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landmarks C China is a country whose cities aspire to worlddominating greatness: Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Chengdu, however, has taken a different, more human-scale path. Sure, there are skyscrapers and urban sprawl, but also their antitheses. Temples — both Buddhist and Taoist, newly built and centuries old — offer tranquil spaces for incense lighting, fortunetelling and calm reflection (and, often, a bit of snacking and shopping in the surrounding areas). Parks and squares dot the city, and in the mornings and evenings you’ll spot people practicing tai chi, badminton or even ballroom dancing for exercise. In the middle of the day, it’s the promise of relaxation that lures locals back to the parks — specifically to the open-air teahouses, where you can while away the hours over infusions of oolong or dragonwell, watching waving stands of bamboo or the endless flow of the rivers that cut through Chengdu. Those misty waterways, too, make for wonderful wandering, with bridges both utilitarian and insanely elaborate criss-crossing back and forth. If you get tired, don’t worry: There’s always another teahouse around the corner. 106 w w w. r i t z c a r lt o n . c o m http://WWW.RITZCARLTON.COM

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