Well, after months of preparation we finally arrived in Chengdu China on Tuesday April 5th, 2011. Construction of the Dujiangyan irrigation project on the Minjiang River by Li Bing, remarkably over 2200 years ago, has led the region to become one of the most fertile lands in China known as "heaven on earth". The first morning we left our hotel and walked to Tianfu Square in the centre of town. Tianfu means abundance. The climate is relatively mild and lush with greenery. There are palm trees growing around town.
Here Kelsey is standing in front of the Mao Statue. We saw the huge central square and the many large fountains which are lit up to music in the evening. They are quite the site. Kelsey and I loved to see the adorable little children.
Awfully cute heh?
We crossed the river and found the cheaper hotel we'll be moving to at the end of the week. We also found the school Kelsey will be teaching in while I paint.
We went to the Wenshu Buddhist Temple for dinner on our first night. The food was great, especially when the meal for two with two glasses of fresh vegetable and fruit juice was just a little over $10.
They even had cute little vegetable shaped cakes for dessert.
The street outside the temple was nicely lit up.
Here I am at one of the gates near Wenshu Temple area.
The end to a fantastic first day in China!
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