Dinner shows and teahouses: two ways to slow down

Two detailed dinner-show guides plus seven teahouses and the rituals around them. Visitors book performances themselves; no reservation service is provided.

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Immersive dinner show · advance booking

Shugongyan Immersive Dinner Show

Seven acts of ancient-Shu theatre with a Sichuan meal; allow time for the performance, not just dinner.

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Hotpot dinner show · fixed sessions

Hongdingyan Hotpot Dinner Show

A palace-like setting, seven acts and individual hotpots; decide whether the show or the food is your priority.

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Seven teahouses · four rituals · practical notes

Chengdu teahouses and the art of staying awhile

Seven distinct teahouses, from neighbourhood tables to temple courtyards and the countryside; gaiwan tea is only the start.

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