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Sunday 18 May 2014

Visit to China - Anhui Huangshan - Xidi & Hong Chun - Xi Hu -etc


CHINA MAY 2014 TRIP ( Huang Shan -  Hangchou )


We arrived after 4 hours bus ride from Hanzhou and check in Ala Hotel which is within walking distance to catch a bus ( fare RMB $19) to Huang Shan. 

Their signature dish - hairy toufu, smelly fish and wild vegetable
Dried ferns on the left and dried bamboo shoots on the right




Across the street you will find shops selling the local produces


 May 11 '14 - the first day we decided to visit the Nine Dragons Waterfalls ( click link for video)










Elevation 537 metre




May 12/13/14  - Huang Shan - You can explore the trails on your own. We took the cable up from the 'back' mountain ...


Our breakfast RMB $ 20 which consists of egg, buns, porridge and salty vegetable  with bean curd drink

We walked to the nearby bus station and catch a bus that will direct  you to cable ticketing place below.







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The hotel we stayed for the next two nights




Budda's clapped palms








There were something there on the protruded rectangular pillar


Its pine seedling!!!




















I flipped the portrait to landscape to add another depth to the ladder and shadows


A slightly different angle revealed the 'u' loop section better than the pic earlier

This portion is under construction - zoomed view across the valley














































































 ... to be continued...



Look closely - friction between two trunks initiated by strong wind wear through the barks and into the inner wood









I saw something over the cliff edge....

Someone loses his /her walking stick















































A series of two pics followed on zooming in to see the line of people in mid top of above images

zooming in 

some more.....

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Conquer the peak! Celestial Capital Apex















You can see well it is actually two WC toilet side by side























Fauna ( Birds)

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Flora








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Place of Interest


Street Photos


Rental bikes for  going  around Xi Hu

Female photographer giving instruction to the clients across the water - xi hu
Zoomed in view of the couple and the helper...  handling the human traffic and making sure the pose is right..

Another couple take a pose - xi hu 



Young tour guide waiting to be instructed to lead a new team

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