Chengdu : Around Chengdu

.................................................................................................................................................................................... Giant Panda Breeding Research Base ....................................................................................................................................................................................

Around 12 kilometers north of Chengdu, it is a research station and breeding ground for both giant and lesser pandas has been in operation since 1990, opened to the public in the early 1995. There are about 10-12 pandas currently reside at the base.

.................................................................................................................................................................................... Mt. Qingcheng ....................................................................................................................................................................................

A holy Taoist mountain, it is located 65 kilometers west of Chengdu. The peak is at 1600 meters. There are numerous Taoist temples en route to the summit. There used to 500 Taoist monks in residence on the mountain, but now, there is around 100 left.

.................................................................................................................................................................................... Du River Dyke & the Two Princes Temple ....................................................................................................................................................................................

60 kilometer northwest of Chengdu, it was one of the world's first irrigation system, created in the third century BC by Li Bing, a minister in the ancient state of Shu. Its scale and sophistication are a tribute to the scientific genius of ancient China. The network of dykes and canals not only controlled flood levels on the Mingjing, a major river in Sichuan, but also created an irrigation system vital to the agricultural development of the region. Close to the dyke are several old temple, one of which-the Two Prince Temple-is dedicated to Li Bing and his son Er Lang. << Back to Chengdu Info