Temple of the Three Kingdoms
Wuhou Shrine
Wuhou Shrine in Chengdu: the temple of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, a Tang stele of 809, 28 Shu Han dignitaries and the Huiling tomb, never excavated.
Chengdu, China
Chengdu Audio Guide
Walk the capital of Sichuan with 34 audio stops narrated by experts. From the Three Kingdoms temple to the century-old teahouse of People's Park, every place explains how a city of poets, monks and Manchus became the home of the giant panda.
- ~9h of audio
- 7 routes · 34 audio stops
- Offline mode
- English
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- 34Audios
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7 audio guides in Chengdu
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Sichuan's first public park
People's Park
Sichuan's first public park, in Chengdu: the obelisk of the 1911 railway revolt, the 1923 Heming teahouse by the lake and the parents' matchmaking corner.
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Historic Qing-era district
Kuanzhai Alley
The three courtyard alleys that survive from Chengdu's Manchu city (1718): Qing gates, teahouses and a 400 m wall made of bricks from many eras.
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Buddhist monastery
Wenshu Monastery
A working, free Chan Buddhist monastery in central Chengdu: the gate with its old name, jade Buddhas from Burma, the Thousand Buddhas pagoda and tea under the trees.
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Literary shrine of Tang poetry
Du Fu Thatched Cottage
The Chengdu plot where Du Fu wrote more than 240 poems: an axis of commemorative halls, the rebuilt thatched hut, a corridor of red walls and a former Buddhist temple.
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Chengdu's great Taoist temple
Qingyang Palace
Chengdu's great Taoist temple: 17th-century halls, an octagonal pavilion of 81 dragons and two bronze goats polished by worshippers.
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Panda breeding centre
Chengdu Panda Base
What to see at the Chengdu Panda Base: nurseries with cubs, Huahua's villa, the red pandas, the bamboo paths of 1987 and the 69.8 m tower of the 2022 expansion.
Chengdu Audio Guide
What to see in Chengdu with the EarGuide audio guide
Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, keeps almost two millennia of history in its urban core. At Wuhou Shrine, Liu Bei, founder of the Shu kingdom, and his chancellor Zhuge Liang are worshipped together beside a tomb mound that in more than 1,700 years nobody has opened. At the Du Fu Thatched Cottage, the city has spent twelve centuries rebuilding the hut where the poet wrote more than 240 poems, and at Qingyang Palace worshippers still rub two bronze goats. Kuanzhai Alley is all that is left of the Manchu city raised in 1718; People's Park, opened in 1911, brings together the obelisk of the railway revolt and the Heming teahouse, and Wenshu Monastery is still active with its jade Buddhas. To the north, the Chengdu Panda Base went from six rescued pandas in 1987 to 260.
With the EarGuide Chengdu audio guide, every place reveals its history through professional narration prepared by guides who know the city and Sichuan culture inside out. Unlike a free walking tour or a conventional guided visit, you set the pace, the order and the stops. No groups, no timetables, no internet connection.
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No internet needed
Download the routes before you head out and explore without using data.
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Smart geolocation
The narration starts by itself when you reach the point of interest.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about the Chengdu audio guide
How much does the Chengdu audio guide cost?
The EarGuide app is free. The Chengdu audio guide includes 7 independent routes with about nine hours of professional narration spread across 7 sites and 34 audio stops, and it is found inside the app itself.
Do I need an internet connection to use the audio guide?
No. EarGuide works entirely offline. Download the routes over WiFi before you set out and you can use the audio guide with no connection and no data use throughout your walk around Chengdu. The map shows your GPS position in real time even without coverage.
What languages is the Chengdu audio guide available in?
The Chengdu audio guide is available in Spanish and English, with professional narration prepared by guides and experts in the history of Sichuan and of Three Kingdoms China.
How long does the full tour take?
The audio guide brings together 7 independent routes with about nine hours of narration in total, from 45 to 120 minutes per route. They are designed to be spread over two or three days: you can do them separately or string the central ones together in a single walk.
Is the audio guide better than a free walking tour or a guided visit?
They are different experiences. The EarGuide audio guide lets you walk Chengdu without timetables or groups, pause and resume whenever you like, and replay any explanation as often as you need. It suits independent travellers, families and anyone who prefers to understand the city at their own pace, with no prior knowledge of China.
Which landmarks and points of interest does it include?
The Chengdu audio guide covers 7 main sites: Wuhou Shrine, People's Park and the Heming teahouse, Kuanzhai Alley, Wenshu Monastery, the Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Qingyang Palace and the Chengdu Giant Panda Base, with stops that range from Liu Bei's tomb to the Thousand Buddhas pagoda and the panda nurseries.
Can I do it all on foot?
Almost all of it. Kuanzhai Alley, People's Park, Qingyang Palace, the Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Wuhou Shrine and Wenshu Monastery are in the centre and west of the city, between one and five kilometres from one another. The Giant Panda Base lies about ten kilometres to the north, so it is best to get there by transport.
Can I use a purchase in the other EarGuide apps or on another phone?
Yes. Purchases belong to your EarGuide account, not to one app or one phone. A city unlocked in the EarGuide app is also unlocked in that city's own app, and the other way round, on both iPhone and Android. Just sign in with the same account on the other device. The store's “restore purchases” button only covers the app the purchase was made in, so signing in is what carries it across.
Download the Chengdu audio guide free
The Chengdu audio guide is inside the EarGuide app, free and ready to use offline. Carry it in your pocket and explore the city at your own pace.
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