Tag: Jiuzhaigou

  • And I Thought I Was Crazy

    And I Thought I Was Crazy

    I thought I was crazy for lugging a 4×5 camera around China. This guy is in Jiuzhaigou, shooting with an 8×10! Here is my setup. It looks puny in comparison:

  • VIP, Again

    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,…

  • Oops!

    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.

  • Waterfall + Goofball

    Waterfall + Goofball

    The title says it all.

  • More Scenery

    More Scenery

    Fall color in Jiuzhaigou.

  • Some Scenery

    Some Scenery

    A lake. A big mountain (>4500m, I think). Drizzly weather.

  • Dress Like a Tibetan, Have Photo Taken

    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.)

  • Jiuzhaigou: Your Wedding and Honeymoon Destination

    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…

  • Jiuzhaigou is Getting Modern, and Crowded

    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.…