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Earthquake aftermath
Here are some photos from a trip to Dijiangyan that I took in August. These pictures show the town following the May earthquake that killed thousands of people and left millions homeless. Zach's sister lives in Dijiangyan so we took a day trip from Chengdu to see ...
Panda Day (ya los vi Monica, por fin)
... the group lent me his awesome 700 USD Nikon lense. The red pandas were really cool as well. Now I can tell my friend Monica from Peru, who keeps asking me if I've seen them that I have. Hola Monica. Si, ya por fin los vi a los famosos osos pandas. Tomorrow I might try to head out to Mt. Leshan to see the Grand Buddha, but who knows. It all depends on how I'm feeling at the time. I might also just take it ...
Giant Buddha and Panda Spotting
... From that day, every time I winge, he reminds me of it. After such a great morning we packed up and prepared to move on, before we caught our train though we went to sample a Sichuanese hotpot. The province of Sichuan is famous throughout China for it's very fiery food. They use a lot of chillies and pungent peppercorns so the hotpot lived up to its name. We boarded our train that afternoon, slightly woozy from the beers and with buzzing mouths from all the ...
A Visit to the Irrigation System
... Incredible! Today we spent the whole day on the bus, and I'd gladly do it again. It's a great way to see China. I finally saw waht I always imagined China would be like (minus the Disney imagery of dragons and fireworks in Mulan). I would love to explore the villages we saw on the roadside. We drove along a roaring river in between mountains with trees changing color all along the way. We saw ramshackle houses with bamboo rooves and dirt floors, old ...
The end
Hey folks, I apologize for the extreme delay in updating the page, but I guess I didn't really have an opportunity to sit down in front of a computer during my last days of China, leading me to forget all about my travel pod when i returned to the U.S. My last two days in Sichuan were spent entirely in Chengdu, checking out the city during the day, walking around to its numerous parks, and enjoying a little Sichuan food. ...
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