Have four days off in April and am thinking about going to Chengdu but some people have told me that it might not be a good time because of recent problems in surrounding areas. What do you think? I have been in China for a year but have not had time to do any real traveling and would like to know the opinions of those who have.

Thanks

I was there on Tuesday and didn't see any of the things the NYTimes are reporting. Granted, I was only there for about 24 hours but I did a lot of walking around the center of town. I thought Chengdu was great. The people are very friendly. And there are lots of very pleasant pedestrian malls. If you are looking for a place to stay, let me know. I have a friend who has an inn there and I can send you the contact info.

Thnks sbergman. If we decide to go I'll pm you to get the info on the inn.

Also do not believe everything you read. I remember being in Devon in the UK during the big foot and mouth outbreak. I was the only person staying in a particular hotel and a reporter for USA Today interviewed me. She kept asking me questions about how brave I was for risking being on holiday during the huge risk to my health of foot and mouth. I tried to explain many times that she was thinking of "mad cow" disease but alas....

how come the NYTimes doesn't report unsubstantiated rumours from Iraqis on the street?

Where I come from, people who burn down police stations aren't "prοtesters" they're rioters, or- oh what the hell- terrorists.

"The police initially did not stop them. But when prοtesters burned a police station, soldiers with machine guns fired into crowds, killing at least 13 t¡betans, the student said. He said several Chinese soldiers had been killed. "

Bad bad Chinese soldiers, opening up on poor peaceful t¡betans just because they kill a few soldiers.

Am I getting Stockholm Syndrome or is the reporting on t¡bet more lopsided than Heather Mills in the shower?

Am I getting Stockholm Syndrome or is the reporting on t¡bet more lopsided than Heather Mills in the shower?

dunno, who's Heather Mills???

sinned69 wrote:

Am I getting Stockholm Syndrome or is the reporting on t¡bet more lopsided than Heather Mills in the shower?

dunno, who's Heather Mills???

And is she worth having a shower with???

Paul McCartney's money-grubbing one legged ex wife. She is about as popular as a fart in an elevator.

andyfff wrote:Paul McCartney's money-grubbing one legged ex wife. She is about as popular as a fart in an elevator.

andyfff wrote:The police initially did not stop them. But when prοtesters burned a police station, soldiers with machine guns fired into crowds, killing at least 13 t¡betans, the student said. He said several Chinese soldiers had been killed.

And yet so many western media are suggesting the police / army are to be condemned for being too forceful against the rioters. Is it just me or would an indication of excessive force have been if the police / army fired into the crowds BEFORE the rioters did anything?

Shoot them all, let the grand karmic cycle of life sort them out I say.

My theory is that a bunch of journalists were trying to get into Lhasa but had to stay in Chengdu until Lhasa re-opened. In the meantime there was pressure to file a story so rather than say that they didn't have a story because they couldn't get to t¡bet, they pretended there was a story where they were. Unfortunately they missed the real story which is the amount of cocaine, pot and ecstasy in Chengdu nightclubs.

sbergman wrote:My theory is that a bunch of journalists were trying to get into Lhasa but had to stay in Chengdu until Lhasa re-opened. In the meantime there was pressure to file a story so rather than say that they didn't have a story because they couldn't get to t¡bet, they pretended there was a story where they were. Unfortunately they missed the real story which is the amount of cocaine, pot and ecstasy in Chengdu nightclubs.

I think some of those buddhist monks have got their hands on some of that ecstasy!

So how is it going now there? i am having like 4-5 days off as well and chengdu is one of the option.