Chengdu Travel Blogs - Page 4

Rondreis in China & Tibet

............after arriving on a 13 hour bus from Beijing - what to do!  I know lets head out to the Terracotta warriors.  What does a country with 1.25 billion people look like on a public holiday at one of the biggest tourist destinations in China!  It was kind of busy - but th…

  Train# Dep Arr From To Hard Soft Seat 2003 09:12 07:49 Chengdu Kunming $19 $31 $16 K113 13:00 07:10 Chengdu Kunming $33 $49 $28 K145 16:10 11:53 Chengdu Kunming $33 $49 $28 K165…

We woke up fairly early with the intention of visiting the pandas at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Centre, but to cut a long story short, when we arrived at the bus station, we were told that the tourist bus which goes directly to the breeding centre wasn’t running that day and that we’d need …

...unfinished, I'm afraid

China always has been on my top 5 list. Due to its history, culture & mysterious arts we have travelled around China for nearly 4 weeks, trying to find some answers to questions which still remain not answered....

There are 4 beauties in Chengdu. 1) Food: Sichuan food is well-known all over the world, such as hot pot, Mapo tofu, snacks,spicy delicacies; 2) Liquor: 5 famous liquor brands from Sichuan 3) Scenery: Jiuzhaigou valley and Huanglong Reserved Park, Mt.Emei, Mt.Qingcheng,Panda R&D base, old towns and street,(Jinli street close to Wuhou History temple); 4) Girls: Sichuan Girls was regared as the most prettiest girls in China. Chengdu, a absolute worthy place for visit.

In the morning we got up farily early and made our way down to the Chengdu Panda breeding cetnre. From there we saw plenty of Giant Panda - big grown ones and lots of little ones playing and fighting - and also lots of Police (a certain issue regardign a provence begnning with T being the one makig…

So, what an amazing day!! We woke up at 6am as we were being picked up at 7.20. The pandas tend to sleep during the hot part of the day and are more active during the cooler morning hours so all the tours get you there early. We were joined by two couples and drove the 10km to the base. T…

Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province, and is one of the most affluent areas of rural China - this is quite evident in the clean and modern city, the streets lined with designer shops and Western fast food chains.  Our first day was spent with a visit to the Giant Buddha of Leshan (Le Mou…

My journey throught Russia, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Nepal and India.

Pandas, Mountains, Chainsmokers, Spit and Litter

I spent 8 days in Chengdu and did mainly nothing....just enjoying civilization, bit of relaxation, reading a book etc. The pictures are from nice city parks around Jinli street and Dufu cottage and of of pandas, of course.....

Warren gets to travel quite regularly throughout the year. Pictures & details of his world travels (Australia, Asia, Middle East and Europe) are included in this blog.

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