Traveling in China - Day 9 - Hike in Longzhou (龙州)

I have no idea how many national parks China has, but I have apparently been to at least one of them.

The second day we were in Longzhou, we decided that we would go on a longer hike (that hopefully was less stinky than the day before). We talked to Serena's uncle and he helped us get to a place where we could hike. We didn't know that the place would cost ¥30 ($4.75), but as Chinese people are prone to do, Serena's uncle paid for us all to get in.


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The hike was similar to the previous day's hike in that we basically were just hiking up rock steps the entire time, but fortunately, there was a bit less trash, and it was much less stinky. After hiking up a bit, we came to a temple of sorts inside a cave.

Here is the entrance to the temple.

Inside the temple

Loida, Serena's uncle, Jerry and me

Jerry and Loida taking pictures (and posing)

Inside the temple door

Apparently, the gods (or ancestors?) need cigarettes and half drunk Cokes and Sprites.

And money you can't do anything with (this currency is more or less worthless. Think penny in paper form.

Here is a broom made of sticks. This is actually quite common to see.

After the temple, we continued to hike and eventually we came to some forts on a couple of different peaks.

I try to imagine what the landscapes would look like without pollution

This reminds me of the castle at the end of "Willow"

When we finished hiking, we took the bus back to town and decided to go exploring a bit.

Loida not hiding behind a tree

Photo courtesy of Loida. Food vendors. This guy is making a danbing (egg cake?). I love street food.

Photo courtesy of Loida. Food on a kebab. They boil it in water or fry it in oil

Photo courtesy of Loida. These are my favorite. Fruit in a jar. Usually it is about $.08 to get one piece of fruit.

Photo courtesy of Loida.  China has a lot of fake KFC places. I hadn't seen this one before.

Photo courtesy of Loida. I think this is the closest thing I have seen to being my own fast food place. McK....  so close.

Photo courtesy of Loida. Loida was much less shy taking pictures of people than me. Usually when we would take pictures of kids, their parents would notice then have their kids pose for us.

Photo courtesy of Loida. Asian kids are the cutest.