Editing Chengdu (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Jinli at Night 7.jpg|thumb|right|Jinli historical district of Chengdu]]
In 2006, ''[[China Daily]]'' named Chengdu China's fourth-most-livable city.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Jing|first=Fu|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-01/03/content_508828.htm|title=Beijing drops out of top 10 'best city' list|work=[[China Daily]]|date=3 January 2006|access-date=18 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027082820/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-01/03/content_508828.htm|archive-date=27 October 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Literature===
Some of China's most important literature comes from Chengdu. The city has been home to literary giants, such as [[Sima Xiangru]] and [[Yang Xiong (author)|Yang Xiong]], two masters of [[Fu (poetry)|Fu]], a mixture of descriptive prose and verse during the Tang dynasty; [[Li Bai]] and [[Du Fu]], the most eminent poets of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] and [[Song dynasty|Song]] dynasties respectively; [[Yang Shen'an]], a famous scholar of the Ming dynasty; and [[Guo Moruo]] and [[Ba Jin]], two well-known modern writers. [[Chang Qu]], a historian of Chengdu during the Jin dynasty, compiled the earliest local historical records, the [[Record of Hua Yang State]]. [[Zhao Chongzuo]], a poet in Chengdu during the Later Shu Kingdom, edited [[Among the Flowers]], the first anthology of [[Ci (poetry)|Ci]] in China's history. [[Meng Chang]], the king of Later Shu, wrote the first couplet for the Spring Festival, which says, "A harvest year accepts celebrations, good festivals foreshadow long springs."{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

In 2023, Chengdu hosted the [[81st World Science Fiction Convention]], having beat out Winnipeg, Canada, in site-selection voting in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://discon3.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Worldcon2023SiteSelectTally.pdf | title = Worldcon 2023 Selection Results | publisher = DisCon 3: The 79th World Science Fiction Convention | date = December 2021 | access-date = 2022-09-10 | archive-date = 11 September 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220911005610/https://discon3.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Worldcon2023SiteSelectTally.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Fine art===
During the period of the Five Dynasties, Huang Quan, a painter in Chengdu, initiated the Fine-Brush Flower-and-Bird Painting School with other painters. At that time, "Hanlin Painting Academy" was the earliest royal academy in China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=翰林图画院中国首个皇家画院成都建立 |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2013-11-29/043028841768.shtml |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Sina News |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907184438/http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2013-11-29/043028841768.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=成都画院 - 耳鉴青羊 - 成都市青羊区数字方志馆 |url=http://cdqydfz.com/details.aspx?mid=64&id=3139 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Chengdu City Qingyang District Digital Local Chronicles Museum}}</ref>

===Religion===
{{See also|Christianity in Sichuan|Catholic Church in Sichuan|Protestantism in Sichuan}}
[[File:平安桥主教座堂-2022.jpg|thumb|right|[[Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Chengdu|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]], seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu]]]]
Chengdu contains official,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccctspm.org/ |title=中国基督教网 |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930044246/http://www.ccctspm.org/ |archive-date=30 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Roman Catholic<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/chen2.htm |title=Diocese of Chengdu 成都, China |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232526/http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/chen2.htm |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Protestant congregations, some of which are [[underground church]]es.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan (now known as [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu]]) was established on 15 October 1696. [[Artus de Lionne]], a French missionary of [[Paris Foreign Missions Society]], was appointed as the first Apostolic Vicar.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In 1890, the [[Canadian Methodist Mission]] was searching for more stations in Asia. In February 1891, Dr. {{ill|Virgil Chittenden Hart|zh|赫斐秋}}, who had been Superintendent of the New York Methodist Mission Society of Central China recommended that Chengtu be its first Mission sight. During the meeting, it was proposed he lead this contingency; having built western hospitals, Boy's and Girl's schools at Missions he established on the Yangtze and Gan Rivers from 1866 – 1888. On 9 May 1891 Dr. Virgil Hart arrived in Chengtu and two weeks later bought a home and had it subdivided into living quarters and a dispensary, for the later arriving Missionary staff to move into.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virgil C. Hart; missionary statesman, founder of the American and Canadian missions in central and west China |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/17013400/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907210505/https://www.loc.gov/item/17013400/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 24 June 1892, the doors of Chengtu's first Protestant Mission Headquarters were opened with over one thousand people of the community attending. The first Methodist religious service was held the following Sunday with only several attendants. The first western dispensary in Sichuan was opened 3 November 1892 with sixteen patients seeking care. The mission site became so popular that a larger space was secured near Chengtu's East Gate in the spring of 1893. This site is where the city's first Methodist church ([[Sï-Shen-Tsï Methodist Church]]) and hospital were built. These were later razed by rioting Chinese in 1895 and the Mission staff retreated to Chongqing and later Shanghai to escape the marauders. Dr. Virgil Hart traveled to Peking to demand redress and full payment of retribution was collected from Sichuan Viceroy Liu Ping Chang. The mission compound was quickly rebuilt only to be destroyed once more in the riots of 1901. These were rebuilt a third time and later missionaries would relocate and expand the Boys' and Girls' Schools just south of the city, dedicating the Divinity College as Hart College in 1914; a part of the [[West China Union University]], that is now Sichuan University and the [[West China Medical Center|West China School of Medicine]] (Huaxiyida).<ref>"Man on a Mission" by Stanley Crawford</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sichuan University Archives Guide to Collections of West China Union University [and medical school] |url=https://library.indianapolis.iu.edu/wmicproject/sites/default/files/Guide%20to%20Huaxi%20Archives%20at%20Sichuan%20University.pdf |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=[[Indiana University Indianapolis]] |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907210503/https://library.indianapolis.iu.edu/wmicproject/sites/default/files/Guide%20to%20Huaxi%20Archives%20at%20Sichuan%20University.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=华西协合大学档案（1910—1951）-四川大学档案馆 |url=https://archives.scu.edu.cn/info/1001/2230.htm |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=The University Archives of [[Sichuan University]] |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907210511/https://archives.scu.edu.cn/info/1001/2230.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> During the Cultural Revolution, the Sï-Shen-Tsï Methodist Church building was no longer in use and the building was entrusted to the nearby Chengdu City Second People's Hospital for management. The hospital used the chapel as a kindergarten and the office of the hospital equipment department. In 1984, the hospital returned the chapel building to the church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=成都基督教恩光堂 老教堂的前世今生-福音时报--基督教资讯门户网站 |url=https://gospeltimes.breadoflife.cn/article/index/id/28655 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=gospeltimes.breadoflife.cn |archive-date=24 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924180025/https://gospeltimes.breadoflife.cn/article/index/id/28655 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2018 the authorities attempted to close a 500-member underground church, the [[Early Rain Covenant Church]], led by [[Wang Yi (pastor)|Pastor Wang Yi]]. Over 100 members of the church were arrested including the pastor and his wife. The church's kindergarten and theological college were raided and the church's media outlets were closed down. Before his arrest, church member Li Yingqiang declared: "Even if we are down to our last five, worship and gatherings will still go on because our faith is real. […] Persecution is a price worth paying for the Lord." Police are said to have told one member that the church had been declared an illegal organisation. Chinese media were banned from reporting the events. Video footage which found its way onto western social media showed arrests and photographs alleged to be of injuries inflicted by the police.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2177897/chinese-pastor-wang-yis-wife-accused-inciting-subversion-and |title=Chinese pastor's wife accused of subversion, held in unknown location |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215213043/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2177897/chinese-pastor-wang-yis-wife-accused-inciting-subversion-and |archive-date=15 December 2018 |url-status=live|date=13 December 2018 }}</ref><ref name="scmp.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2177520/underground-chinese-church-members-vow-defy-crackdown-and-keep |title=Members of unofficial Chinese church vow to keep meeting |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213082423/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2177520/underground-chinese-church-members-vow-defy-crackdown-and-keep |archive-date=13 December 2018 |url-status=live|date=11 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/12/minitrue-no-reports-on-chengdu-house-church-crackdown/ |title=Minitrue: No Reports on Chengdu Church Crackdown – China Digital Times (CDT) |date=11 December 2018 |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214164908/https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/12/minitrue-no-reports-on-chengdu-house-church-crackdown/ |archive-date=14 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> From a photo of {{M|s|link=y}}. Jiang's detention warrant it appears that the authorities have charged the church's leaders with "inciting subversion of state power," which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/world/asia/china-religion-crackdown.html |title=Pastor Charged with 'Inciting Subversion' as China Cracks Down on Churches |access-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215174643/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/world/asia/china-religion-crackdown.html |archive-date=15 December 2018 |url-status=live|newspaper=The New York Times |date=13 December 2018 |last1=Johnson |first1=Ian }}</ref>

In 2012, a [[Chabad house|Chabad Jewish Center]] was established in Chengdu, after moving five times, a permanent location was secured at [[Wuhou District]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jewishchengdu.com/ |title=About Our Community: Building Dedication |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=jewishchengdu.com |access-date=1 October 2023 |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907210509/https://www.jewishchengdu.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chabadchengdu.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/2042598/jewish/Address-and-Directions.htm |title=Chabad Jewish Center of Chengdu: Address and Directions |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=chabadchengdu.com |access-date=1 October 2023 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002104238/https://www.chabadchengdu.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/2042598/jewish/Address-and-Directions.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Theater===
[[File:Sichuan opera Chengdu.jpg|thumb|Sichuan Opera]]
The saying "Shu opera towers above all other performances in the world" reflects the achievement of [[Sichuan opera]] and [[Zaju]] (an ancient form of comedic drama involving dancing, singing, poetry, and miming). In the city, the first named opera "Bullfighting" was written in the Warring States period. The first detailed recorded opera was staged in the royal court of Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdom period. China's first clearly recorded Zaju was also performed in Chengdu. Tombs of witty Han dynasty poets were excavated in Chengdu. And [[Bian lian|face-changing]] masks and fire breathing remain hallmarks of the Sichuan opera.<ref>{{Cite web |title=评《清代杂剧叙录》 |url=http://www.sss.net.cn/115001/84658.aspx |website=Sichuan Social Science Online |access-date=7 September 2024 |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527135226/http://sss.net.cn/115001/84658.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Intangible Cultural Heritage – Sichuan Opera |url=http://scdfz.sc.gov.cn/scyx/scfy/content_149069 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Sichuan Provincial Local Chronicles Office |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907211014/http://scdfz.sc.gov.cn/scyx/scfy/content_149069 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=川剧介绍 - 乐器学习网 |url=https://www.yueqixuexi.com/baike/20190430212718.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.yueqixuexi.com |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907211012/https://www.yueqixuexi.com/baike/20190430212718.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=川剧，川剧门票，川剧变脸－四川川剧 |url=http://www.sccts.com/chengdu/chuanju.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.sccts.com |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203034947/http://www.sccts.com/chengdu/chuanju.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Language===
The native language in Chengdu is [[Sichuanese Mandarin|Sichuanese]], otherwise referred as [[Sichuan dialect]]. More precisely, "Chengdu Dialect" ({{lang|zh-hans|成都话/成都方言}}) is widely used in lieu of "Sichuanese" due to the largely different accents of Sichuanese speakers residing elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web |title=四川方言与其他民族语言区别 |url=https://mzzj.chengdu.gov.cn/mzjsjd/c145685/2011-04/13/content_d3813031063a46338cb15e6ea7d8dc14.shtml |website=mzzj.chengdu.gov.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=成都的话 - 四川长安网 |url=https://www.sichuanpeace.gov.cn/sbgw/20230331/2724143.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.sichuanpeace.gov.cn |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907211015/https://www.sichuanpeace.gov.cn/sbgw/20230331/2724143.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=四川话比普通话懂得起 而且表现力更丰富_四川在线 |url=https://sichuan.scol.com.cn/dwzw/201706/55940224.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=sichuan.scol.com.cn |archive-date=26 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226215211/http://sichuan.scol.com.cn/dwzw/201706/55940224.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Culinary art and tea culture===
{{See also|Sichuan cuisine}}
[[File:Teahouse in Peoples Park - Chengdu, China - DSC05350.jpg|thumb|left|A teahouse in [[People's Park (Chengdu)|People's Park]] in Chengdu]]
The distinct characteristic of Sichuan cuisine is the use of spicy chilies and peppercorns. Famous local dishes include [[Mapo doufu]], Chengdu [[Hot pot]], and [[Dan Dan Noodles|Dan Dan Mien]]. Both Mapo Doufu and Dan Dan Mien contain [[Sichuan pepper]]s. An article<ref name="www.latimes.com">{{cite news|title=People's Party Animals|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fi-chinaparty8feb08,1,6127459,full.story|date=8 February 2006|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Don|last=Lee}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (2006) called Chengdu "China's party city" for its carefree lifestyle. Chengdu has more [[tea house]]s and bars than [[Shanghai]] despite having less than half the population. In 2023, there were more than 30,000 teahouses in Chengdu,<ref>{{Cite web |title=天下茶馆数四川---四川日报电子版 |url=https://epaper.scdaily.cn/shtml/scrb/20230404/292263.shtml |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=epaper.scdaily.cn}}</ref> and there were 3,566 legally registered bars, nightclubs, and dance halls in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=成都，在微醺中官宣2万亿 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/627266667_120988271#:~:text=%E4%BB%8E%E5%A4%A9%E7%9C%BC%E6%9F%A5%E4%B8%93%E4%B8%9A%E7%89%88,%E9%85%92%E5%90%A7%E9%AB%98%E8%BE%BE3100%E5%A4%9A%E5%AE%B6%E3%80%82&text=%E7%96%AB%E6%83%85%E6%9C%9F%E9%97%B4%EF%BC%8C%E6%88%90%E9%83%BD%E7%9A%84%E6%B5%81,%E2%80%9C%E9%85%92%E5%90%A7%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E5%9F%8E%E2%80%9D%E3%80%82 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Sohu News}}</ref> A statistical report in 2019 showed that Chengdu had more bars than Shanghai, becoming the city with the most bars in China.<ref>{{Cite web |last=蔡纯琳 |title=全国酒吧数量第二多，成都为何酒文化盛行？ |url=https://news.cctv.com/2019/09/16/ARTIeLuWFbynFU5jfNwnPoLO190916.shtml |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=news.cctv.com |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526165256/https://news.cctv.com/2019/09/16/ARTIeLuWFbynFU5jfNwnPoLO190916.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Chengdu's tea culture dates back over a thousand years, including its time as the starting point of the Southern [[Silk Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=成都:南丝之路的起点_四川在线 |url=https://sichuan.scol.com.cn/sdlq/201804/56120363.html |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=sichuan.scol.com.cn |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208033045/https://sichuan.scol.com.cn/sdlq/201804/56120363.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Chengdu is officially recognized and named by [[UNESCO]] as the "City of Gastronomy".<ref name="www.unesco.org">{{cite news|title=Gastronomy – United Nations|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/creativity/creative-industries/creative-cities-network/gastronomy/|date=30 July 2012|publisher=UNESCO|access-date=30 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625214534/http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/creativity/creative-industries/creative-cities-network/gastronomy|archive-date=25 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
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====Teahouse====
Tea houses are ubiquitous in the city and range from ornate traditional establishments with bamboo furniture to simple modern tea houses. Teas on offer include [[jasmine tea|jasmine]], [[Longjing tea|longjing]] and [[biluochun]] tea. Tea houses are popular venues for playing [[mahjong]], getting a massage or one's ears clean.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://booksandideas.net/Fortunetellers-and-Teahouse-Workers.html |title=Di Wang, " Fortunetellers and Teahouse Workers. Migrant Peasants in Post-Mao Chengdu ", Books and Ideas, 9 April 2020 |journal=Books & Ideas |date=9 April 2020 |last1=Wang |first1=Di |access-date=2 October 2020 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926213021/https://booksandideas.net/Fortunetellers-and-Teahouse-Workers.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Some larger tea houses offer live entertainment such as Sichuan opera performances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sc.sina.com.cn/life/travel/twc/2011-04-13/085564023_4.html |script-title=zh:阳光下最热闹的地方 外地人眼中的成都茶文化 |publisher=Sina Sichuan |date=13 April 2011 |access-date=9 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514194835/http://sc.sina.com.cn/life/travel/twc/2011-04-13/085564023_4.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Hot pot====
[[File:Hot pot..jpg|thumb|Hot pot]]
Chengdu is known for its hot pot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=不吃火锅怎么算来过成都，揭秘成都人最爱去的10家火锅 |url=http://www.cdfer.com/index.php?s=/CdferArticle/index/detail/id/354 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240912154740/http://www.cdfer.com/index.php?s=/CdferArticle/index/detail/id/354 |archive-date=2024-09-12 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=www.cdfer.com}}</ref> Hot pot is a traditional Sichuanese dish, made by cooking vegetables, fish, and/or meat in boiling spicy broth. A type of food suitable for friends' gathering, hot pot attracts both local people and tourists. Hot pot restaurants can be found at many places in Chengdu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015"四川火锅"成百度热搜词 川菜多地最受欢迎- 四川省人民政府网站 |url=https://www.sc.gov.cn/10462/12771/2016/1/5/10364075.shtml |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=www.sc.gov.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=麻辣成都 |url=https://mzj.sh.gov.cn/lnb-lyxx/20230324/343058951bd743809d33c012fddcedc1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912155205/https://mzj.sh.gov.cn/lnb-lyxx/20230324/343058951bd743809d33c012fddcedc1.html |archive-date=2024-09-12 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=mzj.sh.gov.cn}}</ref>

===Mahjong===
[[File:麻将.JPG|thumb|right|Mahjong]]
[[Mahjong]] has been an essential part of most local peoples' lives. After daytime work, people gather at home or in the tea houses on the street to play Mahjong. On sunny days, local people like to play Mahjong on the sidewalks to enjoy the sunshine and also the time with friends.

Mahjong is the most popular entertainment choice among locals for several reasons. Chengdu locals have simplified the rules and made it easier to play as compared to Cantonese Mahjong. Also, Mahjong in Chengdu is a way to meet old friends and to strengthen family relationships. In fact, many business people negotiate deals while playing Mahjong.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whatsonchengdu.com/ent18.html |title=Playing Mahjong games, the popular way of relaxation in Chengdu |publisher=What'sonchengdu.com |date=28 January 2011 |access-date=9 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103202622/http://whatsonchengdu.com/ent18.html |archive-date=3 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rural tourism: Nong Jia Le===
Chengdu claims to have first practiced the modern business model of 'Nong Jia Le' (Happy Rural Homes). It refers to the practice of suburban and rural residents converting their houses into restaurants, hotels and entertainment spaces in order to attract city dwellers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=成都这么多"消失"的农家乐 去哪儿了？ |url=http://sc.people.com.cn/n2/2024/0508/c379471-40835920.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=sc.people.com.cn |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907211037/http://sc.people.com.cn/n2/2024/0508/c379471-40835920.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Nong Jia Le features different styles and price levels and have been thriving around Chengdu. They provide gateways for city dwellers to escape the city, offer delicious and affordable home-made dishes, and provide mahjong facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=成都的农家乐_甘孜长安网 |url=https://www.ganzipeace.gov.cn/sbgw/20230428/2737772.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.ganzipeace.gov.cn |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907211018/https://www.ganzipeace.gov.cn/sbgw/20230428/2737772.html |url-status=live }}</ref>