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• 8 + 1 Gent's Tavern UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAR 2014
  60 Meng Zhui Wan, Chenghua Dist
  186-1323-6576

  A small bar with drag queen lipsync shows and horny waiters. Kind of crazy/dirty/sexy.
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• AMO-G UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAY 2019
  Cheung Chau Wan St, Causeway Bay No. 339, Cheung Fong Bld
  +86 28-8333-1811

  Located under street level, so look for escalators going down. A large gay club in the 339 entertainment area around the television tower. Offering singers, rappers, gogo dancers and a 'bouncing' dance floor. Has private seating areas, so it can be daunting to visit alone (try to find friends to go with you).
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• Beatles Bar
  No. 67, 3rd Section Western First Ring Rd, near Mianyang Hotel

  Gay bar for drinks and relaxing. Mixed ages.
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• Best Life UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAR 2014
  Xiao Dong Da Xie Duan, 1.5km to the northwest at Hong Xing Lu 4 Duan (4 section)

  A bar for young gay guys. In summer, the cute waiters wear shorts.
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• Hunk UTOPIA VERIFIED APR 2020
  3-11 Taipingnanxin Rd, Jiuyanqiao, Wuhou Dist
  +86 181-0818 -8719

  A gay bar with occasional drag shows, gogo dancers and events. Good music and nice, friendly staff. Busiest on weekends. Bachelor Party every Wed.
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• Liusi/6 Colour UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAR 2014
  3/F Dong Da Xie Nb 97, Room 312
  3470-4625, 7649-7736, 133-5007-3110)

  A lesbian bar.
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• MAGMA UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAR 2014
  2/F Blue Carribean Plaza, 143 Kehua Bei Lu (just next to Jelly Fish)

  Gay-friendly DJ bar.
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• Max Club UTOPIAN VERIFIED FEB 2018
  Dongmen Bridge West Crossing, on 2/F of the building at the corner between Tian Xian Qiao Nan Lu and Xiao Dong (DaXie Duan/street section)

  Max Club (formerly YY), Baron, and one lesbian bar are here. It's like a gay complex. Two gay bars next to each other and then one huge lesbian bar next door. Good fun in YY.
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• Mu Di Di (Destination)
  Ge Lin Pu Lan Te (Green Planet Hotel), 63 Huaxingdong St

  Look for the round, red Budweiser sign on the 2/F exterior of the hotel. A beautifully designed gay bar and karaoke club.
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• Nine-Tailed Fox UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAY 2019
  Peigen Corridor, 6 Taipingnanxin Rd, Jiuyanqiao, Wuhou Dist

  A large gay club located close to Hunk bar. Not so easy to find. Follow the signs for WOW pub and go up to the higher floor and carry on walking past their entrance. It has shows and a great vibe. Has private seating areas, so it can be daunting to visit alone (try to find friends to go with you).
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• YueLianHua Bar
  8901-2065. Lesbian bar, open nightly. Mixed ages, some 30+ women which is uncommon.
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• Journey of Romance Bar
  No. 23, 3rd Section Renminzhong Rd

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• Zha Si Cun Tian UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAR 2014
  34 Wangping Binghe Lu
  186-0819-3271, 186-2809-7813

  Tibetan Style gay KTV.
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• G-house Spa for Men Only
  186-0001-8040, email

  Gay-owned spa for men only in Chengdu's CBD. Call for directions to the facility and they'll fetch you from the vicinity. Stylishly designed secret garden, with cozy rooms amidst quiet and relaxation. Purest botanical essences, imported from France and Canada. Tailored to suit the needs of men -- with treatments carried out by professionally trained masseurs. Treatments include relaxation massage, 4-hand massage, sea crystal scrub, waxing, and more combining Chinese tradition, yin and yang, and aboriginal elements. They have adopted traditional music and the theory of Chinese medicine based on the balance of elements (gold, wood, water, fire, soil). After your treatment, enjoy healthy refreshments.
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• Baiguoyaun Tea Bar

  Al fresco tea patio near the Estate Exchange Building at Houziman.
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• Panda Square

  Near Shudu Bld, Zongfu Rd.
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• Qicaiyinxiang Man Club
  8555-6976

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• Xinbaixung
  61 Taishengnan Rd

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  Comments from Utopians:

  "MC Sauna in Chengdu is closed now." -- Jack, Nov 22, 2020

  "You are right, Chengdu is gay paridise. People are more open and lots of saunas compared to other cities. Right now, Re Dai Yu Lin for mid-age men (热带雨林), and Dong Gan Yu Lin for older men (动感雨林). Chengdu is a nice and lucky city." -- Tommy, Jul 4, 2020

Fun to visit and colorful for your cameras (but expect high prices for mediocre food), Chengdu's "Chinese Village" themed shopping areas are like Disneyland's Main Street -- an idealized version of the charming local neighborhoods that got plowed under and built over in the great drive towards progress. Jin Li Ancient Street next to Wuhou Temple (this funerary temple and its gardens has a steep Y$60+ entry fee compared to Y$5+ for Wenshu Temple or Y$10+ for Qingyang Temple) is the most famous and packed with Chinese tourists. Kuan Xiangzi is more trendy, with clubs and restaurants that come alive in the evenings, yet you will still see residents doing synchronized dance routines, toddlers in split pants answering the call of nature, elaborate ear cleaning experts waiting to use their specialized tools on you, sugar-glass blowers and drizzlers making elaborate sweets that are works of folk art (see photo above), and all manner of Chinese crafts and edibles. The neighborhood around Wenshu Temple is another one of these pop-go-the-Chinese shopping districts.