Random scribblings from a man in Asia
Posted in Places on Nov 11th, 2009
At Zhuhai, I was the only person around, a total contrast to the swarms of (mainly Chinese) tourists at Hongcun. After an hour’s walk along deserted forest paths between towering bamboos, I spotted the village between the leaves. Take a look at the pictures below to get a taste of this remarkable place.
Posted in Places on Nov 10th, 2009
While I was in the area around Tunxi, I also checked out the picturesque villages of Nanping and Guanlu. Here are some of the photos from that day.
Posted in Places on Nov 9th, 2009
I spent a couple of weeks in the area around Huangshan and delayed climbing for a few days because of rain. By the time the rain cleared, the other backpackers that I’d spent time with in the city had moved on to their next destinations so on my own, early one bitterly cold morning I [...]
Posted in Places on Nov 8th, 2009
I liked Hongcun so much that after visiting first-time on a day trip, I decided to go back and spend a night staying in a homestay in the village. It is a beautifully preserved Huizhou village and an amazing place to spend a couple of days. Check out the pictures below and see for yourself.
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Posted in Places on Nov 1st, 2009
Tunxi (or Huang Shan City) is a decent place to spend a day or two. The city’s Old Street (Lao Jie) is a pedestrianised street through the town centre that is filled with souvenir shops that gives it a rather artificial feeling but the quid pro quo for the large volume of other tourists is [...]
Posted in Places on Oct 26th, 2009
I decided to head south to Anhui after my time in Shandong and saw on the route to the main tourist sites in the south of the province was the capital city – Hefei. I decided I wanted to see a provincial capital that was not known as a tourist destination. I found an interesting [...]