Photo Gallery :  Chengdu

Chengdu cops




bicycles, electric scooters, and rickshaws




the red flag




workers rebuilding all the streets next to the Mao's statue




the great Mao Ze Dong statue




not big as i expected but very nice socialist artwork




ironic : in the opposite side of the square there is a KFC and a McDonald's

 

chairman Mao is probably turning into his grave




Chengdu city center




the only guy i've seen wearing the maoist green-beret




the future is ours (?)




the Mao's monument is the biggest meeting point for the Chengduers




the new Chengdu, a mix of Shanghai and Beijing style




all the western hotel chains are here : Sofitel, Novotel, Hilton and Best Western




Italian fashion is here as well