Where to Buy Outdoor Gears in Chengdu

Chengdu is one of the main hubs of outdoor traveling in China. As a major city in southwestern China, and a convenient transitioning place, Chengdu is used as a stopover place for many outdoor travelers in China to continue further on to the vast west of China where the amazing mountains, grasslands, valleys, glaicers and many beautiful treks are located. From Chengdu one can then connect to the mountain areas in west and southwest of China including the big mountains of Siguniang, Minya Konka, Jiuzhaigou, Grassland and mountains in Ngawa including Neynpo Yurtse, Bipenggou, western Sichuan and beyond. If you are looking to buy some outdoor gears before your trip then Chengdu is your number one place. This article is about

Locations of Outdoor Gear Shops in Chengdu

A. Wuhouci

Wuhouci refers to Wuhou Shrine. It is the place around the whole Wuhou Shrine and Jinli Street, one of the most popular tourist places in Chengdu. In Wuhouci there are 5-6 gear shops including climbing gears. Wuhouci is traditionally a place of climbers and hikers will go to find proper gears and also one of the must see places in China. You may basically find most of the things you need in outdoor.

B. Decathlon Shops

That's right. Decathlon has total 8 shops in Chengdu. You may find basically a varioty of gears you need in one of the Decothlon shops. Most shops are in busy shopping areas of Chengdu that one can get to easliy by public transportation.

C. Other Locations

There are also other places where you can find gear shops including Kailash, Sanfu, Northface, Salomon shops by different locations in Chengdu. You are welcome to contact us for any gears you would like to purchase in Chengdu. We are happy to be helpful.

What Kind of Gears Do I need

Depending on the nature of activity you plan to do you may need different gears. For any multi-day trekking in western Sichuan, you will need the basic gears including camping gears. You may see our suggested list of gears for any trekking trip in western Sichuan based on our experiences.

You may also rent gears in Chengdu.