Jiuzhai Valley,the earthly paradise

In the Aba Tibetan Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of northwestern Sichuan Province, around 300km from Chengdu, Jiuzhai Valley, has always been known as the"earthly paradise", is a perfect place for visitors in Chengdu to travel. jiuzhai valley is famous for its particularly favourable natural conditions. it is composed of three valleies named rize, zechawa and shuzheng. those three valleies bulid up in a Y shape which becomes a very unusual feature attarctting travelers to visit. otherwise, those three valleies have them own particular features.

Jinli, an ancient street in Chengdu

The place travelers most like to go in Chengdu is Jinli, an ancient street from Qin dynasty( over 300 years ago). However, it's the busiest street currently in Chengdu. On this steet, the syle of all houses furnitures, and decorations is like 300 years ago, the elaborately carved ridges, engraved beams, shining latterns, and old bridges on the river, creat a look of the street in ancient times. Different kinds of arts and cultural crafts are exhibited on two sides of the street, as well as tons of local specailties. One thing fun here is the Sichuan Opera, which is famous for the skill "Bianlian"--an actor suddenly turns his masks in less than one second.

food in Chengdu

Food in Chengdu is what people are most interested in as well as "majiang". As the capital of Sichuan, Szechuan cuisine is the daily food for people live here, which is famous for its feature: every thing is extremely spicy. As one of the four great traditions over China, some Szechuan cuisine dishes are well-known all over the world: Kung pao chicken, mapo tofu, and so on. And the most popular food in Chengdu are a number of defferent kinds of local delicacies which could be easily got evewhere on streets in Chengdu.

Panda's home

As China's "National Treasure", giant panda is one of the rarest animals in the world, currently with a total number of 1500. And over 80% of them are now living in forests around Chengdu.
There is a panda's breeding center in the north of Chengdu, and the biggest Panda Natural Reserve in the world which is 100km from Chengdu. There was even an news reported that a panda from wild ever walked on the crowded street in Chengdu because of hunger.

Welcome to Chengdu

Welcome my hometown, Chengdu, a beautiful city with 4000-year history, which is located in the center of China, generally called "The land of abundance" for its pleasant climate and geography. The fertile Chengdu Plain is a basin with bowl-shaped mountains around, resulting in the gentle wind and humid, mild climate over four seasons.
Chengdu is not the economic center of China, so people here is not as busy as people in Beijing or Shanghai, they are always free to have fun. Chengdu is famous for tea house. Tea house is the place people in Chengdu would like to spend most of their time to stay. there are at least 3 tea houses on one street, if someone in Chengdu don't like to go to tea house, he is described as "a person don't know how to enjoy life". Entertainment in tea house is not only drinking tea, but also playing poker and "majiang"(a kind of game which is popular in China especially in Chengdu). The inhabitants in Chengdu have a reputation in China for having a laid-back attitude and for knowing how to enjoy life.