Days that respect geography, energy, opening hours, crowd pressure, and the pleasure of not rushing.
ROUTING LOGIC
Times are suggested planning windows, including the travel buffers described below. Reorder whole days for museum closures, weather, and confirmed reservations. For a shorter visit, use the first day or first two days; extensions and alternatives are labeled.
01
Day 1
Chenghua and Qingyang
Chenghua → Qingyang → return to base
Breakfast near the hotel
Allow 60 minutes and review the official weather, transit and first-venue status before leaving. Heat, rain, haze and holiday crowds change panda and regional plans; the panda base belongs early, never as a casual midday stop.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Worth it; use 1.5–3 hours. Check the linked source, reserve when required and keep the next stop in Chenghua; allow 1.5–3 hours door to door.
Allow 75 minutes in Qingyang; Start with mapo tofu and rice. Share when portions permit, ask what is strongest today, and avoid turning the meal into a cross-city commute.
Protect at least 60–90 minutes. Regional days need extra traffic, weather and missed-connection margin.
Dinner at Huangcheng Laoma
Keep the evening near the base or final district; Start with divided pot and balanced ingredients. Share when portions permit, ask what is strongest today, and avoid turning the meal into a cross-city commute.
Wuhou → Qingyang → Central Chengdu → return to base
Breakfast near the hotel
Allow 60 minutes and review the official weather, transit and first-venue status before leaving. Heat, rain, haze and holiday crowds change panda and regional plans; the panda base belongs early, never as a casual midday stop.
Wuhou Shrine
Worth it; use 45–90 minutes. Check the linked source, reserve when required and keep the next stop in Wuhou; allow 45–90 minutes door to door.
Allow 75 minutes in Multiple districts; Start with beef, vegetables, and sesame dip. Share when portions permit, ask what is strongest today, and avoid turning the meal into a cross-city commute.
Protect at least 60–90 minutes. Regional days need extra traffic, weather and missed-connection margin.
Dinner at Ming Ting Restaurant
Keep the evening near the base or final district; Start with daily specials and rice. Share when portions permit, ask what is strongest today, and avoid turning the meal into a cross-city commute.
Allow 60 minutes and review the official weather, transit and first-venue status before leaving. Heat, rain, haze and holiday crowds change panda and regional plans; the panda base belongs early, never as a casual midday stop.
Jinsha Site Museum
Worth it; use 1.5–3 hours. Check the linked source, reserve when required and keep the next stop in Qingyang; allow 1.5–3 hours door to door.
Allow 75 minutes in Qingyang; Start with the set Sichuan menu. Share when portions permit, ask what is strongest today, and avoid turning the meal into a cross-city commute.
Continue the district only if conditions support it. Otherwise use Jinsha Site Museum after confirming its calendar, or return to the hotel.
Return and reset
Protect at least 60–90 minutes. Regional days need extra traffic, weather and missed-connection margin.
Dinner at Long Chao Shou
Keep the evening near the base or final district; Start with red-oil wontons and sweet-water noodles. Share when portions permit, ask what is strongest today, and avoid turning the meal into a cross-city commute.
Sanxingdui Museum day trip with a protected return
Guanghan → return to base
Breakfast near the hotel
Allow 60 minutes and review the official weather, transit and first-venue status before leaving. Heat, rain, haze and holiday crowds change panda and regional plans; the panda base belongs early, never as a casual midday stop.
Sanxingdui Museum day trip
Detour; use 7–10 hours including transport. Check the linked source, reserve when required and keep the next stop in Guanghan; allow 7–10 hours including transport door to door.
Allow 75 minutes in Wenshuyuan; Start with cold noodles at chosen spice. Share when portions permit, ask what is strongest today, and avoid turning the meal into a cross-city commute.
Continue the district only if conditions support it. Otherwise use Jinsha Site Museum after confirming its calendar, or return to the hotel.
Return and reset
Protect at least 60–90 minutes. Regional days need extra traffic, weather and missed-connection margin.
Dinner at Ma Wang Zi
Keep the evening near the base or final district; Start with shared regional plates. Share when portions permit, ask what is strongest today, and avoid turning the meal into a cross-city commute.