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Siguniang Mountain & Mount Gongga

Siguniang means "four maidens" in Chinese and this mountain is a popular getaway from Chengdu as there is trekking opportunities here. Also, there is Mount Gongga which is the highest mountain in Sichuan with several glaciers, including the famous Hailougou glacier.

Mount Emei

This mountain is located near to Chengdu and is one of the historical mountains of China. Many tourists visit this mountain when they are in Chengdu & Sichuan.

Giant Buddha at Leshan Leshan Grand Buddha Review

The town of Leshan is located near to Chengdu and there is a giant Buddha statue which is one of the most popular sites in China.

Dujiangyan Historical Irrigation Project

This place is located near to Chengdu, and is an example of one of the achievements of the ancient Chinese civilisation. This project manage to successfully split a major river in Sichuan into two rivers, thereby providing precious water to many people.

Huanglong

Like Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong is another place located near the former which contains many colourful pools of water formed by mineral deposits. Usually, tourist will visit both at the same time, and sometimes they will go to Mouni-gou as well.

Jiuzhaigou

If you have time, you should spend a few days visiting the world renowed Jiuzhaigou area which natural scenery will blow you away !