It a magnificent city wall, I think best to visit during evening time where the place it lit up with light. Feel it is more romantic at night, compared the day time. If want to cover the whole city wall best to rent a bike. We only manage to cover quarter of it and we are all drop dead tired.

I saw one of Buddha’s fingers (allegedly). Some cool history here, but no English tour guides, so study your Chinese or bring an interpreter. Overall, a unique temple worth visiting if you are in the area. Make sure to go during one of the days where you can see the finger bone.

Spacious parking space for museum visitors.

amazing experience. We got to see the pandas and their babies. Unfortunately only for a small amount of time since it got hot pretty soon and pandas don't like hot temperatures. So I recommend you going there when the weather is a bit cooler. Prepare to go early in the morning. Pandas will be out for some time before they go to sleep. We arrived around 10:30 am and most of the pandas were already sleepy. It was also interesting to see the red pandas.

The main attraction is the Hakka communal home, the 4-storey round shape building that is similar to Mulan's childhood home in the famous Disney cartoon about a Chinese heroine. There is a museum of Hakka culture and a trace of Hakka people migration to various parts of China. To get there from Chengdu by public transport, there is a BRT line K7, with a 2 RMB fare. It is a nice little ancient town on the outskirts of Chengdu that is worth a half day visit. The exact location on Google Map is "Boke Town".

An iconic place and authentic food. The Hot Pot was amazing

The museum has many floors and a huge number of exhibits. It is a great place to learn about Bayu culture. There are drinking water, toilets and other services.

Best old town at Chongqing, not hidden by a bridge or fulled of tourist shops, even if there are some.

The monastery hosts several temples and buildings with beautiful architecture. The main prayer hall called the Dharma-? Hall is most impressive with beautiful ceiling and wood panels on the walls. The grounds also host buildings used as tea houses and food places serving all vegetarian food. The food offerings includes a Vegetarian Hot-Pot. Yes, you heard that right. It was such a great find. Loved the whole complex.

A great historic place to visit in Chengdu! 🌸 Kuan Alley and Zhai Alley are full of charm, with traditional architecture and a lively atmosphere. There are many bustling shops selling snacks, souvenirs, and local crafts — perfect for strolling and discovering something new. I highly recommend visiting one of the teahouses to enjoy a relaxing cup of tea, but do be cautious of tourist scams (check prices before ordering!). Also, renting a traditional dress is a fun experience — dress up and explore! 📸 There are so many beautiful photo spots throughout the area. Overall, a must-visit spot for both culture and fun.

It's a wonderful place to visit and see the unique rock carvings in the large mountain. The carvings are exquisite and tell a story. The walking trail is easy to follow.

Ancient village that has been modernized into tourist attractions. There's a small river that run through town. Along both side of the river there's little shop with the ancient exterior, but modernized interior. Majority of the shop keeper do not speak English. They accepted both cash and QR payments. A very nice place to view and spend the morning

The site itself is impressive and definitely worth seeing, but our experience in August during the holiday season was far from pleasant. The place was absolutely packed, like most attractions we visited during our 16-day trip around China. We booked VIP passes for the boat, which gave us priority access and a cooler waiting area. However, once the gates opened for all passengers, it still turned into a fight to get a spot upstairs for photos. We also had VIP passes for the park to see the Buddha’s head. This involved following a local guide, who tried to make it feel more worthwhile, but we were exhausted, overheated, and only managed a quick glance before leaving. If you plan to visit in August, either buy VIP passes or be prepared to face the crowds with a lot of patience.

Takes 1.5 hours from Emei Mountain Station (bullet train) to reach the cable car stop. Then some climbing and walking for 15 minutes from the cable car stop to the cable car queue. There is plentiful of food and drinks along the way to the cable car queue. Depending on the season you are here, the queue can take from 15 mins to a hour. After the cable car ride, expect to walk and climb more stairs to reach the golden peak. Please factor in the travelling time (at least 4 hours round trip. I did it as a day trip from Chengdu. Took the 835am train and reached the bullet train station at 10am. Reached the peak at about 12pm. Departed the peak at 230 and returned to Chengdu at about 7pm. The view is awesome but so the entry ticket price. Note that the initial ticket purchased at the bullet train station does not include the cable car right to the peak. Remember to top up at the ticketing counter before joining the queue!

One of the most beautiful places in the world, the Shunan Bamboo Sea has over 400 different kinds of bamboo species, forming a green sea in Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Provin

(Translated by Google) Special terrain and landscape (Original) 地形景觀特殊

Beautiful geological park. Everything is very well maintained, clean, and well signposted. Remember to bring your passport to buy tickets. It is quite a long walk, but some parts you have the option to take the glass slide down to the waterfall area for 30RMB. And you can also hire people to carry you in a sedan. There are lots of stalls for you to buy snacks and drinks, even a small Starbucks inside the cave! Toilets are also available, and are mostly clean. The final part of the cave is a bit steep and can be challenging. But it is a wonderful experience, very beautiful and amazing in parts. Slightly spoiled by the very noisy and very rude local tour guides who push past people and scream at the top of their voices with their microphones. Hope you can be more professional and behave.

It is a world heritage site and it's wonderful to visit. I recommend everyone to visit the place.

Beautiful walk around this lake. Many entertainment and delicious food options. There are many flower beds inside the park, which is a magnet point for photographers and selfies.

If you plan to visit Yunnan Nationalities Village, be ready to spend a whole day exploring. The park is full of colorful exhibitions and performances by local ethnic groups from different regions of Yunnan. There’s plenty of singing, dancing, and joy throughout the day. The park is divided into sections, each representing a different community from surrounding areas. Traditional village houses showcase local architecture and the lifestyle of the people, offering a strong connection to cultural traditions. You can see traditional weaving and buy local tea. A highlight is the 30-minute performance, which is definitely worth watching. The ticket costs 168 RMB. The park is clean, with well-maintained toilets and plenty of spots to get warm meals or cold drinks at reasonable prices. A wonderful place for a family trip – colorful, educational, and full of local culture. Highly recommended!

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden

Just returned from an incredible 3 day/2 night trekking/kayaking and rafting trip with Discovering Laos. We did quite a bit of research before choosing them and I am so glad that we went with them. Such an open and professional company. Everything was really well organised and the guides led by Xai (Sai) were incredible. Resourceful, knowledgeable and incredibly hardworking. Xai speaks excellent English and you can ask him many different questions - anything from different plants to the Lao education system. He’s incredibly knowledgeable. We loved the walking (2 days) and kayaking/rafting (1day) on the river and I would thoroughly recommend this combination as you see different aspects of the terrain. What was really interesting was how much we learned about life in Lao and the ethnic villages and the bounties of the jungle. As visitors, we were given the privilege of seeing aspects of village life and learning about the culture and economics of the villages through Xai. I can’t think of anything I would have liked to do differently. Food was amazing, accommodation was comfortable and scenery was incredible! Thank you to the Discovering Laos team.

We went on a 2 day trek + 1 day kayak trip with 1 night camping and 1 night homestay. Our guide Lot was amazing. We had really incredible food, often foraged from the jungle. The viewpoint from the camping was beautiful. We were a group of 3 and found the price very reasonable. Book without hesitation!

Well managed right from the booking, orientation at their office in Huay Xai, transportation to the site, providing ziplining gear, safety instructions, bedding, food and guide. Though we did not see or hear the gibbons, it was a wonderful 3 days spent with 6 other people. The ziplining was great and trekking in the forest was enjoyable.

Stunningly beautiful two-day Cruise, the highlight of our holiday by a country mile! However the pickup/border is confusing and disorganised - will explain. Heads up: Get a description of what to do when entering Lao border. After many emails, it was explaining to us and confirmed by Smile Cruise that we would be met on the other side of the border with no problems. The border crossing is slow and tedious when you get there it's also very confusing about how to participate in Visa applications. We were not met for at least half hour / hour on arrival until someone from the cruise found us but only by luck. Pheww- That's a relief I think we muttered!! With no directions whatsoever and not many people who speak English except other tourists in the same situation, it can make it quite a stressfully anxious entrance, so needs to be addressed with signs and guidance! Winge over - now for the cruise itself! We were transferred to the long boat with 6 other people. You are greeted by your tour guide guide and other members of staff and away you go on your two day cruise from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang via Pakbeng. To expect nice scenery is a massive understatement, the Mekong and it's surrounding verdant hilltops is absolutely spectacular 🤩 that combined with a cool breeze whilst the boat cruises down the river at around 10 knots. The boat is comfy where you can sit on some makeshift seats remove from I believe a car or minibus, they also have a couple of area's where you can lay down and just relax to your hearts content. With the money you pay for the cruise, you can expect: Water, brilliant eastern food (including vegetarian), complimentary coffee + tea, local fruit and snacks along the way. For a fee you can purchase bottles of beer / soft drinks and they have a toilet so it all goes together nicely! The cruise contains some drop-off points where you get a chance to stretch your legs. There's a variety of different places you go to and won't go into to much depth, however be mindful that you don't get drawn in by the poverty-stricken local people after money, once you are kind enough to donate to one.. the rest will beg. Half way down you get dropped off at a place called Pakbeng which isn't up to much and will struggle to get luxurious accommodation, but is a cool backpackers hotspot and gives you a chance to eat and rest. (Hint: accommodation ISN'T provided on the Smile cruise package, need to organise separately). Overall very beautiful cruise and well worth the money, considering the cost of an internal flight will be around the same it's much more of a relaxing way to travel Lao. Plus: - Beautiful scenery - Amazing food - Time to relax and reflect - Cheap (relatively) - Adventurous - Free water and fruit Improvements: - Boarder crossing complicated - Poverty-stricken villages begging for money - Pakbeng one-horse town - Bed a great idea but invest in new mattress for extra comfort 😉 Thank you smile Cruise!

Air travelling is no longer a luxury in the modern era but travelling by boat in the remotely third world countries is the only affordable means of transportation yet this economical freightage turns out to be an adventure close to nature and plenty of scenic views. The journey could be long and tiring but its worth every penny of the ride. On board this wooden ferry were tourists and locals sharing a trip that could only happen once in their life time. Experiencing how local live their life travelling around is one experience you comes across daily for folks living in big cities. Along the mighty Mekong river one will witness the extravagant of beauty of an acquaint uncircularizsed landscape. The untouched surrounding still frozen in time and modern days development gives you an opportunity to understand the intimacy of older generation's encounter in life. The life along the muddy water of Mekong cannot be by choice and having perceived this sight really makes me want to enjoy more of life, live to the fullest and to complain less this very minute onwards. Words cannot disclose the clarity of what I m feeling now, only my inward fullfilment feelings have been complete. Take a ride, see the sights and enjoy the fresh breeze of Mekong.

I don't like hiking. However, Phu Chi Pa is easy to climb because you can use the parking lot near the summit. It is not very high at 1628m above sea level, but it offers a good enough view. If a friend asks, I will advise them to visit.