The Best Teahouses in Chengdu
The tea is the most popular drink in China, Chengdu in the past and present. Chengdu tea houses are inside and outside, you can choose your favorite place because it is open all year. The China culture is advanced with tea houses which are funny, eye-catching and interesting.
The best tea houses and tea are in Chengdu. Naturally, different people are different taste, but I listed the top tea houses and I hope that you will like it…
The “Living Room”Teahouse
Address: Wuhou Area, 1 Yulin Nanlu, Chengdu
The Sichuan Opera Teahouse
- Sichuan opera in Chengdu ©Bernt Rostad/flickr
Shunxing’s Address: Shawan Road, 258 International Exhibition Center Third Floor
Yuelai’s Address: Jinjiang Area, Huaxingzheng Road, 54 inside Jinjiang Theater
Shunxing Ancient Teahouse is the best place to drink a tea and watch the Sichuan Opera. The performance is interesting, because the show is entertaining that people who don’t speak Chinese.
The Yuelai teahouse is the cheap version of this, but the entertaining depends to understanding the Sichuan opera. The show start 14:00 to 16:00 every Tuesday and Saturday.
The Ancient Chinese Tea house
Laozhaiyuan’s Address: Wide Narrow Alleys, 11 Kailu Laozhaiyuan, Chengdu
Most of this tea houses are fancy and offer the Sichuan show. But, one of this tea houses has something special. The Laozhaiyuan is one of the oldest tea houses in Chengdu, which is peaceful and quite. This house is 200-year-old where no performances, but you can sit and feel yourself in the ancient China.
The Tranquil Outdoor Teahouse
- Zhiji Teahouse is located in Culture Park
- Sanhua Pagota is located on the river by Baihuatan Park
The Heming tea house in People’s Park is a romantic atmosphere with the tasty teas and with tranquil and picturesque surroundings. You can relax in the People’s Park and enjoy the Wenshu Monastery area, where are many other outdoor tea houses.
The People’s Park tea houses are very old history of more than a hundred years. The visitors can try the Culture Park, there is the Sanhua tower, next to the river where the visitors give a riverside experience.