Chengdu & Lijiang is a travel guide to our favourite spots for a family trip: Chengdu, then Lijiang in Yunnan.
It lists what we did and loved, with our own photos and a few practical tips. It was put together by Marissa, a counsellor, in a gentle, plain voice: take what suits your family.
What is it?
A family trip guide in A4 PDF format, 12 pages long. Read it on a phone or tablet, or print the pages you want to carry. It follows the order of our own trip. We spent two days in Chengdu, then used Club Med Lijiang as a base for Lijiang Old Town, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Impression Lijiang, Baisha Old Town and more. Red “Must-do” tags mark the things we would not skip. Everything else is a gentle suggestion.
What does it help you do?
Plan a first day in Chengdu around the giant pandas, Kuanzhai Alley and hot pot
Find a calm stop in Chengdu: Wenshu Monastery and its calligraphy tea shop
See how Club Med Lijiang can work as a base for the whole area
Spend a slow day in Lijiang Old Town and see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Fit Impression Lijiang, Baisha Old Town, Spruce Meadow and the Flower Park into your days
Pick what to try in Baisha: four must-tries, from yak hot pot to crossing-the-bridge noodles
Who is it for?
Families planning a trip to Chengdu and Lijiang, especially with children
Anyone who likes a short, personal guide more than a long list of attractions
Friends and relatives who ask “where should we go?” and would like a clear answer
How does it work?
The guide follows our route page by page.
Our route (page 2): the plan at a glance and how to use the guide
Chengdu (pages 3 to 4): pandas, Kuanzhai Alley, hot pot, Taikoo Li and Wenshu Monastery
Lijiang (pages 5 to 11): Club Med as a base, Old Town and the mountain, Impression Lijiang theatre, Baisha Old Town (two pages), Spruce Meadow with mushroom picking, and the Flower Park with the Club Med photo shoot
Chengdu & Lijiang is a travel guide to our favourite spots for a family trip: Chengdu, then Lijiang in Yunnan.
It lists what we did and loved, with our own photos and a few practical tips. It was put together by Marissa, a counsellor, in a gentle, plain voice: take what suits your family.
What is it?
A family trip guide in A4 PDF format, 12 pages long. Read it on a phone or tablet, or print the pages you want to carry. It follows the order of our own trip. We spent two days in Chengdu, then used Club Med Lijiang as a base for Lijiang Old Town, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Impression Lijiang, Baisha Old Town and more. Red “Must-do” tags mark the things we would not skip. Everything else is a gentle suggestion.
What does it help you do?
Plan a first day in Chengdu around the giant pandas, Kuanzhai Alley and hot pot
Find a calm stop in Chengdu: Wenshu Monastery and its calligraphy tea shop
See how Club Med Lijiang can work as a base for the whole area
Spend a slow day in Lijiang Old Town and see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Fit Impression Lijiang, Baisha Old Town, Spruce Meadow and the Flower Park into your days
Pick what to try in Baisha: four must-tries, from yak hot pot to crossing-the-bridge noodles
Who is it for?
Families planning a trip to Chengdu and Lijiang, especially with children
Anyone who likes a short, personal guide more than a long list of attractions
Friends and relatives who ask “where should we go?” and would like a clear answer
How does it work?
The guide follows our route page by page.
Our route (page 2): the plan at a glance and how to use the guide
Chengdu (pages 3 to 4): pandas, Kuanzhai Alley, hot pot, Taikoo Li and Wenshu Monastery
Lijiang (pages 5 to 11): Club Med as a base, Old Town and the mountain, Impression Lijiang theatre, Baisha Old Town (two pages), Spruce Meadow with mushroom picking, and the Flower Park with the Club Med photo shoot
