Where to stay in Chengdu

See

• Jinli Ancient Street
• Kuanzhaixiangzi
• Tianfu Square
• A Thousand Plateaus Art Space
• Sichuan Art Museum
• Chengdu Art Museum
• Chengdu Museum
• Chengdu Natural History Museum
• Sichuan Museum
• Sichuan Science and Technology Museum
• Sichuan University Museum
• Southwest Minzu University Museum of Nationalities

Do

For up-to-date information on activities, places and attractions you should check out the Chengdoo Citylife Magazine's listings. You will find copies in most bars, restaurants, cafes, hostels and hotels.

• Cosmetics and Hair
• Chunxi Road
• Drink tea
• Foot and body Massage
• 成都漆器工艺体验工坊
• KTV
• Play Weiqi (the game of Go)
• Read a Book
• Sichuan Opera
• Happy Valley
• Floraland
• New Century Global Center (Chengdu Global Center)

Eat

You will find no shortage of delicious Sichuan food in Chengdu. Most of the food is spicy, but not necessarily as hot as you expect. If you are obviously foreign and don't specify whenever you order (i.e. non-spicy (不要辣 búyàolà), a little spicy (微辣 wēilà) or 'old' (very) spicy (老辣 lǎolà)), the staff will assume that you can't take the heat. At best they will ask you whether you want chili (你想要辣椒?; Nǐ xiǎng yào làjiāo?), at worst they give you a severely toned down version of the food!

Drink

A popular district of bars, also known as the bar street, is located by the southern shore of Jin River next to Anshun Bridge. The well known Lan Kwai Fong from Hong Kong started its business in the mainland of China in 2010 and the first city is Chengdu. The area is located a little north-west from Anshun Bridge. Chengdu is also popularly regarded as the gay capital of China, with a number of bars and nightclubs catering to gays and lesbians.

Stay safe

Thieves are prevalent around certain areas of Chengdu. Be careful around the Yanshikou markets, crowded buses, on bicycles and especially around the North Train Station. Traffic can appear hectic, and all motorists and cyclists drive as if they assume they have right of way/priority. Reassuringly, due to the volume of traffic in cities, it never travels fast enough to cause any damage. Walk with confidence and be aware of your surroundings when crossing streets; even when the walk sign is green, traffic will cross your path. See Driving in China for more information.