Chengdu People's Park

Chinese Name: 人民公园(Ren Min Gong Yuan）
Location: No. 9 Citang Street, Qingyang District,Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Ticket: Free
Estimated tour time: 2-3 hours
Recommended time to visit: all year round.
Nearby attractions: Wide&Narrow Alley, Chunxi Road, Wuhou Temple, Jinli Street, Dufu Thatched Cottage, etc.

Chengdu People's Park is not a tourist attraction, but an epitome for the local life.
Originally built in 1911 and covers 11 hectares, People’s Park (Renmin Park), or Shaocheng Park, is the largest as well as the earliest park of Chengdu established in the city center. First set up from a street for citizens to start business to make a living, the park was also the locality of many a historical event. Extended for several times, the present People's Park is a developed one combined gardening, culture, tea-tasting, leisure and recreation. The graceful park houses a nationally protected cultural site, four municipality protected historical sites, more than 70 kinds of famous trees and couples of plants gardens; various exhibitions and performances also take turns here. Teahouse, lotus ponds, walking paths, pavilions and resting spots make the park a popular haunt for Chengdu locals since its establishment. Once in the sunny day, you will see lots of local people sitting under the green shade, ordering a cup of green tea and having small talks, or just reading books or playing Mahjong with friends. Many locals, especially seniors will hold all kinds of activities in the park, like dancing, singing or playing chess.

● See Flower Shows

One of the attracting parts of People's Park is the various flower shows. Chrysanthemum show in autumn is the most popular flower shows. Chrysanthemum is one of the top 10 famous flowers in China, and it has been planted in China for over 3000 years. Chengdu is one the cultivation center for chrysanthemum. Normally, the chrysanthemum show will start from the end of October and end the end of November. It’s a kind of flower feast in Chengdu. Besides the chrysanthemum show, People's Park will also hold lotus flower show in summer. Appreciate the stunning lotus flower in summer breeze, what’s more relaxing? Spring is also a good time to see flower show. Most flowers will blossom in spring, and to welcome the spring, People's Park will often hold spring flower show and tourists can enjoy the warm sunshine with the colorful flowers in the park.

● Drink Tea Like the Locals

People’s Park of Chengdu is one of the popular haunts for locals to enjoy tea. In fact, for most tourists (including domestic tourists), a must-do in People's Park is ordering a cup of tea and spend one afternoon in the park, just have peaceful time of doing nothing but relaxing. This is the perfect place to experience the local life of Chengdu people, and until you spend some time in here, you’ll understand why Chengdu is called the “Land of Ease”. There are many tea houses in the park, and you can enjoy a cup of green tea at a good price. Among all the tea houses, Heming Tea House (鹤鸣茶社) is the most famous one. Heming Tea House is the best-preserved and largest tea house in the park, and it has a history nearly a hundred year. Besides drinking tea, you can also play Mahjong and enjoy traditional Ear Treatment. The tea house will also serve famous snacks of Chengdu to customers, like Zhong Dumpling and House Special Pancake.

● Watch Virous Local Daily Activities

People's Park is a great place to experience the Chengdu locals’ relaxed and laid-back lifestyles. You can feel the different cultural atmosphere in Chengdu and experience the locals’ great pride in their city. People's Park is the best place to experience how the locals live — their lives are comfortable, enjoyable, leisurely, and they enjoy their freedom. People's Park often serves as a free and open place for local seniors to enjoy leisure. It's really interesting and novel to see men and women doing lots of featured amusements, soak in the ambient by watching aunts dancing and singing, the old playing Tai Chi, chess, Qigong, cards, Mahjong, musical instruments, painting on fans, etc. Try the traditional ear cleaning if you are interested in.

Another character of People's Park is the "Chinese Matchmaking Cornor" where the old post photos and bios of their unmarried son/daughter to find his/her soulmate. They use this old way, instead of online date app to look for right person. A perculiar phenomenon might be only seen in China!