Wednesday, May 16, 2012

My B-day village - Zhongshan! (Chongqing)

...we arrive to Zhongshan at dusk time...main street seems nice & quiet...and no sign of touring crowds - yes yes yes!!!!! :)

I like to have champagne for my b-day, but who needs champaign when you have this!!!


...and this!!!

...my b-day drink straight from bamboo tube :)

Cigarette, anyone?

my b-day bowl of rice :)

the big brother`s watching ;)

Morning in the village


great for swimming...NOT! ;)

How about Tofu for breakfast!?

Not your usual prescription ;)

Food: leaves, leaves, leaves, leaves, leaves.....and more leaves! (local staple!!!)

The main street of old town

Shopping done, life`s good :)

Market on the main street

Man and his pipe



And it wouldn`t be a proper trip without a hike, of course!
Plan: to walk the whole day & see where we finish up :) 

walking along the river

through villages

on the fields...

And after ~15 km hike (~7h) up & down the hills & fields & local roads + taking a 20 min bus ride ...
this is where we finished up: SI MIAN SHAN (Si Mian Mountain) scenic area

AAAAA (Chinese tourist standard) coming up...we decided to skip "the scenic area" & just enjoyed an evening in town ... 



..which turned out to be the right decision...not much to be seen today...

..and the it was time to head back to Chongqing!

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