Happy Customers

And discounts means happy customers! China’s retail market is booming, especially over the internet. No empty shops, with idle attendants here.

Looking More for Less

Lots of discounts and special prices on all food items.

Material World

Had gone to Carrefour. They are all over Chengdu. This is the grocery and food floor in Carrefour but it is pretty  much the same as in any other big supermarket in China. Rows and rows of vegetables and fruits. Anything related to food, you name it and it’s there.

Tianfu Square

On Sunday, 20th February, when I went to Tianfu Square I had no idea about why there were police and military men swarming all over the place with menacing sniffer dogs. And the policemen in China look tough and mean business, you wouldn’t want to mess with them. The next day I read about the...

The Sweetness of Potato

Sweet potato vendors are also quite popular. Having this hot, steaming snack in freezing weather is a great feeling. And for me, a vegetarian, there is nothing better than this.

Mobile Food Vendors

These are mobile food vendors who can be found around practically every corner. They make some delicious noodles and snacks.

Spices and Raisins

A market just outside the monastery sports dry fruits like dates, raisins, walnuts and longan.

Teahouse in Wenshu Yuan

There is a popular teahouse inside the monastery, which serves varieties of green tea and a few snacks. Appeared to be quite a favorite among visitors.

Good Luck Tags

I had just quit my job to come to China and learn Chinese. My mind was an amalgam of worry at the prospect of not having a steady salary for the next few months and happiness as well at being free from the shackles of a job for the time being. Seeing these prayer tags...

A Special Display

There was this special display of Buddha statues with offerings, set out in one of the courtyards.

Prayer and Incense

These huge iron caskets contain a mound of ash. People light a bunch of incense sticks, pray and stick them inside.

Temple Courtyard

Wenshu Yuan is a temple complex, with multiple courtyards and prayer houses. This is one of them. Feel the incense?

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