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===World natural and cultural heritage sites===
====Mount Qingcheng====
[[File:青城山 Mount Qingcheng 2017.jpg|thumb|[[Mount Qingcheng]]]]
[[Mount Qingcheng]] is amongst the most important Taoism sites in China. It is situated in the suburbs of [[Dujiangyan City]] and connected to downtown Chengdu {{convert|70|km|abbr=on}} away by the Cheng-Guan Expressway.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=青城山旅游景区简介 |url=https://gd.huaxia.com/c/2015/09/15/724691.shtml |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=gd.huaxia.com |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529114342/https://gd.huaxia.com/c/2015/09/15/724691.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

With its peak {{convert|1600|m|abbr=on}} above sea level, Mount Qingcheng enjoys a cool climate, but remains a lush green all year round and surrounded by hills and waterways. Mount Qingcheng's Fujian Temple, Tianshi Cave, and Shizu Hall are some of the existing more well-known Taoist holy sites. Shangqing Temple is noted for an evening phosphorescent glow locally referred to as "holy lights".<ref name=":13" />

====Dujiangyan Irrigation System====
The [[Dujiangyan Irrigation System]] ({{convert|58|km|abbr=on}} away from downtown Chengdu) is the oldest existing irrigation project in the world with a history of over 2000 years diverting water without a dam to distribute water and filter sand with an inflow-quantity control. The system was built by Libing and his son. The irrigation system prevents floods and droughts throughout the Plain of Chengdu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=都江堰：可持续水利工程的典范 – 新华网 |url=http://xinhuanet.com/science/20230717/30c5ffcdaa2e4a919a9a667960e0d54b/c.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Xinhua News Agency |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721204602/http://xinhuanet.com/science/20230717/30c5ffcdaa2e4a919a9a667960e0d54b/c.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=都江堰_重点水利工程_河南省水利厅 |url=https://slt.henan.gov.cn/2021/05-27/2153335.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Henan Provincial Water Resources Department |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822133205/https://slt.henan.gov.cn/2021/05-27/2153335.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries====
[[File:Chengdu Research Base Eingang.jpg|thumb|right|Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries]]
Covering a total of {{convert|9245|km2|abbr=on}} over 12 distinct counties and 4 cities, [[Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries]], lie on the transitional alp-canyon belt between the Sichuan Basin and the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. It is the largest remaining continuous habitat for giant pandas and home to more than 80 percent of the world's wild giant pandas. Globally speaking, it is also the most abundant temperate zone of greenery. The reserves of the habitat are {{convert|100|–|200|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from Chengdu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=四川大熊猫栖息地世界自然遗产 |url=http://www.djy.gov.cn/dyjgb_rmzfwz/c129463/2015-10/12/content_b9c07e790a0b4b14b70ba71a97c4f3e3.shtml |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Dujiangyan People's Government}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=云·游中国 {{!}} 四川大熊猫栖息地-中国世界遗产-文旅视频-海牙中国文化中心 |url=https://ccchague.org/news-show-589.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=ccchague.org |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017100704/https://www.ccchague.org/news-show-589.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries are the most well-known of their kind in the world, with Wolong Nature Reserve, generally considered as the "homeland of pandas". It is a core habitat with unique natural conditions, complicated landforms, and a temperate climate with diverse wildlife. Siguniang Mountain, sometimes called the "Oriental Alpine" is approximately {{convert|230|km|abbr=on}} away from downtown Chengdu, and is composed of four adjacent peaks of the Traversal Mountain Range. Among the four peaks, the fourth and highest stands {{convert|6250|m|abbr=on}} above sea level, and is perpetually covered by snow.<ref>{{Cite web |title=世界自然遗产——四川大熊猫栖息地 |url=https://gd.huaxia.com/c/2015/09/15/724693.shtml |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=gd.huaxia.com |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015065452/https://gd.huaxia.com/c/2015/09/15/724693.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=走进全球最大最完整的大熊猫栖息地——四川大熊猫栖息地｜跟着小观"云"游四川②_四川在线 |url=https://sichuan.scol.com.cn/ggxw/202210/58739295.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=sichuan.scol.com.cn |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002070752/https://sichuan.scol.com.cn/ggxw/202210/58739295.html |url-status=live }}</ref>