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Chengdu Metro · Line 1 · Line guide

35 stations 41 km Opened September 27, 2010

DISCOVER THE CITY BY METRO

From Wenshu to Tianfu Square, with the lake for another day.

Highlights include Wenshu Monastery, Chengdu Museum, Xinglong Lake. Pick one or two according to your interests and opening arrangements, allowing time beyond the station.

Chengdu Museum, archival view
Chengdu Museum, archival view

THE STOPS

Where will you get off?

Follow the line order and choose a neighbourhood, a view or somewhere to slow down.

3 places

01Line 1Wenshu Monastery
Wenshu Monastery ↗

Wenshu Monastery

Make time for a visit at this stop

A Buddhist monastery in central Chengdu, with traditional halls, courtyards and cultural collections amid a lively surrounding neighbourhood.

Getting there

Start from Wenshu Monastery and plan the onward walk or connection to the destination entrance. The station itself is not the entrance.

Allow around · About 1–2 hours, according to interest

Chengdu Museum, archival view02
Tianfu Square ↗

Chengdu Museum

Make time for a visit at this stop

On the west side of Tianfu Square, the museum presents Chengdu's urban history and folk life, with shadow-puppet, puppet and temporary exhibitions.

Getting there

Start from Tianfu Square and plan the onward walk or connection to the destination entrance. The station itself is not the entrance.

Allow around · About 1–2 hours, according to interest

03Line 1Xinglong Lake
Xinglong Lake ↗

Xinglong Lake

Make time for a visit at this stop

A lake, wetlands and waterfront green spaces in Tianfu New Area, suited to lakeside walks and observing waterbirds and urban nature.

Getting there

Start from Xinglong Lake and plan the onward walk or connection to the destination entrance. The station itself is not the entrance.

Allow around · About 1–2 hours, according to interest

BEFORE YOU GO

A little planning goes a long way.

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Check opening and admission

Venues, gardens and events have their own opening and ticket arrangements. Visit durations are editorial estimates, not opening hours or train times; choose only the stops that interest you.

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