| 1 | I wander into the kitchen. | |
| 2 | I strolled into the village, and perceived that it was a town. | |
| 3 | But after his landslide 10 years earlier he could have crossed the English Channel on foot. | |
| 4 | IN DAYI COUNTY, a couple of hours' drive down a motorway from the city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, Chinese tourists stroll through the meandering courtyards of a rural mansion. | |
| 5 | I made my way out there, breathing in great, deep draughts while walking slowly about, still wearing my white cook's hat. |