Why we're building this
Built by two people who actually live here
Chengdu rewards slowness — a teahouse table held for an entire afternoon, a mountain trail that empties out once the cable car crowd goes home, a noodle stall three streets over from the famous one, with no line. Most tours move too fast to notice any of that.
Chengdu Unlocked is a small, local operation. We're not a travel agency with a script; we're planning trips the way we'd plan one for a friend flying in — fewer stops, chosen on purpose, with room to linger.