Today I did a organized tour to the Dazu Rock Carvings. Since it was a Chinese tour, the first stop was at a rundown temple where they would try to charge big money for good wishes and the like. After that it was the included lunch of 8 dishes. I ate like crazy here since there was plenty of food!
Then we went to the carvings area. The tour guide spoke in Chinese. There were a couple Chinese people in the group that spoke English and they explained a few things to me. All the carvings were impressive. Nothing quite like this in Japan or Korea or other countries I visited.
I was dropped off in the center of the city after the tour. I went to look for a new lens for my camera. Heading towards the huge Canon sign, I found a shop but they refused to help me because I couldn’t ask in Chinese. So I looked for another store and I noticed a Canon sign in a bookstore. I was able to by a Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II lens for $114. It is Canon’s cheapest and lightest lens, but still a good one.