Chengdu Nightlife & Entertainment

Chengdu is famous for leisure and enjoyment.  From traditional teahouses, streets, theaters to modern pubs and clubs, every corner in Chengdu City offers the warmest welcome. The following places are just listed for your information.

Chengdu Jinli Recreational and Cultural Street

Location: The street is located next to the Wuhou Memorial Temple.

Description: Numerous teahouses, guesthouses, bars, pubs and outlets selling tasty local delicacies and crafts make this attractive street a popular tourist destination. At dusk, it is the most beautiful time when the setting sun melts slowly onto the roofs of the houses and the red lanterns burn dreamily.

The Sichuan Opera Theatre in Chengdu

Location: No. 20, Zhuangyuan Street.

Description: Sichuan opera beginning in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) plays an important part of Chengdu culture as a local popularly opera in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces. Its varied performances, such as Bianlian (Changing faces), Gundeng (Rolling lamps) and Tuhuo (Spitting fire) are very popular; Bianlian (Changing faces) is famous even in overseas for its mysterious techniques. The famous Changing faces can be seen in the Sichuan Opera Theater and also in Shunxing Old Tea House, third floor of Chengdu International Exhibition Center - No. 258, Shawan Road, in Shufeng Square inside People's Park, and Shufeng Yayun Garden in the Culture Park.

Yuelai Tea House

Location: on Huaxingzheng Street.
Description: This tea house provides free Sichuan opera performances from 14:00 to 16:00 every Tuesday and Saturday.

Heming Tea House
Location: inside Renmin Park.

Dabei Temple Tea House

Location: inside Dabei Temple Complex.
Description: The tea house enjoys a good reputation for its history and surrounding ancient architecture. Antique and Chinese calligraphy and painting exchanges often take place here.

Wenshu Monastery Tea House

Location: inside Wenshu Monastery, Middle Renmin Road.
Highlight: Traditional tea services.

Kakadu Club & Disco

Location: No. 16, the third section, south of the first Ring Road, Chengdu.
Features: Dance music and theme parties.

Hongse Niandai (Red Age) Club

Location: Entrance of Nijia Bridge Road, Chengdu - close to the American Consulate Chengdu.
It has ten or so KTV boxes of various styles, as well as restaurant and disco hall.
Highlights: passionate music, DJ competition, fashion shows.

Meigaomei International Recreational Club

Location: Floor 5, Yanshikou Square, Lihua Street, Chengdu.
Description: It is a KTV club with VIP box, disco hall, performance hall and sports bar.

Chengdu Allen Story Cafe

Location: No. 107, Shuangyuan Street, Shuangnan Residential District, Chengdu.
Description: The cafe offers telephone service among guests. One can make friends with other guests through a phone call.

Renhe Spring Cafe

Location: Floor 5, Renhe Spring Department Store, No. 59, Renmin East Road, Chengdu.

The Coffee Beanery

Location: Floor 2, Gaobang Department Store, Chunxi Road, Chengdu.

Chengdu Bowling Hall

Location: No. 78, Yongling Road, Chengdu, in Chengdu Minzu (National) Hotel.
Description: It is a top-ranking bowling house, which is popular among white-collar workers as an entertainment and fitness center

Underground Bar And Restaurant

Location: In the tunnel between Babi 2 and 1855 Club, behind Havana Cigar shop.
Tel: (028) 85294142 or 15208262995

Description: A cosy, relaxed and very friendly bar in the heart of the main club district of Chengdu (Nine Eye Bridge, Jiuyan Qiao). It is the only British-owned bar and restaurant in the city. It dishes up the best of British food throughout the day and night (Fish and Chips, Pie and Chips, Sandwiches, Pasta, Curry, Stews and more) as well as serves imported beers from around the world until the small hours of the morning.