Dujiangyan archive: ancient irrigation system, Mt. Qingcheng, and UNESCO sites. Travel stories from Sichuan’s historic water project.
As of May 2025, I’ve been to 33 world heritage sites. However, I lost my Ha Long Bay photos that I took on 2007-10-22, because of the shutdown of WebShots :(. Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Archipelago (672, natural, 1994), Quang Ninh and Hai Phong, Vietnam Hoi An Ancient Town (948, cultural,1999), Quang Nam, Vietnam Angkor … Read more
⌛👁️⏳ Time may not prove many things, but it can certainly see through many things. // 时间不一定能证明很多东西，但是一定能看透很多东西。 Shíj iān bù yī dìng néng zhèng míng hěn duō dōng xī, dàn shì yī dìng néng kàn tòu hěn duō dōng xī. // Thì gian bất nhất định năng chứng minh ngận đa đông tây, đãn thị … Read more
According to Pedometer app, I walked the most steps in my Sichuan trip: | Date | Location | Steps | Terrain | Distance (km) | | —— | ———————- | —— | ——– | ————- | | Jul 5 | Chengdu | 31,497 | City | **17.64 km** | | Jul 6 | Chengdu | … Read more
🌊🏔️❄️ Water is inherently tranquil, but its surface ripples in the wind. Mountains remain timeless, but snow crowns the white hair. // 水本无忧，因风皱面，山原不老，为雪白头。 Shuǐ běn wú yōu, yīn fēng zhòu miàn, shānyuán bùlǎo, wèi xuě báitóu. // Thủy bản vô ưu, nhân phong trứu diện, sơn nguyên bất lão, vi tuyết bạch đầu. // Nước … Read more
Young days? Just a cuppa joe Jet-set too much, and poof, they go! // Thanh xuân như một tách trà, Đi dăm ba chỗ hết bà thanh xuân. P.s.: Picture taken in Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng, Sichuan, China in 2019.
We woke quite early this morning, then waited for the tour bus. But then a small van took us to another place where it started raining. The Chinese guy didn’t speak English so it was hard to understand about the Dujiangyan and Mt. Qingcheng history. And he tried to get more money from us. Turned … Read more
So I woke up early this morning to board the plane to Hanoi, in order to meet up with my 3 companions that I found online through a Facebook travel group. I might have got out of bed the wrong side, because I had a problem from the start. The VNA ground staff was very … Read more