Independent travel guide
Dujiangyan Scenic Area
都江堰景区Dūjiāngyàn Jǐngqū
A UNESCO-listed ancient irrigation system still in operation, combining engineering history, river scenery and mountain paths. Allow About 3 hours (official estimate); with round-trip travel from Chengdu, allow half a day to a full day for the core visit. Save the named entrance in your map; the attraction centre may sit away from the gate.
Free exterior / paid elements · Checked 2026-08-12
Verified ticket prices
Official pricesPaid scenic admission; shuttle and cableway products must be checked separately.
Adult admission
Current official adult admission price not confirmedShuttle, cableway or scenic transport
Current official price not confirmedAdult ticket
$80/personStudent tickets
40 yuan/person (6-18 years of age or under full-time undergraduate, on the basis of student certificate)Visitor 's annual ticket holders
Free of charge (yearly ticket for the tour in the Achilles/Due Riverscape, free of charge with an official micro-sign appointment)- Current official adult price was not publicly confirmed on 2026-08-02; do not replace it with a third-party price.
- Official adult ¥80/person, student ¥40/person (6–18 or full-time undergrads-and-below). Holders of the Dujiangyan–Qingcheng front-mountain annual card can book free entry while valid. Tickets are single-use for the day. Holidays draw big crowds—the official suggests booking online 3–7 days ahead.
Imported official ticket note
Official adult ¥80/person, student ¥40/person (6–18 or full-time undergrads-and-below). Holders of the Dujiangyan–Qingcheng front-mountain annual card can book free entry while valid. Tickets are single-use for the day. Holidays draw big crowds—the official suggests booking online 3–7 days ahead.
Research checked 2026-08-12Reservation required
How to book
Use the official Dujiangyan ticket channel and select the exact Dujiangyan Scenic Area product; Qingcheng Mountain is a separate product.
The cited official ticket page does not publish a fixed advance window; use the live date inventory.
Booking steps
- 1
Open the official Dujiangyan ticket page and choose 都江堰景区 rather than Qingcheng Mountain.
- 2
Select the visit date, admission ticket and any separate sightseeing or shuttle item.
- 3
If passport entry is not available in the online form, use the official staffed ticket channel with the original passport.
- 4
Save the ticket and the exact visitor-centre or gate information.
The official ticket route does not fully expose the foreign-passport process; carry the original passport and confirm at the staffed channel.
If the selected product is unavailable, ask the official ticket desk about the next available date; do not replace it with a Qingcheng Mountain ticket.
Imported official reservation note
Real-name booking: after a successful booking, scan your ID to enter—one document, one person. Online channels: the '青城山都江堰' and '悦游都江堰' WeChat accounts, or OTAs like Meituan/Ctrip; offline: on-site ticket windows and QR purchases can sell same-day tickets. Foreign visitors choose passport or alien residence permit when buying and enter via the manual lane, or handle it at the on-site window with their document. On holidays, book 3–7 days ahead.
Research checked 2026-08-12About 3 hours (official estimate); with round-trip travel from Chengdu, allow half a day to a full day
How to visit
Dujiangyan Scenic Area main gate (Gongyuan Road, toward the Lidui Park entrance; navigate 'Dujiangyan Scenic Area'; address: Gongyuan Road, Dujiangyan City). You can also walk from Lidui Park Station (high-speed/express rail).
Leave Dujiangyan Scenic Area through the exit nearest the next street or temple district, not necessarily the gate you entered; check the return advice: Take an intercity train to Lidui Park or Dujiangyan, then continue by local transit or licensed taxi.
- 1Stop 1Lidui Park
Garden area at the scenic entrance, home to Fulong Temple—allow 20–30 minutes.
- 2Stop 2Fulong Temple
See the Li Bing father-and-son statues and the Baopingkou water-diversion explanation—a core sight.
- 3Stop 3Baopingkou (Bottle-Neck Outlet)
The water intake channel cut through the mountain by Li Bing, facing Lidui.
- 4Stop 4Feisha Weir
The flood-discharge and sand-drainage weir—walk the embankment to watch the Min River split.
- 5Stop 5Yuzui (Fish-Mouth) Dividing Dike
The core of Dujiangyan—the starting point of the Min's four-six water split; a must-see.
- 6Stop 6Anlan Suspension Bridge
The famous suspension bridge spanning the inner and outer rivers; cross it toward the Erwang Temple.
- 7Stop 7Erwang Temple
Temple honoring Li Bing and his son, built into the mountainside with panoramic views.
Best time
Enter as early as possible after the weekday opening (8:00–9:30) to avoid tour-group peaks; in summer (Mar–Dec) the latest-entry window is more relaxed but same-day tickets stop at 17:30.
Imported official opening note
1 Jan–28 Feb: 8:00–17:00 (same-day tickets stop at 17:00); 1 Mar–31 Dec: 8:00–18:00 (same-day sales stop 17:30). Open year-round; the official estimate for a visit is about 3 hours.
Research checked 2026-08-12Foreigner notes
Supported. The official purchase notice states: foreign visitors buy with a passport or alien residence permit and enter via the manual check lane, or handle it at the on-site ticket window with the relevant document. Foreign full-time undergraduates-and-below get half price with a valid document. HK/Macau/Taiwan visitors buy with their permit numbers and use the manual lane.
Online tickets (WeChat/OTA) usually need a mainland China phone number to register; the official page doesn't give a specific workaround, but confirms the on-site window can process with ID—use it as the manual backup.
Online via WeChat Pay; on-site windows accept cash (the official tip notes offline processing). International-card coverage is unconfirmed.
The Dujiangyan tourism portal (djy517.com) is a Chinese-only site with no complete English version; English signage and tours at the scenic area aren't confirmed on this verification.
For Dujiangyan Scenic Area, save 都江堰景区 and 公园路 in the map app; a broad venue pin may stop short of the visitor gate.
Avoid these mistakes
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Sources and evidence
Published by China Trip Primer · Read the editorial and verification methodology
Items to reconfirm
- The official page doesn't spell out an alternative online-purchase process for foreign tourists without a mainland China phone number (it only confirms on-site ticket windows work). — Call 028-96526, or use the on-site ticket window.
- Whether international cards work at the scenic-area windows is unconfirmed. — Ask at the on-site ticket window or prepare cash.
- Official prices for internal transport (shuttles/sightseeing carts) aren't listed on the verified page. — Check on site or on the official WeChat account for internal transport info.
Official
OfficialDujiangyan official ticketingPublisher · Dujiangyan Scenic Area
Used forReal-name scenic-area ticket route for Dujiangyan
Verified 2026-08-02Official都江堰旅游门户网(官网首页)Publisher · Official or venue publisherUsed forOfficial visitor context or venue information; confirm that the page names this venue before relying on it for booking
Verified 2026-08-02OfficialDujiangyan Scenic Area — ticket booking/purchase notice (official ticketing page)Publisher · Qingchengshan-Dujiangyan Scenic Area Administration / Dujiangyan Tourism PortalUsed forUsed to verify the imported ticketing, booking, opening-hours or visitor-guidance fields.
Verified 2026-08-12OfficialDujiangyan Tourism Portal (official homepage)Publisher · Dujiangyan tourism portalUsed forUsed to verify the imported ticketing, booking, opening-hours or visitor-guidance fields.
Verified 2026-08-12Venue-specific official pages are used where available. City-level official references provide context and are not booking confirmation; editorial and community sources are used only for route choices, pacing and first-hand experience.
都江堰景区公园路