Chengdu surrounding tour "Nanchong two days and one night" is enough to read this article
You must go to Nanchong, feel the evening breeze of the Jialing River, walk along the Riverside Avenue, see the thousand-year-old White Pagoda, stroll around the Western Hills, listen to the Buddhist chanting of the Qingquan Temple, check out the Five-Star Garden, and feel the early summer in the Fruit City.
As the birthplace of the Three Kingdoms culture and the Spring Festival culture, Nanchong has simple folk customs and elegant folkways. It is a place where the Three Kingdoms culture, silk culture, red culture and Jialing River culture blend together to create a brilliant future. This has created Nanchong's long history and profound cultural atmosphere.
⛺「Most recommended attractions」
Xishan Scenic Area:
Nanchong Xishan is like a green barrier, surrounding the west of the city. The beautiful natural landscape of mountains and rivers and lush forests is known as the "Beautiful Xishan".
It is recommended to take the cable car directly to the bottom of Qile Temple, and then climb to the top to overlook the whole Nanchong, especially when the weather is fine and the bamboo shadows are colorful. It is really beautiful and deserves the title of "Scenic Spot in Shu".
Cable car one-way ticket: 30r/person. Round trip ticket: 50r/person
Tickets: 5r (no tickets are required for the cable car)
Baita Park:
Baita Park is an urban comprehensive park that faces the city center across the river and is connected to the city center by a bridge. Baita, commonly known as the "Song Dynasty White Pagoda", was originally named "Wulian Pagoda". It was built during the Jianlong period of the Northern Song Dynasty (960 AD), more than a thousand years ago. There are also Baoshou Temple, Wang Ping's Tomb and Tianwang Hall in the park.
Whenever the morning breeze blows, the sound of the "White Pagoda Morning Bell" is melodious and refreshing, and it is one of the eight scenic spots in Chongcheng.
Ticket price: Free admission
Nanchong Museum:
The first comprehensive city museum in Nanchong City has four floors and houses the most representative cultural relics in Nanchong. The most recommended items in the museum include "Western Zhou Dynasty Tiger Pattern Bronze Axe, Southern Song Dynasty Gilded Flower Pattern Silver Plate, Eastern Han Dynasty Gilded Pot-carrying Bronze Bird.
There are five locations in the museum, with 46 stamps, which are located on the left side of Jialing Changge, opposite the elevator on the second floor, on the left side of Xunmeng Sanguo, at the entrance of Sui Shi Chunfeng, and on the right side of Silk City Fengyun
Museum opening hours: 09:00--17:00 (closed on Mondays)
Recommended visiting time: about 1.5h--2h
1227 Night Market:
Located on Hongguang Road, Shunqing District, the night view here is much more beautiful and lively than during the day. It is recommended to have a snack and watch the night view at night. The price-performance ratio is good. Then go to Shunqing Prefecture Office (formerly the government office of Nanchong) next to the square. You can go for a walk to digest the food.
Medical Street:
When you come to Nanchong, you have to talk about the secret "Medical Street" behind North Sichuan Medical College. This is a relatively old snack street in Nanchong, with a wide variety of shops on both sides of the street! There are countless snacks at a glance. If you are not careful, you will eat too much.
Qingquan Temple:
Located on Qingquan Mountain by the Jialing River in Nanchong City, it was first built in the Tang Dynasty and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. It has a mountain gate, old temple gate, bell tower, drum tower, Ksitigarbha Hall, Arhat Hall, Daxiong Hall, etc. It is also one of the most popular temples in Nanchong.
Lingyun Mountain:
Lingyun Mountain Scenic Area consists of three major parts: Lingyun Mountain Taoist Culture Tourist Area, Baishan Buddhist Culture Tourist Area, and Tushan Confucian Culture Tourist Area. The main attractions include Sanqing Hall, Natural Sleeping Buddha, Zhenwu Palace, etc. The natural scenery of the scenic area with continuous mountains and towering trees has four major characteristics: majestic, strange, dangerous and secluded.
🛬【Game guide】:
"Two-day and one-night tour route in Nanchong"
Day 1: Xishan Scenic Area--Nanchong Museum--Impression of Jialing River Wetland--1277 Night Market/Medical Street
Day 2: Lingyun Mountain--Baita Park--Qingquan Temple
🏨【Accommodation Guide】:
The Hyatt Place Nanchong is the first choice. It has a private view of the Jialing River. As the top luxury hotel in Nanchong, the service is very good, the restaurant scenery is also very good, and the heated swimming pool and gym are also very photogenic.
Nanchong Tianfu Shangya Hotel has a panoramic view of the river, a double sail exterior, and many delicious restaurants nearby. The service is also very good.
Traffic Tips:
The first choice is to drive there, which takes about 2 hours; you can also take the high-speed rail from Chengdu to Nanchong, and then take a taxi to the hotel/take the bus (the bus in Nanchong is very convenient and there are many routes)
If you are from other provinces, you can take a flight ✈️ directly to Nanchong Gaoping Airport, and then take a taxi to the city