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Chengdu Disgraceland
A few months ago, boingboing.net had a link to “Disgraceland, PRC”, which is an abandoned theme park on the outskirts of Chengdu. Officially, it was named “The World Landscape Park”. I figured I would never see this place, but on the bus ride out to Siguniangshan, we went right past it. most of the park…
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Good Wood Coffee
They must put Viagra in the coffee.
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Wolong Pandas
The Wolong Panda Conservation Center is about halfway (by time) between Rilong Town and Chengdu. I decided to stop and stay there overnight, and get another dose of Pandas. It as also nice to break the nine hour bus ride into a five hour and a four hour segment. The Panda Inn is right outside…
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Mt Siguniang
I spent three days in Rilong Town, which is the town outside the Siguniang Shan area. (Siguniang = Four Sisters, Shan = Mountain). Mt. Siguniang is 6250m tall (20,505 ft), and is the second tallest in Sichuan province. The route to Siguniang from Chengdu goes over the 4487m (14,721ft) Balang Pass. This is higher than…
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Does this Look Like a Swoosh?
Li-Ning sportswear has a familiar looking logo.
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And I Thought I Was Crazy
I thought I was crazy for lugging a 4×5 camera around China. This guy is in Jiuzhaigou, shooting with an 8×10! Here is my setup. It looks puny in comparison:
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Panda Express
I am back in Chengdu, after a grueling 12-1/2 hour bus ride from Jiuzhaigou. There was construction that caused a 1-1/2 hour delay. This morning, I visited the Chengdu Panda Research Base, where they are working on breeding Pandas to increase the population, which has fallen to 1000 animals. The research base has a number…
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Give Me Some Air!
The top of Huanglong is 3500m. This woman is holding an oxygen bottle, which the park sells. Lots of tourists are toting these oxygen bottles.
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VIP, Again
All of the photos and stories about me that are circulating through China are having a positive effect. I have once again attained Very Important Person status. On the day I returned from Huanglong to Jiuzhaigou, I decided to go see the show that the Sheraton puts on everynight. It is a two-hour song-and-dance extravaganza,…
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Oops!
This shows what can happen when you don’t pay attention on a narrow road. Note the huge gutter that the truck has fallen into, and the lack of shoulders. I saw this from the cab, en route from Huanglong to Songpan.
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