My son and I are visiting Chengdu for 5 days in January and I am trying to put together a reasonable itinerary and would appreciate your expert input. I have no Chinese and my son has a little (from school).

Day 1: Arrival in AM to our hotel near Tian Fu square. In the PM Wuhou temple, Jinli street and Sichuan opera in the evening. I read that there is an opera at Wuhou temple and also one at Shufeng Opera house. Is it worth going to the Shufeng opera house or just stay at Wuhou temple ?

Day 2: Leshan and Emeishan. Is it possible to see both in one day ? They look close to each other but it seems that all of the tours have an overnight at Emeishan so I am wondering if doing both in one day make any sense. We already have pre-paid hotel Also is this a trip where having a guide and driver will help or is it relatively easy to take the HSR to Leshan and then get around Leshan and Emeishan on our own. Also is it going to be miserably cold up the mountain on Emeishan ?

Day 3: I'd like to see Jinsha and/or Sanxingdui. Jinsha looks much closer to town - is the trek out to Sanxingdui worth it ? It seems feasible to goto to Jinsha and then on to Dujiangyan irrigation system. Again is this a trip worth hiring a guide and driver or can we get by on our own ?

Day 4: Panda sanctuary in the AM and then in the PM back to Chengdu to see Wenshu monastary.

Day 5: AM flight to Tokyo

Again, thank you for your input and advice