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This City in China will surprise you! #china #chengdu
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This City in China will surprise you! #china #chengdu



This City in China will surprise you! #china #chengdu

This might be the coolest city I’ve been to in China yet. And no, it’s not Shanghai and it’s not Chonqing. This is Shongdu, home of the giant panda and the unofficial gay capital of China. The energy in the city is quite different from what I’ve previously experienced. Everything is panda themed. It’s young, it’s fashionable, and it’s really affordable. I stayed in the Grand Park View Hotel, which was bang in the city center, and it was only $60 a night. The city is also recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding food culture. It’s the home of spicy Sichuan cuisine, so all the food is delicious. Make sure to try these dandan noodles. We also spent the day at a 24-hour spa, which just cost $35. In the evening, we crossed this futuristic looking park over to the Shangdu Twin Towers. Nearby, they have the famous bamboo fountains and the world’s biggest building. They also have the most lively nightlife scene I’ve ever seen in China. Tons of riverside bars and futuristic clubs. This city surprised me and I think it will surprise you, too. Follow for more baby.

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  4. @gojkotomil

    So if the food is spicy then it’s delicious ? WTH ??? Plus the Sichuan food is so spicy that you can’t tell what you are eating .

  5. @kerwinbigking

    成都吃喝玩乐指南

    🍲 美食类
    火锅
    – 海底捞：服务天花板，外地小伙伴的“第一口川锅保险单”。
    – 蜀大侠：武侠布景+中度辣，拍照发圈零失败。
    – 小龙坎：老网红牛油锅，越煮越厚，重口味福音。
    – 大龙燚：辣得直接，香得上头，深夜排队也甘心。
    – 月满大江：复古装修，锅底鲜香，价格亲民。
    – 电台巷火锅：市井老桌椅，辣香冲鼻，体验老成都“街溜子”氛围。

    串串&特色锅
    – 烤匠（IFS店）：麻辣烤鱼+豆花，排队也值，本地人认证。
    – 马路边边麻辣烫：复古街边风，蘸碟是灵魂，一秒穿越80年代。
    – 钢管厂五区小郡肝：小郡肝脆嫩，锅底后劲足。
    – 袁记串串香：连锁老牌，菜柜一眼望不到头。
    – 签王之王牛肉串串：牛肉部位全家福，嫩到弹牙。
    – 冒椒火辣：兔腰子、脑花、火爆黄喉，重口星人必冲。

    小吃街&夜市
    – 建设路小吃街：学生党夜场，冰粉、锅巴土豆、烤苕皮“三件套”。
    – 魁星楼街：左手蛋烘糕，右手甜水面，文青与地道并存。
    – 犀浦夜市：城西深夜食堂，人均30元吃到扶墙。
    – 玉林生活广场：老社区烟火气，啤酒+串串+老故事。
    – 祥和里小吃街：地道冷锅鱼、钵钵鸡扎堆，本地生活原汁原味。
    – 抚琴夜市：老西门鬼饮食聚集地，麻辣兔腰子、蛋烘糕必点，越晚越热闹。

    特色小吃&馆子
    – 冰粉（甜糖铺）：手搓气泡+玫瑰红糖+糍粑，解辣神器。
    – 乐山钵钵鸡（叶婆婆）：红油芝麻厚敷，冷泡更入味。
    – 冷锅鱼/美蛙（胡四哥）：鱼肉嫩、牛蛙肥，锅底麻辣不烧胃。
    – 兔头（双流老妈）：五香/麻辣双拼，越嘬越香。
    – 锅盔夹凉粉：外脆内滑，街头口感反差担当。
    – 蛋烘糕（贺记）：外壳微脆，甜咸馅随心情加。
    – 甜水面：粗面嚼劲足，甜辣回甘，“成都拌面之王”。
    – 豆花（小名堂）：料多味全，麻辣/酸辣/糖醋任选。
    – 龙抄手：皮薄汤鲜，一口一个“成都云吞”。
    – 钟水饺：甜辣酱汁锁味，老成都早餐标配。
    – 明婷饭店：当地人私藏的超接地气小馆，菜品多到眼花，味好价更低，真正的“苍蝇馆子之光”。

    🎯 游玩类
    必去地标
    – 环球中心：世界最大单体建筑，购物+水乐园+酒店一站式遛娃。
    – 宽窄巷子：早逛避人流，老砖老瓦+文创小铺，游客打卡第一站。
    – 熊猫基地：8点前入场，看熊猫宝宝“吃播”最活跃。
    – 339电视塔：夜登塔顶，俯瞰成都灯火+酒吧街嗨到凌晨。
    – 文殊院：市中心千年古刹，素斋与“洞子口张老二凉粉”同巷飘香。
    – 天府广场：成都地理原点，地铁双线交汇；下沉式商业可逛，旁边红楼是二次元手办&同人志天堂，周末cos扎堆。

    潮流文艺
    – 东郊记忆：老厂房+霓虹灯，展览、livehouse、咖啡香一锅端。
    – SKP：最新顶奢商场，楼顶“漂浮花园”科技感拉满。
    – 麓湖生态城：人工海+白帆，春天油菜花海，骑行划船皆可。
    – 麓镇：欧式街景+空荡小巷，被称作“成都小欧洲”，下午茶出片率100%。
    – 麓湖CPI：白色极简建筑环湖而立，一线大牌、黑珍珠餐厅、买手店、露天市集一键集齐，逛店拍照、看湖看落日。

    小众宝藏
    – 金沙遗址博物馆：古蜀“太阳神鸟”老家，文化控必朝圣。
    – 成都市天府美术馆：白色流线外形像“天府之云”，夜景灯光超出片。
    – 成都博物馆：市中心免费看展，镇馆石犀呆萌，空调足可避暑。
    – 西博城：国际车展、漫展、婚博会轮番上阵，活动党盯紧日程。
    – 望平街/香香巷：河边酒吧+老川菜，夜生活氛围拉满。
    – 铁像寺水街：仿古水巷，汉服拍照无人打扰，旁边陈麻婆豆腐总店。
    – 青羊宫：城西道观清幽，喝茶发呆好去处。
    – 永陵博物馆：五代皇帝王建地宫，石刻乐队绝了。
    – U37创意仓库：迷你文创园，咖啡+展览+古着店，半天可逛。
    – 7322军工厂：老厂房+创意市集，演出&市集不定期掉落。
    – – 闲庭（峨影店）：“成都小江南”，古典回廊、小桥流水、三层院落一步一景，面积大到容易迷路。
    – 东门市井：李劼人故居隔壁，10元盖碗茶坐一下午，晚上川剧坝坝戏免费看。
    – 双塔（天府国际金融中心）：218m巨幕每晚7点灯光秀，地铁口仰拍“赛博成都”。
    – 荷花池批发市场：多栋巨型商场楼按品类分区，衣服、年货、首饰、玩具、文具一站式扫货，西南最大平价批发天堂。

    🌳 公园绿道
    想体验“公园城市”的精髓，先去桂溪生态公园——城南超大“城市绿心”，草地可露营、湖泊能划船，与环球中心同框拍照超出片；天府绿道一级环线从这儿穿过，骑行100km串起湿地、花海、油菜田，晴天还能远眺雪山。周边还藏着锦城湖（夜跑圣地）、兴隆湖（看日落+水下书店）、交子公园（CBD高楼环抱的口袋草原），一条绿道全解锁，骑车、跑步、野餐、拍照一站式搞定。

  6. @kerwinbigking

    Chengdu Eat & Play Cheat-Sheet

    🍲 EATS

    Hotpot
    – Haidilao: service ceiling; your “first Sichuan hotpot insurance policy.”
    – Shuxiaxia: kung-fu set, mid-spicy, photo 100 % like-able.
    – Xiaolongkan: OG influencer beef-tallow pot that gets thicker as you cook.
    – Dayayin: straight-up chili punch, worth the midnight queue.
    – Yue Man Dajiang: retro look, fresh broth, wallet-friendly.
    – Radio Alley Hotpot: old bamboo benches, alley-kid vibe, nose-tingling chili smell.

    Skewers & Special Pots
    – Kao Jiang (IFS): chili-grilled fish + tofu curd; locals vote it worth the line.
    – Ma Lu Bian Bian: 80s street replica; dipping saucer is the soul.
    – Gangguan Factory No.5: crunchy chicken-kidney skewers, broth keeps kicking.
    – Yuan Ji: old-school chain with endless open fridges.
    – King of Skewers (beef): whole beef family, bouncy to the bite.
    – Mao Jiao Huo La: rabbit kidney, pig brain, crispy aorta—hard-core only.

    Snack Streets & Night Markets
    – Jianshe Road: student playground—iced jelly, crispy potato, grilled sweet-potato skins.
    – Kuixinglou Alley: left hand egg cake, right hand sweet-water noodles, hip yet homey.
    – Xipu Night Market: west-side late canteen, 30 RMB stuffs you.
    – Yulin Life Plaza: old-hood smoke—beer, skewers, neighborhood stories.
    – Xianghe Li: cold-pot fish & bobo chicken galore, real-deal local life.
    – Fuqin Night Market: west-gate ghost-food court; rabbit kidney & egg cakes after midnight.

    Snacks & Hole-in-the-Walls
    – Iced jelly (Sweet Sugar Shop): hand-rub bubbles, rose brown sugar, rice balls—chili killer.
    – Leshan Bobo Chicken (Ye Po Po): red-oil sesame bath, cold soak, summer ready.
    – Cold-pot fish/frog (Hu Si Ge): silky fish, chubby frogs, chili without the burn.
    – Rabbit head (Shuangliu Lao Ma): five-spice or chili, the more you suck the better.
    – Clay-oven pocket with jelly: crispy outside, slippery inside—texture bomb.
    – Egg cake (He Ji): thin crust, sweet or salty fillings on mood.
    – Sweet-water noodles: thick chew, sweet heat finish, Chengdu’s “king of dry noodles.”
    – Tofu pudding (Xiao Ming Tang): topping overload—mala, sour-spicy, sweet-vinegar.
    – Long chao shou: thin skin, clear broth—Chengdu wonton in a bite.
    – Zhong dumplings: sweet-spicy sauce locks the flavor, breakfast OG.
    – Ming Ting Restaurant: super-local canteen, menu thicker than a phone book, tasty and dirt-cheap—true fly-restaurant glory.

    🎯 PLACES

    Must-see Icons
    – Global Center: world’s biggest standalone building—mall, water park, hotel all-in-one kid trap.
    – Kuanzhai Alley: go early to dodge crowds; old bricks + craft shops, tourist card swiper.
    – Panda Base: in by 8 a.m. to catch baby pandas doing mukbang on bamboo.
    – 339 TV Tower: night elevator up for city lights + bar street till late.
    – Wenshu Monastery: downtown 1K-year temple; grab veggie lunch or Dongzikou Zhang Lao Er jelly next door.
    – Tianfu Square: city’s dead-center metro hub; underground mall to roam, red building next door = otaku paradise for figures & doujinshi, cosers swarm on weekends.

    Hip & Artsy
    – Eastern Suburb Memory: red brick + neon, exhibitions, livehouse, coffee in one pot.
    – SKP: newest luxe mall, floating roof garden straight out of sci-fi.
    – Luxelake Eco-City: man-made sea + white sails, spring rapeseed fields for cycling or rowing.
    – Luxe Town: Euro-empty lanes dubbed “Little Europe,” 100 % afternoon-tea photo rate.
    – Luxe Lake CPI: white minimalist strip circling the lake—luxury flags, black-pearl restaurants, open-air market; shop, snap sunsets, then camp on Luxe Isle.

    Hidden Gems
    – Jinsha Site Museum: home of the “Sun Bird,” culture-buff pilgrimage.
    – Chengdu Tianfu Art Museum: white cloud-shaped shell, night lights = instant poster.
    – Chengdu Museum: free central-cool exhibit, cute stone rhino, AC strong enough to beat summer.
    – Western China Expo City: mega car shows, comic cons, wedding expos—mark the calendar.
    – Wangping / Xiangxiang Alley: riverside bars + old-school dishes, nightlife vibe max.
    – Tiesi Temple Water Block: fake-old canal, hanfu shoots without crowd; Chen Mapo flagship next door.
    – Qingyang Palace: west-side Taoist quiet zone for tea zoning-out.
    – Yongling Museum: Five-Dynasty emperor’s tomb, stone orchestra rocks.
    – U37 Creative Warehouse: mini complex of coffee, exhibits, vintage—half-day stroll.
    – Factory 7322: old arsenal turned creative fair, pop-up shows & markets.
    – Xian Ting (Emei Film lot): “Chengdu’s Little Jiangnan,” classic corridors, bridges, flowing water, three-story courtyard big enough to get lost; pour a pot of tea, hanfu snap, explore.
    – Dongmen Shijing: Li Jieren’s old hood rebuilt—RMB 10 covered-bowl tea all afternoon, free Sichuan opera courtyard show at night.
    – Twin Towers (Tianfu Int’l Financial Center): 218 m LED façade lights up nightly at 7 p.m.; snap cyber-punk Chengdu from the metro exit.
    – Hehuachi Wholesale Market: giant mall blocks sorted by type—clothes, New-Year goods, jewelry, toys, stationery—mountains of stuff at bottom-barrel prices; bargain hard and buy big.

    🌳 PARKS & GREENWAY

    Want the “Park City” vibe? Start at Guixi Eco-Park—a south-giant green lung where you can camp on lawns, paddle on lakes and shoot the Global Center in one frame. The 100-km Tianfu Greenway cuts through here, linking wetlands, flower seas and rapeseed fields; on clear days you’ll even see snow-capped mountains. Nearby Jincheng Lake is perfect for night runs, Xinglong Lake for sunset + underwater bookstore, and Jiaozi Park for a CBD-surrounded pocket meadow. Cycle, jog, picnic, photo—one loop does it all.

  16. @Joy-m6x1r

    Every city in China looks so modern, clean, and safe, while developed Western countries are filled with theft, garbage, homeless people, and crime. China lives in the future

  19. @godaintontheinternet

    Years of Hillary Clinton complaining about Chyna, blah this and blah that. So much propaganda. Thank God I saw China with my own eyes. Friendly people, great food, high-tech trains, innovative new technology, safe to walk at night, etc.❤

  20. @shredderspencer1122

    I live in Vancouver Canada. I miss Chengdu so much. Chengdu is much more safe, modern, convenient, quiet, energetic, fun, cheap, and good job market and pay and no drugs or homeless or low value immigrants.

  21. @ayhanakgun1136

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  24. @rh666-8

    America could never 😂 that futuristic park itself looks better than the entire New York 😂😂😂😂😂 fk trump

  28. @JohnDoe01

    Chengdu is not pronounced as SHengdu, it is CHengdu! CH is the same as ch in chicken and tch in German. Not sh.

  39. @30east30west

    少不入川，老不离蜀。天府之国，名不虚传！一个去了以后就不想走的地方，美食美景美人！

  40. @osmondd973

    fake accounts always, chinese people only eat but no shopping, why? because commies makes everyone poor

  43. @amycoco09

    China lets its cities, people, and growth speak for themselves. 💁🏻‍♀️👍

    Urban life in China is extremely dynamic. The streets are always clean and safe with no crime.

    When it comes to China, one of the most controversial topics is how the country is portrayed by the Chinese haters media. There are recurring narratives.

    You will often hear statements like life in China is not real, everything is a green screen, or that the sky is red or brown. Some even deny the existence of modern infrastructure, claiming building will collapse.

    Allegations about lack of freedom in China and hardship faced by its people are also common.

    Particularly, there are opinions regarding racism in China. Especially toward black individuals. However reality observed and experience firsthand is very different.

    Those who have lived and worked directly in China affirm that what is shown is real. You can see towering skyscrapers, modern subways stations, and busting streets that are the result of CGI or artificial intelligence.

    China has chosen to open its borders through visa-free policies for citizens of many countries. The road is to invite the world to experience reality firsthand, allowing foreigners to see the country’s development, culture, and progress with their own eyes.

  44. @Akdx4488

    I have been to many cities in China as foreigner, Chengdu also amazed me its a must visit and also if you have a time for daily trip go Qingchenshan for a hike in lush mountains