About the city of Chengdu
"The young shouldn't come to Chengdu and the old shouldn't leave." This ancient Chinese saying about Chengdu still has truth to it today. Chengdu is a place which the young may find very comfortable and lose their ambitions, but for the same reason the elderly should stay here. Once in Chengdu you will feel the relaxed atmosphere. People go about business without getting rich on their minds.
Chengdu has been found to be much older than previously thought. The Jinsha excavation site shows us that Chengdu was an important gathering place for people 4,000 years ago. For those interested in Chinese culture there are many great stories that come from this ancient city.
Chengdu is panda city. Pandas are used to decorate the city and you can find them in a variety of forms; such as panda hats, panda purses, panda shoes, etc. The panda place that everyone needs to go to is the Panda Research Base, because sometimes you can find tiny pandas there.
Around the world many restaurants serve dishes and call them Sichuan (Szechuan) Cuisine. However in Chengdu you’ll find Sichuan Cuisine is much deeper and well developed. Of special interest is the "Sichuan Peppercorn" or "Numbing Pepper" which natives of Chengdu pour down their throats because of the pepper’s apparent medicinal properties.
Chengdu has been found to be much older than previously thought. The Jinsha excavation site shows us that Chengdu was an important gathering place for people 4,000 years ago. For those interested in Chinese culture there are many great stories that come from this ancient city.
Chengdu is panda city. Pandas are used to decorate the city and you can find them in a variety of forms; such as panda hats, panda purses, panda shoes, etc. The panda place that everyone needs to go to is the Panda Research Base, because sometimes you can find tiny pandas there.
Around the world many restaurants serve dishes and call them Sichuan (Szechuan) Cuisine. However in Chengdu you’ll find Sichuan Cuisine is much deeper and well developed. Of special interest is the "Sichuan Peppercorn" or "Numbing Pepper" which natives of Chengdu pour down their throats because of the pepper’s apparent medicinal properties.