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Homeless Pelican spends two days in Chengdu, beginning at Tianfu Square and People’s Park before exploring Kuanzhai Alley and the Giant Panda Breeding Base. He sees pandas and mentions the 55-yuan adult ticket. The trip includes the Tower of Life bamboo fountains, a 100-year-old Guanyin Teahouse, and the Zhongshuge Infinity Bookstore. He tries local food such as Fei Changfen, pork-intestine noodles, and tea, and notes that city bikes can be rented through Alipay for around 1.8 yuan. The route also includes Anshun Bridge, Jiuyanqiao bar street, and Chunxi Road. He recommends metro access to the Panda Base, taking a passport for ticket purchase, and leaving a little tea in the cup before adding hot water. His experience challenges his expectations about Chengdu and China.
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Parks, pandas, and local food
Homeless Pelican explores Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, over 48 hours. He begins at Tianfu Square and visits People’s Park, where he meets locals and practices Tai Chi while using his HoverAir X1 Pro Max drone. At Kuanzhai Alley, he walks through Qing-era lanes with street food and panda decorations.
The Giant Panda Breeding Research Base is a major stop. He sees baby pandas and discusses conservation, with adult tickets costing 55 yuan. He also marvels at the New Century Global Center and tries Fei Changfen, made with pig intestines, at a local restaurant. Later, the Tower of Life bamboo fountains provide a free light show, and the water leaves him soaked.
Teahouse, bookstore, and nightlife
On the second day he visits the Zhongshuge Infinity Bookstore in the suburbs, with mirrored architecture, and the 100-year-old Guanyin Teahouse, where he drinks jasmine tea and learns local tea etiquette. He also visits a science-fiction museum with free entry and unusual exhibits. The route continues to Anshun Bridge and Jiuyanqiao bar street, with live music and street games, before Chunxi Road and its 3D screen and performers.
The video includes practical notes: rent a city bike with Alipay for about 1.8 yuan, use the metro to reach the Panda Base, carry a passport or its photo to buy tickets, and leave a little tea in the cup before adding hot water. The traveler also describes five-minute neighborhoods with bookstores and parks. Despite a cold shower and a frustrating hotel stay, he calls Chengdu one of his favorite cities in China and says it felt different from the media portrayal he had expected.
The visit also includes the Tower of Life bamboo fountains, where a free nighttime light show leaves the vlogger soaked. At the Panda Base, he looks at conservation and sees baby pandas, and he recommends carrying a passport or a photo when buying an adult ticket. Beyond the main attractions, city bikes rented through Alipay cost around 1.8 yuan and have phone holders. The metro trip to the base takes about 40 minutes and costs 5 yuan. These small details help explain how he moves through the city between sights.
At the 100-year-old Guanyin Teahouse, he drinks jasmine tea and learns to leave a little in the cup before more hot water is added. In the surrounding five-minute neighborhoods, he notes quieter streets, bookstores, and parks. Jiuyanqiao bar street runs along the river and offers live music and street games. The final route includes Anshun Bridge and Chunxi Road, with its 3D screen and street performers. Despite a cold shower and a frustrating hotel stay, he says Chengdu is one of his favorite Chinese cities, where old customs and futuristic attractions sit side by side.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: What were the sweet potato noodles like?
- A: Homeless Pelican says the sweet potato noodles looked like shining leather and tasted yummy. He shares that quick reaction as one of the food details from his Chengdu visit.
- Q: What was the most surprising thing you found?
- A: He mentions getting a $1 haircut and not needing a ticket to enter Zhu-long cave. Those unexpected details stood out during his two days in Chengdu, alongside the pandas, teahouse, and city sights.
- Q: How much did the Panda Base cost?
- A: The source says adult admission to the Giant Panda Breeding Base is 55 yuan per person. Homeless Pelican recommends bringing a passport or a photo of it when buying a ticket.
