Yushan Pavilion 钰善阁 @ Chengdu
Once in a while, I would choose to go for a vegetarian meal 素菜. Unlike the traditional Buddhist vegetarian mealsContinue Reading
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Chengdu – Walking down a wide and narrow alley
When you are in Chengdu and have a couple of hours to spare and a hungry stomach, there’s an excellentContinue Reading
Daqian Restaurant 大千小馆 @ Chengdu
This restaurant based its menu from the family banquets of Chinese painter/master Zhang Daqian.
The Bridge 廊桥 @ Chengdu
First visit to Chengdu after almost 4 years, I was delighted to find this excellent fine dining place with theContinue Reading
Sichuan Museum – #10 Fine China from Ming and Qing 明清寶貝
The Qing Dynasty is a period specially noted for the production of color glazes. In the area of monochromes, QingContinue Reading
Sichuan Museum – #9 Renaissance in China 唐宋陶瓷藝術
It all started with utilitarian pieces made from red clay. Then the Bronze Age arrived and clay was replaced byContinue Reading
Sichuan Museum – #8 Pottery from Antiquity 歷代陶器
Whether you visit a museum in the East or West, you will always see a section of pottery from theContinue Reading
Sichuan Museum – #7 The Warring States Bronzeware 戰國銅器 (Part 2)
The Warring States period (475-221 B.C.) was an interesting period in Chinese history. On one hand there’s the civil warContinue Reading
Sichuan Museum – #6 The Warring States Bronzeware 戰國銅器 (Part 1)
Right before Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 unified the different states in China in 221 B.C., there were seven feudal states inContinue Reading
Sichuan Museum – #5 Shu Han Relics 情系蜀漢
The ancient name of Sichuan is Ba Shu, and it was the capitals of two ancient states and the locationContinue Reading