Region guide
Sichuan & the Sichuan Basin Travel Guide 2026
Giant pandas, fiery Sichuan food, Buddhist mountain peaks, and the high passes into Tibet and Yunnan.
Region guide
Giant pandas, fiery Sichuan food, Buddhist mountain peaks, and the high passes into Tibet and Yunnan.
4 cities · Giant pandas, fiery Sichuan food, Buddhist mountain peaks, and the high passes into Tibet and Yunnan.
The relaxed capital of Sichuan — home of the giant panda, the world's most celebrated spicy cuisine, ancient teahouse culture, and the gateway to western China …
UNESCO-listed sacred Buddhist mountain in Sichuan, home to the Golden Summit at 3,079m, a Sea of Clouds that stretches to the horizon, and monasteries where mon…
The "last Shangri-La" — three sacred snow peaks above 6,000m, turquoise glacial lakes at 4,500m, and Tibetan villages scattered across the high Sichuan-Tibet fr…
The gateway to Mount Emei (峨眉山, Éméi Shān), one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains — a 3,099m peak with a golden summit temple, wild Tibetan macaques, an…
April–May and September–October work for most of China. Sichuan & the Sichuan Basin has its own peak season — check the individual city guides for timing.
High-speed rail covers most major cities in Sichuan & the Sichuan Basin; smaller towns use regional trains or buses. Each city guide has transport links.
Mainland China uses one national visa policy. Hong Kong and Macau have separate entry rules, so check those city guides if they are included in Sichuan & the Sichuan Basin.
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