Your itinerary begins at the Western Sichuan Garden. The garden features exquisite compact layouts, with streams surging from underground channels, meandering through pebble beds, complemented by numerous small bridges and serene pools that evoke natural charm and water culture themes.
Next, you'll visit Dujiangyan, a World Cultural Heritage site built during the Warring States Period by Li Bing, the Governor of Shu Commandery in the Qin State. It is the world's oldest surviving damless water diversion system. Its core comprises three main structures—Fish Mouth Dike for water splitting, Feisha Weir for sediment flushing, and Baopingkou for irrigation intake—supplemented by inner dikes, V-shaped embankments, and other facilities that ingeniously integrate water division, flood discharge, sediment removal, and irrigation, still nourishing approximately 9 million mu of farmland on the Chengdu Plain. Known as the "millennial guardian treasure" of the "Land of Abundance," key sights include Fish Mouth Ridge, Feisha Weir, Baopingkou, Anlan Suspension Bridge, and Erwang Temple, offering elevated views and insights into the wisdom of "deep dredging of channels and low weir construction."
Lunch features the curated Panda Impression Restaurant in Dujiangyan.
After lunch, head to the theater for the Sichuan Opera's iconic "Face-Changing" , a vital element of this traditional opera form and a treasured art co-created and passed down by generations of performers.
Around 14:00, explore Dujiangyan Panda Valley. Covering 2,004 mu, it includes three giant panda ecological enclosures, return breeding houses, red panda free-range areas, San Sheng Temple lakeside scenery, science zones, dining/rest areas, and research facilities. Linking the Chengdu Plain upfront with the Longmen Mountains behind, situated at the junction of Qionglai and Minshan ranges, its pristine water and rich ecosystem foster exceptional biodiversity. Panda enthusiasts can view giant and red pandas up close, snap photos with red pandas, and enjoy intimate encounters.
At night, you can choose the romantic Jinjiang Night Cruise from Dongmen Wharf, a 30-minute boat ride admiring the brilliantly lit Anshun Covered Bridge, water curtain light shows, and sailboat performances, immersing in "Tianfu Night Charm"; or join the Hongdingyan Banquet at Zhaoshang Damo Square Theater, savoring imperial hotpot while watching a 360° Sichuan Opera face-changing and fire-spitting show.
