Tag: China
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VIP, Again
All of the photos and stories about me that are circulating through China are having a positive effect. I have once again attained Very Important Person status. On the day I returned from Huanglong to Jiuzhaigou, I decided to go see the show that the Sheraton puts on everynight. It is a two-hour song-and-dance extravaganza,…
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Oops!
This shows what can happen when you don’t pay attention on a narrow road. Note the huge gutter that the truck has fallen into, and the lack of shoulders. I saw this from the cab, en route from Huanglong to Songpan.
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Huanglong
Huang = Yellow. Long = Dragon. The Huanglong valley has a number of travertine terraces, the water flowing through them has a similar unusual blue color as the lakes in Jiuzhaigou, and then algae growing in some pools adds some more colors. The calcification that forms the terraces is mostly yellow in color. In the…
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Waterfall + Goofball
The title says it all.
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More Scenery
Fall color in Jiuzhaigou.
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Some Scenery
A lake. A big mountain (>4500m, I think). Drizzly weather.
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Dress Like a Tibetan, Have Photo Taken
At the viewpoints in Jiuzhaigou, you can dress up like a Tibetan. (The people in Jiuzhaigou are Tibetan, or closely related.)
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Tourist Trap
At a rest stop on the bus trip, there was spot where you could hop on a Yak or Camel, put on a cowboy hat, and take a photo.
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Jiuzhaigou: Your Wedding and Honeymoon Destination
There are several wedding parties in the park. This photo shows the fancy wedding photo setup used to photograph this couple. Then, the brides have to hike along the boardwalk, holding up their dresses to avoid dragging them, usually with big frowns and worried foreheads. In Chengdu, I saw a large number of wedding photo…
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Jiuzhaigou is Getting Modern, and Crowded
I was in Jiuzhaigou four years ago, and some changes have occurred since then. There is internet access, now. I am in the Sheraton Jiuzhaigou Resort hotel writing this message. The access seems to be about the same speed as Sam’s Guesthouse in Chengdu. I am not staying at the Sheraton. It is too expensive.…
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