My hotel, Swire’s the Temple House, mirrors the city by deftly melding Chengdu’s newfound swank and modernity with its graceful past. Built into the bones of an ancient Daci temple, the hotel ...

Kang Shouguang gilds a Buddhist statue at the Daci Temple in Chengdu city, Sichuan province, Dec 13, 2017. [Photo by Tan Xi/Asianewsphoto] Kang Shouguang is a gilding artisan in the 1,700-year-old ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Four years ago, the main reception area at The Temple House hotel in Chengdu was overgrown with bamboo and home to a family of ...

Chengdu's latest development, Taikoo Li, opened earlier this year. A shopping complex built around the centuries-old Daci Temple, its concept was imported from Beijing, ...

Chunxi Road has long been a symbol of commercial prosperity in Chengdu, but now it has new rivals: Hongxing Road and the nearby Daci Temple. On Jan 14, the Chengdu International Finance Square ...