Xiongfei Hotel Chengdu

... that move to form hearts! it was pretty good. there are loads of army serplus shops around here they sell pretty random things like bomb disposal gloves... we also walked trough some nice parks, saw the big little alley which was full of old interesting buildings that have been turned into tourist resterants. thw wenshu temple and the ...

... was so spicy I CRIED, LITERALLY. here's a picture so you can believe me.
Next, we went to see pandas, which sichuan is also known for! They were really cute, but I think I like the red pandas better! My friend Janice paid 1000¥ hold a baby panda! Here is a picture of her looking REAL happy :D
Then we spent some more time eating, going to parks, and then Ben felt sick so Janice Cupped his back.
Overall I also really liked ChengDu :D

... like where we’re from and what our names are. Then he introduced himself, explaining that his English name is Converse because he likes Converse All Star shoes. I don’t know how we did it, but we were able to hold our laughter until our short conversation was over and we continued walking our own ways. You can just imagine how people would react if Mr. Converse went to study in an English-speaking country and introduced himself in the same way as he ...

... the convenience store and got some more hangers for when I did the wash.

The laundry machines were still in use when I got back, so I still wasn’t able to do my laundry. Krista and Loretta came by though and said that they were going to go for a walk, so I went with them. We went left out of the gates, a direction I hadn’t gone very far in before. We found a block of pretty nice shops and restaurants behind the school. There was a really nice looking ...

... daarna (op onze vrije dag nog wel!!!) Chengdu gaan bekijken. We hebben leuke dingen gezien. Een wijk/straatje helemaal mooi gemaakt voor toeristen. Lekker op een terras gezeten (en wie waren daar ook? Inderdaad, man/vrouw en lelijke baby). Verder hebben we de Tibetaanse wijk bezocht. Dit wil zoveel zeggen als: er wordt Tibetaanse kleding verkocht (al dan niet door Tibetanen) en Tibetanen verkopen allerlei spullen. Vanavond stond er bij ...

... museum one afternoon, but considering I knew next to nothing about China's Three Kingdoms Period from around 300-400 A.D., I wasn't blown away and decided against hitting any more similar museums. The third morning I sent a dove out and it finally brought back an olive branch, so I planned on going to the large outdoor giant panda research and breeding grounds just north of Chengdu. Rather than dealing with the inevitable transportation hassle, I joined a ...

... In the first half of 1950, a load of American weaponry was shipped into Tibet through Calcutta in order to help resist the PLA's entry into Tibet. On November 1 of the same year, US Secretary of State Dean Acheson openly slandered China's liberation of its own territory of Tibet as "invasion." In the same month the United States prodded some other countries to propose a motion at the United Nations for intervention in China's Tibet. The scheme was unsuccessful in face of ...

... Most of the roads had become very perilous as well due to a number of landslides and fallen rocks. Not until the next few days came did anyone (at least where I was) really realize how big the quake had actually been, with the Chinese internet being censored, it was hard to obtain any information apart from what I saw in Chinese on the news. The death tolls were rising by the thousand each day, with hundreds more reported missing or trapped every ...

... involved some 'creativity'. A bronze bell was confidently described as being decorated with tiger designs; I struggled to see this. In fact, it looked like nothing so much as Darth Vader's helmet. Two small bronze figures were presented as being of incredible artistic significance; a 4 year old could have done better. My personal favourite, though, had to be sign very definitely stating that what was on display were a pair of helmets, despite the fact that: a) they must have been ...

... are going to a local poet's old cottage. I finished 1/3 of my Chinese class. I had my final last Thursday. It went pretty well. I studied much harder than I had to. It ended up being easier than I thought. But, I haven't gotten my grade back yet. Yesterday we decided to go exploring. I forgot my camera :( but the places we went I am sure I will go back to. Me and four friends , before we left, stood by the street ...