My parents recently came to China; my father to work, my mother to keep him company, and both to visit their favorite daughter. :) On their trip, they visited 4 cities, one of which was Chengdu. Chengdu is located west of Shanghai and is home to the world's largest panda reserve, which we had the pleasure of visiting.I was absolutely thrilled, as the last time I had seen a panda in person was when i was about 2 feet tall. I must say, I didn't remember them to be such...dirty and lazy animals. One of the pandas was laying on it's back, muching on a stick of bamboo (much like the one pictured above). Without moving an inch, it shit on top of itself and instead of getting up to shake it off, it just laid there...looking quite happy indeed.
Chengdu is located within Sichuan province, which is famous for it's local food because it is notoriously spicy. The type of flavoring is referred to as "mala", which literally means numbing spice and it tastes exactly as it sounds. Eating mala food, which I'm convinced is how they flavor all the food in the entire province, makes your mouth feel like it was lit on fire and then injected with a dental anesthetic. It will also make you sweat profusely. Some people love it...I just don't get it.
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