Places to Explore In Sichuan and Chongqing

Discover the best places to explore in Sichuan and Chongqing with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Chengdu

Home to more than 14 million people, Chengdu is what you want it to be: while some visitors seek out the pulsating nightlife, others are...

  • 7 Restaurants
  • 10 Hotels
  • 12 Things To Do

Chongqing

With a layout reminiscent of Hong Kong and a distinct Sichuanese vibe, Chongqing is one of the most interesting and dynamic cities in Western China...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 6 Hotels
  • 11 Things To Do

Emeishan

This 10,000-foot mountain is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site, dotted with temples. You can hike the 25 miles of stone staircase to the Golden Summit...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Jiuzhaigou Natural Preserve

Forget the noisy, crowded and polluted metropolises of Chengdu and Chongqing and brace yourself for nature at its most majestic. In Northern Sichuan on the...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Leshan

Leshan is famous for the Great Buddha, carved into the mountainside at the confluence of the Dadu, Qingyi, and Min rivers. The Great Buddha—a UNESCO...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Songpan

Songpan has experienced quite a mini-construction boom over the past decade, with better transport connections and more accommodation options offering travelers a bit of comfort...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 0 Things To Do

The Three Gorges

The third-longest river in the world after the Amazon and the Nile, the Yangtze cuts across 6,380 km (3,956 miles) and seven provinces before flowing...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 9 Things To Do

Explore Sichuan and Chongqing

Sights 29

Shopping 3

Nightlife 3

Performing Arts 1

Restaurants 13

Hotels 21
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