Chengdu is one of my favourite places that I’ve visited in China. It’s hard to explain why as it’s primarily a big city but it’s somewhere I could see myself living if I ever returned to live in China (and not only due to the pandas!).
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| colourful lake |
The main reason I returned to Chengdu (having been there last November) was to travel to the Juizhaiguo national park. This is also known as the park of colourful lakes as due to the various minerals in the ground the water changes colour. This is best seen in the autumn, along with the changing colours of the leaves on the trees, but I wanted to visit it anyway, even if it was in summer.
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| I wasn't the only one there.... |
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| too many people sat down? |
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| we followed this river most of the way up |
The journey there was 10 hours on a bus through rural mountain paths. This is the area that had been hit by a large earthquake a few years ago (2008) and you can still see some signs of this (like a ‘Broken Bridge’ crossing the river).
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| stunning scenery |
In Juizhaiguo I actually stayed in a neighbouring village. This had a strong Tibetan influence, as can be see from the pictures.
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| Tibetan house |
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| local boys |
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| Tibetan decor on the doors, and prayer wheels inside. |
Chengdu market the end of my time in Southwest China and from there I flew east to Shanghai and modern China.
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