Irish???
by John195123 about Shamrock
The name is Irish, and they serve fish and chips and Guiness, but the feel inside is as follows:
"Old Hippie" sung by none other than the Bellamy Brothers, gold and silver foil with red lanterns...
Anything but an Irish feel. The food's good, the atmosphere fits a western bar, possibly even a pub. But the Guiness cost 60 yuan a pint, which is outrageous, especially since it was flat and tasted watered down... we went hee because the other places we tried in the area didn't appeal or said they were full... or didn't exist any more. Oh well.
If you're looking for a good place to go for western/Irish food, this is it. But it's not cheap.
They have TV for the big games...
Two images. Fish and Chips... good batter, good fish... I've had better, but I can't complain at all about theirs.
Definitely the climax of the day....
by sugarpuff
Well, this needs little commentary. You pay a whopping 400yuan to have your photo taken with a panda cub.You go into the room, put on a nice blue outfit with shoe covers to match and sit down. The panda is then brought out of its cage and your camera friend fires away. So it's not even a professional photograph you get for your money, but on the otherhand, you can take as many photos as you want. And a couple of minutes later, the panda is whisked off you and put back in its cage or garden. My friend told me it was an amazing experience, and one which he will never forget! I was trying to think of an animal that I would pay 400yuan to let it sit on my knee..I just think its far too expensive...but then on the otherhand, if David Beckham were around I wouldn't say no!
Wenshu Monastery - Part 1
by Willettsworld
Wenshu Monastery is a famous Buddhist temple in China and is one of four major temples of Zen Buddhism. Initially built in the Sui Dynasty (605-617), Wenshu Monastery was once called Xinxiang Temple. Having undergone times of thriving during the dynasties of Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming, it was destroyed in a war at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
In 1681, during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Cidu, an accomplished Buddhist monk, came to the monastery. He built a simple hut between two trees and for several years lived an ascetic life there. Legend has it when Cidu was being cremated; the statue of Wensu (Bodhisattva Manjusri in Sanskrit) appeared in the flames, staying for a long time. So people regarded Cidu as the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva Manjusri. Thereafter, Xinxiang Temple became Wenshu Monastery when it was rebuilt in 1697.
The temple covers a large area of some 200,000 square meters and features six major halls positioned along the central axis. There are 200 statues of Buddha’s and Bodhisattvas moulded in copper, iron, bronze, jade, gauze and clay, or carved from wood and stone. Since the Tang and Song dynasties, over 500 pieces of painting and calligraphy by celebrities have been stored here. The monastery is a must visit whilst in Chengdu.
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