7 Days Chengdu Adventure
24 -27 April 2018 & 29 Apr - 01 May 2018
Some exhibits in Chengdu Museum
At the back of Chengdu Museum is a mosque in traditional Chinese design
Day 21 - 24th April 2018
We arrived Chengdu at around 1pm via high speed train from Chongqing. We took the subway to Baguolin Station and checked into Goldmet Inn, which to our surprise has been renamed to Jinjiang Inn. This is one incident where the hotel's name has not been updated in Agoda website.
After we checked into the hotel we took the subway to People's Park Station and walked to the Wide and Narrow Alley.
The Wide Alley (Kuan Xiangzi) and Narrow Alley (Zhai Xiangzi), is one of Chengdu’s historical and cultural reserves. The wide and narrow alleys are two ancient streets restored in the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) architectural styles. They sum up Chengdu, a leisurely city combining history and modern changes.
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| Beautiful courtyards in one of the houses |
Later we took the subway to Chunxi Station and walked to Chunxi Road Pedestrian Street. We had our dinner in one of the restaurants there.
The street was originally built in 1924 to connect two commercial centers, the East Street and Mercantile Corporation. After nearly 100 years of evolution, it is now not only the center of fashion in Chengdu, but also a place that brings together delicious snacks from all over the country.
The street was originally built in 1924 to connect two commercial centers, the East Street and Mercantile Corporation. After nearly 100 years of evolution, it is now not only the center of fashion in Chengdu, but also a place that brings together delicious snacks from all over the country.
At the north end of Chunxi Road, stands a group of bronze
statues. An old man dressed in traditional Chinese garments holds a snuff
bottle in his hand. Not far from him a modern young lady in fashionable clothes
is walking in a hurry. A stone clock statue is between them, with the time
showing 00:00 on February 10, 2002, the date when the reconstruction was
completed. The statue of the old man represents the businessmen of Chunxi Road
from the past, while the stylish lady represents modern young people. The
contrast between them reflects the development of this road.
We had dinner in one of the restaurant at Chunxi Road before heading back to the hotel where we had our foot massage
Day 22 - 25th April 2018
This morning we had our breakfast in a road site stall nearby Jijjiang Inn
Later we took the subway to Tianfu Square where we visited the Sichuan Science & Technological Museum and Chengdu Museum which are walking distance from Tianfu Square.
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| Tianfu Square |
Some of the numerous exhibits in the Sichuan Science and Technological Museum
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| The Chengdu Museum |
At the back of Chengdu Museum is a mosque in traditional Chinese design
Outside the mosque are many food outlets selling Islamic cuisine
We then continue our walk to the People's Park. It is a favorite place for the locals to come to have tea and dance in their traditional costumes
Many parents are openly looking for life partners for their children by displaying their children bio data for public viewing.
Later we took the subway to Chengdu East Station to buy the high speed train ticket to Emeishan. Ticket price is RMB 135 per person for the 1Hr 10M journey.
Day 23 - 26th April 2018
The morning we took the subway to Panda Avenue Station and board the shuttle bus to the Panda Conservation Centre. The entrance fee to the centre is RMB 55 and the shuttle bus is RMN 2 each way. We spent a couple of hours there going to the various enclosures to see the pandas of various sizes.
Located just 10 km away from downtown, the Chengdu Research
Base of Giant Panda Breeding has been created and imitated the natural habitat
of giant pandas in order that they might have the best possible environment for
rearing and breeding.
The giant pandas are not only a Chinese national treasure but are also beloved by people the world over. They are found only in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.
Before we enter the panda area there is a beautiful flower garden inside the centre for photos taking
Road leading to the panda area are lined with bamboo trees
This is a red panda
Later we took the subway to Wenshu Monastery.
Wenshu Monastery is located at the downtown of Chengdu City and it’s the top monastery among the Top Four Monasteries in the middle and downstream area of Yangtze River. It’s also the largest and the best-preserved Buddhist Monastery in Chengdu. First built in Sui Dynasty, between 605 ~ 617, Wenshu Monastery has a history over 1000 years.
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| Monks entering Mahavira Hall for their evening prayer |
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| Peace Tower in Wenshu Monastery |
Street outside Wenshu Monastery where vendors sell all sorts of religious objects
We then took the subway to back to Baguolin Station. Since it was too early to have dinner we walked to the nearby Shiren Park. Here we saw a big group of mainly ladies exercising.
Lili also join in the dance exercise
Day 24 - 27th April 2018
We checked out from Jinjiang Inn for our high speed train to Emeishan today. Since we will be coming back to Chengdu on 29th April we left some of our luggage in the hotel here.
Day 24 to 26 - 27th to 29th April
We had a 3D2N trip to Leshan and Emeishan. Click on the Leshan and Emeishan link for our adventures in these two places.
Day 26 - 29th April
We took the 12:38pm high speed train from Emeishan and arrived at Chengdu East Staion at about 1:50pm. We went back to Jinjiang Inn to collect our luggage and then took the subway to Wenshu Station where we checked into Jaho Forstar Hotel for our two nights stay before we depart for Kuala Lumpur on 1st May. This is the only four star hotel that we stayed during our self travel in this trip. It cost us about RM150 per night inclusive of buffet breakfast.
After checking in we took the subway to Gaoshengqiao Station and walked to Wuhou Temple and Jilin Street which is near Wuhou Temple.
Jilin Street was crowded with tourists
Ladies having their ears cleaned
We tried this chicken wing with stuffed glutinous rice
Other delicacies in Jilin Street
We had our dinner in one of the restaurants along the way to the Gaoshengqiao subway station
Day 27 - 30th April
After breakfast we took the subway to Sichuan Museum.
The Sichuan Museum covers an area of 12,900 square meters with 14 exhibition halls and hosts various unique exhibits. The collections feature 260,000 items, which places it sixth in China proper. The rare historical relics number no less than 60,000, of which more than 1,399 are unrivaled. These have assured its importance among public museums across the whole country.
On the way back to the subway station we passed by an area which has many shops selling antiques ceramic wares and other brass objects
Later we took the subway to Chengdu North Railway Station and board bus No 24 to the Chinese Tea wholesale market in Chengdu which sells mainly green tea and other flowers tea. The place is called Wu Kuai Shi/五块石 in Chinese.
We bought a variety of teas from two different shops totaling RMB 350.
Day 28 - 1st May 2018
After breakfast we rested till 1pm in the hotel before we took the airport shuttle (RMB 15 per person)to the airport. We had a long wait at the airport as our flight was at 11:55pm
Day 29 - 2nd May 2018
We arrived at KLIA2 at around 4:35am. We had breakfast at the airport before getting a Grab car to Wangsa Maju. We paid RM76 for the Grab car including tolls.
After so many days (28 days) of spicy and oily food nothing beats our very own porridge, yu tiao with curry and soya bean milk.
So, how much did we spent for our 28 days adventure in China? Below is the breakdown of the expenses incurred:
1. Air tickets - RM2424.00
2. Travel insurance - RM176.00
3. Hotel - RM1972.00
4. Zhangjiajie tour - RM2800.00
5. High speed train - RM660.00
6. Subway - RM210.00
7. Bus - RM54.00
8. Food & drinks - RM1022.00
9. China tours &
Entrance fee - RM2000
10. Massage - RM169.00
11. Tipping - RM88.00
12. Transport(KLIA2) - RM100.00
13. China shopping - RM622.00
14. KLIA2 shopping - RM603.00
Total - RM12900
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