the local start work early. many make use of their strength to work, such as this man. transporting of a table from one point to another. also, with the slack flooring as well as undulating of the area, the only option for transportation of good is through human.
the quietness of 四方街 in the morning, it was so much contrast to the night when it was very crowded.
another quiet street in the morning
kids going to school in the morning, in china, the kids do not need to wear school uniform, this is great, life will be colorful
from lijiang old town, once could see the dragon jade mountain (玉龙雪山). some of the inn could see the mountain as well. of course, those room will command slightly higher price.
玉龙雪山 from the inn where we stayed
by 9am, the activities at lijiang get into start... the local dance in synchronizationthe following section is for the La Shi Hai horse riding and boating. we took about 2.5hrs to complete the Yi Xian Tian (一线天) route. the distance probablem about 3km including uphill and downhill. the scenery was beautiful as the sky was clear and we could see the lake when we were at the top of the hill. my family love this horse riding but our buttock were painful after the ride (haha)
we reached the rest point, the horseman help to take this picture.
selina and keith feeding the horse with dried corn grain.
lijiang is for lovers, not for family... haha
going through some rough terrain. this horse that i rode, was rather intelligent. as it went downhill pretty fast, he would wait at the top of the slope, making sure the front was clear before he moved down the slope. while heading down slope, i would have to lean back to keep myself balance.
after the rough terrain, we reached the hill top. soon, the gorgeouslake would appear right in front of us
gorgeous scenes, i love it very much with the sunny sky. too bad that some pictures, the horizon were tilted because i was snapping away while riding... fortunately, never fell...
boat rowing was part of the package, it was not that easy as there were current and wind that day. nonetheless, we did it with a smile...
after a hardday riding through the up and down, rowing in the scorching sun, it was time for a rest and lunch. this hot pot had green vegetable with potato and some local small fishes below it. good lunch especially when we were hungrythe next activity was Shu He old town (束河古镇), the town was about 20mins away from lijiang and a taxi ride cost 15rmb. the issue was that if we went with taxi, you will need to pay 50rmb/head for an entrance fee. we took the "black" taxi by paying only additional 20rmb from the horse riding place. the driver took us to the back entrance where no entrance fee is required. again, this old town is very much less commercial comparing to lijiang. it has more of those sit and relax type coffee/bar when lovers, friends would just sit and enjoy the lazy afternoon without worrying, thinking of anything think. you could go there to day dream, play cards, chitchat, or do nothing... the bar/coffee place owners were very friendly, we sat and took pictures without any purchase but the owners did not make any noise. with the pictures taken and posted here, it would be free advertisement for them. haha... pictures time...
on a lazy afternoon, the place was quiet, a great constrast to lijiang that was always busy and noisy starting 9am
more scence of shuhe old town.
various posh of dear, but look rather similar leh!!! haha...
keith, i love this picture of him
can't leave shuhe old town without a picture of this...that was it for the Yunnan, Lijiang trip. frankly speaking, I would love to go back to this slow, and leisure attraction. if time permint, i would love to go back for a month stay and just doing nothing much... a highly recommend place for lovers, newly weds, 10 years anniversary without the kids. haha...
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