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Random flashback – Getting tea in Chengdu

Posted on February 23, 2019December 18, 2020 by KK

A fun thing to do in Chengdu is to visit one of their many parks and after a nice stroll, get some tea at a tea house.

Entrance to a local Chengdu teahouse in a park.
Prices for a cup of tea (leaves) is posted at the entrance. 5 yuan is about $1 USD.
Patrons at the teahouse; locals who come to socialize with their family and friends while enjoying a nice cup of Chinese tea in a relaxing atmosphere.
Each person gets one of these traditional flasks of hot water which is used to refill your cup of tea.
Tea leaves in my cup of (green) tea. A lot leafier and “stalky-er” than I’m used to seeing.

The tea itself wasn’t anything special to my unsophisticated taste buds. It was just a hot, comforting beverage to be enjoyed while people-watching.

Many years ago, I watched an episode of No Reservations when Anthony Bourdain visited one of these tea houses (actually, maybe even the same one that I went to) and got his ears cleaned from one of many professional ear cleaners who, apart from earwax cleaning, also offer massages. As many patrons were partaking in these services, I thought why not and paid to get my ears cleaned.

A professional ear cleaner at work.

The pièce de ré·sis·tance of the experience was at the end of the cleaning when the man inserted a long, thin metal rod with a thin piece of cotton attached to the end into my ear after which he then taps the rod with a pair of metal pincers, thus producing a vibration that transfers onto the thin rod (see video above). This results in a vibration of the rod in my inner ear, producing a “eargasmic” sensation of sorts. This entire experience cost about $5 USD and in my opinion, a worthwhile experience while in Chengdu.

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