Monkey King Commanding Troops (Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China)
July 8th 2008 (Day 95 on the road)Zhangjiajie National Park is about six hours by train from Yichang on the Yangtze River, and it is not (yet) on the map for western tourist. It is a big thing however for Chinese tourists, as I was soon to find out. The area is renown for its magnificent karst landscape, and as you can see from the pictures, it is a truly amazing sight. Some of the solo sandstone peaks d
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