Sichuan archive: Langmusi, Chengdu, Huanglong, Mt. Siguniang, and Tibetan highlands. Nature, spirituality, karma, and personal travel stories.
Tứ Xuyên là nơi có nhiều đại hùng miêu (gấu mèo lớn) nhất trên thế giới. TQ từng có chính sách “ngoại giao gấu trúc” để phá băng quan hệ với phương Tây trong thời kỳ chiến tranh lạnh. Đến thập niên 1980 thì TQ chỉ cho thuê chứ không tặng nữa nên gần như […]
🏙️🚶♂️🌃 Go for a walk with me through streets in Chengdu Until all the lights were turned out, we would still go on (Chengdu – Zhao Lei) // 和我在成都的街頭走一走 直到所有的燈都熄滅了也不停留 (成都 – 趙雷) Hé wǒ zài chéngdū de jiētóu zǒu yī zǒu Zhídào suǒyǒu de dēng dōu xímièle yě bù tíngliú // Hòa ngã tại […]
My company organized a 2-day trip to trek Ta Nang for managers. Despite advice to practice before the trip, I didn’t think it would be as hard a the hikes/treks I did in Kangding, Danba, or Garzê (all in Sichuan province of China) in 2009. Turned out I was wrong somehow. The day before the […]
⚡🌌🛣️ I am not your rolling wheels – I am the highway. I am not your carpet ride – I am the sky. I am not your blowing wind – I am the lightning. I am not your autumn moon – I am the night. P.s.: Picture taken in Danba, Sichuan, China in 2009.
🌄🌊🗺️ Mountains high, waters pure—none heed their call, Oceans wide, horizons far—no friend at all. // 高山流水无人识， 海角天涯何处寻？ Gāoshānliúshuǐ wú rén shí, Hǎi jiǎo tiānyá hé chù xún? // Cao sơn lưu thuỷ vô nhân thức, Hải giác thiên nhai hà xứ tầm? // Non cao nước chảy không người hiểu, Chân trời góc bể […]
I didn’t have a good night sleep so I felt a lil bit tired after waking up. Alex said that he didn’t wanna miss breakfast. Alex looked forward to a Western breakfast, but they served a Chinese one. Ha ha! But I liked this kind of a light breakfast. We rent a bike next door, […]
We got up very early, packed up very fast. We shared a cab with an Asian guy, costing 3 yuans each. We were early for the bus so I had a light breakfast. The drive to Chengdu got us stuck in 2 traffic jams, one of which was caused by our bus driver. He hit […]
I hardly slept so I got up early. I rushed Alex to pack things up because we had to walk to the bus station. The bus looked like a truck with so many things on the floor, blocking the isle. The music on the bus was too loud. Also, the driver used too much of […]
We climbed a mountain across a river from 8 AM to 4 PM. We started very early when there were clouds over them, but when we reached the top, it was all sunny. My big toes didn’t hurt me much like the hike in Kangding. My feet surely preferred walking on the grass to on […]