Longmashan

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Wednesday June 16th was Dragon Boat Festival. This festival is on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar every year. Seeing as I had the day off from work, it was a good opportunity to see more of the area. A few of the teaching assistants at my school and their university friend (who is Japanese) went to Longma Mountain in the morning. The hike up took somewhere around 2 hours. There were a couple kinds of berries to pick along the way (one kind was very sour and not ripe at all, but tasted very healthy =), and fiddleheads (young ferns).

I was coming down with a cold, and had a very sore back (too much basketball) that day, but I had a great time, nonetheless. My friends are funny and we all sang a lot along the way. I even heard "if you're happy and you know it..." sung in Japanese.

A good outing all around.

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Photos

the climb begins
the end of the road for the #5 bus

temple
there was a recording of monks chanting playing as we walked by

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maybe about 1/3 of the way up

Looking over at Hongta Qu
Yuxi city is actually called Hongta Qu. Yuxi is the county, technically.

terraces
the backside of the mountain from Hongta

Fuxian Lake at a distance
Fuxian Lake is beautiful. This is just a part of it seen in the distance

999 steps
coming down from the top of the mountain. Behind is a mini stone forest, Which made for some great rock climbing

little stone forest
xiao shi lin, perhaps

little Shi Lin
Really, it wouldn't be hard to spend a day climbing around these stones

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so much fun

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Tobacco is Yunnan's #1 crop.

quiet ride home
lucky us to get that van ride back to the city.

Comments

[Heather]

I really enjoyed your photos and post from your hike up the mountain. The views look incredible! I haven't been to China yet but it might be next for me. My blog is looking for travel photos, reviews, etc, to share. If you have the time, check it out at dirty-hippies.blogspot.com, or email us at [e-mail]. Continued fun on your travels! Heather :)

[Mom]

I just got a look at these. Such an intriguing landscape! I am so glad you always find time to be with Mother Nature! nd take such fine photographs.