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Enter from the main gate, walk to the Heming Teahouse, order a bamboo-leaf green tea, find a bamboo chair, and settle in for the afternoon.
Suggested Itinerary
- The garden approach
Enter from the main gate on Shaocheng Road, opposite the metro station and walk through the park past the lake and bonsai garden. - Heming Teahouse
Order a gaiwan tea, find a bamboo chair under the trees, and watch Chengdu life unfold. - The park circuit
Wander to the matchmaking corner, the lake and the water-calligraphy groups before departing.
What to See
Heming Teahouse
The 1923 teahouse with its hundreds of bamboo chairs beneath the camphor trees.
The Ear-Cleaning Masters
Watch them work with long copper instruments and tuning forks (~30 RMB per session).
The Matchmaking Corner
Umbrellas plastered with dating profiles - parents negotiating on their children's behalf.
The Bonsai Garden
Centuries-old penjing trees in a walled courtyard.
The Water Calligraphy
Elderly practitioners writing poetry on the flagstones with water brushes.
The Tea-Pouring Performance
Tea masters pouring from metre-long spouts with theatrical flourish.
Photo Gallery
Tips from Real Travelers
Food & Drink
Heming Teahouse snacks
Sweet water noodles, dan dan noodles and tea snacks served at your bamboo chair.
The park snack stalls
Sichuan street food around the park perimeter.
Kuanzhai Alleys (15 min walk)
The full range of Chengdu snacks and courtyard restaurants.
Chengdu city centre
Chunxi Road and Taikoo Li for modern dining options.
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