After resting from our Huangshan climb, we took a day trip to see Hongcun, a Huizhou village near Huangshan, and the Mukeng bamboo forest. Both sites were featured in the movie, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Hongcun was picturesque and beautiful. Also, very touristy. When it comes to travel in China, I prefer a more off-the-beaten-path experience, but it was also so refreshing to just be a tourist for the day and meander the streets for a couple hours.
Walking through Hongcun, we noticed a high pagoda that would lend itself to an excellent vantage point of the village. Turns out the pagoda is part of a B&B owned by a family. We inquired about going up to the pagoda and the owner said we could if we each paid 5 yuan. He would prepare some tea for us when we returned. We took the deal.
After Hongcun we drove a couple kilometers to the Mukeng bamboo forest. Walking through the forest felt like walking through another world. At eye level you would only see bamboo trunks. An upward gaze would be met with a feathery canopy of leaves.
We hiked around for a couple hours and then zip lined across the valley to a village lunch spot. Finally, to top off an already awesome day, we discovered a haunted house in the middle of the bamboo forest. Random? Yes. We had to do it.
Hongcun was picturesque and beautiful. Also, very touristy. When it comes to travel in China, I prefer a more off-the-beaten-path experience, but it was also so refreshing to just be a tourist for the day and meander the streets for a couple hours.
Walking through Hongcun, we noticed a high pagoda that would lend itself to an excellent vantage point of the village. Turns out the pagoda is part of a B&B owned by a family. We inquired about going up to the pagoda and the owner said we could if we each paid 5 yuan. He would prepare some tea for us when we returned. We took the deal.
After Hongcun we drove a couple kilometers to the Mukeng bamboo forest. Walking through the forest felt like walking through another world. At eye level you would only see bamboo trunks. An upward gaze would be met with a feathery canopy of leaves.
We hiked around for a couple hours and then zip lined across the valley to a village lunch spot. Finally, to top off an already awesome day, we discovered a haunted house in the middle of the bamboo forest. Random? Yes. We had to do it.
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