Sandaoyan Water Town, Pidu 三道堰Sāndàoyàn

About Sandaoyan Water Town, Pidu

A riverside town in northern Pidu, named after a legend that an early Shu ruler built three weirs of bamboo baskets here to divert water for the fields, and once a busy river port and trading post. Its waterfront has been rebuilt as Huili Street, a lane of restaurants, snack stalls, teahouses and shops recreating the look of the late Qing and early Republic, beside canals and small bridges. Small museums in the town cover birdcages, Sichuan cuisine, jade and Han pottery.

How to get to Sandaoyan Water Town, Pidu

About 45 minutes by road north-west of central Chengdu.

Nearby

• Du Fu Thatched Cottage 杜甫草堂 30 km
  Bamboo groves and plum blossom where Du Fu, China's 'Poet-Sage', once lived
• Kuanzhai Alley 宽窄巷子 30 km
  Three restored Qing-era lanes of courtyard gateways, teahouses and Sichuan snacks
• Wenshu Monastery 文殊院 30 km
  An active Buddhist monastery of incense-filled courtyards, a teahouse and vegetarian food
• Chengdu Giant Panda Base 成都大熊猫繁育研究基地 30 km
  Watch giant pandas munch bamboo and tumble about among the trees
• People's Park & Heming Teahouse 人民公园与鹤鸣茶社 30 km
  Bamboo chairs, jasmine tea and roving ear cleaners in Chengdu's favourite park

Also within 20 km: Qinggangshu Village, Pidu 青杠树村 (under 10 km), Wangcong Temple 望丛祠 (under 10 km), Nongke Village, Pidu 农科村 (10 km), Zhanqi Village, Pidu 战旗村 (10 km), Xingfu Tianyuan Rural Park, Wenjiang 幸福田园 (20 km), Guose Tianxiang Amusement Park 国色天乡乐园 (20 km).

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