{"id":8202,"date":"2012-11-17T07:33:32","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T11:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=8202"},"modified":"2012-11-17T07:33:32","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T11:33:32","slug":"ping-le-ancient-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/ping-le-ancient-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Ping Le Ancient Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just 90 km west of Chengdu in Sichuan province, you&#8217;ll find <strong>Ping Le Ancient Town<\/strong> (\u5e73\u4e50\u53e4\u9547 &#8211; p\u00edng l\u00e8 g\u01d4 zh\u00e8n). Many years ago, this little town was an important stop on the <strong>Tea Horse Road<\/strong> (\u8336\u9a6c\u9053 &#8211; ch\u00e1 m\u01ce d\u00e0o). Along this road, mules would take tea and other goods from southwest China to Tibet and India. These days, Ping Le attracts Chinese tourists from the big cities who want to enjoy some nostalgia by visiting a small town. In this first video about my trip there, you&#8217;ll see what nighttime looks like down by the river, a spiritual fire ceremony, some delicious food, and of course, a night cap of KTV.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ping Le Ancient Town (\u5e73\u4e50\u53e4\u9547)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NPhINixBZmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u65b0\u5357\u95e8\u8f66\u7ad9 &#8211; x\u012bn n\u00e1n m\u00e9n ch\u0113 zh\u00e0n<\/p>\n<p>New South Gate Bus Station<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u5e73\u4e50\u53e4\u9547 &#8211; p\u00edng l\u00e8 g\u01d4 zh\u00e8n<\/p>\n<p>Ping Le Ancient Town<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u6284\u624b\u9762 &#8211; ch\u0101o sh\u01d2u mi\u00e0n<\/p>\n<p>wonton noodle soup<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u53c8\u597d\u5403\u53c8\u4fbf\u5b9c &#8211; y\u00f2u h\u01ceo ch\u012b y\u00f2u pi\u00e1n yi<\/p>\n<p>delicious and cheap<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u5979\u7684\u5b9d\u5b9d\u5f88\u53ef\u7231 &#8211; t\u0101 de b\u01ceo bao h\u011bn k\u011b \u00e0i<\/p>\n<p>Her baby is very cute.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u767d\u6cab\u6c5f &#8211; b\u00e1i m\u00f2 ji\u0101ng<\/p>\n<p>Baimo River<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u821e\u4f1a &#8211; w\u01d4 hu\u00ec<\/p>\n<p>dance party<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u53ef\u4ee5\u9009\u62e9\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u7684\u4e00\u6761\u9c7c<\/p>\n<p>n\u01d0 k\u011b y\u01d0 xu\u01cen z\u00e9 n\u01d0 x\u01d0 huan de y\u00ec\u00a0 ti\u00e1o y\u00fa<\/p>\n<p>You can select one fish that you like.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u62cd\u9ec4\u74dc &#8211; p\u0101i hu\u00e1ng gu\u0101<\/p>\n<p>smashed cucumbers<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u571f\u8c46\u70e7\u6392\u9aa8 &#8211; t\u01d4 d\u00f2u sh\u0101o p\u00e1i g\u01d4<\/p>\n<p>potatoes and ribs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u901b\u8857 &#8211; gu\u00e0ng ji\u0113<\/p>\n<p>window shopping<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u9152 &#8211; ji\u01d4<\/p>\n<p>alcohol<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u9e21\u5c3e\u9152 &#8211; j\u012b w\u011bi ji\u01d4<\/p>\n<p>cocktails<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just 90 km west of Chengdu in Sichuan province, you&#8217;ll find Ping Le Ancient Town (\u5e73\u4e50\u53e4\u9547 &#8211; p\u00edng l\u00e8 g\u01d4 zh\u00e8n). Many years ago, this little town was an important stop on the Tea Horse Road (\u8336\u9a6c\u9053 &#8211; ch\u00e1 m\u01ce d\u00e0o). 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