Shufeng Yayun Sichuan Opera House

Shufeng Yayun (蜀风雅韵), located inside Chengdu Culture Park on Qintai Road, is the ideal theater to experience the local arts and watch a splendid Sichuan Opera. It is also the most famous place where you can enjoy the local tea, Sichuan Opera and Sichuan folk arts shows in Sichuan Province.

Featuring the Chinese traditional opera performances, unique talent shows, as well as opera costumes, exquisite handicrafts exhibits, the theater is not only a tea house but also a fantastic stage for you to enjoy the local arts and culture. It has two Opera houses: Chinese Opera House (VIP House) and Liyuan Opera House, the former is much more expensive than the latter.

Why Go to Shufeng Yayun Opera House?

Built in 1998 and functioned for over 20 years, Shufeng Yayun Opera House is a multifunctional theater showing local Sichuan Opera and folk wonders. Performances held in each evening has attracted distinguished performers from across Sichuan Province and many audience at home and abroad.

Shufeng Yayun is located within the ancient buildings of Qingyang Palace, very close to Dufu Thatched Cottage and Wuhou Memorial Temple. When siting arounded by the old buildings, you can drink a cup of tea like local citizens and meanwhile enjoy different kinds of amazing show, including the famous face changing, spitting fire, cloth changing, hand shadow play of Sichuan Opera, etc.

The evening show time usually is held at 20:00 – 21:30. You’d better book the ticket at least 2 hours in advance, and collect ticket half an hour before starting. You're suggested to go there a little bit earlier, for you may have the chance to see how the performers make up, how they put their costumes on and even you can take some photos with them. Even, a featured activity in Shufeng Yayun Opera House is that, you can pay to wear those beautiful costumes like performers.

√ 3 Days Chengdu Family Tour with Sichuan Opera Show

As one of the traditional Chinese opera, Sichuan Opera is mainly popular in central and east Sichuan Province, Chongqing, part of Guizhou and Yunnan. It has 5 tunes and Chengdu is the best city to watch an authentic Sichuan Opera.

In Shufeng Yayun, you can see the best typical performances of Sichuan Opera and other Sichuan folk shows. Those very bright spots are authentic excerpts of Sichuan Opera with many amazing talents as well as requested programs where you can make the request beforehand. The originality and charm may satisfy many of their opera lovers. Don't miss the mysterious face changing and fire spitting - two most-known wonders. Also, you can see actors dressing in unique costumes with face painted colorful, telling story in dramatic tune，amazing rod puppet show and else more.

With colorful shows in different styles, you may also taste the profound Chinese opera arts and experience the pure essence of traditional culture of Western Sichuan. This daily show continues to spread the traditional art to a new generation and keep the historic culture alive.

We went to see the show in the Culture Park after our hotpot dinner. We paid 260 RMB per person. The theater is outdoor theater with fans on the top. The program was composed of opera, short comedy show, puppet, show, hand shadow, music instruments mimic horse and people conversation, and the face (mask) changing show with fire spitting. My teenage son and I did not lose our attention throughout the show (about one hour) even we just arrived at Chengdu (from Kathmandu). The face changing segment in the show is just amazing. We kept saying it is impossible. One time the performers even walked to the audience from the stage and changed their mask right in front of the audience! We went to Kungfu show in Beijing, and Tang Dynasty show in Xi'An. This show is far more the most interesting and entertaining one. What a great start for our Chengdu tour!

Compared with Shufengyayun Sichuan Opera House, which is a casual theater with a courtyard layout suitable for audiences who like traditional and local cultural characteristics, Furongguocui (芙蓉国粹) next to Tianfu Square is a formal theater-style Opera House with better environmental conditions and more professional actors. It adds more plot to the traditional Sichuan Opera, with more wonderful lighting and stage effects, and is a performance that is connected by a complete storyline, which is more suitable for audiences who like official and formal performances. Both Shufengyayun and Furongguocui have their own characteristics, and the choice between them mainly depends on your personal preferences and interests.

During your Chengdu city tour, you can visit the Chengdu Panda Base in the morning to see the cute pandas, and visit other attractions in downtown, such as Renmin Park, Jinli Old Street, Kuanzhai Alley, Jinsha Site Museum, etc. Like local experience? Try a afternoon tea time in Renmin Park, enjoy a cooking class in Sichuan Cuisine Museum. Your Chengdu tour can be interesting and relaxing.

★ Recommended Chengdu Tours :

√ 1 Day Chengdu Panda Tour

√ 2 Days Chengdu City Break

√ 2 Days Chengdu Highlights Tour with Hakka Ancient Town

√ 4 Days Chengdu Culture & History Tour with Panda Base

If you want to get rid of hustle of public transportation, troublesome navigation and language communication, you can book a private tour package with China Discovery which covers sightseeing, dining and transfer from us. Our local tour guide and driver will escort you to Shufeng Yayun Opera House with speed and convenience, and take care of ticket and all the details. You just need to focus on enjoy the show and scenery.

★ Recommended China Tours including Chengdu:

√ 7 Days Sichuan Discovery Tour (Chengdu / Leshan / Emei / Chengdu / Jiuzhaigou)

√ 7 Days Ancient China Tour with Panda (Beijing / Xian / Chengdu)