The most interesting sight in Chunxi Lu was the various Wedding Photography shops that were lined up. The Chinese have a process where the bride and the groom shoot pictures in different clothes before the wedding. These pictures are then compiled as a wedding album. This is one of the most important steps before a...

Last weekend I went to Chunxi Lu, which is supposed to be THE place to visit for shopping. A Chengdu tourist brochure that I have says that “if New York has Times Square, Chengdu has Chunxi Lu.” I wandered through the glitzy malls that sold high-priced brands and some of the other shops that had...