Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Chengdu, China

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 4 km
Ascend 38 m
Descend 34 m

Experience Chengdu in China in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in ChengduIndividual Sights in Chengdu

Sight 1: 辛亥秋保路死事纪念碑

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Located in the northwest of People's Park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, the Xinhai Qiubao Road Death Monument is a masonry obelisk structure. The monument was built in 1913 and was built by the Sichuan-Han Railway Corporation to commemorate the martyrs who died in the Sichuan Road Protection Movement in 1911. The stele is 31.86 meters high, is composed of four parts of the stele platform, the stele base, the stele body, the stele top, and the stele body is written on the four sides of the stele body with the words "Xinhai Qiubao Road Death Monument" in different fonts. After its completion, the monument has undergone many repairs, and in 1988 it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Wikipedia: 辛亥秋保路死事纪念碑 (ZH)

283 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: People's Park

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People's Park

People's Park is an urban public park in central Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, China. Built in 1911 as Shaocheng Park (少城公园), it is the first public park in the city. The Railway Protection Movement Monument in the park is designated a Major Historical and Cultural Site of China.

Wikipedia: People's Park (Chengdu) (EN)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: 川军抗日阵亡将士纪念碑

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The Sichuan Army Anti-Japanese Memorial Monument, located outside the East Gate of the People's Park in Qingyang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, is the work of the famous Chinese sculptor Liu Kaiqu, which means to commemorate the great contribution made by the Sichuan Army to the War of Resistance against Japan, the monument was originally officially completed on July 7, 1944, erected in the Chengmen Cave of Chengdu East Gate, that is, the starting point of the Sichuan Army's anti-Japanese journey out of Sichuan.

Wikipedia: 川军抗日阵亡将士纪念碑 (ZH)

264 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque

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The Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque is a mosque in Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. It is the largest mosque in Sichuan.

Wikipedia: Chengdu Huangcheng Mosque (EN)

129 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: 成都博物馆

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Chengdu Museum is a large city museum in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Wikipedia: Chengdu Museum (EN), Website

617 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Sichuan Theatre

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Sichuan Grand Theatre is a large-scale comprehensive theater building located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China, and is part of the public cultural complex of Tianfu Square in the center of Chengdu. With a total construction area of 59,000 square meters, the Sichuan Grand Theatre includes a 1,600-seat grand theater, a 450-seat small theater and a 7-hall theater, as well as attached rest, commercial, equipment and parking spaces. After the theater was completed in 2019, it replaced the Jincheng Art Palace, which had been in service for 32 years, and became the most professional theater in Chengdu and even Sichuan Province.

Wikipedia: 四川大剧院 (ZH)

328 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Sichuan Science and Technology Museum

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Sichuan Science and Technology Museum

Sichuan Science and Technology Museum is a provincial public science and technology museum located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Established in 2006, the museum is affiliated with the Sichuan Association for Science and Technology. The museum includes airplanes, flying saucers, 3D movies, robots and interactive model rockets.

Wikipedia: Sichuan Science and Technology Museum (EN)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Chairman Mao statue

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The Mao Zedong Statue is a marble sculpture located in Tianfu Square, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The monument stands 30 m (98.4 ft) tall and depicts Mao Zedong with an outstretched arm. Before 1967, the site was occupied by an ancient palace from the Shu Kingdom of ancient Sichuan. The palace was destroyed by Red Guards and the moat around it filled in to make an air raid shelter in 1967.

Wikipedia: Statue of Mao Zedong, Chengdu (EN)

1974 meters / 24 minutes

Sight 9: 成都东华门遗址

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Chengdu Donghuamen Ruins is a comprehensive urban heritage group located in Donghuamen Street, Qingyang District, the center of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on the south side of Chengdu Sports Center. It is a comprehensive urban architectural site that includes cultural relics of the six dynasties of the Han and Wei dynasties, the ruins of the Maha Pond of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the courtyard ruins of the Tang Dynasty, the mosaic scattered water path of the Song Dynasty, and the inland river of the Shu Wangfu in the Ming Dynasty.

Wikipedia: 成都东华门遗址 (ZH)

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