Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Norilang Waterfall is 320 meters wide!

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Monday, July 23, 2007


Five color pool, Jiu Zhai Gou. The color is natural, not due to any chemical spills.

The tour group offers free hats, probably because it makes everyone easier to spot especially with the bright yellow color.
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The first of many photos from Jiu Zhai Gou.

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Sunday, July 22, 2007

On the road from Huanglong to Jiu Zhai Gou, we stopped at the top of a pass. By we, I mean the tour bus. I was the only Westerner on the trip, and my tour guides English vocabulary consisted of "Hi", and "Let's go." I paid extra to take the "no shopping" tour, since tours in China are notorious for dropping you off for hours for the "cultural experience" of seeing a Jade factory.

There were some prayer flags at the pass, showing Tibetan influence. It would have been more beautiful without the giant power lines in the background.

Two rivers meetup. The one on the left is from Jiu Zhai Ghou.

Finally at the entrance to Jiu Zhai Gou. It costs 40 USD a day to enter! However, with the tour, there is a discount so it's two days for the price of one.
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Last photos of Huanglong Park.



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Saturday, July 21, 2007

It started pouring at the top of the trail. Luckily, in China, rain ponchos are sold for 10RMB (<2USD).
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Friday, July 20, 2007

Two more views of Huanglong Temple. This area used to be part of Tibet.

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Huanglong park.

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Huanglong Park.


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"Huanglong" means yellow dragon because the calcium carbonate deposits are said to look like a dragon.

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Huanglong park, Sichuan province, China.

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The grass is very pacifist.

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