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Sightseeing is the best way by which any tourist can
get acquainted to the land that you are paying a visit
to. Sightseeing
in Chengdu obviously forms a very important part
of your Chengdu
tour.
The main aspects of Sightseeing in Chengdu include-
Qingyang Gong Temple in Chengdu - this is a
Daoist Monastery and it is a very important cultural
and historical sight that one should not miss. There
are a number of attractive points that are associated
with the Qingyang Gong. The main one is a complete set
of pear wood printing plates with scriptures engraved
on them. This is a very rare scripture that bears the
Daoist canon. The grounds have six halls, a room for
printing these Daoist texts and a separate room for
the worshipping of the Daoist sages. The Hall of Three
Purities or the Sanqing Dian is the main edifice of
the monastery and the nest most important building is
the Bagua Ting or the Pavilion of the Eight Trigrams.
Sanxing Dui Bowuguan- this is a spiral shaped
modern museum that was opened in 1997 and it contains
one of the most amazing connections of ritual bronzes,
masks ancient sculptures pf China.
Sichuan Daxue Bowuguan - this museum contains
ritual instruments, Han and Tang dynasty Buddhist carvings,
talisman blocks, clothing worn by shamans from the Eastern
Han dynasty (25-220) to the Qing dynasty (1644-1912),
a shadow puppet theater, bronzes from Ba and Shu cultures.
Mt. Qingcheng in Chengdu- it is one of the most
beautiful and one of the most serene mountains that
you can ever find. It has got luxuriant forests, evergreen
trees and the beauty of the place is really enchanting.
This mountain is also known as the "Supernatural
Being's Capital" and it is really one of best spots
for Sightseeing in Chengdu.
There are numerous attractions of the place and you
can find all the information that you need in the China Travel Guide.
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