Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Chengdu

Decided to accompany Jo on her site inspection trip to Chengdu.This would make it my third trip to China

Chengdu is located in Sichuan province in the western part of China. It is the Provincial capital.

Photo of Chendu Airport
View of the city from the 30th floor of the Shangrila Hotel. The city is located in a basin surrounded by mountains, giving it a misty look for most of the year. I wonder how much of it is due to industiral pollution.
For dinner,we were brought to a restaurant that serves herbal soup.There are herbs and mushrooms cooking in the hotpot

Pork meat balls
Lamb meat sliced thinly
You dip your meat or mushrooms in this hot as hell Sichuan spicy sauce

We visited Jinli street after dinner. Jinli Old Street was originally built as a commercial street during the Shu Kingdom (221 A.D.-263 A.D.).The Street was refurbished in 2004 and retains the architectural style of Sichuan Province during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).It is next to the Wuhou Memorial Temple.

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