QIVOYAGE TRAVEL GUIDE

Chengdu Travel Guide

A practical, local-first Chengdu travel guide for first-time visitors — covering visa and arrival, transport, where to stay, food, things to do and essential travel tips, with Chengdu as your gateway to Sichuan.

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Find the answer you need

Six essentials for a first Chengdu trip. As the library grows, these become the main gateways into deeper local guides.

01Visa & Entry

Transit rules, arrival planning and what to prepare before China.

Read guide → 02Things to Do

Start with the places and experiences that define a first Chengdu visit.

Explore → 03Food & Drink

What to eat, how to order and how to experience Chengdu beyond hotpot.

Eat like a local → 04Where to Stay

Choose a neighbourhood based on your route, pace and travel style.

Compare areas → 05Getting Around

Metro, taxis, high-speed rail and the practical side of moving around.

Get oriented → 06Travel Tips

Payments, apps, internet access and the small details that make travel easier.

Prepare smarter →

FIRST TIME IN CHENGDU?

Start with these three

A simple reading order for someone still deciding how Chengdu fits into a China trip.

01 · ARRIVE

Understand visa-free transit first.

Know whether Chengdu can work as a short stop or part of a wider China itinerary.

Visa & Entry Guide → 02 · EXPLORE

Decide what deserves your time.

See the essential Chengdu experiences before filling every hour of the trip.

Things to Do → 03 · PREPARE

Handle the practical details.

Sort out payments, apps and everyday travel friction before you arrive.

Travel Tips →

THE LIBRARY

All Chengdu Guides

6 published guides and growing. New local stories, neighbourhood notes, heritage and food discoveries will live here.

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Turn useful information into a better route.

Compare the places around Chengdu, then use the planner when you are ready to put the pieces together.

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