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For centuries, the Leshan Giant Buddha, situated at the confluence of the Minjiang, Qingyi, and Dadu Rivers, has stood facing Leshan city across the water, witnessing generations of urban and cultural transformation.Leshan Day CruiseCruising gently along the Min River, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of this magnificent world heritage site from the water. As the boat glides, the shimmering river blends with the lush green mountains on both banks, creating a picturesque natural scene. Away from the city’s hustle and bustle, visitors can fully embrace the fresh air and serene atmosphere on board. The smooth sailing of the cruise ensures comfort, making it an ideal way to experience the grandeur of the Leshan Giant Buddha and the surrounding stunning scenery. This unforgettable journey offers a perfect blend of culture and nature.

Tianfu Square is a famous landmark and representative symbol of Chengdu. Tianfu Plaza is also one of Chengdu’s transportation hubs and a transfer point between Metro Lines 1 and 2. At the center of the plaza stands a magnificently large statue of Chairman Mao. Famous sites such as the new wing of the Chengdu Museum, the Sichuan Science and Technology Museum and the Jincheng Art Palace are all nearby. Many of Chengdu’s famous tourist sites are located near Tianfu Plaza. Chunxi Road and Chengdu Wangfujing are to the east. The Wenshuyuan Monastery is located to the north. People’s Park, Kuanzhai Alley and Jinli are located to the west.

Qingcheng Houshan is located near Qingcheng and features numerous interesting sites throughout its foothills, including Tai’An Ancient Town and Tai’An Temple. The fragrant clouds of incense in Qingcheng Houshan gently fill the air, yet the surroundings are clear and pure. The region is quiet and tranquil. This area is especially suitable for leisurely travel by foot. When compared to Qingcheng, this is a softer, gentler experience. An adventurous traveler will find a small farmhouse or charming bed and breakfast to spend a day or two and breathe in the fresh mountain air while exhaling the stress of city living. It is a quiet , quaint, comfortable area.

The 32nd Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival will open at China Lantern World on January 24, 2026.This year’s lantern festival, themed “Illuminating China, Building Dreams for the Future,” features ten major sections including “Chinese Knot Boulevard,” “Fortune Square,” “Mulan’s Legend,” “Intangible Cultural Heritage Crafts,” and “Wonderful China.” With 11 large-scale lantern installations and over 200 medium and small lantern displays, it creates an immersive celebration blending intangible cultural heritage techniques with cutting-edge digital technology, presenting visitors with a vibrant artistic panorama of “harmonious coexistence.”This is a spectacular lantern festival blending ancient and modern artistry, where Zigong lanterns, tie-dyeing, paper-cutting, and other intangible cultural heritage techniques are intricately woven with Chinese mythological epics and classic historical tales. Centered around the imagery of the Year of the Horse, the event brilliantly showcases numerous folk stories, ancient legends, and cultural elements through dazzling light displays.The “Chinese knot gate” lantern installation, standing 35m tall with a design inspired by traditional Chinese knots, achieves visual harmony from both front and back views, resembling a time portal connecting past and present. The massive “Mystic China” lantern group, approx. 210m long, draws from Zhuangzi’s legendary imagery of the giant Kun fish transforming into a roc bird, using mythological storytelling to showcase national strength and ethnic pride. The 22m-tall “Yearly fortune” Nian beast lantern features AI interactive systems enabling heartwarming “dialogues” between humans and this ancient auspicious creature. For the upcoming Year of the Horse, the 180m-long “Mulan’s legend” installation—based on the Ballad of Mulan—pairs dynamic horse sculptures with the heroine’s heroic bearing, conveying profound patriotic sentiment.This is a creative wonderland where “anything can become a lantern,”This year’s lantern festival pushes creative boundaries by integrating eco-friendly recycled materials like blue-and-white porcelain, straw, medicine bottles, and chili peppers with local cultural elements and trendy materials like pipe cleaners into thematic lantern displays. These installations not only embody the eco-conscious concept of “turning waste into treasure,” but also revitalize ordinary materials through intangible cultural heritage craftsmanship, artistically conveying the cultural philosophy that “all things have spirit, and masterful artistry unites them.”In the “Imagine the Future” section, the dreamy lantern display “Fantasy Lantern Collection” draws inspiration from children’s artwork, featuring nearly 6,000 paintings by kids worldwide. Master lantern artisans, like modern-day “Magic Paintbrush Ma Liang,” transform these youthful creations into vibrant lanterns. These imaginative works transcend skin color, age, and nationality, using light and shadow as bridges to connect children’s innocent dreams globally, planting the seeds of “Zigong lanterns” across the world.This immersive experience showcases technology’s transformative power across all scenarios. The lantern festival breaks from traditional viewing modes, focusing on “tech-enhanced engagement” by incorporating AI interaction, smart touch controls, and light-responsive effects that visitors can manually trigger. A virtual digital human alliance and AR-integrated robotic dinosaurs create cross-era interactive experiences. Cutting-edge technology seamlessly connects viewing, playing, sensing, and reflecting – revitalizing millennia-old lantern traditions for the digital age.Additionally, the 300m-long “Salt Street Lantern Market” has been transformed into a themed photo street, featuring diverse photo spots including classical pavilions, cyber light installations, and folk markets. Costume and prop rental services are available to meet various photography needs. The entire park offers a 360-degree immersive performance experience, with NPCs playing dedicated scripted roles. The storyline unfolds naturally along the route through interactive dialogues and fun tasks, creating a deeply immersive experience where “every step reveals a new scene, and every scene tells a story.”As countless lights illuminate the new year across this ancient land, it transforms into a flowing epic of light and shadow. This is not merely a meeting of craftsmanship and technology, but a profound dialogue between timeless heritage and future aspirations.Let’s anticipate together how this luminous spectacle will brilliantly reimagine ancient tales through light and shadow, allowing the celestial river of Chinese heritage to flow gently within every lantern’s glow.

Luzhou Laojiao Tourist Area is in Guojiao Plaza, Sanxing Street, Jiangyang District, Luzhou. The scenic area has a wine history exhibition hall, the Longquan Well, a wine center and other scenic spots. It is a famous wine cultural tourist area built by Luzhou Laojiao. Luzhou wine cultural relics are displayed in the wine history exhibition hall. Visitors to the gallery show can see the production site of pure handmade winemaking techniques. Visitors who love wine culture should not miss it.

The Jinsha Site Museum is located in the northwest of Chengdu city. It is an archaeological museum built on the original site of the Jinsha Site, an important archaeological discovery of the ancient Shu civilization, to protect, study and display the Jinsha Site and the ancient Shu civilization.In April 2007, the Jinsha Site Museum was officially opened to the public. The museum covers an area of 300,000 square meters, with a total building area of about 40,000 square meters. It is divided into the Relics Hall, Exhibition Hall, Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration Center, Cultural Exchange Center, Garden Area and other parts. The collection of cultural relics is rich in variety and complete in system, and all have high historical, scientific, cultural and artistic value. The exhibition comprehensively displays the glory of the ancient Shu Jinsha Kingdom from multiple angles such as archaeological sites, ecological environment, production and life, religious sacrifices, and cultural background.The Jinsha Site was rated as one of the “Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in China in 2001”, a national key cultural relic protection unit and one of the first national archaeological site parks, and was selected together with the Sanxingdui Site into the “China World Cultural Heritage Tentative List”. The “Sun Bird” gold ornament pattern unearthed from the Jinsha Site was identified as the symbol of China’s cultural heritage and the core pattern of Chengdu’s city image logo.The Jinsha Site Museum is now a national AAAA-level tourist Attraction, a national first-class museum, a national research and practice education base for primary and secondary school students, and a Sichuan Province postdoctoral innovation and practice base.

The Jianmen Pass is located in Jiange County between Dajian Mountain and Xiaojian Mountain. It has been famous throughout history, holding an important position militarily due to its precipitous topography and ease of defense. Visitors to the scenic area can take the easier “Bird Path” of the mountain, or the “Ape Route,” which requires renting professional mountain climbing equipment.