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Chengdu Giant Pandas & Mild-Spicy Sichuan Dining Blueprint

How to see active pandas at the Chengdu Research Base before morning feeding ends, and enjoy Sichuan hotpot and teahouse culture with non-spicy options.

Quick Answer & Essential Rules

1

Visit the Panda Breeding Base strictly between 07:30 and 10:00 AM while pandas are active outdoors.

2

Order Yuanyang split hotpot (鸳鸯锅) with half mild tomato/bone broth and half spiced tallow.

3

Sip Gaiwan jasmine green tea under gingko trees at Heming Teahouse in People’s Park.

4

Use Metro Line 18 express train from Tianfu Airport directly to Chengdu South station in 37 mins.

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No Spicy Food

When ordering food in restaurants

Please make my food completely non-spicy. I cannot eat chili.
请做完全不辣的,一点辣都不能吃,谢谢!
Qǐng zuò wán quán bù là de, yì diǎn là dōu bù néng chī, xiè xie!

Emphasize "完全不辣" so kitchen does not add mild chili oil.

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