Packages · 行程

Days arranged the night before, over tea.

We do not sell tours. There is no coach, no flag, no headset. There is a car when you need one, a teacher in the bamboo, and a table booked in town — and the rest of the day left alone.

2–4Nights

Max 6Guests per house

Year roundExcept festivals

01 · 武术 · Wushu

Master Wang Yao teaching Qingcheng tai chi

Learn Qingcheng martial arts from a living carrier of the tradition.

Master Wang Yao — the owner of Pu Zhi She — is a recognised bearer of Qingcheng martial arts, a Taoist fighting tradition that has been practised on this mountain for over a thousand years. His school, Qingcheng Longqiao Martial Arts Institute, teaches students from around the world.

Your lesson begins with standing meditation — zhan zhuang — on the rooftop dojo, the mountain spread below you. Then gentle tai chi forms, progressing to the Qingcheng sword if you are still standing after ninety minutes. No uniform required; a loose shirt and flat shoes will do. All levels welcome, from first-timers to experienced practitioners.

Qingcheng martial arts is one of the intangible cultural heritage traditions of Sichuan. Unlike the better-known northern styles, Qingcheng emphasises softness, breath and internal energy — the same principles that underpin the tai chi you see in parks across China. This is the source.

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Lesson90 min, private or small group
When07:00 dawn session, or sunset
ForAny level, all ages welcome
LocationRooftop dojo, Pu Zhi She

02 · 青山 · Qingcheng Mountain

One of the birthplaces of Taoism, and it looks it.

Mount Qingcheng is one of the most important Taoist mountains in China. Founded in the Eastern Han dynasty (AD 142), its temples have been continuously occupied for nearly two thousand years. The mountain is covered in cypress and bamboo, the paths are stone, and the air smells like pine and incense.

From Pu Zhi She you can see the whole range — the main peak, Laojunge Pavilion, and the surrounding ridges that gave Qingcheng its name: "the green city," because from a distance the forested hills look like the walls of a city. You are staying inside the view.

The lower trail takes about two hours on foot, passing temples where monks have served tea to travellers for centuries. The cable car saves your knees on the way down. Allow four to six hours, longer if you stop for a vegetarian lunch at one of the temple kitchens.

From the house20 min by car to the gate
Walk2–6 h depending on route
UNESCO statusWorld Heritage Site, 2000
Best timeEarly morning, before the coaches

Qingcheng Mountain trail through cypress forest

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03 · 堰 · Dujiangyan Irrigation System

Two thousand years of water, still dividing a river by hand.

The Dujiangyan Irrigation System was built in 256 BC by Li Bing and his son during the Warring States period. Unlike a dam, it does not block the river — it divides it. The Min River is split into four channels that irrigate the Chengdu plain, preventing floods in summer and sustaining agriculture year-round. It is still in use today.

UNESCO called it "the only surviving non-dam irrigation system in the world." The plain it waters has fed Chengdu for over two millennia — the city would not exist without it. Walking across the weir, you are stepping on the same stones that Li Bing laid.

We go in the late afternoon, when the coach tours are leaving and the water is loud. Forty minutes from Pu Zhi She. The light across the river at sunset is extraordinary — golden on the water, the temples dark against the hills.

From the house40 min by car
Walk1.5–2 h, flat paths
UNESCO statusWorld Heritage Site, 2000
Best light16:00–18:00, late afternoon

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The panda morning2 nightsPanda car & ticketsAsk

Panda + mountain3 nightsPanda, Qingcheng, one dinner¥XXX

The four doors4 nightsAll four, plus wushu¥XXX

The whole house2+ nightsFour rooms, all arrangementsOn request

How it works

You arrive. We have already made the calls.

Tell us on the first evening which doors interest you. By breakfast the car, the tickets, the teacher and the table are settled — and written on the board by the door, so nobody has to remember anything.

Change your mind at nine in the morning? That is also fine. Half of what we arrange can be moved to the next day.

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