Crouching Pepper, Hidden Panda: another Chengdu promo video
A video that promises to make viewers fall in love with Chengdu in 90 seconds has been making its rounds online, receiving praise for its creators. The animation features dancing...China...
View ArticleSticky Business: Kendoka in Chengdu
The first time Elizabeth Bergen-Bartel's father put on Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai for his daughter to watch, he unknowingly set into motion a series of events that would lead the...China...
View ArticleShooting Stars: Big Dreams From Chengdu To The World
An interview with Kyle Fong who left Chengdu to become a big-shot fashion photographer.Arts & Entertainmentphotographerinterviewfashionchengdu
View ArticleSouthwest China's first modern tramway to operate in Chengdu suburb
Construction on southwest China's first modern tramway is scheduled to start next month. The 20.24km track will be laid along main roads in Chengdu's Xinjin County, southwest of Shuangliu...
View ArticleChengdu: China's Western Capital
Chengdu is the capital of the Sichuan Province and it serves as an important economic, cultural and transportation hub in Western China.China BusinesschengdusichuanpandasLeshan Giant Buddha
View ArticleA Chengdu Veteran Commuter: reflections on three decades of city living
I was born and grew up in the same area of Chengdu. My primary school and middle/high school were 1.5 kilometers away from my house, so I almost spent 12...GeneralchengdutrafficbusBikeschooldevelopment
View ArticleMegabites with Dandoval: Tibetan raw yak meat and cold tongue
The taste of rat only whetted our appetite for the new, the different, the other. We'd heard that some of the restaurants in the Tibetan quarter of Wuhouci had yak...Food &...
View ArticleChengdu's Elevated Second Ring Road open for business
The Elevated Second Ring Road officially opened to vehicular traffic at 10 a.m. yesterday. The highly anticipated event did not come without warning, however; traffic police reminded drivers that...
View ArticleChengdu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): A station guide
A closer look at Chengdu's latest and unusual addition to the public transport system and comprehensive guide around the stations.GeneralchengduguideStationbrtbuspublic transport
View ArticleUnsavory Elements in Chengdu
A collection of stories written by expats living in China is hitting the shelves soon. The stories are filled with humanity, witty observations, and self-reflection - essential qualities for...
View ArticleA foreign kid in a Chinese school
Jane Zawadowski, mother of three, has lived and taught for the past two years at Xihua University in Hongguang, just outside of Chengdu. In this mamahuhu column she describes...
View ArticleAir China Plane Struck by Unknown Object at 26000 Feet
This morning, the 4th of June, an Air China plane flying from Chengdu to Guangzhou was forced to return to land after being hit by an unknown object at 8000...China Newsair...
View ArticleChengdu Metro Line 2 West Extension to open June 8 - a station guide
The west extension will add six new stations and 8.7 km to Line 2. With the exception of the Xipu station, the area surrounding the extension is currently undergoing a...China NewschengdumetroguideStation
View ArticleLiving as a foreigner in a Chengdu suburb
A Q&A with two foreigners in Pixian.GeneralchengduexpatforeignersuburbLivingq&a
View ArticleThe State of Seismic Safety In China
The 7.0-earthquake in Ya’an, Sichuan Province this past April once again brought up the topic of construction quality in China. Images of crumbled buildings also reminded the world of the...China...
View ArticleFortune Global Forum: What Have You Done For Chengdu?
The 2013 Fortune Global Forum has come and gone, and aside from a few sunny days, it doesn’t seem like anything even happened. What’s going on here?China...
View ArticleChengdu receives more than 100mm of rain in Sichuan storms; more on the way...
The Sichuan Provincial Meterological Office released an orange thunderstorm warning early on Wednesday. Numerous areas in Sichuan received more than 100mm of rain. The most heavily hit region of...
View ArticleBird's eye-view of Chengdu [videos]
The Chengdu Commercial Daily is giving the world a new overview of Chengdu, literally, with its Aerocam bird's-eye-view videos. The Aerocam is a camera attached to a remote-controlled multirotor...
View ArticleWorld's largest building - the Chengdu New Century Global Center - to Open...
After three years of construction the Chengdu Global Center is nearing completion, and a soft opening date has been announced—June 28, to coincide with the opening of Metro Line 1's...China...
View ArticleAmerican pranks Chengdu women
Comedy prankster Andrew Hales caught unsuspecting Chengduers off guard by grabbing their umbrellas on a sunny day as they walked by the Sichuan Gymnasium metro station.China...
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