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Category Archives: Sichuan

China 2017: Chengdu and surroundings

January 7, 2018by matt-travels 5 Comments

Chengdu, Sichuan: In September 2017, work brought me once again to China and more specifically to Chengdu in the province of Sichuan. I spent most of my days at the […]

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Chengdu, China, China 2017, Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, Emei Shan, Leshan

China 2015 (part XVI): Leshan

December 22, 2015by matt-travels 10 Comments

Leshan, Sichuan: On our last day in Sichuan, we took the public bus from Chengdu to Leshan, 130 km towards the south (for a map click here). Visitors from all […]

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China, China 2015, Leshan

China 2015 (part XV): Chengdu

December 17, 2015by matt-travels 12 Comments

Chengdu, Sichuan: After spending the morning with the pandas of the Chengdu Panda Base, we returned to the city centre to visit some more sights of the capital of Sichuan. […]

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Chengdu, China, China 2015

China 2015 (part XIV): Chendgu Panda Base

December 12, 2015by matt-travels 8 Comments

Chengdu, Sichuan: On the day following our arrival from Kangding, we got up very early to visit the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base on the outskirts of Chengdu. In stark […]

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Chengdu, China, China 2015

China 2015 (part XIII): Kangding

December 11, 2015by matt-travels 6 Comments

Kangding, Sichuan: A short bus ride brought us from Tagong to Kangding, the capital of the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (click here for a map). The city is crammed into […]

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China, China 2015, Kangding

China 2015 (part XII): Tagong

December 8, 2015by matt-travels 10 Comments

Tagong, Sichuan: Our next destination after our days in Litang was the tiny village of Tagong (click here for a map). This sleepy, little settlement is quite popular with backpackers […]

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China, China 2015, Tagong

China 2015 (part XI): Litang

December 6, 2015by matt-travels 12 Comments

Litang, Sichuan: Situated at an altitude of more than 4,000 m, Litang is one of the highest settlements of the world. In contrast to our previous stop Ganzi, the town […]

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China, China 2015, Litang

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