Sichuan: 17 verified destinations

Where we have verified guides

• Bazhong

  1 attraction need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Chengdu

  2 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-08-08

• Daocheng-Yading

  3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Deyang

  3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Dujiangyan

  3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Emeishan

  2 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Guang'an

  3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Guangyuan

  2 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Kangding

  2 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Langzhong

  1 attraction need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Leshan

  3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Mianyang

  No booking-required attraction recorded · verified 2026-06-13

• Mingyueshan

  3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Xichang

  3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Ya'an

  1 attraction need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Yibin

  3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

• Zigong

  2 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13

Booking rules, sight by sight

Each of these has its own page with the release rule, the passport rule and the official channel.

• Guangwu Mountain — autumn red leaves & national geopark · Bazhong
• Nankan Grottoes / Southern Cliff Buddhist Sculptures, Bazhong city · Bazhong
• Enyang Ancient Town · Bazhong
• Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding · Chengdu
• Wuhou Shrine & Jinli Street · Chengdu
• Leshan Giant Buddha · Chengdu
• Kuanzhai Alley · Chengdu
• People's Park & Heming Teahouse · Chengdu
• Yading Nature Reserve · Daocheng-Yading
• Milk Lake & Five-Color Lake · Daocheng-Yading
• Chonggu Monastery & Pearl Lake · Daocheng-Yading
• Sanxingdui Museum — new exhibition hall · Deyang
• Sanxingdui bronzes & gold artifacts · Deyang
• Sanxingdui Museum — original exhibition halls & site park · Deyang
• Dujiangyan Irrigation System · Dujiangyan
• Mount Qingcheng · Dujiangyan
• Dujiangyan Panda Base — Panda Valley · Dujiangyan
• Mount Emei scenic area · Emeishan
• Golden Summit & cable car · Emeishan
• Baoguo & Wannian temples and the monkey zone · Emeishan
• Deng Xiaoping Former Residence & Memorial Hall · Guang'an
• Xiaoping Hometown / Deng Xiaoping's Hometown scenic area · Guang'an
• Mount Huaying & Zhazidong revolutionary site · Guang'an
• Guang'an old town & Siyan-Xiaoping cultural sights · Guang'an
• Jianmen Pass Scenic Area, Jiange County · Guangyuan
• Huangze Temple grottoes — Wu Zetian shrine · Guangyuan
• Thousand-Buddha Cliff grottoes · Guangyuan
• Mingyue Gorge ancient plank road, Chaotian District · Guangyuan
• Zhaohua Ancient Town · Guangyuan
• Mugecuo Scenic Area / 木格措 · Kangding
• Hailuogou Glacier / 海螺沟 · Kangding
• Tagong Grassland & Lhagang Monastery / 塔公草原 · Kangding
• Langzhong Ancient City combined ticket / 阆中古城联票 · Langzhong
• Zhang Fei Temple / 张飞庙 · 汉桓侯祠 · Langzhong
• Gongyuan, the Qing imperial-examination hall / 川北道贡院 · Langzhong
• Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area · Leshan
• Giant Buddha river cruise · Leshan
• Mount Emei — the natural pairing · Leshan
• Li Bai Former Residence / Li Bai's birthplace heritage, Jiangyou · Mianyang
• 5·12 Wenchuan Earthquake Memorial & old Beichuan county ruins · Mianyang
• Dou'tuan Mountain, Jiangyou · Mianyang
• Fule Mountain · Mianyang
• Mingyueshan scenic area through-ticket + cable car · Mingyueshan
• The high ridge, glass walkway & waterfalls · Mingyueshan
• Wentang hot-spring town · Mingyueshan
• Bamboo sea & forest trails · Mingyueshan
• Qionghai Lake & Lushan Scenic Area / 邛海泸山风景区 · Xichang
• Xichang Satellite Launch Center / 西昌卫星发射中心 · Xichang
• Luoji Mountain / 螺髻山 · Xichang
• Bifengxia — Giant Panda base + gorge + wildlife park · Ya'an
• Shangli Ancient Town · Ya'an
• Shunan Bamboo Sea / Southern Sichuan Bamboo Sea + internal shuttle · Yibin
• Li Zhuang Ancient Town · Yibin
• Cuiping Mountain Scenic Area & Wuliangye Tourism Area · Yibin
• Xingwen World Geopark / Bo people relics · Yibin
• Zigong Dinosaur Museum · Zigong
• Zigong Salt History Museum · Zigong
• Shenhai Well — working ancient brine well · Zigong
• Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival — SEASONAL, winter only · Zigong
• Xianshi Ancient Town · Zigong

What to eat in Sichuan

5 dishes recorded in Sichuan cities, each with its Chinese name in characters you can show a waiter, a price band and an ordering tip.

• Mapo tofu · 麻婆豆腐
• Yuanyang hotpot · 鸳鸯火锅
• Dan dan noodles · 担担面
• Chuan chuan xiang · 串串香
• Bingfen · 冰粉

Guides that cover Sichuan

• Where to See Giant Pandas in China: Chengdu vs Bifengxia vs Dujiangyan
• China's UNESCO World Heritage Sites: A Foreigner's Complete Overview (and How to Visit Them)
• A Foreigner's Tea Journey Through China: West Lake Longjing, Wuyi Rock Tea, Pu'er and Mengding
• China's National Parks: The Official List of 5 — and Why It Isn't Zhangjiajie
• First-Time China Itinerary: 7, 10 & 14-Day Routes for Foreign Visitors (2026)
• China with Kids: A Family Travel Guide for Foreign Parents
• China's Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains: Wutai vs Emei vs Putuo vs Jiuhua — Which to Visit
• China's Ancient Towns and Water Towns: Which Are Worth It (and Which Are Tourist Traps)