He he he
. I am in Chengdu now. Since it was not a first tier city, my expectation of the city were not that high. But what a suprise. Its far more more developed that I thought. It has 2 metro lines that are much better than Kuala Lumpur's. Its mostly underground, KL is mostly above ground. It's has security video, you can watch TV.
The city center is very well develop. There are large pavement for walking. No debris, nothing blocking the pavement. It is also very clean. Again they hired an army of road sweepers.
Chengdu also has a very large evenly paved area only for walking, around Tianfu Guang Chang. No longkangs (Large open drains like in Malaysia). It is also very safe. My experience with the Taxi drivers left me a very good impression. Only once I had to bargain for a ride from the outskirts to my hotel and the price was very reasonable. Probably not much different if he had used the meter.
We sat the high speed train to Dujiangyan. First time for us. Only Y30 return. You just take the metro to the railway station. Even knowing Mandarin it may be quite tough first time getting there. But once you know, the next time its easy.