2-day Off-the-beaten-path Trendy Play and Art Check-in Tour in Chengdu doubao
Exploration
Enjoy Authentic Breakfast on Chunxi Road
Look for a local snack shop that has been operating for more than ten years on Chunxi Road Pedestrian Street. It mainly sells pork intestine vermicelli and Juntun Guokui, with authentic taste and affordable prices. After finishing the meal, you can directly set off to visit the exhibition.
Visit Xu Liaoyuan Museum of Modern Design Art
This is a niche private art museum in Chengdu with almost no tour groups. The compound features industrial-style red brick walls and avant-garde installation art. The museum has permanent exhibitions of design, sculpture and contemporary painting, and any casual photo taken here is a high-end stylish shot. It is open from 09:00 to 17:30, Tuesday to Sunday.
Eating Private Home Cuisine in Sansheng Township
Different from the common spicy and heavy flavors prevalent in Chengdu, the highlight here is the "art of heat control" -- free-range chickens are slowly stewed for 6 hours with Nongfu Spring water, with golden and clear broth, tender and smooth chicken meat. A bowl of this soup in autumn and winter will warm your whole body. The dishes are mainly slow-stewed in original pots, soft and easy to chew, especially suitable for family gatherings with parents, elders or children, and can satisfy both spicy food lovers and people who do not eat spicy food.
Visiting Trendy Toy Stores at REGULAR Yuan Ye
This is a niche sunken trendy space in southern Chengdu, with independent streetwear shops, designer toy collection stores, and pop-up art exhibitions. Its industrial-style decoration is highly photogenic, and it does not have the crowded feeling of Chunxi Road, which is suitable for taking your time to hunt for hidden treasures.
Exploration
Having Time-honored Breakfast at Chunxi Road
This is a time-honored snack shop in Chengdu, specializing in Zhong Dumplings and Sweet Water Noodles, which is the standard breakfast option for locals.
Visit the 700-square-meter healing variety store at Shihao Plaza
It is divided into multiple zones including cultural and creative stationery, trendy toy blind boxes, snacks and drinks, beauty and personal care, and home living. You can focus on visiting the Chengdu-exclusive cultural and creative section and the journaling zone. The store has an overall warm-toned industrial style, with many elaborately designed photo spots that are very suitable for taking pictures.
Fan Shigang Jianghu Sichuan Cuisine (Gaoxin Shengbang Street Branch): Enjoy Authentic Sichuan Cuisine
This is a casual Jianghu-style Sichuan diner loved by local Chengdu residents. All dishes are freshly stir-fried to order with rich wok aroma. The sour cowpea tofu brain mixed with rice is a standout specialty. Must-order items include marinated dishes, hand-torn duck, and pounded chili stir-fried bone-in pork.
Shoot Stunning Vintage Photos at U37 Creative Warehouse
A niche creative park renovated from old factory buildings, it has large-area graffiti walls, retro industrial-style buildings, and independent trendy toy stores. There are very few visitors here, so no passersby will get into your shots no matter how you take photos, which is very suitable for shooting vintage-style and cool trendy-style photos.