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Sichuan

Gastronomy, pandas, nature, and Tibetan culture.

Province sheet

Understanding the territory

Sichuan is a province in China connected to the Southwest tourist region. Its administrative centre is Chengdu. This sheet gathers useful références to locate the destination, understand accèss, identify key cities and prepare a coherent itinerary.

Official typeProvince
CentreChengdu
Tourist zoneSouthwest
Indicative seasonMarch-June, September-November
Territory

Area and population

Area : Approximately 486,000 km²

Population : Approximately 83 million inhabitants

Saisons

Climatee and recommended period

Humid, misty basin, cold mountains.

Generally favourable period: March-June, September-November.

Useful cities and areas

  • Chengdu, Leshan, Emeishan, Jiuzhaigou, Kangding, Aba.

Known landmarks

  • Chengdu, pandas, Leshan, Jiuzhaigou
Travel integration

Why include Sichuan in a journey?

Sichuan can enrich a China itinerary with practical accèss points, complementary stages and a clearer reading of the territory.

What to see

  • Chengdu, pandas, Leshan, Jiuzhaigou

What to do

Airports

Chengdu Tianfu TFU and Chengdu Shuangliu CTU. Chengdu is the main hub of the Southwest.

Train

Very good connections from Chengdu to Chongqing, Xian, Leshan, and other regional cities.

Transfers

Chengdu-Leshan: about 1 hour by high-speed train. Jiuzhaigou and Tibetan areas require more logistics.

In your journey

Useful information

Sichuan helps locate the main accèss points, référence cities and distances to consider in an itinerary. These practical details should be combined with the corresponding tourist région page.