Chengdu
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Introduction
Chengdu (成都), the capital of the Sichuan province, is steeped in history dating back thousands of years. In the early 4th century CE, the 9th Kaiming king of the ancient Shu moved his capital to the city's current location from today's nearby Pixian. The name Chengdu was given to the city, meaning "become a capital".
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Sights and Activities
- The Chengdu Panda Breeding Centre is easily accessible by tour (around 70 RMB per person including entrance fee) and is bookable in any hostel. You can wander around, seeing pandas munching bamboo and lazing around, you can also have your picture taken with pandas, but this is a rather extortionate amount of money (around 2000 RMB)!
- Chengdu Opera is famous for it's 'changing faces' perfomance. Tickets can be booked through hostels
- Leshan Buddha the biggest Buddha can be visited on a day trip from Chengdu
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Events and Festivals
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Weather
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Getting Around
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Travel Agents
- Tibet F.I.T. Tianxian North Road 3, Soho 3rd Floor Of Commercial Building, Mobile:13708059757, Email: davidliu333@hotmail.com. If looking to arrange travel to Tibet this is a good travel agency with its main office in Lhasa and another office in Chengdu.
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Eat
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Sleep
Budget
- Mix Hostel is located at No 23 Ren-Jia-Wan, Xing Hui Xi Lu.
- Sim's Cozy Guesthouse is located at No 42 Xizhushi Jie (成都市西珠市街42号).
- The Loft is located at No 4 Tong Ren Lu (同仁路小4号).
- Dragon Town Hostel is located at 26 Kuangxiang Zi (宽巷子26号).
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