Chengdu is an important economic, commercial and cultural center of China's southwest region. Visitors can easily bicycle across this enchanting, tree-lined city and visit the River View pavilion, the Sichuan Provincial Museum, and numerous shops selling Chendu's justly famous silk embroidery, bamboo goods, lacquerware and many other products native to this region. Of course, do not miss the opportunity to enjoy authentic Sichuan cuisine. Prominent in this complex is Lohan Hall, with 500 Buddhist statues dating from the 17th century. Today it irrigates 1.8 million acres of land.
Visitors get a first-hand view of the ingenious engineering that still drives the system.
Situated 127 miles northwest of Chongqing, Dazu is viewed as the most colorful and best preserved of China's great Buddhist grottoes. Each carving depicts a legend or scene from ancient life. Among the most famous carvings are the Thousand-Arm Goddess of Mercy, the Sleeping Buddha and the magnificent Wheel of the Universe. Mt. Emei, also called Emeishan, is 139 miles south of Chengdu. One of China's four Holy Buddhist Mountains, Mt Emei is famous the world over for its deep forests, dancing waterfalls, and snow-capped Golden Summit, reaching more than 10,000 feet into the sky.