Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage #1 : The Cottage 杜甫草堂
If you have studied Chinese literature in school, you would have memorised poems by Du Fu 杜甫. Even though heContinue Reading
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Chengdu Dujiangyan : How it works
Dujiangyan, or Dujiang Weir, refers to an ancient irrigation and flood-control system in Dujiangyan City in Sichuan Province, which isContinue Reading
Chengdu Dujiangyan 都江堰
Near Chengdu, Sichuan there’s an irrigation system that is over 2,200 years that is still in working order. I amContinue Reading
Leshan Buddha 乐山大佛 #3/3 – By The River
For the last instalment, we go by the river and see the Buddha from its feet and from afar. AndContinue Reading
Leshan Buddha 乐山大佛 #2/3 – At The Top
Last week, we walked up to the top and then down to the feet of the Leshan Giant Buddha. Today,Continue Reading
Leshan Buddha 乐山大佛 #1/3 – Going Up and Down
Leshan Giant Buddha has been on original my bucket list since I knew about it from the movie Wind andContinue Reading
Dining with Anime
If you are a manga or anime fan, you would immediately be attracted by the storefront of this Japanese izakayaContinue Reading
Chengdu Diners 成都吃客 @ Chengdu
Visited an old friend who taught at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, we settle for a Sichuan meal near theContinue Reading
Tao Lin 饕林 @ Chengdu
First meal in Chengdu after flying in from Shanghai, craving for some authentic Sichuan cuisine. A tried-and-tested name came toContinue Reading
The Way of the Dragon 小龙翻大江 @ Chengdu
Yesterday I posted about a high-end hotpot restaurant, today I want to show the gap between that and a massContinue Reading