http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Sichuan , Chengdu , Emi Shan en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:14:23 +0000 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:14:23 +0000 Right before our winter holiday I had been selected with a friend and fellow collegue Jeniffer to teach in a winter english camp in Chongqing. We had a wonderful time during my 1 week teaching stint and extended the outing after to Chengdu.On Friday of the week before last we left on our first excursion of the winter break. This was the first airplane ride of Meili. Although Meili handled airtrav http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-769993.html This update is mostly just to get some pictures out there. We should be starting to work at the university in a few days. So I should have some interesting things to say about our experiences with that but for now we are just hanging out and exploring. Here I share some photos of our exploring. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-740556.html For this entry I am going to keep it short. We found an apartment and it is very nice. That is to say that it would meet most of the standards of an apartment in the United States. That might not sound like much but I will just say that we were getting worried that we would not find such a place to live. We have electricity gas water and internet set up. Well internet was going to be set up. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-739109.html We arrived in Chengdu in a somewhat more haphazard manner than we had hoped. First of all our flight from Shanghai to Chengdu delayed our boarding for about an hour and then our takeoff for another 45 minutes. Then Dani and I were supposed to meet a student from Sichuan University at the airport to take us to our hotel on campus. However our contact at the university was confused as to which day http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-738725.html Temple in Chengdu located in Chengdu Sichuan Province south gate of Temple of Marquis Street is the only monarch and his subjects together worship Temple Liu Bei Zhuge Liang of Shu Han monarch coworshiping Ciyu and Hui Ling. Liu Bei mausoleum was built was built in AD 223. One thousand several times over the years damaged frequently changes. Previously the Temple of Marquis Wu refers to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-734625.html Today we went to the Yellow Dragon River. I expected to get on a little boat and float down a huge river for a few good hours so we packed on the bug spray. When we got there it was a completely different scene the Yellow Dragon River is a tourist area with traditional Chinese decorations everywhere and a beautiful manmade river in the middle of it. You can walk in or around the river and there http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-720897.html So we are kind of in rainy season and the ground is crazy slippery all the time. My friends actually did see a motorbike get hit by a taxi the other day Everyone was ok but we were wondering how long it would take to witness an accident in the crazy roads here. The suprises here never really end. We went to a restaurant for a friend39s birthday and the main course was entire fish served from http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-720332.html First week of classes is done and we were asked by our program advisor to go get lost in the city. She said that we had been getting lost too much so she gave us locations in small groups to find using the busses. We found our location no problem but when we had to meet at the restaurant that was to be our final destination we literally had no idea how to get there. We were supposed to meet at Te http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-719242.html Today was the weirdest day yet. I started classes yesterday and they are hysterical. We learn a ton and being immersed in the culture makes it much easier to take in the Chinese vocab because we are constantly using it. Conveniently we are using the same book as I had at nova and they are starting from the chapter we left off at I love my classes so far and tai chi was the funniest thing I could http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-718309.html A couple more pictures... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-717747.html Today was awesome. We finally got some sleep and I woke up at 7am which I39m sure you all know is pretty much impossible for me. I blame it on the jetlag. We got up this morning and as we left our apartment there were three women in red suits practicing tai chi with swords in the lawn outside. We had orientation in the morning and went over the schedule for our session. We are going to visit t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-717746.html I39m still not really sure what day or time it is I just know that I39m super tired. But luckily we get to sleep soon Everyone I met is awesome I really like the group of students that I39m with and my roommates are great. The city is so much fun and the people are very nice. It39s super busy the driving is terrifying The lanes are more like suggestions than regulations and pedes http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-717580.html Do not add any factor after UV irradiation and no significant crosslinking. In the amount of the appropriate circumstances the two subunits as well as reorganization of the complex are closely linked with the nascent chain. Reorganization of the NAC purified from bovine brain NAC crosslinking intensity showed that the recombinant NAC activity when combined with the bovine brain NAC and the nas http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-717257.html I leave tomorrow for Boston and then have my 6 hour flight to San Francisco in the morning 10 hour layover and then i check in for my 14 hour flight to Hong Kong which leaves at 4am Eastern Standard time. I plan on sleeping the entire way. When we land in Hong Kong we transfer to a flight to Chengdu which is luckily only 2.5 hours. Then we will be in Chengdu on the 17th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-716864.html We left this morning from Beijing after being heavilly scrutinized and having our tibet travel permit checked three times. Once on the plane it seemed like nothing could stand in our way.We changed planes in Chengdu some unknown huge city somewhere in western China whose only claim to fame is being a hub for transfers to Tibet and a panda reproductive center where you can hold a baby panda for l http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-704802.html Sichuan is an intensive depression where the land slopes toward the middle of the basin from all directions. Sichuan boasts variety of tourist attractions. a number of them are listed as world natural and cultural heritages Mt. Emei Mt. Qingcheng Huanglong Jiuzhaigou Natural Park Dujiangyan Irrigation System Leshan big Buddha Sanxingdui Museum Du Fu Thatched Cottage and Wuhou Temple build http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-697286.html lta nameOLELINK6gtltagtlta nameOLELINK4gtltagtlta nameOLELINK3gtltagtlta nameOLELINK2gtltagtlta nameOLELINK1gtltagtChina mountain village tour Hi buddy i am a travel guide in west of china Chengdu home town of pandas there have plenty of ethnic minorities still have keeping authentic and unique culture also good at maki http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-694889.html Today we visited the worlds Tallest Buddha in Leshan. The weather was perfect with blue skies and bright sunshine. From Chengdu it was a 2hr and 30 minute bus and coach ride just to get there but well worth the effort. We went with several travellers from the same hostel which made for a really enjoyable day. The Buddha was much bigger than expected especially when stood at the bottom next to hi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-656634.html I organised the trip to Mount Emei for 31st August with the help of the staff at the Nova Travellers Lodge. I had to get a taxi to the main bus station in Chengdu and then the 2 hour bus to Emei Shan followed by a taxi to the Teddy Bear hostel. In the afternoon I walked up to the nearest temple where there was a nice waterfall and some carvings built into the rocks. In the evening I ate Swee http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-653099.html E que regresso... logo em Chengdu 4 horas de atraso por excesso de peso no avio supostamente por excesso de combustvel Chegada a Amesterdo atrasada passar a noite no Hotel Ibis de Amesterdo Apanhar o Avio para Portugal chegar e faltarem as malas...No podia ter desfecho menos atribulado. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-648821.html