The Hanging Temple of Heng Shan, China
“The 50m-high structure is propped up on long oak stilts anchored to the ledges below & supported by crossbeams with the main supportive structure hidden inside the bedrock.”
Terracotta Army, China
“Rather surprisingly, I had received a lot of negative Terracotta Army feedback from fellow travellers prior to arriving in the city. The words ‘disappointment’ & ‘overrated’ were bandied about quite a bit, as were the words ‘boring’ & ‘avoid’. I’m glad I didn’t avoid them as I found the Terracotta Army anything but boring. In fact, I found them fascinating.”
Yangtze River Cruise, China
“It wasn’t easy, but I eventually secured a basic berth in an even more basic 6-berth dorm on a public ferry that I shared with 5 Chinese travellers, none of which had so much as a word of English. It was an interesting time.”
Chengdu Panda Base, China
“…odd creatures; bear like, with carnivore’s teeth and a digestive tract poorly adapted to their largely vegetarian diet, very like the Australian Koala which, of course, isn’t a bear at all.”
Emei Shan, China
“I spent a bit of time at the summit attempting to appreciate the views, if not adequately photograph them, and cursing all those high heel-wearing day trippers I saw getting off the cable car. Oh China.”
Leshan Giant Buddha, China
“He sits with his hands on his knees looming over ships that pass beneath and when seen from the water is really an impressive sight.”
A Priceless Room Service Menu || Leshan, China
A Chinese room service menu with a difference. Everything may have its price but it is stuff like this that is actually priceless.
Busted || Chongqing to Leshan, Central China
“I couldn’t believe she slept at all, but she did. Hardy folk, these Chinese.”
Longsheng Rice Terraces, Guangxi Province, China
“… every cloud has a silver lining, or two silver linings in this case, as I was reacquainted with my essentials & I got to spend one more night of solitude among the the extreme stepped rice terraces of the Longji mountains.”
Yangshou, China
“Finally, after almost 3 weeks in China, I had found somewhere quiet and laid-back, and I took advantage of it.”