A 7-Day Sichuan Plan That Doesn't Ruin Your Job

Let's skip the brochure tone. If you work here, a 'perfect 7 days' often means you return unemployable and still feel like you missed something.

City base + two outings + one empty day beats stacking Leshan, Emei, and a forced smile while answering Slack.

A shape that works for settlers

Days 1–2: neighborhood food and one classic park, not five alleys. Day 3: a real day trip with a buffer. Day 4: laundry brain. Day 5: second outing or a museum. Days 6–7: guests leave, or you pretend they did and reclaim silence.

What I'd ignore

Advice that assumes unlimited energy. Also turning every visitor into a tour-guide marathon. Same-day mountain plus flight heroics are how resentments start.

Make the durable choice even if it's less photogenic. Sichuan will still be there next month — that's the privilege of living here.

Settled travel is revision, not a one-time perfect itinerary.