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26
May

China Diary Part 5: Two days on the Yellow Mountain

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There are few occasions where I might say, the weather is too beautiful. Climbing in Huangshan, the Yellow Mountain, we had sunshine and blue skies, missing what is locally called the “sea of clouds” around the iconic jagged peaks, which gives the illusion that the rocks are floating in the heavens.   Stone steps are carved throughout […]

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24
May

China Diary 4: Day dreaming in Hongcun

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We arrive in Hongcun in the late afternoon, and because the day has been hazy, the town glows pink.   Fun facts about Hongcun: the village is a UNESCO World Heritage site, was apparently built in the shape of an ox, and served as the set for some of the scenes in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It […]

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