Category: Mountains

YELLOW MOUNTAIN OR MOUNT HUANG (HUANGSHAN 黄山)

On By alfonsomgcIn Activities, Canyon or gorge, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Sights12 Comments

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  • We were here: September 28 and 29, 2018.
  • Recommended number of days: 2.
  • My score: 4/5.

If there is anything that abounds in China, they are the mountains. There are from small coastal hills to some of the highest in the world in Tibet, but those that Chinese really like are not those of the Himalayas but Continue reading “YELLOW MOUNTAIN OR MOUNT HUANG (HUANGSHAN 黄山)” →

ZHANGJIAJIE (张家界)

On By alfonsomgcIn Activities, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Sights10 Comments

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  • We were here: October 12, 2018.
  • Number of days recommended: there is a lot to see; for the most interesting save 2, if we intend to visit everything, between 3 and 4 days.
  • My score: 4/5.

This is one of the most magical places in China, which, as in many other cases, is overlooked by the majority of foreign tourists, and yet it is not totally unknown: Continue reading “ZHANGJIAJIE (张家界)” →

LONGJI RICE TERRACES (龙脊梯田)

On By alfonsomgcIn Architecture, Hiking, Mountains, Sights, Sin categoría9 Comments

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  • We were here: October 17, 2018.
  • Number of days needed: 2. We would gladly have stayed a second day having had more time.
  • My score: 5/5.

It is not that this place is more or less beautiful than Guilin mountains, it is different but equally impressive; if I rate it a bit higher is because there are not as many rice terraces as karst mountains in China. This is simply a lovely site. Continue reading “LONGJI RICE TERRACES (龙脊梯田)” →