Chongqing, China
“Look,” said John as we navigated through the streets of Chongqing replete with open-air markets. “A 10-pack of chicken!”
This 10-pack wasn’t quite like one of those buckets you might pick up at KFC, however. These chickens were alive! And their new owner was taking them away on a leash…
Chongqing (pronounced “chong-ching”) was quite a bit different from the other big cities in China like Beijing or Shanghai in that it appeared more run-down and less modern. Indeed, much of the town would be underwater after the Three Gorges Dam project was completed.
During our half-day here, in addition to walking through the open-air food stalls with “tourist” all-but-written on our foreheads, we saw an acrobatic show and went to the zoo. There we saw tigers and panda bears! It all made for a great day.
![An outdoor meat market among the many food stalls.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/images/c/chongqing02a.jpg)
![A "10-pack" of chicken!](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/c/chongqing02b.jpg)
![That's John ahead rushing back to the bus past honking-crazy cars.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/c/chongqing02c.jpg)
![Another acrobatic show!](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/c/chongqing02d.jpg)
![An indoor food mall in Chongqing.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/c/chongqing02e.jpg)
![On the bus ride to the Chongqing Zoo, I spot this billboard for an MGF! So despite the complete absence of sports cars in China, even the Chinese (unlike us Americans) can buy an MGF!](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/c/chongqing02f.jpg)
![At the Chongquing Zoo we are greeted by a Panda Bear!](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/c/chongqing02g.jpg)
![Lion... roar...](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/c/chongqing02i.jpg)
![Karen pretending to talk on one of those funny Chinese phones.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/c/chongqing02j.jpg)