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Category Archives: 都江堰
Panda II FLASHBACK
A year ago — on the epic tour of China I took Debbie on through Datong, Xi’an, and Dujiangyan — we splurged on an absurdly expensive opportunity to take one-on-one pictures with a young panda at a different Panda research … Continue reading
Panda FLASHBACK
I can’t believe I never got around to posting this! On our trip to Dujiangyan, Debbie and I visited a Panda research facility.
Chess
For our last night’s meal at Six Senses, Debbie & I tried out their Chinese restaurant 28 Zodiac. It was entirely empty, so we had the run of the place. Afterward, we dropped by the Moon Bar. Their “Panda Resting in … Continue reading
Kafkaesque
At first, the giant insects clinging to the building had me going “nope” but I ventured inside. What I found was a large collection with each specimen pinned in elebaorate designs. Photography was forbidden (presumably to spare the dead creatures … Continue reading
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Qingcheng
Debbie & I hiked up Qinqcheng (青城山 or Qīngchéng, meaning “green city”), one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Taoism. Ginko trees are a symbol of Taoism because, like yin & yang, they require both male & female to reproduce. This ancient, prayer-festooned … Continue reading
Chinatown
Dujiangyan is known for its historic irrigation system. (And, yes, I ended up trying to explain the plot of Chinatown in broken Mandarin.) We toured the river by night.While the neon-bright buildings and bridges had me thinking about Tony & … Continue reading
Shanshui
For the last leg of Debbie & my epic tour of China, we stayed at the Six Senses luxury resort in Dujiangyan near Chengdu in Sichuan province. The view is basically a Chinese shanshui painting come to life. The accommodations are … Continue reading
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