Huangshan and Huizhou villages

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October 28th 2010

Published: October 28th 2010

This past weekend I went to Huang Shan (the yellow mountain) and Huizhou in the southern part of Anhui with Peter. Every Chinese person I’ve ever met has advised me to go to this mountain. It is the gem of the Anhui province I suppose. Friday we took a 5-hour train down to Huang Shan Shi, a town about an hour bus ride away from the base of the mountain. We got to the hostel at about one a.m.... Read Full Entry

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Greg Merrell

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Greg in China Ni hao. I'll be in Ma'anshan, Anhui, China for the next year teaching English and hopefully traveling a fair bit during off time. Feel free to get in touch: clash.valian@gmail.com skype: clash.valian snail mail: Foreign Affairs Office attn: Greg Merrell 59 Hudong Rd Anhui University of Technology Ma'anshan, Anhui, China 243000 ... full info

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Huizhou valley

Hongcun I

backyard garden in Hongcun

outside of the village by night

Hongcun VIII

Peter eating a Hongcun breakfast outside of the village

Nanping I

Temple in Nanping that they were filming at

Nanping II

traditional housing from the Qing dynasty

Nanping III

Nanping alleyway

Nanping IV

There were a lot of painters at the Huizhou villages. I had not seen a Chinese artist painting until we arrived in Hongcun.

Nanping V

Outside of the town's walls

Nanping VI

Nanping farmland outside the town

Nanping VII

Pedi cab??

This is what we road around in from one village to the next. The bus in the background was a tour group that had just pulled up. Peter and I laughed at their inferior mode of transportation. I mean seriously, who goes from one place to the next in a bus?!