ROUTES ASIA: Complimentary Tours in Chengdu

Why not make the most of your visit to one of the most beautiful regions in China with an exciting tour? Alongside the core business elements of Routes Asia our host, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CDIA) are offering several complimentary tours which are all taking place on Sunday 15th April. Below you will find some information on the tours available:

Panda Home & Kuan Zhai Alley Tour

There are barely 1,000 wild giant pandas in existence today and over 80% of them are living within the Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, China is an ecological breeding and research base established for protecting and saving these highly endangered animals. It is the only giant panda breeding and research base established in a major city in the entire world. After your visit to the panda home travel back to downtown Chengdu to Kuan zhai Alley, the last remains of old Chengdu’s “Millennium Young City” setup and in south China the “only existing copy” of Hutong (bystreet) culture and architecture style of north China. Kuan zhai Alley gets the whole package of tea art, western-style food and drink, cultural and creative goods exhibitions, shops and bars. Here you can find the perfect combination of Chinese traditions and Western culture.

Museum Town of China Tour

The ancient town of Anren has a long history, and is the only awarded world – class museum town in China. The Town now has 27 old combined residences of Chinese and western style, 18 modern museums and 16 key institutions of historic and cultural protected relics, including Liu’s Manor Museum and the Jianchuan Museum settlement. In these museums, there are more than 8 million collections and 136 national first-class historical and cultural relics.

Ancient Shu Culture Tour

The Jinsha Site Museum was discovered in February 2001, and it is the site of the 2nd key ancient city in the historic Shu state found after the Sanxingdui Relic Site, and is seen as the first major archaeological discovery in the 21st century. The site is a corner stone to study the Ancient Shu state civilization and the Jinsha Relic Site, Museum is a themed museum built over the original site. As a theme park-style museum, it is mainly made up of departments of relics and exhibitions and the conservation centre. The remaining vast areas are green spaces of thriving trees which create a beautiful and charming location.

For more information and to book places on any of the tours click here.

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