Started from 28th of July, annually held "Hakkha Water Dragon Festival" lights up the Luodai Hakkha Town again. Water Dragon Dance Show is a highlight of this festival, local Hakkha performers move up and down the dragon while people use any way they could to spray water over performers and dragons, and the whole street are "armed" people, anybody or car could dare to cross the town, everybody will use their "water spraying gun" to shoot them! If you forgot lock your car, then...GOD BLESS YOU.

Ever thought about to have a dinner like a blind person? Leto Dark Restaurant makes it come true. The feature of this restaurant is just like its name reveals "DARK", thus you even have to make order before you enter the dark room.


Food finally came but we couldn't see anything, but used the hand to touch them in dark, and used the tongue to check if it is which we ordered.

Generally it's very bold idea, and it has successfully attracted a lot of Chengdu People's curiosity.

Where is this restaurant?
San Sheng Jie (三圣街口,郁金香广场2楼）, about 100 meters east to Hongxinglu Walking Street Cross, on the second floor in the same building which ATT KTV can be found.

Bon Appite!

Recently many travelers asked us for where to get DIMOX, a medication which could possibly prevent high altitude sickness. So, I checked the Global Doctor, they confirmed for me that DIMOX actually is its commercial name, the real name of it is technically called "Acetazolamide". It's in fact a medicine for treating the "glaucoma", but it also works (I assume the side effect works) on prevention of high altitude sickness.

You can get it from Chengdu No.3 Hospital or which is easier to get from GLOBAL DOCTOR Chengdu Branch as staff there speak good English.

Their contact info:
MOBILE: 138 808 67859 TEL: 028-8525 9928 FAX: 028-8525 8088

From 3rd of Aug to 18th of Oct, passengers on train to Lhasa from Chengdu will have to transfer to another train when the train arrive in Xining.

Xichang Yi Minority Prefecture is situated in southwest Sichuan province bordering with Yunnan Province. It takes roughly 14 hours to reach there by train from Chengdu. And there is direct flight to Xichang from Chengdu as well.

Annually held Yi Minority Fire Torch Festival will be started on 4th of August, it has just been includes in China's non-material cultural heritage lately and it's actually also the one of the ten most important folk festivals in China.

Liang Shan Yi Minority government claimed that they will try to coordinate with national aviation company and state railway department to add more trains and flights to Xichang during this festival.

The Carnival will be held in Bailian Tianfu Shopping Mall （百联天府）which is located at the intersection of Kehua Road(科华路) and Second Ring Road.

On 8th of August, in Pingle Ancient Town, a special celebration will be held there on Chinese Valentine's day.

Pingle Ancient Town is about 90 Km west of Chengdu and about 20 Km away from Qionglai City where you need to transfer from Chengdu to Pingle.

Pingle Ancient has been famous as a holiday destination in recent years, every weekend many families will drive there and have a relaxing holiday with elders and kids.

With it's typical Sichuan Traditional Style housings and many tea houses and home-cook restaurants, you can have a really ease day there with your friends, either have a chitchat or playing Majiang with your Chinese travelmates, or even do the Bamboo Raft on the river which cross the whole town. Time is still and life is laid-back there.

The opening ceremony of Chinese Valentine's day in Pingle starts at 8:30, 8th of August and last one hour. During this ceremony you'll see people release the lights in river, and singing and dancing show on Bamboo Raft.

The LOVERS' competition will begin on 19th and end up on 21st of August.

The closure of Chinese Valentine's day will be on 22nd of August, and during that day you'll find Beer Festival and Facing Changine Lantern Festival in Pingle Ancient Town.

How to get there?
Take bus from Xin Nan Men Bus Station to Qiong Lai City(2 hours). There are many mini vans to Pingle Ancient Town(half hour) in Qiong Lai City Long Distance Bus Station.

The fastest way is to take the bus from Jin Sha Bus Station which is located in West of downtown, it only takes 1 hours to Qiong Lai City.

Check out the map in attached picture.

"TRANSFORMERS" will be put on cinema on 11th of July.



English Sound Track Version can be found from following cinemas:
1. Wang Fu Jing Cinema(王府井电影院), it's located right opposite to the north end of Chunxi Street (春熙路北口)
2. Wan Da Cinema(万达电影城). There are two Wan Da Cinemas, one is at Yan Shi Kou (盐市口) close by Carrefour Supermarket and another one can be found in SM (Philippino owned Supermarket) located on east side of 2nd Ring Road.

The above two are the best cinema in town. Another cheaper Cinema in Chunxi street called Pacific Cinema, but I'm not sure if they will have English Sound Track Version of Transformers.

When you got sick in your travel, the most frustrated part is no doubt the communication with  the local doctor, at this circumstance the Global Doctor Chengdu Clinic may help you. This one is so far except of the NO.3 hospital as we know where you can find good English Speaking Doctors to talk with. I've never tried but it might be helpful for you.

Addess: Global Doctor Chengdu Clinic, Ground Floor of Building Kelan Bangkok Garden. 21#, Section4, Renmin Nanlu, Sichuan, 610041, China. ( 环球医生成都诊所,地址:成都市人民南路四段21号盘谷花园可兰阁听涛苑1楼)


Nancy Wang
Marketing Executive
Mobile: 1388 0867 859
Tel: (028) 8525 9928
Fax: (028) 8525 8088

For those who are relatively lazy travelers and are not ready to go Tibet, the Southwest Circle Trip would be perfect for you.

This trip starts at Chengdu, then Kangding, Tagong, Baimei, Danba, Rilong(Mt. Four Sister), Wolong(Panda Reserve) and eventually back to Chengdu and vice versa.

This trip is mainly for Minority Culture, Kangding is the capital of Kham Tibetan Prefecture, some monasteries are worthing taking a look in town or hire a car to carry you to the Lake "Mugtzo". Tagong Grassland is an ideal place for horse trekking and experience the Tibetan Nomadic life. Country side of Bamei attracts many Photographers in autumn and It mainly plays a role as a transfer point to Danba-The Tibetan Beauty Valley. There are three valleys lie between snow mountains in Rilong, and the Changping gou(Long Steppe Valley) to Li County has long been a challenge route for hikers. If Chengdu's Panda Reserve is not enough to meet your Panda Curiosity, you may stop at Wolong to check out another famous Panda Breeding Center.

The estimate time schedule in this journey:
Chengdu to Kangding (270 Km, 7 hours, 98RMB or 110 RMB)
Kangding to Tagong (110 Km, 4 hours)
Tagong to Bamei (30 Km, less than 1 hour, Share the private car, 10 RMB/PERSON)
Bamei to Danba (110 Km, about 2 hours, Public bus costs 25 RMB, Bus leaves at 12:30 in Bamei.)
Danba to Rilong (via Xiao Jin, 100 Km, about 2 hours)
Rilong back to Chengdu (286 Km, about 5-6 hours)

On 17th of July the TIBETAN HORSE RACING FESTIVAL will be held in Bamei, a town about 100 km north of Tagong.

As I was told by SALLY (Tagong Sally's Cafe) the Festival will be started after a grand ceremoney which usually started around 9O'clock in morning, so try to be there earlier as the rooms might be fully booked on that day.

P.S: Tagong is about 110 Km away from Kangding, and from Kangding to Chengdu the bus takes 7 hours more or less.

        For detailed information, you may call Sally:13990454752

If you have plan to travel to Sichuan, you may have chance to witness the Olympic Torch Handover ceremony around this province. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch will handover throughout Sichuan province from 15th of June to 18 th of June 2008 when it cross border from "Chongqing".

The first city the Olympic Torch is going to visit is "Guangan", the former Chairman Deng Xiao Ping's hometown who regarded as the pioneer of China's economy reform (introduced the market economy) back to 1979.

Then, the Olympic Torch will travel to north Sichuan, the High-Tech base city Mianyang which used to play a very important role as a gateway into Shu Kingdom. Afterwards, The Torch will come to the land of misty Guanghan where the SanXingDui Museum located which reveals a part of history had been forgotten for thousands of years.

After Guanghan, The Olympic Torch will keep toward south to World's biggest buddha in Leshan and China's one of the most famous Buddhist mountain Emei and the Dinasour city Zigong.

Eventually the Olympic Torch will pass by Yibin into Chengdu to prepare it's next journey to ROOF OF THE WORLD "TIBET".

Good news. Started on July, now you can choose to fly to Shangri-la (Zhongdian) instead of traveling all the way down Sichuan and Tibet Highway or fly to Lijiang then transfer to Shangri-la.

The departure at moment is on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, but hopefully will be on everyday soon.