Chengdu, honestly, when you are ready.
Foundational guides for a first visit: getting in and around, payments, Sichuan dish types, common pitfalls, and a three-day shape. Built but not launched — pages stay noindex until the publisher opens the city.
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Chengdu · 6 foundational guides
Getting into Chengdu: Shuangliu, Tianfu, and the train.
CTU and TFU are not interchangeable. Visa rules are national. Confirm airport-link times on official pages — we do not invent fares.
Getting around Chengdu: metro, and the official panda base.
Use the official Chengdu Metro map. The panda base is a real official institution — tickets and hours on its official site only.
Paying in Chengdu: the same national apps, official fees.
Alipay and WeChat Pay; official 2026 rule is a 3% fee above ¥200 (inclusive waiver at ¥200). A hotpot bill can go over the threshold.
What to eat in Chengdu: Sichuan dish types, not a pot ranking.
Hotpot, mapo tofu, dandan noodles, fuqi feipian, chuanchuan — dish types. You can ask for mild. We do not invent restaurants.
Chengdu, honestly: the usual first-timer pitfalls.
The wrong airport, a panda plan without an official ticket, and a hotter pot than you meant. No invented scare stories.
A first three days in Chengdu (a shape, not a diary).
A gentle city day, the official panda base, and a neighbourhood-and-food day. No invented restaurants, and no mountain squeezed in.