AhMah
12-04-2007, 01:35 AM
513?
Sorry if you are confused. This is banana's way of remembering the name of WuyiShan. 513 read in Mandarin sounds like WuyiShan to me:redface:
513 - located in Fujian province of China is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Established in the 1st century BC , the area prides itself as the cradle of Neo-Confucianism in China and stunning landscape of cliffs and the gorges of the Nine Bend River.
The highlight of a visit to 513 would entail taking a bamboo raft down The Nine Bend Stream with a total length of 9.5km. It takes two hours to tour the valley. There are 2 time slots to take the ride, in the morning or afternoon slots. We were lucky to get onto the morning slot as the misty morning lends a surreal mood to the whole experience.
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6862/img8096or4.jpg
Tough work for the 2 'rowers' of each raft as they use long bamboo sticks to push the raft along the river current.
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1031/img8114jb1.jpg
The icon of tourism for both 513 and Fujian ...Jade Maid Mountain in the background
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/5766/img8203fq3.jpg
Approx. 3000 + steps up a massive rock cliff leads you to Tianyou Peak.
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5152/img8586vx1.jpg
From the summit you can see an array of green peaks and the Nine Bend Stream winding among the mountains.Here we can see one of the 9 'bends' of the river
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2002/img8567jz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Not game for the steep ascend to the top? No worries, for RMB 260 , you can be carried up to the top in a sedan. However, you miss the glorious sights like the one above as the return route down the cliff is at the other side of the rock outcrop. The bushes on the left are the famous DahongPao tea of Wuyi.
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1528/img8671as1.jpg
Sorry if you are confused. This is banana's way of remembering the name of WuyiShan. 513 read in Mandarin sounds like WuyiShan to me:redface:
513 - located in Fujian province of China is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Established in the 1st century BC , the area prides itself as the cradle of Neo-Confucianism in China and stunning landscape of cliffs and the gorges of the Nine Bend River.
The highlight of a visit to 513 would entail taking a bamboo raft down The Nine Bend Stream with a total length of 9.5km. It takes two hours to tour the valley. There are 2 time slots to take the ride, in the morning or afternoon slots. We were lucky to get onto the morning slot as the misty morning lends a surreal mood to the whole experience.
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6862/img8096or4.jpg
Tough work for the 2 'rowers' of each raft as they use long bamboo sticks to push the raft along the river current.
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1031/img8114jb1.jpg
The icon of tourism for both 513 and Fujian ...Jade Maid Mountain in the background
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/5766/img8203fq3.jpg
Approx. 3000 + steps up a massive rock cliff leads you to Tianyou Peak.
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5152/img8586vx1.jpg
From the summit you can see an array of green peaks and the Nine Bend Stream winding among the mountains.Here we can see one of the 9 'bends' of the river
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2002/img8567jz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Not game for the steep ascend to the top? No worries, for RMB 260 , you can be carried up to the top in a sedan. However, you miss the glorious sights like the one above as the return route down the cliff is at the other side of the rock outcrop. The bushes on the left are the famous DahongPao tea of Wuyi.
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1528/img8671as1.jpg