Top Chengdu Art & Culture

Experience the mesmerizing melodies and intense action of the Sichuan Opera during a performance in Chengdu’s Shufenf Yayun Teahouse. Marvel at dazzling dancers and astounding acrobats as they deliver an extravagant spectacle of color and culture. Upgrade to enjoy unrivalled stage views from luxurious seats and pleasure your palate with snacks to accompany a Sichuan tea. For the ultimate experience, opt for ear grooming, a Chinese massage and a show costume dress up session that comes with a complimentary photograph.

Spend a day expanding your food knowledge and tasting delicious Chengdu cuisine on this exciting foodie experience. You’ll explore a local spice market with a guide to navigate, so you won’t have to worry about getting lost. Learn about local ingredients, and then visit a Sichuan courtyard restaurant for a cooking class. A professional chef will teach you how to make multiple dishes, and at the end of your class, you can eat the dishes you’ve prepared with beverages included too.

Visit the UNESCO-listed Leshan Giant Buddha and learn about China’s rich tea making history during this full-day tour. After admiring the massive Buddha statue, visit a local village to learn about the art and history of tea making. Walk through the fields, learn how to harvest, and about the different tea regions. End the tour with a tasting of various regional teas and sit down to a delicious local lunch.

Discover the incredible UNESCO World Heritage-listed sites of Leshan on an all-inclusive 2-day tour from Chengdu. Accompanied by a private guide, witness the colossal majesty of Leshan Grand Buddha, the largest stone Buddha sculpture in the world, and soar over the magnificent Emei Shan (Mt Emei) during an exhilarating cable car ride. See sacred shrines and beautiful Buddhist temples; spend the night in an enchanting monastery; and appease an appetite for authenticity with traditional Chinese meals. Relish the freedom and flexibility of this private tour and enjoy the undivided attention of your guide throughout your experience.

Immerse yourself in the captivating culture of Chengdu during an incredible Sichuan Opera show and traditional dinner. Depart from your hotel in a luxurious, air-conditioned coach and venture within a traditional restaurant to devour the local delicacy of Sichuan hot-pot. Sated, prepare to feast your eyes upon a colorful spectacle of acrobatics, music and comedy as you watch the extravagant Sichuan opera from a seat in a prime position. 

Enrich your knowledge and pleasure your palate on a private full-day tour of a tea plantation from Chengdu. Venture to the verdant splendor of Mt Mengding (Mengdingshan) and greet a local farmer to begin learning about the entire tea-making process. Listen as your knowledgeable guide translates ancient tea-making techniques and absorb the tranquil ambience and enticing aromas of the plantation. Feast upon a traditional Chinese lunch at a rustic restaurant and take home some fresh tealeaves to make your own beautiful brews. 

Escape the metropolitan madness of the city and experience the natural splendor of the Sichuan region on an immersive full-day excursion from Chengdu. Marvel at the sacred temples and impressive halls cradled by dense layers of bamboo trees at Qingcheng Mountain. Gain fascinating insight into the mystifying construction of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System from your knowledgeable guide and hear of how the structure led to significant agricultural development in the region. Enjoy convenient round-trip transportation from your Chengdu hotel and feast upon an authentic Chinese lunch during this tour.

Absorb the mammoth magnificence of the world’s largest stone Buddha statue on a private full-day tour of the Grand Buddha of Leshan from Chengdu. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, marvel at the colossal size of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed monument and take an illuminated journey down trails that weave around the structure. Visit ancient Buddhist temples and satisfy an appetite for authenticity with a flavorsome Chinese lunch in a local restaurant. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip transportation from your Chengdu hotel on this enriching excursion.

Combine visits to Chengdu Tianfu Square, the Leshan Giant Buddha, and the Chengdu Panda Breeding Base in one full-day tour from Chengdu. Pickup and drop-off at select Chengdu hotels included.

Enjoy personal attention and a customized itinerary during this 8-hour private tour to see Leshan Grand Buddha. This private tour includes lunch and entrance fees, as well as visits to the Wuyou Temple and the Lingyun Temple. Hotel pickup and drop-off in a private vehicle included.

See giant pandas and the Giant Buddha of Leshan, and ride a bullet train on this private 12-hour trip from Chengdu. Visit the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base to view these rare animals, and learn about the center’s conservation work. Plus, take a high-speed train to Leshan to see its immense 8th-century Buddha statue carved into a riverside cliff. Train tickets, entrance fees, private Chengdu round-trip transfers, and hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Make a special trip to see Leshan Giant Buddha and one of China’s four sacred Buddhist mountains, Mt. Emei, on this 2-day tour by high-speed train from Chengdu. Visit the Leshan Giant Buddha, Baoguo Temple, and Fuhu Temple, and take a cable car up to the Golden Summit. Sit along the banks of the Min River, and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Today, we will take a visit to a workshop of a local master for about 1h. Form him we will learn more stories of learning and appreciation of the value of calligraphy. Taking calligraphy is the best first step to understanding what is behind the Chinese characters. There will be many interesting things we can learn. How did the characters change? What is the typical things to write? The masters will explain the basics of how to stand, hold the brush, suck up and control the ink on the paper. Then we start with basic strokes and then go on to write characters and our Chinese names with a given sample by the teacher. And you can taking a personalized creation home for a memory. This will be a wonderful experience and great opportunity to penetrate into traditional Chinese art.

At over 230 feet tall (70 meters), the 1,300-year-old Leshan Giant Buddha is the largest Buddha in the world and attracts visitors from around the globe. Keep yourself from getting lost in the crowds of this UNESCO-listed attraction by visiting with the comfort and convenience of a private tour, which includes informative commentary, transportation from your hotel, and a side-trip to a local fishing village. This tour also includes all entrance fees, high-speed train tickets, and lunch.

Highlights: Most traditional and fascinating Chinese culture experience and the only one traditional Chinese painting experience in Chengdu now; Professional teachers who will assist you to draw Traditional Chinese painting step by step; Considerate tour guide who speaks fluent English; Undisturbed and comfortable environment, where fresh fruits and nice tea are served.

Leshan Giant Buddha’s location outside of Chengdu can make it tricky to get to by public transport. Avoid the hassle of working out local transport schedules, and get there in a quick and efficient way—on an organized day tour. Conveniently, hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the transfers are private too.

The Sichuan Opera stands out from other Chinese performing arts because of its unique tradition of showcasing “face-changing” performers who magically switch their colorful face masks in seconds. Witness this up close, and try to figure out how it’s done by going to an authentic Sichuan Opera performance. Reserving tickets in advance means you’ll secure better seats than if you bought at the door.

Combine a trip to the Chengdu Giant Panda Base with a visit to the Leshan Giant Buddha on this full-day private tour from Chengdu. With a private guide, travel via high-speed rail and private transfer. Entrance fees and lunch are included.

Guqin is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instruments of the zither family. It has more than 2000 years history. Guqin had traditionally been favored by scholars and literati in ancient China.Although it was very polular in anciend Chinese daily life , but most of Chinese peole are not familiar with Guqin nowadays ,it is gruadully returnning to public's vision since the appearance at 2008 Olympic opening ceremony. If you want to have a special experiences besides sightseeing, local food tasting etc when travelling in Chengdu , it's worthy to spend one hour for this typical Chinese traditional culture experience.

Let's meet at the People's Park Metro Stop(Line 1), we will go to a great coffee to have coffee or tea, and learn the commonly used Tourism Chinese. It doesn't matter that you can't speak Chinese at all. After an hour's class, everyone will have the confidence to speak Chinese. First of all, we practice introducing ourselves in Chinese. Then I introduce some Chinese greetings, such as " 不好意思(excuse me)" "谢谢(thank you)".Then we practice more about how to order food or how to take a taxi and more. After about 1 hour to 1.5 hours of Chinese class, we will go out and eat a small Gourmet Tour! Let's go to the nearby Local wet market first, and then take a look at the scenic spots near the park. For example, People's park, 'Heming' Tea House, Dating corners, etc. At last, we will go to a great local dinner restaurant, you will have a real test here to order the food with all the Chinese you learned (You don't need to pay, it is included)

3 days included Panda and Mt Emei and Giant Buddha, but we offer you the temple stay experience. Have dinner in the temple, and master monk will take you round in the temple. Not only explore the Buddha and Emei, but also deep into the village nearby, is the high light in this tour. upto the tea plantation, pick the tea and learn the tea making in local farmer house. All those can make you a unique experience in Sichuan

Enjoy a spectacular evening watching an ancient Chinese art form—Sichuan Face-Changing Opera. Language barriers can make it difficult to book tickets in China, but you won’t have to worry about this as your tickets will be sent in advance by email. If you’d like the best seats possible, it’s possible to book a VIP Class ticket. You’ll avoid long visitor lines by showing your ticket confirmation when you arrive at Jinjiang Theater.

Enjoy a full-day guided tour from Chengdu that combines giant panda bears with the Leshan Buddha and Wuyou Temple. Get great photo ops of China’s furry ambassadors at the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base while watching the adorable pandas. Then savor a lunch that features Xiba tofu (bean curd), a regional specialty. Afterward, take a scenic drive to Leshan to see the Grand Buddha, the largest stone Buddha sculpture in the world. You also stop at Wuyou Temple and can choose an optional river cruise (own expense).

1 Discovery Tibetan village on Himalaya Village by day trip Duration 6-7hour that get far away from crowded tourists sites 2 visit Grandma family to be one of family member cooking mountain which all the meat and vegetable from wild mountain 3 learning there lost civilization through thousands years lost city and fortress survive on Himalaya 4 Majestic mountain and cultures similar as Ma-chu-pichu