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I was wondering if anyone here knew what Halloween was…I guess at least one person does!

When I first arrived in Chengdu, I thought that I had made a mistake.

Sure, it was a few degrees warmer than the mountains of Yunnan, but not by much. The sky is the usual big-Chinese-city polluted gray, and at first impression it reminded me of ZhengZhou, another major provincial dump of a city in Henan where I studied kung fu.

Like a lot of places it seems, however, that the longer I stay here the more that it grows on me - kind of like a tumor. But in a good way. There is a vibe here beyond just the concrete and construction cranes sprouting towards the sky in what seems like all directions.

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I was sweating, my heart was banging away inside of my chest, and my head was spinning. The food poisoning had probably not even kicked in yet!

Through bloodshot eyes I could see my own hand, giving another 2Yuan (.30 cents) to a smiling woman for a bowl of cold noodles. I managed to get my tongue, which had given up about 30 minutes ago and was probably looking for a way to get out of my mouth, to utter some very dangerous words in Sichuan…

“Wo xiang hen la, cheng”….or “I want very spicy, please.” She gave me a look as if to say “your wish is my command” and dumped another spoon of mystery spice into my bowl. It was going to be a good night.

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A catfish head picked clean of brains and meat by yours truly

I tried not to show any signs of pain as the boiling oil splattered across my body.

No, I was not on the wrong end of a castle siege, I was actually paying for this opportunity. Chengdu is famous for its food, so tonight a guy from the guesthouse talked me into trying a local specialty - the Sichuan hotpot.

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