The Land of Abundance’s Lively Streets: 36 Hours to Unlock Chengdu’s Millennium-Old Charm and Culinary Euphoria

Chengdu, a city certified by UNESCO as a “City of Gastronomy,” effortlessly immerses newcomers in a whimsical temporal dissonance—one moment you’re gazing up at the panda sculpture gleaming against the glass façade of IFS International Finance Centre, the next you’re lured by the numbing-spicy aroma wafting from Qinghui Lane’s time-worn gray brick residences. This metropolis…