Chengdu: Recreating Tradition in Modernity

Chengdu fooled me completely and I'm still processing what I discovered beneath its picture

perfect surface. Walking through the city's famous alleyways, I thought I was

documenting authentic old China. The wooden architecture, the red lanterns swaying gently,

the stone bridges arching over quiet waterways. Everything screamed ancient tradition.

I filmed the bustling walkways where restaurants spilled onto cobblestone paths, surrounded by carefully

manicured greenery that looked like it had been there for centuries. The café I stumbled

into seemed like a hidden gem, untouched by time, with its traditional seating arrangements

and that gorgeous entryway decorated with glowing lanterns that cast warm shadows across aged wood.