On Sunday we left the high mountains of Tibet and flew to Sichuan, land of spicy food. After a long journey, we finally arrived in Jiuzhaigou late at night. Unfortunately, we were greeted to cold, moldy rooms, bad food, and an unfriendly tour guide. The next morning we were all in a foul mood. However, despite our bad lodging conditions, I enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Chuanzhusi. Here's some pictures of this breathtaking park where the movie Hero was shot.
Mountain reflection
More mountain reflection
The water was a bright blue-green color. Algae in the water turned it this color.
Me by the lake
Waterfall
We then traveled to Huanglong and stayed the night at a slightly better, but still cold and moldy, hotel. The next morning we hiked up the mountain for more beautiful scenery. This time, the water had made little pools in the rock. It was also a very bright blue-green color.
We finally left Huanglong and flew to Chengdu. This time, we stayed a Holiday Inn Express, which was the best hotel we stayed in so far. We ate delicious food and had a very nice tour guide. Things instantly felt better.
The next day we went to the Panda Breeding Center. We even got to see baby pandas. Sooo cute!!
Lazy adult panda
Baby Pandas
In the afternoon we went to a Sanxingdu Museum and saw prehistoric Chinese artifacts.
The next day we went to Leshan Mountain and saw the Giant Buddha, which was the biggest in the world.
Afterwards we visited Wumu museum, an ebony museum.
Here's one of the statues
Our last day we went to Jinli in the morning, which was a touristy place similar to Qianmen in Beijing, and then lazed about in a park in the afternoon. At night we flew back to Beijing and arrived around 2 am in the morning.
Tired, but fulfilled, it was nice to be back home. :)
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