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Mount Qingcheng

DujiangyanDedicated-day plan

Mount Qingcheng

Choose Qingcheng's Front Mountain for Daoist temples or the Back Mountain for stream walks. Understand Tianshi Dong and Shangqing Gong, assess the steps remaining after a cableway, use foreign-passport admission correctly and plan the actual return exit.

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Leshan Giant Buddha

LeshanHalf-day plan

Leshan Giant Buddha

Compare close land viewing with river panorama, follow the October 2026 Lingyun route while Nine-Bend Path is closed, understand carving and water conservation, and distinguish passport service, boat products, piers and return transport.

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Mount Emei

EmeishanDedicated-day plan

Mount Emei

Choose Golden Summit or a substantive temple visit, secure the separate timed high-mountain vehicle, calculate admission and cableways, account for construction and descent reservations, and read Wannian's bronze and brick hall with real historical context.

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Huanglong

SongpanDedicated-day plan

Huanglong

Choose an assisted upper-pool visit or a limited valley walk, read Huanglong's travertine terraces, account for the 2.4km upper connection, use the final optional vehicle tariff, resolve passport booking and preserve an altitude-aware return.

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Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon

ZhangjiajieHalf-day plan

Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon

Choose currently sold A or B tickets, understand bridge-first and canyon-first exits, compare actual booking prices with the older catalogue, read the suspension structure and resolve passport fields, optional rides and your return transfer.

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Fenghuang Ancient Town

FenghuangDedicated-day plan

Fenghuang Ancient Town

Separate public streets from paid interiors and boat products, choose a reachable room, read Shen Congwen’s courtyard home and material-culture work, visit Huang Yongyu’s gallery and plan the last transfer from the high-speed station.

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