study on the evolution of human marriage. And Lugu Lake is world famous for its beautiful natural scenery and for its old and mysterious custom of a "walking marriage". We visit the Qionghai Lake Scenic Area in here.