Emei Shan, or Emei Mountain is not far from Leshan
forget the guided tour option unless you want to go to tea sales presentation…
Beautiful temple and amazing buddha riding his big elephant Read More.....» »

Leshan is a city located about two hours drive from Chengdu Read More.....» »

The Traffic Hotel is located south of central Chengdu along side the Nanhe River. Right next door to the hotel is the Xinnanmen Bus Station (Tourism Passenger Transport Centre) which is the Chengdu’s main bus station with services to many long distance destinations like Emei, Leshan, Jiuzhaigou and many more places in Sichuan Province. Read More.....» »

Booking over the phone with Ctrip
I hadn’t sighted the hotel prior to booking but at the time there wasn’t much choice as there was a major conference on in town and accommodation was hard to find. That’s where Ctrip, the China based travel booking service, saved the day once again. Read More.....» »

Taking centre stage on the city of Chengdu’s attraction list is the ‘Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding’. Its the largest and most successful being home to many pandas both young and old. Pandas are bred at the centre and along with being a popular tourist attraction it also lives up to it’s name as being a functioning research centre. Read More.....» »

Chengdu, unfortunately, doesn’t make it on to many peoples list of places to visit while in China unless they are visiting Tibet or maybe going to see the Giant Buddha. Thats a bit of a shame as it is a really nice city, with freindly people and a somewhat relaxed enviroment compared to many other major Chinese cities. Read More.....» »

Chengdu of Sichuan Province wont leave shoppers empty handed, as the centre of Chengdu offers plenty of options, whether you are shopping for brand name clothing, no name clothing, electronics or local products. Read More.....» »

After a relaxing massage at Jiafu Fudao, Rebecca took me a great place to enjoy one of Sichuans famous dishes, the Hot Pot. While Hot Pots are available in most places across China, apparently the Chengdu Sichuan version is something unique! Read More.....» »

Fortunately for me a had a friend in Chengdu, Rebecca,  who just happened to be a manager at the Chengdu branch of Jiafu Fudao. Whats Jiafu Fudao? A very classy place for starters! Read More.....» »

When I came to Chengdu it really was a blessing to find this place. Let alone being my first time in Chengdu, it was my first time in China too. So I was really keen to find somewhere safe, friendly and hopefully with someone who speaks english to help this dumb foreigner! Read More.....» »