Chengdu, reaching Sichuan's capital by railway
By Bruce Connolly |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2018-09-05 07:00
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It was midsummer, Chengdu was at its hottest, but I insisted on walking alongside the river where I spent an afternoon relaxing, watching wooden fishing boats drift past, experiencing spicy Sichuan cuisine while amazingly reconnecting with travelers first encountered on the train from Beijing. After a day doing little, a motorcycle cab carried me back to the hotel, there being no metro in 1994.
I was discovering the relaxed atmosphere that Chengdu remains renowned for and starting to feel I wanted to stay as long as possible. Indeed on one occasion passing a restaurant with loud music emerging, I was suddenly “dragged” into a wedding party!
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