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Wuhou District, Chengdu — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Wuhou District holds the southwest of inner Chengdu, named for the Temple of Marquis Wu, where Liu Bei's tomb and Zhuge Liang's shrine stand in one compound.
About Wuhou District
Where to stay in Wuhou District
Not every neighbourhood fits every trip — here's what each one is good for.
Wuhou District ranges its beds along Renmin South Road, the axis that leaves Tianfu Square and runs south through the whole district. Huaxiba is the north end. Rooms there stand beside West China Hospital and the Sichuan University campus at 17 Renmin South Road Section 3, on Line 1. Yulin, west of the axis, keeps low lanes such as Longjiang Road, while Tongzilin further south holds the consular blocks around Lingshiguan Road.
For the Temple of Marquis Wu you want Wuhouci Street itself. The Du Fu Thatched Cottage and the Sichuan Museum are Qingyang District's, a short ride north.
About Wuhou District
What are the main landmarks in Wuhou District?
Wuhou District gathers its monuments at 231 Wuhouci Street, where the Temple of Marquis Wu encloses Huiling, the tomb Liu Bei was given in 223, and the halls Zhu Chun joined to it in 1390-1391. Jinli runs 550 metres. The lane beside the shrine wall reopened in October 2004.
West of it the Liu Xiang Mausoleum, finished in 1941 to Yang Tingbao's design, keeps the museum's west grounds, and east above the Jin River the Wangjiang Tower carries the memory of the Tang poet Xue Tao. The Chengdu City Concert Hall and the Sichuan Conservatory of Music share the south bank, and the Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium sits off Renmin South Road.
What is the history of Wuhou District?
Wuhou District draws its oldest thread from silk. Cuqiao, in the district's southwest, took its name from the silkworm trade and counted as one starting point of the Southern Silk Road, the route that carried Shu brocade off the Chengdu plain. Liu Bei was buried here in 223.
A shrine to Zhuge Liang was moved beside his tomb around the fifth century, and Zhu Chun merged the two in 1390-1391. West China Union University opened at Huaxiba in 1910. Chengdu redrew its inner districts in September 1990, and Wuhou District began work on 1 January 1991.
Where is Wuhou District?
Wuhou District lies between three waters, the Jin River on its east flank and the Jiang'an River west, with Qingyang District north and Shuangliu District south.
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Updated September 2026