1/1成都經(jīng)典介紹詞Hi,welcometotravelogue.IamYanling,stillinChengdu.ThiscapitaloftheancientShuKingdom,isoneofthefastestgrowingcityinChinatoday.Itpromisestravelers"onceyouhavebeen,youwillbereluctanttoleave",ofcourseundertheconditionthatyoutakeyourtimetotrulysavorallithastooffer,shallwestartwithacupoftea?MostChinesemetropolistodaybaffleswiththebalanceofgallopingtowardsmodernizationandpreservingtraditionalwayofliving.

FewcitiesinChinatodaylikeChengduthatissofondofmemoriesfromthepast,andmanagetoactuallylivinginit.

Evengrowinginrocketspeed,Chengdu,thecityofmorethan8million,somehowfeelslikeararecityoasiswherethebustleslowsdownandtheoriginalspiritstaysintact.Andwhatisit?Wheretofeelit?

OnceyouareinChengdu,youhavetolearnoneword,andtrulyunderstandthespiritofit–xiuxian--allowyourselftorelaxaslongasyouneed,soidlingaroundinoneofteahousesfor5hoursdoesn'tmakeyouaslackerinChengdu.

Chengduteahousesareeverywhere.Scatteredateverycornerofthestreets,ineveryparkandevenineveryofficecompound...

Pensionersorpillarsofthesociety?Peopleofallkindspatronize（資助）teahousesmoreoftenthantheirgroceryshop.

Sowhatdoyouseeinateahouseinanafternoon?Smallsociety,asChengdupeoplecallit.Itistheperfectspottorelax,tosocialize;topeople-watch.

Onceyouareinteahouses,enjoythetimelessqualityofyourteatime.Eventhewaitersandwaitressondutyoftentakeitslowsincethereisnosuchdemandasforfastandefficientservice.

Butforsomeonewhoworksasear-picker（經(jīng)典的詞語(yǔ)啊，挖耳屎的人，相信你在茶館見(jiàn)過(guò)這種人吧，學(xué)會(huì)該怎么說(shuō)，earpicker,那挖耳屎勺子叫做：earpick）,anage-oldrareprofessionthatisprobablyhardtofindajobelsewhere,theytaketheirjobveryseriously.

Althoughtheirtoolsremindmeofmydentist'sscaryweapons,howcanIpassonthechancetotrysomethingforthefirsttime?!

Itwascertainlybotheyesopeningandearopeningexperience(大開(kāi)眼界)tohavemyearpickedoutsideofmybathroom,bysomeoneelse,insuchacomplicatedprocedure...

Noteveryteahousehastobethisadventurousofcourse.SomepeoplewouldliketocompareChengduteahouseswithcoffeehousesinParis,probablynotafterbeenearcleanedinRenminpark,morelikelyhaveenjoyedacupofgreenteainoneofthesekindofteahousesalongFunanriver,

Chengdulocalstakeprideintheircityforgoodreasons.Historyandcommerce,animalandpeopleapparentlyallmeetinpeace.

Chengdupeoplelovedogs,yes,aspet.

OnceyoustepintothedogmarketbyFunanRiveronaSundaymorning,youwillunderstandwhyChengdulocalsprankishlycallit"internationaldogexpo".（狗博會(huì)，哈哈）Afulldisplayofthebeautyofvariations--color,race（一般來(lái)說(shuō)，race我們知道的意思是賽跑，但是這個(gè)地方表示狗的品種）,originandcharacter!

Asadogdevotee,itsurprisedmethatmanyofthemevenIhaven'tseenbefore...

Iamsojealousof（經(jīng)典句型，表示嫉妒。。）thosewhotakealittlepuppyhometoday.Yougetgoodbargainshere（這個(gè)句子也特別經(jīng)典，表示東西特別便宜，如果你給別人介紹成都的荷花池，也用上這個(gè)句子吧。）.Ofcourseittakesmorethanjustmoneytohaveadog.Youneedhaveacomfortableliving,slowpacedlife,contentedlifestyle.Soonerorlater,Iwillhaveadog,perhapshavetomovedownherethen...

That'sthedownsideofbeingatraveler,manythingsyouloveandcare.Youcan'ttakethemhome.

Butifyouareafleamarket（跳蚤市場(chǎng)，就是那種東西特別廉價(jià)的地方，我覺(jué)得成都荷花池也基本上可以這么翻譯。怎么突然發(fā)現(xiàn)我對(duì)荷花池這么感興趣了呢？）fanatic,andhappentobeinthecityonSunday.Thisisthebestplacetorummageandfindsomecarriablebargain.Everythingfromoldbooksandcoins,Tangpotteriestooldgramophonesfromunidentifiableorigin,youneverknowwhatyouwillfindtotakehome.

Somestallownersherearehobbycollectorsthemselves,theytendtobemorenonchalanttopricenegotiation,butmorekeeninlecturingyouabouttheir"realthing",

Someothersaremindreaders.Theylookatyourinterestandexperiencethenofferingyouapricethat'sjustslightlyoutofyoursustainablebudget...

Iamjustatravelreporter,butreallyifyouareinterestedinChineseantiquefurnitureyoudon'thavetoreadamilliontrillionbooks,allyouneedisafeelingandavibe.It'saboutpickingupthings,holdingthem,andsmellingthem.Conveysthatkindofaffinity,feellikeyours?Takeithome!Thisone?Itisnicebutshouldbelongtosomeoneelse..."

Iwastheremostlyforthefun,notthefinds,buthere?!Chengdusnacks,Chengduxiaochi,somethingIwontmiss!Chillsdon'tsimplyblastthetastebuds,theystimulatethemaswell,

Chengduisacityofsimplicityandsophistication.Placeofabundance,peoplewhohavetime,nowonderitbecomesacenterofmodernpoetryandmodernartsceneintheSouthwest.

ImetasculptorinChengduHuayuan,asmallartgalleryhiddeninoldtownyetafamousvenueformodernartexhibits.

AfterhavemetmanyentreprenantmodernartistsinChina,modernartstartsbecomingmoredisputabletome.TalkingtoMr.ShicertainrestoredmyfaithinChinesemodernartists:whoarenotsittingbetweentwochairsoftheoldandthenew,theforeignandthelocal,butcomfortablysettleinthemiddle,rootedinlocalculture,incorporatingtraditionalelements,freefromchoicesofmaterial,creatinganewformofexpression.

WhenyouwalkintoaSichuanhouse,orwalkaroundtheentirecity,sweepsofthedistinguishedmalaflavorwilleasilymakeyoucraveformoreSichuanfood.Mypleasantmodernartexhibitvisitalsorestoredmyconfidenceinfusionfood.

Dininghereiscertainlynotonlyagastronomicexperience--thesettingwithaJapanesetwistglazedtheChengdulocalfondue:hotpot,intosomethinglesssocial,butcertainlyhasamoreexclusiveandevenromanticappeal.Somemayquestiontheauthenticityofsuchfusionfood.ButasIwastold,itisneveraconcernhereinSichuan.SearchingforvariationsandfinddiningexperienceisChengdulocals'insatiablepursuit;Sichuancookinghasthetraditionofencouraginginnovationtomeetthatneed.

Certaintouristprogramsaresoobligatoryintravelitinerarythatitfeelslikeamust,thenitfeelslessattemptive,liketheSichuanoperashow,butonceyouarethere,youwillunderstandwhyyoucan'tmissit.Thisiscertainlyoneofthesemoments!

Itiseasyfortoday'swell-traveledaudiencetosupposethesecretbehindchangingfaceandspittingfireinSichuanopera,butitishardnottobeimpressed.

Puppetshowisalwaysmyfavorite.EverytimeIcanthelpgawpingattheperformerandwonderinghowsomeonecaninjectlifeintoawoodendummyandturnitintoapersonofcharacter,thiscase,avividbeautyofcharacterthateasilywontheheartofall,effortlessly...

Asxiuxianasitis,Chengduisavibrantmoderncityafterall,5minuteswalkinChunxiroad,thecenterofthecity,youwillfeelchargedwithanextradozeofenergy,15minswalkingaroundallshoppingmallsandsalesignswillraiseyourheartbeat,50minslater,loadedwithyourharvestedshoppingbagsandmorefaithinthecityinprocess,youwillprobablyfindChengdu'surbanmarketingslogan"acityonceyoucome,youwillfindithardtoleave"makesverymuchsense.

ButforChengdulocalswhoworkhardforit,atemporaryleaveisalmostnecessary.Ilearnedanewphrasecalled5/2peoplehereaddressingforlocalweekenders.Someofthemsimplydrivetovillagesaroundthecityandspendtwonightsatfarmershouse,andsomeotherslivesmoreregularly5daysinthecityand2daysinthesuburbs.

Formostcitypeople,theurgeofarespitefromthecityisoftencoincidewiththeunquenchablelongingforit.Reasons?Toomany...

OnecanfindhotpotalloverChinainoneformoranother,ithasreallybeentakentoheartbytheSichuaneseand

forthemoststrikingadaptationtolocaltasteyoufindhere.

AfterafewdaysgettingmyfeetwetinChengdunightscene,itwasnotdifficulttogetahordeofyoungsterstogetherandguidemetotastethetruehotpot,again,nowhimpysweatandsour,onlytheauthenticMAandLA,tinglingspicy.

TheseasonthecookedfoodinoilspicedwithMSG,saltandchilipowder.Theeffectispowerful.Localsexplainitsuseasaresultofclimate-chiliesarewarminginwinterandcoolinginsummerand,accordingtoChinesemedicine,dispel"wet"illnessesbroughtaboutbyhumidconditions.ButIfoundMALAhotpotissimplythebestsocializingdinner.Whenyoushareabighotpotofmunchiesovercoldbeerswithyourwarmnewfriends,itguaranteesaMALA:tinglingspicyparty!

Chengdu'snightlifehastobeoneofthemostvibrantIhaveseeninChina,certainlystartsearlierthanShanghai,endslaterthanBeijing,asmanynightstreetfoodstallsasGuangzhou.

Frommynewfriends,theseyoungsterswhoarealwaysontheprowlforsomethingnew,Ilearned