A cable car at the sacred Buddhist mountain Mount Emei in Sichuan province.[Photo/Sydney Chertkoff, Canada] 

Sydney Chertkoff, a Canadian, came to China to teach English 16 years ago. He has lived in Chengdu for a year and took a number of photos in that city and other locations in Sichuan province. Chertkoff is now retired, and lives in his wife’s hometown of Chongqing.