China Trip Day 8 - Chengdu
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tanithryudoStated off a little later today. Had breakfast at a nearby high ranked 面食 diner. I got a 酒酿豆花 which was tasty, and their 手抄 sizes are generous.
We took the metro to Dufu Cottage. Went in through the north gate directly into the garden area. Beautiful place. Took plenty of pics and selfies.
Also, it seems like in 2001, they found actual archaeological evidence of Dufu's residence and tools and stuff. So now some of that has been put into his cottage reproduction (the stone made stuff in the kitchen at least), and the rest were put into a 唐代遗址 exhibition. My mom didn't remember this place when she visited in 2019 though...
The main halls of the reserve weren't as interesting, so we went through them quickly and headed to lunch. There was a very high ranked mapo tofu restaurant nearby, but unfortunately it was so popular that it was full and had a long waitlist. So we ended up eating at another nearby place, with trotter soup, sweet roasted duck, and somewhat over ordered on the vegetables.
After lunch we went to the 四川博物院 which was just across the street. They had some interesting exhibits of civilization in the area from the prehistoric eras (旧/新石器时代) all the way through 隋唐/五代十国. After that I guess 蜀 region did not have much archaeologically that stood out from the rest of the country I guess.
Note: Also ran out of charge on my portable charger, after 3 days of partial usage = 50% phone.
We left for dinner early and went back to the mapo tofu place - 陈麻婆豆腐(旗舰店). This time there was no wait. The tofu was indeed delicious. And *extremely* spicy. Everything else we ordered was to reduce the effects of spice - 蓝莓山药, thick veggie/corn soup, fruit platter, coconut drink. Still couldn't finish the tofu, but got stuffed on everything else. Took the coconut drink to go back.
Walked a little bit in the park next to the museum afterwards to help digest. The view wasn't as wow as what we saw earlier in the day. Then we took the bus back to the hotel. Struggled with the app for bus payment, untilcashew paid for me. I eventually figured out how to register with my passport number, but I'm not sure if I'll be using the bus again this stay.
Tonight is also when my parents get in. Some hotel, same floor. But they also brought a change in scheduling. Ah well.
New tentative schedule:
4/11 THU - * 三星堆
4/12 FRI - * 都江堰
4/13 SAT - * 金沙遗址 (in city)
4/14 SUN - 武侯祠(+锦里)
4/15 MON - 成都博物馆
4/16 TUE - free
We took the metro to Dufu Cottage. Went in through the north gate directly into the garden area. Beautiful place. Took plenty of pics and selfies.
Also, it seems like in 2001, they found actual archaeological evidence of Dufu's residence and tools and stuff. So now some of that has been put into his cottage reproduction (the stone made stuff in the kitchen at least), and the rest were put into a 唐代遗址 exhibition. My mom didn't remember this place when she visited in 2019 though...
The main halls of the reserve weren't as interesting, so we went through them quickly and headed to lunch. There was a very high ranked mapo tofu restaurant nearby, but unfortunately it was so popular that it was full and had a long waitlist. So we ended up eating at another nearby place, with trotter soup, sweet roasted duck, and somewhat over ordered on the vegetables.
After lunch we went to the 四川博物院 which was just across the street. They had some interesting exhibits of civilization in the area from the prehistoric eras (旧/新石器时代) all the way through 隋唐/五代十国. After that I guess 蜀 region did not have much archaeologically that stood out from the rest of the country I guess.
Note: Also ran out of charge on my portable charger, after 3 days of partial usage = 50% phone.
We left for dinner early and went back to the mapo tofu place - 陈麻婆豆腐(旗舰店). This time there was no wait. The tofu was indeed delicious. And *extremely* spicy. Everything else we ordered was to reduce the effects of spice - 蓝莓山药, thick veggie/corn soup, fruit platter, coconut drink. Still couldn't finish the tofu, but got stuffed on everything else. Took the coconut drink to go back.
Walked a little bit in the park next to the museum afterwards to help digest. The view wasn't as wow as what we saw earlier in the day. Then we took the bus back to the hotel. Struggled with the app for bus payment, until
cashew paid for me. I eventually figured out how to register with my passport number, but I'm not sure if I'll be using the bus again this stay.Tonight is also when my parents get in. Some hotel, same floor. But they also brought a change in scheduling. Ah well.
New tentative schedule:
4/11 THU - * 三星堆
4/12 FRI - * 都江堰
4/13 SAT - * 金沙遗址 (in city)
4/14 SUN - 武侯祠(+锦里)
4/15 MON - 成都博物馆
4/16 TUE - free
