Ladies Exercising in the Park

Chengdu Day 1

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April 15th 2008
Chengdu We are now in the city of Chengdu in Sichuan Province. This is a “moderate” size town of nearly 9 million people. Chengdu has the look and feel of a western industrial city….a welcome change from the frenetic pace and minute-to-minute challenge of holding on to life, limb and sanity in Beijing. We are staying a few blocks from the center of town, near the city square and ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more