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Wuhou武侯区

Mid-rangeExpat area

Tongzilin and Nijiaqiao are where Chengdu's foreign residents actually live: independent cafés, craft beer, a farmers' market, and Sichuan University a few stops away.

At a glance

Life without Chinese
Metro access
Quiet at night
Value for money
Good for students

What is around

  • Metro75
  • Supermarket15
  • Park68
  • Pharmacy13
  • International hospital46
  • Shopping mall29

Counted from OpenStreetMap data for this district.

What works

  • The city's foreign community, its cafés and its bars
  • Sichuan University and a large exchange-student population
  • Better value than Jinjiang for a similar standard of flat

What to expect

  • Some blocks around Tongzilin are dated inside
  • Popular streets get loud on summer evenings
  • Spread out — the good parts are not one contiguous area
Suits:StudentsStaying a year or moreA first move to China

Campuses in this district

Places in Wuhou

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Bedroom, Quiet room in WuhouInstant book

Chengdu, Wuhou 武侯区

9 min to Chunxi Road

Foreigners accepted

$299.52/month