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Sichuan Province - July, 2012
This summer I traveled in Sichuan Province - Chengdu and other small towns
Sunset at a wetlands park in Chengdu
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Qingyang Gong - Qingyang Palace - in Chengdu, is the oldest and largest Taoist temple complex in southwestern China
Lingzu Hall in Qingyang Gong
Qingyang Gong
Qingyang Gong
Qingyang Gong
A
qilin
- a mythical animal - in Qingyang Gong
Statue of Liu Bei in Wuhou Ci - Wuhou Temple - in Chengdu
A performance using traditional intruments, in the Wuhou Temple
Hua Temple in Yibin, south of Chengdu
Qinghua Street, Yibin
A woman crossing the street in Yibin
Yibin
Lizhuang Ancient Town, near Yibin, south of Chengdu - the first of five ancient towns I visited in Sichuan
A popular card game played with narrow cards that look like dominos
Boats on the river in Lizhuang Ancient Town
A woman and her oxen in Lizhuang Ancient Town
Baijiu
- white liquor - being made from sorghum in Lizhuang Ancient Town
Pumpkins and
kugua
- bitter melon or bitter gourd - hanging from a trellis in Lizhuang Ancient Town
A narrow lane in Lizhuang Ancient Town
A Qing Dynasty house in Lizhuang Ancient Town
Not just an old house, but also a place where "one can enjoy the liessing and rdach his entelechy." Just what I was looking for!
In Lizhuang Ancient Town
A cute girl in her room in her home in Lizhuang Ancient Town
The girl's mother at the entrance to her home in Lizhuang Ancient Town
A sea of bamboo in the Shunan Zhuhai - the Southern Sichuan Bamboo Sea - southeast of Chengdu
Me with the Qicai Waterfall in the background, in the Shunan Zhuhai
Members of my tour group in the Shunan Zhuhai Museum
My new friend and I in the Shunan Zhuhai Museum
Under a waterfall in the Shunan Zhuhai
In the Shunan Zhuhai
In the Shunan Zhuhai
In the Shunan Zhuhai
In the Shunan Zhuhai
Bamboo furniture in the Shunan Zhuhai Museum
Shiba luohan
- the 18 Arhats - carved in bamboo, in the Shunan Zhuhai Museum
A couple of ancient scholars, drinking tea and playing
weiqi
- the game of Go
One aspect of the Shunan Zhuhai that makes it so beautiful is the eye-pleasing combination of reddish-brown rock and green vegetation
My friend and I, and one of the many waterfalls in the Shunan Zhuhai
Riding a cable car over the bamboo forest
A red rock cliff, wearing a green bamboo face mask
Trail through a bamboo forest
View of the valley and river below, in the Shunan Zhuhai
Red rock cliffs, green bamboo, and a waterfall
In the Shunan Zhuhai
Taking a break on a cliff
A pavillion with Sleeping Tiger Mountain in the background
Guanyin in a shallow cave
A reclining Buddha and two members of our tour group
Bamboo covered cliffs and a pavillion the Shunan Zhuhai
A waterfall in the Shunan Zhuhai
A leafy hat
Making a great effort
Some of my tour group members the Shunan Zhuhai
Paddling a bamboo boat in the Shunan Zhuhai
A man working in a field in the Shunan Zhuhai
A dinner at the Xingwen Grand Hotel. The fish was good but the
kugua
, (the green vegetable, similar to a cucumber), was too bitter.
Gusong Town in Xingwen County
A trail in the Shihai Dongxiang - the Stone Sea and Land of Caves - in Xingwen County, south of Chengdu
Pigsy Proposing to His Love, in the Shihai Dongxiang
A reproduction of an ancient Bo people village, made of stone, in the Shihai Dongxiang
A gate into the Bo village
A young women in the Bo village
About the Bo village and the Bo people
One entrance to Tian Quan Ming Gong - a huge cave - in the Shihai Dongxiang
A skylight in the cave
A Miao village - a village of the Miao ethnic minority - in the Shihai Dongxiang
Strange-looking eroded rock In the Shihai Dongxiang
Monkey Pond, in the Shihai Dongxiang
In the Shihai Dongxiang
In the Shihai Dongxiang
In the Shihai Dongxiang
In the Shihai Dongxiang
In the Shihai Dongxiang
Valley of the Drunk Hermit in the Shihai Dongxiang
The Da Loudou - the Big Funnel - in the Shihai Dongxiang
Shihai Dongxiang
Bo people cliff coffins in the Shihai Dongxiang
Cliff coffins
Cliff coffins
About the cliff coffins
The Yangtze River in Luzhou, southeast of Chengdu
A woman and her grandchild in Zhongshan Park, Luzhou
A camel ride in Zhongshan Park, Luzhou
Morning in Luzhou
On the bus to Yaoba Ancient Town
Yaoba guzhen - Yaoba Ancient Town
The main gate at Yaoba Ancient Town
In Yaoba Ancient Town
Looking back at the entrance to Yaoba Ancient Town
In Yaoba Ancient Town - one of my favorite pictures
In Yaoba Ancient Town
Dongyue Temple in Yaoba Ancient Town
About Dongyue Temple
The little restaurant where I had lunch in Yaoba Ancient Town
The restaurant manager
The waitress
An extremely salty snack - I couldn't swallow the one small bite I took
The college students I met while having lunch
About the Oilpaper Umbrella Store in Yaoba Ancient Town
Making oilpaper umbrellas
In the Oilpaper Umbrella Store
Oilpaper umbrellas
A courtyard in Yaoba Ancient Town
The Dahong Rice Store in Yaoba Ancient Town
About the Dahong Rice Store
The secret
In a small courtyard in Yaoba Ancient Town
In a small courtyard in Yaoba Ancient Town
A game of card in Yaoba Ancient Town
A huge banyan tree covered with red prayer ribbons, in Yaoba Ancient Town
The Hanguan Bowuguan - The Han Dynasty Coffin Museum - in Hejiang, southeast of Chengdu
A Han Dynasty stone coffin
A Han Dynasty stone coffin
Song Dynasty carved tablets in the Hejiang Hanguan Museum
Song Dynasty carved tablets in the Hejiang Hanguan Museum
Song Dynasty carved tablets in the Hejiang Hanguan Museum
Sculpture of a child-eating demon, or a mother at her wit's end, in the Hejiang Hanguan Museum
Qin Dynasty wood beams in the Hejiang Hanguan Museum
A student from Hejiang and the Museum caretaker
Hejiang elders resting in the shade
Lizhi - lychees - for sale in Hejiang. Hejiang lychees are considered to be the best in Sichuan
The multiple uses of bamboo baskets
Lychee sellers in Hejiang
Sign in the bathroom of the Nanyuan Hotel in Luzhou
Entrance to Kuanxiangzi - Kuan Alley - in Chengdu
Kuan Alley
One of several old buildings in Kuan Alley
A pretty tea seller in Kuan Alley
Cool twins in Kuan Alley
An ebony sculpture of Guanyin in Kuan Alley
Gao Qing and kids in her ABC Happy Child English Preschool, Chengdu
ABC Happy Child English Preschool
Watching "Tom and Jerry" cartoons
ABC Happy Child English Preschool
ABC Happy Child English Preschool
ABC Happy Child English Preschool
A boy and his puppy, in Gao Qing's community
The Museum at Jinsha Yizhi - Jinsha Ruins - in Chengdu
Archeological site at Jinsha Yizhi
Archeological site at Jinsha Yizhi
Daily life of the ancient Shu people, in the Jinsha Yizhi Museum
Ancient Shu people
About the Chengdu plain and the ancient Shu people
Gold medallion with sun and bird motif
Gold mask found at Jinsha Yizhi
The sun and bird motif, inside the Jinsha Yizhi Museum
A Jinsha boat coffin
About the Jinsha boat coffin
In front of the Jinsha Yizhi Museum
Entrance to the Bifengxia CCRCGP - China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda - in Ya'an, southwest of Chengdu
A multi-tiered waterfall in Bifengxia
Cliff coffins in Bifengxia
A waterfall in Bifengxia
A waterfall in Bifengxia
On the trail in Bifengxia
Lunchtime in Bifengxia
"Relaxing is hard work, makes me hungry."
"Yeah, let's have a snack and then relax."
Wrestling juvenile pandas
"Ooph!"
"And the winner is..."
"This is so comfortable I think I could fall asleep here."
"First apologize for what you said, then I'll help you back up."
"Would you please not sit on my head!"
"Show off!"
"Hm, swings or slide? Oh I'll just play on them both."
In a park in Ya'an
A pedicab in Ya'an
The entrance to Shangli Ancient Town, outside of Ya'an
Shangli Ancient Town
An entrance to a courtyard in Shangli Ancient Town
Relaxing in Shangli Ancient Town
A sluice down the center of a lane in Shangli Ancient Town
Shy kids in Shangli Ancient Town - although not shy when hawking those fern leaf hats.
The Erxian Bridge in Shangli Ancient Town
The Erxian Bridge in Shangli Ancient Town
About the Erxian Bridge
A man and his daughter enjoying their lunch outside, in Shangli Ancient Town
A restaurant in Shangli Ancient Town that serves only steamed dishes
A simple meal of steamed dishes
An ancient stage in Shangli Ancient Town
My friend, Cao Jiyun, and her friend, in a tea garden in Renmin Gongyuan - People's Park, Chengdu
A lunch of special Sichuan snacks
Jiyun in People's Park
In a tea garden in People's Park
Jiyun, her friend and I in People's Park
A guzheng player in Kuan Alley, Chengdu
A door in Kuan Alley
A covered bridge in Jiezi Ancient Town, outside of Chengdu
Jiezi Ancient Town
A covered bridge in Jiezi Ancient Town
Entrance to a
Qingzhen gu si
- an ancient Muslim temple - in Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiyun in the Muslim temple in Jiezi Ancient Town
A beautiful inscription on a wood panel, in the Muslim temple in Jiezi Ancient Town
The courtyard inside the Muslim temple in Jiezi Ancient Town
The courtyard inside the Muslim temple in Jiezi Ancient Town
Interior of the Mosque in Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
"Camouflage trees" in Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiyun in Jiezi Ancient Town
Crispy, salty snacks: tiny crabs and silk worm larvae
Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
Huge sluice gates in Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiezi Ancient Town
A covered bridge in Jiezi Ancient Town
A covered bridge in Jiezi Ancient Town
Jiyun at Jiezi Ancient Town
A cistern in Jiezi Ancient Town
Girl with a hulusi, a musical instrument made from a gourd and bamboo
A shop selling colored lanterns in Huanglongxi Ancient Town
Huanglongxi Ancient Town - using wooden mallets to make a chewy nut candy
Huanglongxi Ancient Town
Huanglongxi Ancient Town
Huanglongxi Ancient Town
Huanglongxi Ancient Town
Huanglongxi Ancient Town