Paul-Arthur Asselin

Chengdu and Chongqing travel log

I spent last week in China attending a friend’s wedding. I visited two heavily populated central cities: Chengdu & Chongqing. It was Golden Week, so it was exceedingly busy with domestic tourism.

London to Chengdu (LHR-TFU)

Mountains in Khazagstan
Majestic views over Kazakhstan
Lakes in Khazagstan
A tale of two colors
Over the Gobi Desert
Over the Gobi Desert

Chengdu

Chengdu bikes
Chengdu street scene
Chengdu street scene
Chengdu street scene Chengdu street scene
To each their own
Chengdu street scene
Luxury retail meets "traditional" architecture
Chengdu street scene
Chengdu street scene
Chengdu polite reminder, no fights
Escalators
Train station, Chengdu
Train station, Chengdu
Trains, Chengdu
train business class
~$90 for a little over an hour in business class between Chengdu and Chongqing
Construction boom at 347 km/h

Chongqing

Chongqing street scene
Chongqing street scene
Chongqing scene
construction boom at 347 km/h
Chongqing scene
Chongqing scene
Chongqing scene
Chongqing scene
Chongqing scene
Chongqing scene
Chongqing scene
Great Hall of the People
Chongqing scene
Chongqing scene
Chongqing scene
Chongqing scene
Chongqing scene

Food

Chinese food
Xiao Mian - a Sichuanese classic
Hotpot
Hot pot, lots of innards, makes you sweat so it's important to drink a lot of beer
Chinese food
Chinese food
This was very spicy, and very good.
Chinese food
Turtles uh oh
Hotpot
Arguably heavy handed on the vegetables here