East Coast Park

It's been ages since we last went to East Coast Park for cycling & breathe in the sea breeze. It's been raining for the whole week of school holidays but thank goodness the rain finally stopped & welcome us to the park with a bright sun last Friday.


Beautiful trees provided us with nice shade and scenery along the way.

Was surprised to find a new Water-skiing centre on where the old swimming lagoon used to be. But that's a nice change.:-)

I sure miss the days when we used to spend our holidays with family & friends at the shalets when we were younger.

Guess what, a mini merry-go-round at the small amusement park near the McDonald site. I would sure like to sit on a bigger version of merry-go-round again. Wonder where it would be available in Spore:-)

Chengdu Chunxi Road, China

At the central of the famous shopping street of Chengdu: 春熙路 Chunxi Road, is a sitting statute of the famous father of revolution: Mr Sun Wen or also more well-known as 孙中山先生, Mr Sun Zhong Shan.

Beautiful flowers had been arranged along the street. The white & purple cabbage-like flowers are unique. I wonder what they are called. I had forgotten to ask my local guide.:P

Although it's always sad to be end of my holidays but I am always glad after each tour, no matter how beautiful or advanced the tour city, to be back home to my country, Singapore.:-)

Panda Land, China

Our visit to National Treasure of China, Pandas at Chengdu: 成都大熊猫繁育研究基地 Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Could you imagine that the new born panda is pink in color & only size of a finger?The research centre has quite good environment. I would have mistaken it as entering S'pore Zoo as they created a very cosy playground environment for the pandas.


I didn't know that Pandas can actually climb high trees until this visit, did you spot one at above picture?
They are forever busy munching their bamboo shoots.
I think the centre had done a great job in creating an environment that had made it easy for tourists to view the lifestyle of Pandas. They deserve a recommendation. It's certainly worth visiting. :-)

九寨沟, Jiu Zhai Gou, China

Another attraction: 树正瀑布 Shu Zheng Waterfall.

Does above resemble shape of a flower?



From waterfall to rapids to lake, a good geography lesson

Tibetan houses & shops along the lake, did you notice something familar on the door for those been to the "Om" retreat?

Stupas in front of a cultural village
It's a pity we don't have much time to explore further as our tour is only a day here at Jiuzhaigou.

九寨沟, Jiu Zhai Gou, China

Amazingly, here is another lake: 熊猫海 Panda Lake whose surface is still covered with snow.

珍珠滩瀑布 Pearl Shoals Falls Does the ice on the right resemble many piglets drinking milk and a small elephant?

Can you identify LingZhi in the picture?

九寨沟, Jiu Zhai Gou, China

Another of its beautiful lakes: 五花海 Five -colored Lake or Peacock Lake features a color spectrum from pale blue to emerald green.
In Chinese, the locals called the lakes as 海instead of 湖 as they admired/long for the vast sea.

We can see at least 2 kinds of birds singing around us.



Beautiful lakes they are, it is really worth our effort to travel all the way to admire the beauty of Jiuzhaigou fairyland.