Blogs from Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Asia - page 84

Ali, the wonderful person who created this exciting Travelblog-site on the internet, has added a new feature. It is now possible to share some exclusive VIDEOS with you. I want to thank Ali for her many efforts and improvements, permitting me to bring you journal-updates, free of cost. Thank you Ali. To test my ability to follow her instructions, I would like to offer you one of the great experiences of my life, A VIDEO of the visit to the Panda Reserves in the thriving city of Chengdu, in Sichuan Province of China. This city in Central China is synonymous with one of the world's most exotic and most endangered animals, the Giant Pandas. My very good friend Arthur and I had ventured into this reserve, and here is what he captured on video to share. ... read more

This city is huge and after arriving late in the night a well deserved sleep was required before venturing out. The city was hot and humid and very easy to get lost in so we endullged in some local cuisine and tea before exploring the old muslim temple in corner of the city all of its own. An evening meal was taken in at a local vegetarian restaurant with lots of mock meats before enjoying a famous Sichuan Opera. This opera composed of comedy, music and the infamous 'Changing Faces' act- What a show.... read more

Photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/ourgmb/LuoDai?authkey=O9UBghtVQ9w On June 22, we took a side trip from Chengdu to Luodai ancient town. It is a nice and quite ancient town. I cannot compare this town with the famous Lijiang town in Yunnan, but I think I like Luodai more than Lijiang. Next time we visit, we would love to stay here for a few days. There are guesthouses available (weekdays are cheaper, according to the guesthouse owner). http://www.luodai.gov.cn/main.aspx (Chinese) http://www.luodai.gov.cn/zxsp-2.aspx?id=5 (Video) http://www.luodai.gov.cn/en/main.aspx (English) http://www.luodai.gov.cn/en/zxsp-2.aspx?id=5 (Video)... read more

Ak, Daba, cik varena un skaista Tu! Es Tavas skavas savu muzhu ieliktu. Tads miers, tads nosvertums un spits, Tev nebus "liekties" - tas liktenj rakstos ierakstits. Pirkstus iedigt zeme, ar vaigu noglaust zali, Skupstit ziedus, lapas, apkjert koku- manu brali. Man dvesele atplaukst Tava tuvuma, Ka Dzhuljeta Romeo, atzistos Tev muzhiga milestiba. Tu esi svetaka par baznicu un Dievu, Man cienit, pielugt, godat - tikai Tevi vienu!!! Esam Changdu, celjsh lidz shejienei bija ka pasaka- mes braucam pa nelielu celju , kas vijas gar kalnu, visapkart milzonigi kalni, neliela dumaka klati, bet dzilji dzilji apaksha udens. Tiesham ka no Discovery kanala! Diemzhel nevarejam sabildet, jo sedejam "nepareizaja" puse :) Shoferis gan mums tads ralists bija pagadjies, kas sacenshus parak necieta, bet brauca vinjsh visnotalj labi un parak bailigi nebija :) esam apmetushies jauka host... read more

This past weekend I went with my Emory group to Chengdu, which according to wikipedia (For some reason the Chinese government isn’t blocking wikipedia today, which is great for me) is located in Southwest China, and it is the fourth most populated city in China. I had to go to wikipedia to find out exactly where it is because even though I have taken a lot of classes about China I still don’t have a firm grasp on the geography of the interior of China, where Chengdu is located. Anyways, we left for Chengdu on Thursday from Beijing International Airport, and the two-hour flight there on Southwest (?) Chinese Airlines was pretty uneventful, except for the completely awful Mr. Bean movie that they played. I would also say that the snacks they served on the ... read more