Welcome to Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, where giant pandas delight tourists at the Chengdu Breeding Research Base. Though a modern city, Chengdu is where life happens in the back streets, with crowds waiting outside hot-pot restaurants, and tea houses abuzz with mahjong players and their noisy tile-shuffling game.
Facts
Population: |
16.04 million (2018) |
Currency: |
1 RMB = 10 jiao |
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Emergency numbers: |
Police: 110 Ambulance: 120 Fire: 119 |
Newspapers: |
Chengdu Business (in Chinese and English) West China City Daily (in Chinese) China Daily (in Chinese, English and French) |
Opening hours: |
Most banks, malls and supermarkets are open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays, some supermarkets are open until 10:00 PM. |
Tourist information: |
Chengdu Tourism Bureau (Xinnanmen Center) Phone: +86 28 8548 2323, +86 28 8548 2233
Chengdu Tourism Bureau (Chunxi Road) Phone: +86 28 8672 1166 Opening hours: 9:00 AM - 8:30 PM |
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