成都英语介绍

Hi, welcome to travelogue. I am Yanling, still in Chengdu. This capital of the ancient Shu Kingdom, is one of the fastest growing city in china today. It prom ises travelers "once you have been, you will be reluctant to leave", of course under the condition that you take your time to truly savor all it has to offer, shall we start with a cup of tea?

Most Chinese metropolis today baffles with the balance of galloping towards mod ernization and preserving traditional way of living.

Few cities in China today like Chengdu that is so fond of memories from the pas t, and manage to actually living in it.

Even growing in rocket speed, Chengdu, the city of more than 8 million, somehow feels like a rare city oasis where the bustle slows down and the original spir it stays intact. And what is it? Where to feel it?

Once you are in Chengdu, you have to learn one word, and truly understand the s pirit of it – xiuxian -- allow yourself to relax as long as you need, so idlin g around in one of teahouses for 5 hours doesn't make you a slacker in Chengdu.

Chengdu teahouses are everywhere. Scattered at every corner of the streets, in every park and even in every office compound...

Pensioners or pillars of the society? People of all kinds patronize （资助）tea houses more often than their grocery shop.

So what do you see in a teahouse in an afternoon? Small society, as Chengdu peo ple call it. It is the perfect spot to relax, to socialize; to people-watch.

Once you are in teahouses, enjoy the timeless quality of your teatime. Even the waiters and waitress on duty often take it slow since there is no such demand as for fast and efficient service.

But for someone who works as ear-picker（经典的词语啊，挖耳屎的人，相信你在茶馆见过这种人吧，学会该怎么说，earpicker,那挖耳屎勺子叫做：earpick）, an age-old r are profession that is probably hard to find a job elsewhere, they take their j ob very seriously.

Although their tools remind me of my dentist's scary weapons, how can I pass on the chance to try something for the first time?!

It was certainly both eyes opening and ear opening experience (大开眼界)to have my ear picked outside of my bathroom, by someone else, in such a complicated p rocedure...

Not every teahouse has to be this adventurous of course. Some people would like to compare Chengdu teahouses with coffee houses in Paris, probably not after b een ear cleaned in Renmin park, more likely have enjoyed a cup of green tea in one of these kind of teahouses along Funan river,

Chengdu locals take pride in their city for good reasons. History and commerce, animal and people apparently all meet in peace.

Chengdu people love dogs, yes, as pet.

Once you step into the dog market by Funan River on a Sunday morning, you will understand why Chengdu locals prankishly call it "international dog expo". （狗博会，哈哈）A full display of the beauty of variations--color, race（一般来说，r ace我们知道的意思是赛跑，但是这个地方表示狗的品种）, origin and character!

As a dog devotee, it surprised me that many of them even I haven't seen befor e...