{"id":170,"date":"2026-09-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/dujiangyan-scenic-area-highlights\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:00:00","slug":"dujiangyan-scenic-area-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/dujiangyan-scenic-area-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Dujiangyan Scenic Area Highlights: Yuzui, Feishayan, Baopingkou &#038; the Anlan Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most visitors arrive at Dujiangyan knowing one thing: this is where an ancient engineer taught a river to feed a plain. What surprises them is how walkable \u2014 and how legible \u2014 the whole machine is. In one 3\u20135 hour loop you can stand on every structure that makes the system work, watch it regulating a live river, and end in a temple that has thanked the man who built it for over two millennia. These are the five highlights that carry the whole visit, in the order the classic walking route serves them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"djy-post-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Dujiangyan-Scenic-Area-20.webp\" alt=\"The Anlan Suspension Bridge crossing the inner river at Dujiangyan\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>The Anlan Suspension Bridge \u2014 the swaying link between the two banks, and the park&#8217;s best viewpoint over the works.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"djy-keybox\">\n<p class=\"djy-keybox__t\">Key takeaways<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Three original works do all the magic:<\/strong> Yuzui divides the river, Feishayan flushes floodwater and silt, Baopingkou admits what the plain needs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Anlan Suspension Bridge<\/strong> is the thrill and the classroom \u2014 mid-span is where the whole geometry finally clicks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Erwang Temple<\/strong> honors Li Bing and his son as &#8220;Two Kings&#8221; \u2014 climb it for the best rooftops-over-the-river views.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guanxian Ancient Town<\/strong> at the gate is the free encore: teahouses, snack streets, lantern-lit canals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rated 4.7\/5 by 57,958 travelers<\/strong> on Trip.com; recommended sightseeing time 3\u20135 hours; tickets from $11.99.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"djy-callout djy-callout--info\">\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> one standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trip.com\/travel-guide\/attraction\/dujiangyan\/dujiangyan-scenic-area-76447?Allianceid=5415915&amp;SID=335379353&amp;trip_sub1=&amp;trip_sub3=D20926740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">admission ticket on Trip.com<\/a> covers all five highlights \u2014 no separate bridge or temple tickets, no hidden gates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"djy-facts\">\n<div class=\"djy-fact\"><strong>3<\/strong><span>original works \u2014 Yuzui \u00b7 Feishayan \u00b7 Baopingkou<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"djy-fact\"><strong>256 BC<\/strong><span>the year the system began \u2014 still working today<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"djy-fact\"><strong>668,700 ha<\/strong><span>of farmland irrigated now (UNESCO)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"djy-fact\"><strong>3\u20135 h<\/strong><span>to walk the full loop<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"djy-toc\" aria-label=\"In this guide\">\n<p class=\"djy-toc__t\">What&rsquo;s in this guide<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#baopingkou\">Baopingkou \u2014 the Bottle-Neck Channel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#anlan\">The Anlan Suspension Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#yuzui\">Yuzui \u2014 the Fish Mouth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#feishayan\">Feishayan \u2014 the Flying Sand Weir<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#erwang\">Erwang Temple<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#town\">And the encore: Guanxian Ancient Town<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"baopingkou\"><span class=\"djy-ico djy-ico--mountain\"><\/span>Baopingkou \u2014 the Bottle-Neck Channel<\/h2>\n<p>Start at Lidui Park, where the story begins. Around 256 BC, Li Bing&#8217;s crews needed the river to enter the plain through the shoulder of Mount Yulei \u2014 so they cut a channel through the rock. No gunpowder existed yet; the engineers heated the stone with fires and cracked it with cold water, year after year, until a vase-shaped water gate opened through the mountain. The isolated rock pillar left standing beside the cut \u2014 Lidui \u2014 is now a cliff-top park with the best close-up of water sliding into the irrigation channel. Stand at the railing and you are looking into the throat of the system.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anlan\"><span class=\"djy-ico djy-ico--bridge\"><\/span>The Anlan Suspension Bridge<\/h2>\n<p>From Lidui, the riverside path runs downstream to the Anlan Bridge \u2014 the wooden-plank suspension bridge that strides across the inner river on handrail cables. It sways, gently and deliberately, just above the current; children sprint it, photographers inch it, and everyone stops mid-span. That mid-span moment is the payoff of the whole visit: below you the flow divides around the fish-shaped dike, and for the first time you can read the entire system in one glance. The bridge has been rebuilt many times across its long history \u2014 modern steel-cored cables carry the load \u2014 but the crossing experience remains pure Dujiangyan.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"yuzui\"><span class=\"djy-ico djy-ico--fish\"><\/span>Yuzui \u2014 the Fish Mouth<\/h2>\n<p>Cross the bridge and walk out to Yuzui, the dividing embankment shaped like a fish lying nose-upstream. This is the masterstroke: no gates, no machinery, just geometry. The dike splits the Min River into the inner channel \u2014 sized to admit exactly the water the plain needs \u2014 and the outer channel that carries the rest to the Yangtze. In flood years the split shifts automatically with the current; in dry years the inner channel keeps its flow. A 2,280-year-old water computer, still computing, right under your feet.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"feishayan\"><span class=\"djy-ico djy-ico--wave\"><\/span>Feishayan \u2014 the Flying Sand Weir<\/h2>\n<p>Back along the inner bank stands Feishayan, the spillway that made the design immortal. Set lower than the channel bed, it lets excess water \u2014 and, crucially, the river&#8217;s silt load \u2014 spill back into the outer channel during high flow. The silt flushing is the quiet genius: it keeps the irrigation channel from silting up, which is why this system survived when so many ancient works did not. Visit in summer flood season and the weir churns white; visit in autumn and it murmurs. Either way, you are watching maintenance-free hydraulics that have run since the Warring States period.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"erwang\"><span class=\"djy-ico djy-ico--lotus\"><\/span>Erwang Temple<\/h2>\n<p>Climb the slope of Mount Yulei to Erwang Temple \u2014 the &#8220;Two Kings&#8221; Temple where Sichuan has thanked Li Bing and his son for twenty-two centuries. Ming-era courtyards stack up the hillside: incense coils, drum and opera towers, ancient cypresses, walls of steles and a small museum of the system&#8217;s history, including the bamboo cages of river stone and wooden tripods that held the river before modern concrete. From the upper terraces, the whole weir works spread out below like a diagram \u2014 the best overview photograph of the day is taken here.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"town\"><span class=\"djy-ico djy-ico--users\"><\/span>And the encore: Guanxian Ancient Town<\/h2>\n<p>Exit through the old county town at the gate. Guanxian grew rich guarding the water works, and its streets still run to the rhythm of the river: canal-side promenades, teahouses with bamboo chairs on the pavement, snack streets selling Sichuan&#8217;s greatest hits, and Nanqiao \u2014 the corbelled bridge-and-corridor at the park entrance that glows with lanterns at dusk. It costs nothing to wander, and it converts a 3-hour engineering walk into a full, unhurried day.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<details class=\"djy-faq\">\n<summary>Can I see all five highlights in one visit?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"djy-faq__a\">\n<p>Yes \u2014 they sit on one 3\u20135 hour loop, which is exactly why the recommended sightseeing time is 3\u20135 hours. Enter at 08:00 and you will do them all comfortably, with a teahouse stop to spare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"djy-faq\">\n<summary>Is the Anlan Bridge safe for kids and nervous walkers?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"djy-faq__a\">\n<p>The bridge is well maintained, with handrail cables both sides and a walkway that sways gently rather than lurches. Most children love it; nervous walkers cross holding the rails at the calmest hour \u2014 right at opening. It is included in the standard ticket.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"djy-faq\">\n<summary>Which highlight should I see first?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"djy-faq__a\">\n<p>The classic route runs Lidui Park (Baopingkou) \u2192 Anlan Bridge \u2192 Yuzui \u2192 Feishayan \u2192 Erwang Temple \u2014 the order in which the engineering story unfolds. The insider&#8217;s reverse route starts at the temple and finishes at the bridge, meeting the tour groups head-on instead of following them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"djy-faq\">\n<summary>Do I need a guide to understand the works?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"djy-faq__a\">\n<p>No \u2014 the signage along the loop is bilingual and genuinely good, and our <a href=\"\/pt\/visitor-guide\/\">Visitor Guide<\/a> walks you through the mechanics step by step. That said, licensed local guides at the gate bring the Li Bing legends alive; agree a price before starting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<h2 id=\"book\">Walk the works yourself<\/h2>\n<div class=\"djy-cta-inline\">\n<p class=\"djy-cta-inline__t\">Five highlights, one ticket, one unforgettable loop<\/p>\n<p>From $11.99 with instant confirmation \u2014 pick your day on Trip.com and start at Lidui Park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"djy-cta-inline__btns\"><a class=\"djy-btn djy-btn--accent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trip.com\/travel-guide\/attraction\/dujiangyan\/dujiangyan-scenic-area-76447?Allianceid=5415915&amp;SID=335379353&amp;trip_sub1=&amp;trip_sub3=D20926740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">Book on Trip.com \u2014 from $11.99<\/a><a class=\"djy-btn djy-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trip.com\/travel-guide\/attraction\/dujiangyan\/dujiangyan-scenic-area-76447?Allianceid=5415915&amp;SID=335379353&amp;trip_sub1=&amp;trip_sub3=D20926740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">See tickets &amp; availability<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Keep planning: when to go in the <a href=\"\/pt\/best-time-to-visit-dujiangyan-scenic-area\/\">best-time guide<\/a>, how to get there in the <a href=\"\/pt\/how-to-get-to-dujiangyan-scenic-area\/\">transport guide<\/a>, and full day-plans in the <a href=\"\/pt\/dujiangyan-mount-qingcheng-itineraries\/\">itineraries guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"djy-sources\">\n<p class=\"djy-sources__t\">Sources &amp; official references<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trip.com \u2014 Dujiangyan Scenic Area listing (checked October 2026): recommended sightseeing time 3\u20135 hours, tickets from $11.99.<\/li>\n<li>UNESCO World Heritage inscription No. 1001 (2000): the Yuzui Bypass Dike, Feishayan Floodgate and Baopingkou Diversion Passage as the system&#8217;s three key components.<\/li>\n<li>Verified traveler reviews on Trip.com (57,958 reviews, 4.7\/5) for on-the-ground impressions of the bridge, temple and loop.<\/li>\n<li>On-site interpretive signage and Erwang Temple exhibits, verified by our editorial team on 2025\u20132026 visits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The five headline sights of the ancient water works, in walking order \u2014 and why mid-span on the Anlan Bridge is where the whole system finally clicks.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountqingcheng.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}