Who we are
Chengdu Insider is written and edited by a small independent team with first-hand experience of Chengdu and Sichuan. We are not a tourism board, a tour operator, or an affiliate of any attraction, hotel, or restaurant. The site exists because most English-language Chengdu content is either thin, out of date, or written by people who have never queued for the Panda Base at 7am.
How we research
Our guides combine repeated in-person visits, local contacts, official transport and attraction information, and reader questions. When we describe a price, a journey time, or a queue, we try to say when it was checked and what can change it. We prefer ranges and honest uncertainty to false precision.
We do not accept payment for positive coverage. If that changes, any sponsored or affiliate content will be clearly labelled at the top of the page. At present, the site is funded by the trip-planning help we offer through the contact links at the bottom of each page.
How we update
Travel details go stale. Pages carry a last-reviewed date where the content is time-sensitive, and meaningful changes are logged on the updates page. If a detail is likely to change before your trip, we say so rather than pretending it is permanent.
Corrections
If something here is wrong, tell us. Send the page URL and what you found. We will check it, correct it if needed, and note the change where it matters. Corrections are not a favour to us; they are part of keeping the guide useful.
Contact
For corrections, trip questions, or press enquiries, use the links below. We read everything, though we cannot always reply immediately.
Last updated: November 13, 2026.