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Category Archives: Chengdu

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 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

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