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Photo Exhibition at Cafe Paname
By MARKCHENGDU | 5/26/2006 3:26:54 AM
Cafe Paname has an exhibition of photos from the West of China, by Kirsten Allen.
Exhibition on until end of first week of June.
Address and map at www.randomstuff.biz - Chengdu guide (Stuff to Do in Chengdu/Bars Pubs Clubs section).
Cafe Paname on KeHua Jie nice place for a drink and have good music normally, sometimes by the guys from www.platypusmusic.cn.
Cafe Paname also conveniently close to the Roo Bar, also very nice place to relax with a few cold beers.
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Direct flights from Chengdu to Europe
By MARKCHENGDU | 5/26/2006 3:16:18 AM
KLM are flying from Chengdu to Amsterdam on Mondays and Thursdays, and from Amsterdam to Chengdu on Wednesdays and Sundays, from 28th May 2006. www.randomstuff.biz has some more details in its Chengdu info/Travel section.
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EXPRESS TRAIN CHENGDU-CHONGQING
By JABAROOTOO | 1/16/2010 11:04:42 AM
CAI YUAN BA STATION
Departs Chengdu07:44am arrives Chongqing12:23pm
Departs Chengdu16:58pm arrives Chongqing21:43pm
Departs Chongqing08:00am arrives Chengdu12:48pm
Departs Chongqing15:07pm arrives Chengdu19:55pm
The hard sits is Rmb 52/person
The soft sits is Rmb 81/person
CHONGQING NEW NORTH TRAIN STATION
Offers several departures daily to Chengdu
Tickets can now be purchased up to 7days in advance form small ticket sales offices all over the city.
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Alternative route to Ermei Shan
By CLARENCE | 12/22/2005 3:24:22 AM
Ok, I am writing this to tell you guys that there is more than one way to get into Ermei Shan without going through the ticket booth, so whether it is a tourist trap or not, you decide alright?
If you take a bus from Xin Nan Men station in Chengdu to Ermei, you will stop at the town area, where I am not very sure. So when you alight from the bus, you will be swarmed by a dozen men on wanting to take you to Ermei Shan. Being tired and in a hurry to see the place (woke up late!), I talked to this guy and he offered to bring me to the cable car place where I can take a cable car to the temple (Wan Nian Ci) for 50RMB. So I said ok and then he told me if I pay a little more, he can bring me into Ermei Shan without going pass the ticket booth for 100RMB.
Being in an adventurous mood, I agreed and bargained and slashed the price to 70RMB, wondering if Im being conned. So off we went. True enough, along the twists and turns up Ermei Shan, we stopped and he started bringing me into one of the village. So the journey starts, with beautiful scenery of tea plantations and having a slight immersion on the village culture. The walk into and out of the tea plantations is beautiful. We ended up along the Deng Xiao Ping route in Ermei Shan and off I went climbing up to the temple.
You guys can try this alternative route if you are interested, cos I think you wont get to walk among tea plantations if you enter by the main entrance.
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Sim's Cozy Guesthouse
By CLARENCE | 12/22/2005 3:10:39 AM
This youth hostel must be one of the best I had stayed so far. Friendly staff, nice atmosphere (even in winter!), food is great, everything is very organised! Owned by a Singaporean and his Japanese wife, this is the hostel to stay! I totally enjoyed my stay there! Thank you Sim!
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Good, cheap hostel in Chengdu
By LEMONCACTUS | 12/13/2005 7:01:47 AM
You can do a lot worse the Soma Hostel, Chengdu.
Rooms are spacious & clean, staff are friendly and helpful, make onward bookings etc.
Nice cafe/bar at the top and a roof garden where you can sit out and watch the city lights.
Good location for the long distance bus station too. Great cake shop nearby and choice of Western & Chinese restaurants.
Seems a bit dodgy at first, as you have to go down an alley and use a really old lift. It's OK, it's a great find.
Here's the address:
6 Floor No. 81 NanDaJie, South Street, Chengdu
Have fun.
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2 Entrances for the Big Buddha...
By LEMONCACTUS | 12/11/2005 4:31:56 AM
When the bus got there, it passed what I spotted as the 'main' entrance and carried on. It dropped us off next to a second entrance maybe 10 minutes further on.
At this entrance you must pay 105RMB to see Buddha (including various other attractions). Yet, on the price board there is clearly an option just to see Buddha and nothing else for 70RMB. Enquiring, I was told I could only buy the 105RMB ticket here. The 70RMB ticket is only available from the 'main' entrance.
I caught a 10RMB rickshaw back to the main entrance and got my 70RMB ticket from there. This gave entrance to the grounds and Buddha.
Well worth it, he's amazing!!
An annoying little scam though. Don't know how you can avoid it though unless you book a tour as the Leshan bus station are obviously 'in' on it.
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Jiuzhaigou
By ALMOND | 10/23/2005 6:10:35 AM
Jiuzhaigou is surely one of incredibly amazing places in China people want to visit. It's recommended to well plan this trip before you rock this place. You can try your best to cover every single spot in Jiuzhaigou, but you surely can't spend much time at each site. If you have time, give yourself at least couple days to explore this place.
You don't want to end up rushing walking or rushing shooting photos.
You probably want to re-consider if other places you plan to go are more worth it than to decide staying at Jiuzhaigou more couple days.
Jiuzhaigou is really really worth it to see. I wish I could have spent more time there just to sit still, enjoy and be with those unbelievably fascinating views longer than I actually did.
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