Category: Sichuan
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Eat Like a Local: Explore China’s Best Food Tours
China food tours offer a unique and immersive experience, guiding you through the hidden gems and local favorites that you might otherwise overlook. As someone who has lived in China since 2015 and in Beijing since 2018, I can confidently say that the best way to experience the local culinary scene in China is through…
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Tibetan Dancing and Xianzi Instruments in Litang County, Sichuan
Batang is a small town in Litang County, which is in western Sichuan Province. I came here directly from Xingduqiao, on a long 8 hour bus drive from Kanding County (in July 2021). It was a stunning drive through beautiful mountain ranges in high altitude. It reminded me of when I lived in Colorado in…
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Xinduqiao Town in Kanding: Photographer’s Paradise of Sichuan
Xinduqiao 新都桥 is a scenic small town in the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan. It’s famous for its plateau pasture scenery, with beautiful rolling hills, green grasslands, and Tibetan houses spread throughout the land. It is called the paradise of photographers because of the picturesque landscape here. It’s just west of Kanding City, which…
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Best Foods to Try in China: Food Tour with Lost Plate Food Tours
China has some of the most flavorful and diverse foods in the world! There are 8 well known traditional Chinese cuisines, but in fact there are actually way more types, which makes sense given China’s long history and diverse population. It can be hard to know where to begin diving in to the Chinese food…