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From the Peak of Mount Huangshan to the Valley

April 1, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Previously, I talked about my experience climbing Mount Huangshan but I might have neglected mentioning that Huangshan is a really steep mountain with lots of peaks and valleys. If you were to drop a coin from any of the peaks, you will not be able to see it hit the bottom. In fact, if you [...]

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Was Mount Huangshan worth the climb?

March 26, 2008 – 7:09 pm

We checked into the Pai Yun Lou Hotel which was clean and has working heater and working hot water supply system. But according to Simon, we’ve only seen the east side of the mountain. The west side is far more beautiful, we must see with our own eyes the breathtaking Walking Fairyland Bridge.

Despite the throbbing [...]

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The Longest Walk of My Life!

March 25, 2008 – 6:43 pm

After visiting the Tunxi Ancient Street in Huangshan town, we slept early at our cosy Huangshan hostel so that we will be well rested to climb Mount Huangshan the next day.
The hostel arranged for a van to drop us off near the foot of the mountain. We transferred to two cabs which brought us higher [...]

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The Most Important Person You’ll Meet at Tunxi Ancient Street

March 25, 2008 – 2:08 pm

Before we ate the hairy tofu with chinese mini escargot, we’d already filled our stomachs a few times as we we were walking down Tunxi Ancient Street.
At the crossroad in the middle of the street, we saw this guy with a very simple stall. He seems to have become a roundabout for the crossroad for [...]

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Snacking at Tunxi Ancient Street (Lao Jie) in Huangshan Town

March 24, 2008 – 4:59 pm

While we were at the stalls selling antique curios, we were distracted by the fragrant smell of pungent tofu. Hypnotized, we followed the smell until we came to this,

Genuine pungent tofu!
Simon got really excited as this is his favorite dish in the whole of China. We ordered one bowl. I took a bite.

It was all [...]

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Getting to Huangshan from Hangzhou

March 22, 2008 – 4:50 pm

After another night in Hangzhou, we woke up nice and early and headed for the West Bus Station to take the bus to Huangshan. We were amazed at how posh the bus station looks.

It’s really helpful if you could read chinese characters. We checked the schedule on the board

And sent Simon to get our tickets.

When [...]

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