Face Changing

Chengdu / Leshan 19-20th April

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May 3rd 2011
We landed in Chegdu, capital of the Sichuan province, just in time for lunch. The climate in Chengdu is humid and damp 75% of the time apparently, with mainly cloudy, hazy days. As a result, the local cuisine has been adapted over the years in line with chinese medicinal beliefs to help combat the type of ailments associated with such weather. At least, that is the official line, the unoffical lin ... 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