Live Your Best Lives
Autumn was in full swing when I arrived by flight in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, known as the "Land of Abundance." Chengdu is located on the western edge of the Sichuan Basin, with a terrain sloping from northwest to southeast. The western part is dominated by deep hills and mountains, while the eastern part is primarily composed of plains, terraces, and some low hills. Chengdu lies in the heart of the Chengdu Plain. Chengdu enjoys abundant heat and rainfall, with distinct four seasons, with rain and heat occurring simultaneously. Chengdu boasts a rare historical distinction: its city site remained unchanged for 3,000 years and its name remained unchanged for 2,500 years. In 316 BC, the Qin Dynasty conquered Shu and established Shu Commandery and Chengdu County. In 311 BC, the city walls were rebuilt, modeled after the Qin system, marking the beginning of documented urban planning and construction, spanning over 2,300 years. In 1921, the Municipal Preparatory Office was established, and in 1928, the city was officially established.
My first stop on my first day in Chengdu, after lunch, was a drive to the famous Wuhou Temple. Built in the first year of the Zhangwu reign of the Shu Han Dynasty (221 AD), this attraction was originally a dedicated shrine to Zhuge Liang, also known as the Kongming Temple. The Wuhou Shrine is comprised of the Han Zhaolie Temple, the Wuhou Shrine, the Hui Mausoleum, and the Sanyi Temple.
After visiting the Wuhou Shrine, we explored Chengdu's Jinli, known as one of the "Top Ten Urban Commercial Pedestrian Streets in China."
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Figure 1.1: Arriving in the beautiful city of Chengdu by flight
Figure 1.2: At the lobby of Chengdu Airport
Figure 1.4: A wide variety of dishes
Figure 1.5: Mouth-watering dishes
Figure 1.6: This fish is so delicious
Figure 1.7: The base of this trip (Dading Century Hotel)
Figure 1.9: Temple of Zhaolie of Han Dynasty
Figure 1.10: Plaque in Wuhou Temple - Ye Shao Gao Guang
Figure 1.11: Ming Liang for Eternal Life
Figure 1.12: Ming Stele
Figure 1.14: Tang Dynasty stele
Figure 1.15: Neat handwriting
Figure 1.16: Mausoleum of Emperor Zhaolie of Han
Figure 1.17: Awe-inspiring
Figure 1.18: The throne of Emperor Zhaolie of Han established during the Qianlong period
Figure 1.19:
Linjiangxian
The Yangtze River flows eastward, its waves washing away all heroes. Right and wrong, success and failure are all in vain. The green mountains remain, the sunsets turn red again.
The white-haired fisherman and woodcutter on the riverbank, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of muddy wine brings joy to our reunion. So many things in the past and present are just a joke. Figure 1.20: Wuhou Temple and Museum
Figure 1.21: Three Kingdoms Holy Land
Figure 1.22: Three Kingdoms Holy Land
Figure 1.23: Three Kingdoms Holy Land
Figure 1.23: Jinli Ancient Street
Figure 1.24: Ancient streets, crowded with tourists
Figure 1.25: Chengdu’s Bingge pea noodles
Figure 1.26: Signature pea noodles, have a bowl! Figure 1.27: Delicious special pea noodles Figure 1.29: Tea Eggs~
The second day's main itinerary focused on a visit to the renowned Leshan Giant Buddha in Leshan City, Sichuan Province. The Leshan Giant Buddha's head reaches the mountain's summit, standing 14.7 meters tall and 10 meters wide. Its hair is crowned with 1,051 knots, and its ears are 7 meters long. Carved into the mountainside, it sits majestically overlooking the river, awe-inspiring and imposing. To the left and right of the Buddha, along the riverside cliffs, are two guardian deities over 16 meters tall. To the right of the Buddha, a nine-curve ancient plank road, a legacy of construction and worship during the Tang Dynasty, is carved along the cliff face, winding and steep.
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Figure 2.1: A sumptuous breakfast at the hotel
Figure 2.2: Finally arrived at the Leshan Giant Buddha
Figure 2.4: Mottled and stained, traces of time
Figure 2.5: Buddha
Figure 2.6: Traces of time have eroded the Buddha statue
Figure 2.7: It is never too late to turn back
Figure 2.9: Amitabha Buddha
Figure 2.10: The Big Buddha with a Kind Heart and a Fat Body
Figure 2.11: Lingyun Temple
Figure 2.12: The Yangtze River Flows East, the Dharma Comes West
Figure 2.13: Arrival at Lingyun Temple
Figure 2.14: This is the best place to take photos
Figure 2.16: Floating Jade Pavilion
Figure 2.17: Haishi Cave
Figure 2.19: Inscriptions on poems, calligraphy, and paintings
Figure 2.20: Feast at Jiazhou
Figure 2.21: Leshan Food
Figure 2.22: A Feast of Gourmet Food
Figure 2.23: Beef offal and beef
Figure 2.24: Yan Jiazhou's recommended set meal
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Figure 2.26: Suzuki Hospital Haunted House. Do you want to go in and experience some excitement?
Figure 2.27: Beautiful scenery of Huanglong Creek
Figure 2.28: Huanglong Creek
Figure 2.29: A popular check-in spot - Huanglongxi Yigenmian Main Store
Figure 2.30: A quaint road
Figure 2.31: Crispy pork belly, give it a try! "Walk with me through the streets of Chengdu, to the end of Yulin Road, and sit at the door of a tavern"... Whenever you hear this familiar pop song, does it bring back memories of your youth? When you come to Chengdu, a visit to Yulin Road is a must.
Figure 2.32: Chengdu’s hotpot is really good
Figure 2.33: Bar
Figure 2.34: The entrance of the tavern~
Figure 2.35: Sichuan TV recommended food~
Figure 2.36: Yulin Middle School
Figure 2.37: Walk with me on the streets of Chengdu, walk to the end of Yulin Road, and sit at the door of a pub
Figure 2.38: Yulin West Road Lohas Street
Figure 2.40: Yu Lu will walk with you to the end of the road
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Figure 2.41: Pandas at the end of Yulin Road
Figure 2.42: I am in Chengdu, I miss you so much~
Figure 2.43: Encountering fragrant grass, another check-in spot~
Figure 2.45: Big hamburger~
Figure 2.45: Big hamburger~
Figure 2.47: Lemon-flavored cola, quench your thirst! Figure 2.48: Eat a full meal~ Figure 2.49: A bright subway station in Chengdu
Figure 2.50: Clean and tidy
Figure 2.51: The names of each subway station are clearly visible
Figure 2.52: There are giant panda logos of various shapes in the subway car
After breakfast on the third day, we rushed to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, a world-renowned giant panda ex situ conservation base, scientific research and breeding base, public education base, and educational tourism base. The base covers approximately 1,000 mu (approximately 1,000 mu). As a "Giant Panda Ex-Situ Conservation Ecological Demonstration Project," it is renowned for its conservation and breeding of endangered species unique to my country, including giant pandas and red pandas. The base is home to numerous giant and red pandas, but to see the beauty and grace of internet-famous panda Huahua in person, you must wait in line for at least an hour. Clearly, there are distinctions among pandas.
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Figure 3.1: A fusion of Chinese and Western breakfast – vegetable noodle soup and chocolate waffles
Figure 3.2: Arrived at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Figure 3.4: The vaguely recognizable panda
Figure 3.4: The vaguely recognizable panda
Figure 3.5: Photographing pandas
Figure 3.6: This one is clear~
Figure 3.7: Giant pandas eating tender bamboo
Figure 3.9: Come on, turn around and take a look~
Figure 3.8: A good tree climber
Figure 3.9: Come on, turn around and take a look~
Figure 3.11: Sichuan Key Laboratory of Endangered Wildlife Conservation Biology
Figure 3.12: Arrival at the Panda Science Discovery Center
Figure 3.13: Beautiful photos of giant pandas
Figure 3.14: A golden giant panda family
Figure 3.15: The nationally famous Panda National Post Office, where you can send postcards
Figure 3.16: Panda Cultural and Creative Center, where you can buy some souvenirs
Figure 3.17: What’s in the Panda Time and Space Museum?
After dinner, we arrived at the Sanxingdui Museum. The museum was founded in August 1992 and opened to the public in October 1997. It is located in the northeast corner of the Sanxingdui Ruins, a national key cultural relic protection unit, on the banks of the Yazi River west of Guanghan City, 40 kilometers south of Chengdu. It is a modern thematic ruins museum in my country.
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Figure 3.18: Shuchu Rongjiang Restaurant
Figure 3.19: A wide variety of dishes
Figure 3.21: There are quite a few meat dishes.
Figure 3.21: There are quite a few meat dishes.
Figure 3.23: Sleeping for 3,000 Years, Awakening and Shocking the World
Figure 3.24: Sanxingdui
Figure 3.26: Writing of the Chinese character “蜀”
Figure 3.28: Stone Bi
Figure 3.29: Hehe (an ancient wine container)
Figure 3.31: Bronze Human Face
Figure 3.32: Bronze human head
Figure 3.33: Humanoid utensils
Figure 3.34: Golden bird-shaped ornament
Figure 3.36: Pottery tripod cooking vessel
Figure 3.37: Pottery scattered everywhere
Figure 3.38: Pottery that has been repaired and neatly displayed
Figure 3.39: Golden mask
Figure 3.41: Bronze Human Head
Figure 3.42: Bronze heads arranged neatly
Figure 3.43: The world-famous bronze standing figure
Figure 3.44: Bronze standing figure taken from the side
Figure 3.46: Famous Bronze Head with Gold Mask
Figure 3.48: This artifact attracted many tourists
Figure 3.49: The golden mask shines brightly
Figure 3.51: Jade halberd as an ancient ritual vessel
Figure 3.52: Jade halberd as an ancient ritual vessel
Figure 3.53: Bronze Figure Holding a Ritual Vessel on His Head
Figure 3.54: Bronze Lei, a Vessel of Power that Conquered the Ancients
Figure 3.56: Bronze altar
Figure 3.56: Bronze altar
Figure 3.58: The base of the bronze altar
Figure 3.59: I can't help but marvel at the superb skills of the ancients
Figure 3.61: Bronze mask with vertical eyes
Figure 3.62: The majestic bronze mask
Figure 3.63: Display of various cultural relics
Figure 3.64: The famous bird-footed statue
Figure 3.66: A bronze tiger-headed dragon figure
Figure 3.67: Bronze sun-shaped object, what does it look like?
Figure 3.68: Bronze bird head, very lifelike
Figure 3.69: Bronze sacred tree that appeared in novels
Figure 3.71: Another Sacred Tree
Figure 3.73: Tourists are all attracted and shocked by the magnificence of the sacred tree
Figure 3.74: Ancient Shu carvings
Figure 3.75: The primary school gate was crowded with parents picking up their children from school
Figure 3.76: For dinner, we chose a popular online restaurant (Daojia Zhang Laozao) that was inexpensive and good quality.
Figure 3.78: Chicken noodle soup, a must-have for health
Figure 3.78: Chicken noodle soup, a must-have for health
The main attraction on day four was the Dujiangyan Irrigation System. Dujiangyan is located west of Chengdu's Dujiangyan district. During the late reign of King Zhao of Qin (approximately 276-251 BC), Li Bing, the governor of Shu, summarized the experience of previous generations in flood control and organized the people along the Minjiang River to build the Dujiangyan Irrigation System. During the Tang Dynasty, the Feisha Weir was constructed. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, industrial water supply channels, outer river sluices, and the Feisha Weir industrial water diversion system were built as temporary flood control gates. To effectively manage and maintain the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, various systems were established, including the appointment of weir officials and annual maintenance.
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Figure 4.1: Yulei Mountain
Figure 4.2: Ancient House and Mountains
Figure 4.4: Famous Mountains and Ancient Temples
Figure 4.3: A World Apart
Figure 4.4: Famous Mountains and Ancient Temples
Figure 4.6: Inscription: “Benefiting all generations”
Figure 4.7: Sanguan Temple in Dujiangyan
Figure 4.9: Magnificent Inscription
Figure 4.8: Yulei Xiandu
Figure 4.9: Magnificent Inscription
Figure 4.11: Wishes come true
Figure 4.12: A bridge crowded with tourists
Figure 4.13: Water and Tianshan in one color
Figure 4.14: Like a painting
Figure 4.15: Fish Mouth
Figure 4.16: Dujiangyan Monument
Figure 4.17: Picturesque scenery
Figure 4.18: Fulong is seen
Figure 4.19: Monument erected during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty
Figure 4.20: Various fonts compete for beauty
Figure 4.21: Dujiangyan Monument
Figure 4.22: Prosperous trees
Figure 4.23: Towering tree with lush leaves
Figure 4.24: Take a walk along the Yan Gong Road
Figure 4.25: Fountain
Figure 4.26: The national 5A-level scenic spot is well-deserved and the trip is well-deserved
Figure 4.27: Tourists’ enthusiasm for taking photos has not diminished at all!
Figure 4.28: Preparing to leave Dujiangyan Scenic Area
Figure 4.29: South Bridge
Figure 4.30: Tibetan patterns and murals
Figure 4.31: Street shops and restaurants
Picture 4.32: Spicy sauce and dried radish, mouth-watering
Figure 4.33: Decoration store, dazzling
Figure 4.34: Wenchuan specialty plums, sweet and refreshing
Figure 4.35: Lunch at the small fishing village of Wangjiang
Figure 4.36: Sichuan specialty, pickled fish~
Picture 4.37: There is delicious and fragrant glutinous rice inside
In the afternoon, I went shopping in Taikoo Li, Chengdu in the city. Taikoo Li, known as the "National Five-Star Shopping Center", is unique. In order to present different urban pulses, the criss-crossing lanes and open square spaces introduce the concepts of fast and slow lanes, setting a trend model for international metropolises. The interesting life worth playing, the leisure taste of the metropolis, the numerous restaurants, and the unique atmosphere where history, culture and commerce blend together allow tourists from all over the country to enjoy an unforgettable and beautiful travel time in the busy urban center.
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Figure 4.38: From traditional to modern cities
Picture 4.39: What’s inside the “empty bottle”, I’m very curious!
Figure 4.40: Rhythmic Street
Figure 4.41: Where is the Lego toy store
Figure 4.42: Ancient temples in the city
Figure 4.43: Taikoo Li Landmark
Figure 4.44: One of the places to buy Sichuan specialties
Figure 4.45: Panda climbing stairs, don’t miss to check in and take photos
Figure 4.46: Another check-in place
Figure 4.47: Sichuan Daily Building
Figure 4.48: Streets in Chengdu
Later, I visited the Kuanzhai Alley. It is located near Changshun Street in Qingyang District, Chengdu. It consists of wide alleys, narrow alleys, and well alleys arranged in parallel, all of which are antique courtyard courtyards made of indigo bricks and tiles. It is also a relatively large-scale ancient street from the Qing Dynasty left in Chengdu.
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Figure 4.49: Huazhong "Jinguan City"
Figure 4.50: Take a walk around the theater and take a look
Figure 4.51: Panda is the symbol of Chengdu
Figure 4.52: Giant Panda Cultural Center in Chengdu
Figure 4.53: Next to the narrow alley is the wide alley
Figure 4.54: Various specialty shops pop up one after another
Figure 4.55: The architecture in Chengdu is quite distinctive and charming
Figure 4.56: Which alley to take is up to you
Figure 4.57: Panda Post Office is a unique place in Chengdu
Picture 4.58: Last dinner in Chengdu, try Leshan special snacks
Figure 4.59: Menu
Figure 4.60: Small Beef Skewers
Figure 4.61: Food Collection
Figure 4.62: Immaculate white handwriting
Picture 4.63: The beef skewers taste good, but the "toothpick meat" is not full
Figure 4.64: Brown sugar glutinous rice cake
Figure 4.65: A bunch of sesame oil fruits bought on the street
Figure 4.66: Suning Plaza in Chengdu
Picture 4.67: Hotel at night
On the fifth day, we finally returned. Following the singing of "Chengdu", we came to this "small city in the rain". Even though I still felt reluctant to leave in my heart, I had to leave. If you have some free time in the future, you might want to meet up with a few close friends and come to this beautiful and unique southwest city again.
Farewell, dear Chenggong!
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Picture 4.68: The last lunch in Chengdu (Chen Mapo Tofu to try Sichuan specialties)
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