CHINA 5A TRAVEL
The classic Chengdu day trip: morning at Dujiangyan reading the water, lunch by South Bridge, afternoon ascending Qingcheng's front mountain and back to the city by evening. The saying that frames it: 'Worship water at Dujiangyan; seek the Way on Qingcheng.'
Suggested Itinerary
- Dujiangyan gate & Lidui Park
Enter at opening; Fulong Temple and the river view from Lidui rock before crowds. - Cross Anlan bridge
The rope crossing to the Fish Mouth levee and the walk to the spillway viewpoints. - Erwang Temple & exit
Climb the temple steps for the system-wide panorama, then descend to South Bridge for lunch. - Qingcheng front mountain
Bus or drive over (about 20 minutes); cable or steps to Shangqing Palace and the summit loop. - Return to Chengdu
Direct buses and the Lidui-Park high-speed rail (30-40 minutes) run to the city.
What to See
Fish Mouth from the mid-river deck
Green water peeling left and right at the levee tip.
Bottle-Neck's rock walls
The hand-cut channel - tool marks still readable after 2,200 years.
Erwang Temple terrace
The full hydraulic landscape in one frame.
South Bridge at night
Lantern-lit bridge and open-air river-fish restaurants.
Tianshi Cave, Qingcheng
Taoism's founding shrine in a fern-filled hollow.
Sunrise City viewpoint
Qingcheng's upper terrace breaking out above the canopy to the plain.
Photo Gallery
Tips from Real Travelers
Food & Drink
River-fish hotpot
South Bridge's open-air specialty, fish from the irrigation channels.
Youyou duck
Dujiangyan's signature smoked-fragrant duck, sold whole around the gates.
Qingcheng 'four绝' snacks
Old-pickle pickles, white-fruit stewed chicken and ginkgo sweets from the mountain towns.
Qingcheng Snow Tip tea
The mountain's own green tea, grown in the Taoist groves - the classic pot in a gate-town teahouse after the climb.
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