Photography by Mark Carnaby

The beautiful Wenjun Mansion Hotel on the historic Qintai Road, where I stayed whilst in Chengdu
Entrance to the Wenjun Mansion Hotel - my room was on one of those floors
One of the traditional houses along Qintai Road, buildings in the styles of the Han (202BC - 220AD) and Tang (618 - 907) dynasties
The grand arch entrance to Qintai Road. The 900-meter-long road was built to commemorate the romance between Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun in the Western Han Dynasty
Walking along the back streets of the Kuanzhai Xiangzi (Wide and Narrow Alley)
Entrance to Kuanzhai Xiangzi. These two alleys, Wide and Narrow Alley, date back to the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911 AD)
Entrance to one of the many buildings in the two alleys of Kuanzhai Xiangzi
Colorful courtyard of a Kuanzhai Xiangzi shop
The variety of Chinese snacks on offer in Kuanzhai Xiangzi knows no end...
Book store in Kuanzhai Xiangzi
Kuanzhai Xiangzi alley name & number sign post
Western - Chinese styled villa in Kuanzhai Xiangzi
Giant drum, Kuanzhai Xiangzi
Looking into one of the old buildings in Kuanzhai Xiangzi
Chinese woman playing the guzheng, Kuanzhai Xiangzi
Panda shop in Kuanzhai Xiangzi
Inside of the panda shop, Kuanzhai Xiangzi
Decorative shop at the entrance to Kuanzhai Xiangzi
Typical apartment block in downtown Chengdu
Daosangshu Street sign, Chengdu
Singing & dancing in People's Park, Chengdu
Qintai Road at night-time

China 2014: 2018 Follow-Up Photos

Chengdu Extras – Part One

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In these two portfolio albums I’ve dug out and edited some existing photographs from the Chengdu, the capital of southwestern China’s Sichuan province, that have not featured on the site before.

Note: click on any photo to start a cool manual slideshow without the annotations!

I took the following photos on Qintai Road & in Kuanzhai Xiangzi, Chengdu.