A sourced account of travelshorts’ 2024 trip. Opinions and costs describe that journey; hotel benefits, prices and access may have changed. Summaries are editorial paraphrases, attributed to the creator. Read our source notes.
In China
成都
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- Skipped
Chengdu
Attempted to find a Sichuan hot pot restaurant in Chengdu, but queues had 50 to 80 people waiting and Holly felt unwell, so hot pot was postponed.
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- We visited the CHENGDU PANDA BASE the BEST place to see PANDAS in CHINA · 25:05Caption timestamp checked
Unfortunately, Holly is not feeling very well at the moment. She's got a bit of a belly ache. So we're going to stop looking for hot pot and we're going to get something
- We visited the CHENGDU PANDA BASE the BEST place to see PANDAS in CHINA · 25:05Caption timestamp checked
- Experienced
Chengdu
Had an authentic Sichuan hot pot dinner in Chengdu with a split spicy/non-spicy pot, beef, lamb, and vegetables.
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- LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA in CHINA - The Worlds LARGEST Buddha · 50:16Caption timestamp checked
We want half the hot pot spicy and half the hot pot not spicy.
- LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA in CHINA - The Worlds LARGEST Buddha · 50:16Caption timestamp checked
Historical costs mentioned
- Chengdu Hot Pot dinner with meats, vegetables, and drinksCN¥245.00
Transaction · Paid · TOTAL · Chengdu
Video evidence (1)
- LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA in CHINA - The Worlds LARGEST Buddha · 58:22Caption timestamp checked
That came to 245 RMB, which is about £26.
- LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA in CHINA - The Worlds LARGEST Buddha · 58:22Caption timestamp checked
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- CHINA HIGH SPEED BUSINESS CLASS TRAIN From Chengdu to Guilin · 0:24Caption timestamp checked
Today, we're going to be travelling all the way from here in Chengdu
- CHINA TRAVEL DAY - SHANGHAI TO CHENGDU by MAGLEV and FLYING China Southern Airlines · 0:24Caption timestamp checked
The plan today is simply to get from Shanghai, where we are now, and fly all the way to Chengdu.
- We visited the CHENGDU PANDA BASE the BEST place to see PANDAS in CHINA · 0:28Caption timestamp checked
then a 25-minute taxi journey, we're now here at the Panda Research Base in Chengdu in China.
- LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA in CHINA - The Worlds LARGEST Buddha · 0:27Caption timestamp checked
and then again, a taxi here to Changdu East railway station.
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