Kuan/Zhai Alley and Chengdu Food

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Walking in China No matter where I travel in China, from common city streets to remote mountain villages, my favorite activity is just to walk. Usually with no destination, I try my ability to head off in a direction and then find my way back. If going to a particular destination I do prefer toRead more

Hanging out in Chengdu

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Over the next few days, I hang out in Chengdu, visiting Jing’s shop and wandering the streets by day. At night I meet Jing and we grab a bite to eat. There are a lot of pictures of food with few other scenes in between. I wasn’t eating one meal after another. This is overRead more

Pandas, Wide & Narrow, Sichuan Opera (2010)

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Traditional Brunch Met up with Jing for what I was told was a traditional Sichuan meal. It is obviously lacking in the spicy peppers. It was this day that I just figured I would lose a ton of weight in China – I just was not catching on to this type of food.    Read more