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• • May 10, 2013
  • Mandarin Made Easier: The radical 'person'
    

    @Weijing

    fixed. thanks.

• • May 2, 2013
  • China's Beers: a belch-laden taste test
    

    Dali and Lhasa beers are still ok, but are hard to find in Chengdu. For the rescue there is the Asahi sold in bottles at the 7-11s.

• • May 2, 2013
  • What's on Chengdu May 3-5
    

    there is a bigger mc battle june 1 @ lotus palace
    http://www.douban.com/event/18773934/

• • April 25, 2013
  • Ya'an earthquake aftermath: Day 3 in news, photos and videos
    

    more links and infos will be posted here
    http://www.gochengdoo.com/en/fromtheweb/

• • March 13, 2013
  • Plans for new Chengdu airport confirmed
    

    we're at 30 million passengers now, and that's before all these new international connections kick in. Shuangliu can't build anymore runways.

    at a 10% annual growth rate chengdu'll reach the 80 million capacity within a decade. so the question is not "Is it necessary?", but more scary "Will it be enough?" or will they build yet another even bigger airport somewhere else.

Latest Forum Posts

• • May 20, 2013
    
  • Forums > Living in Chengdu > Jiang-yo, Mianyang (what's it like?)
    

    Mianyang is 2-3 hours away from Chengdu, so you'd only see Chengdu on the weekends, and M. itself is not the place to hang out unless you like solitude or plan to learn Chinese (or Sichuanese).

• • May 20, 2013
    
  • Forums > Living in Chengdu > stand-up COMEDY HOUSE
    

    Get in touch with Peter from the Bookworm, he would be interested in setting up a night.

• • May 16, 2013
    
  • Forums > Living in Chengdu > buy, sell, trade swap books, clothes, etc.
    

    @ Myrony there is a 2nd hand clothing market at Leanna's on June 1st

    Community Charity Clothing Drive & Sale. Donations of clothes anticipated. Most items RMB10. Proceeds go to #SQR#http://sichuan-quake-relief.org/# & GEMS Intl. Girls Club. Contact susittko@gmail.com for a list of convenient drop boxes

• • May 15, 2013
    
  • Forums > Food & Drink > Kvass?
    

    @pepper

    Thanks. I will keep my eyes open next time I'm in the area.

• • May 15, 2013
    
  • Forums > Living in Chengdu > Vinyl records (LP) and gramophones
    

    Gramophones are kind of rare, but you see them in some vintage/retro style places at times. I haven't seen them for sale anywhere but I'd try the two markets, where I have seen old records for sales

    http://www.gochengdoo.com/[...]

    http://www.gochengdoo.com/[...]

Latest Reviews

• • invisible
    May 15, 2013
    
  • Chengdu > PSB Public Security Bureau – Foreign Affairs & Visa Office
    成都市公安局出入境管里处

    @pazuzu

    the blue triangle indicates the location. it's right behind the Mao statue (turn left)

• • invisible
    March 30, 2013
    
  • Chengdu > Chengdu International School (CDIS)
    成都国际学校

    @ Jojoe

    If you are a representative of a business please make sure you say so before you make statements about your product/ service.

• • invisible
    August 1, 2012
    
  • Chengdu > Vegetarian Hall of Wenshu Monastery
    文殊院素厅

    Overpriced and not tasty. I even got sick from the food.

• • invisible
    June 19, 2012
    
  • Chengdu > KDK
    卡迪亚美食

    I've only been there twice and still not sure what to think.

    The Döner meat tastes pretty original which came as a big surprise (don't get the burger bread, go for the pita or the wrap).

    The sauces could be a bit more aromatic and there should be more chili to put on the Döner.

    Even if you insist the pre-cooked sausages are not grilled at all, so the whole idea of the Curry Sausage and grilled sausage gets lost.

    Fries were great the first time, but soggy the second time.

    Waffles were way to sweet and too much.

    Haven't tried the ice-cream and the Turkish Ayran yoghurt yet.

    All in all a good start, but there is room for improvement.

    Prices are very low (I'd even say some stuff is way too cheap to be substainable).

    Too bad it's a bit off the average laowai radar (and not that easy to find), but I'm sure Germans and Turks will pilgrimage to the Döner.

• • invisible
    May 29, 2012
    
  • Chengdu > International Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Park
    国际非物质文化遗产博览园

    Taxi from Chengdu's south should've been RMB43. Driver managed to get lost somewhere and run the meter to RMB100! We settled for 60 at the end.

    Taxis back don't want to run the meter and ask for RMB80! WTF!

    With public transport it takes about 1.5h to get there or back if they have special non-stop shuttle buses to Jinsha that is.

    Oh the place itself. Well the exhibition/museum is a joke, not worth going.

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