Day: June 20, 2016

June 20, 2016November 12, 2017 By The Wandering Vegan

Leshan, China – world’s largest Buddha statue

A and I wanted to go see the world’s largest Buddha statue, carved into a cliff along the river in Leshan, an hour by train from Chengdu. Legend has it that the place where 2 rivers meet was the site of many boat accidents, causing loss of goods and lives, so people decided to make…

June 20, 2016November 12, 2017 By The Wandering Vegan

Chengdu, Sichuan Province

From Lhasa, Tibet, I planned to visit Chengdu, China, which is in Sichuan province and essentially in the middle of present-day China. I had originally thought about taking the train, but I ran into 2 problems: 1-the train to Chengdu only runs every other day, so I’d have to pay to stay an extra day,…