Introducing Guǎngyuán
This minor manufacturing centre roughly equidistant between Chéngdū and Xī’ān is the main hub to get to many of the sights in northeastern Sìchuān. The ancient Shǔdào, or the ‘Way to Sìchuān’ (which impelled Li Bai to brush his famous lines ‘The way to Shu is harder than the way to heaven’ – to translate it roughly) sliced right through what is the modern city. It’s the site of China’s largest nuclear weapons-grade plutonium production facility, so nobody really lingers here, but the locals sure are friendly.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: chengdu and jo zai go
by drumbrake 04 September 2011
I think you mean Jiuzhaigou. I think Guangyuan or Jiangyou is about the closest station. See http://www.jiuzhai.com/language/english/vis…
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RE: Booking plane & train tickets and booking hotels - Too early?
by travelingislife2008 05 April 2011
It is better that booking domestic flight and hotel in advance one month. and book the train ticket at the beginning of June. Beijing…
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Visiting Xi An
by hanyue 05 April 2011
I plan to hang out a bit in the Muslim community, have a bite to eat, next day head to terra cotta and huaqingchi, then back at night…
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