The Middle Kingdom

Photos from My Trip to Chengdu, China

China, the PRC, the mainland, the country I was born and raised in but know very little about, embarrassingly little about. Naturally, I also don’t have many photos of the country. All I have are fragments-a few photos here and there during my short trips-of the country, mostly because photography only became a thing for me after I left the country. But here’s a few photos from Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan province, home to the giant pandas, and spicy food. I took these photos during a trip with a friend’s family in 2019, before COVID turned the world upside down.

There’s a lot to say about China, but it’s an interesting country that doesn’t interest me, so I am not gonna pretend to be an expert here and waste your time. These photos were chosen because they share a common theme: cellphones. You might need to look harder in some photos than others.

Gotta know if someone’s calling me from a thousand years ago.

I don’t know who the character’s supposed to be, but still find this funny.

A selfie gang.

Well, duh!

Illumination.

Cool hat.

Taking a break.

The guy in the background is on his phone.

Business is light.

“You can have my binoculars when I’m done.”

This is it for today! Chengdu is a great place for food, and to look at pandas. Which reminds me of a book title from George Carlin bit How to Fillet a Panda. I’d read it. See ya!