An American in the Far East » Chengdu

Funny Sign Friday

Graham — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:15:17 +0000

This sign is at the Panda Breeding Research Center in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Right outside the area with the infant Pandas, no less.

Mr. Li stuck by his guns even when everyone else said opening a burger joint serving Panda meat was a bad idea. Opening right across the street from the Panda Breeding Research Center was a gutsy move, but Mr. Li was confident the risk would pay off. Now it’s Mr. Li who has the last lau … ah crud.

Turtle Face

Graham — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:29:01 +0000

In many temples throughout China you will see statues such as this one. What you are seeing is the face of the turtle. What you don’t see is the enormous stone stele sitting on its back.

I found this particular turtle at Qingyang Temple (Temple of the Dark Ram) in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The temple was originally built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). However, most of the temple that remains was restored during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

The Jade Buddha Temple