Classic Three Kingdoms route

Day 1Chengdu

• ●Wuhou Shrine: Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang worshipped together. Take time to read the Chu Shi Biao.
• ●Easy stroll in Jinli old street.

🛏️ Stay: Hotel near the Wuhou Shrine, with a lift

Day 2Chengdu → Deyang → Mianyang

• ●Baimaguan Pang Tong Shrine: where Pang Tong, the 'Young Phoenix', fell.
• ●Fule Hill: where Liu Bei met Liu Zhang after entering Sichuan.

🛏️ Stay: Mianyang, or go on to Jiange

Day 3Jiange: the dangerous Shu road (easy version)

• ●Jianmen Pass: take the cable car, skip the steep trails, and enjoy the gate tower and the story of Jiang Wei.
• ●Cuiyun Corridor: the short flat section with ancient cypresses, including Zhang Fei's cypress.

🛏️ Stay: Jiange, hot-spring hotel to recover

Day 4Lanmaqiang: the real old Shu road (main day)

• ●Morning: walk the flat old road, about 5–6 km round trip, 2.5 hours with rest stops. See the horse-hoof prints in the stone and hear about Zhuge Liang's northern supply route.
• ●Afternoon: simple lunch in Pu'an town, then drive to Zhaohua.

🛏️ Stay: Quiet guesthouse in Zhaohua old town (no steep climbs)

Day 5Zhaohua → Hanzhong → Mianxian

• ●Easy walk in Zhaohua (about 1.5 h): Jiameng Pass, Fei Yi's tomb, the old post road.
• ●High-speed train or a private car to Hanzhong (Chengdu East → Hanzhong about 2.5 h), then 40 min to Mianxian.
• ●Dinner: mild local dishes such as walnut bread and vegetable tofu; ask for no chilli.

🛏️ Stay: Mianxian

Day 6Mianxian: Wuhou Temple and Ma Chao's tomb

• ●'First Wuhou Temple under heaven': built by Liu Shan, with the famous plaque and Yue Fei's handwritten Chu Shi Biao stele.
• ●1 km walk to Ma Chao's tomb: flat and quiet.
• ●Lunch in Zhuge ancient town, plus a seated hands-on rubbing of the Chu Shi Biao.

🛏️ Stay: Mianxian

Day 7Dingjun Mountain and Zhuge Liang's tomb

• ●Morning: viewpoint halfway up Dingjun Mountain (no summit climb). Look out to where Huang Zhong beat Xiahou Yuan.
• ●Wuhou Tomb: spirit road, the tomb, an old osmanthus tree. Many visitors leave white chrysanthemums.
• ●Afternoon rest; no evening show.

🛏️ Stay: Mianxian or Hanzhong

Day 8Mianxian → Qishan: Wuzhangyuan

• ●Train via Xi'an North takes about half a day. A private car plus train cuts the number of changes.
• ●Zhuge Liang Temple at Wuzhangyuan: main hall, Falling Star Pavilion, the cenotaph and Yue Fei's stone carving of the Chu Shi Biao.
• ●Good to know: the real tomb is at Dingjun Mountain; this one is a clothes-and-cap mound.

🛏️ Stay: Comfortable hotel in Qishan or Caijiapo

Day 9Wuzhangyuan → Xi'an, flight home

• ●Morning: look back over the trip. Be in Xi'an before noon.
• ●Optional half day: Xi'an city wall or the Shaanxi History Museum (book ahead).

✨ Why this route works

• ●Easy on the legs: one main walk a day (Lanmaqiang, Zhuge Liang's tomb), everything else by car on flat ground.
• ●A story in one line: temple (Chengdu) → road (Lanmaqiang) → tomb (Mianxian) → star (Wuzhangyuan) → Xi'an.
• ●Practical: Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed rail plus short private car rides. Arrive in Chengdu, leave from Xi'an, no backtracking.