Before I started to describe a previous stay in Tiantai Mountains, we went there again, and as before, the obdarowalo us with new experiences, which we did not expect.
Going there, we knew where we direct our steps - in the Mountains Peak Nine 九 遮 山. We were there last time, and place us totally charmed. No tourists, no law vehicles, drowning in mountains of fantastic mists shapes, crystal clear streams, scattered Taoist and Buddhist temples.
Photo: Mountains of strange shapes, terraces, fruit groves of bamboo, the absence of humans, is a beautifully Jiu Zhe Shan:
top are called Nine Mountains peaks - this is my rather free translation of the name Jiu Zhe Shan, which literally means Gory nine screens. This is actually the valley, which measures winds stream tea 茶 山溪 Hills. Stream turns nine times bypassing the hills in his way top. Are passed through the bridges, and in the valley lie the ancient village. In the center of every village grow large, numbering over 1000 years old trees, the people are friendly and hospitable. At the bottom of the valley on both sides of the river, there are tea fields and orchards, is overgrown part of hot bamboo groves. The landscape really like a fairy tale.
Photo - On the occasion of Chinese Saints - pure and Qing Ming Jie 清明节 - local residents eat dumplings stuffed pastry in the green 青 饺 - the word "Cleanliness" 清 and "Green" 青 pronounced the same:
On the first day of your stay we woke up early, crazy taksowkarka neglected his steed with a screech of tires drove us to the bus station in Tiantai, and soon found ourselves in the Jietou busiku 街头 镇. The driver had a heavy leg for gas and we were able to happen, on the bus at 11:00 am going to town later in the mountains. The bus was full, we stood, but driving down rather quickly, and 20 minutes for 7 yuan in total, we got to the loop, which is located in the village Mingtang 明堂. The bus was going to a lot of old friends - including Jingcheng nun from Bright cliff (which is on the way), and one of the women living there. We got to know, wanted to step down Mala M place, but the pinched up and preferred to go on standing. I am in niedzyczasie obtain the language of the fellow. All agreed that the most savage place in the area is the village Xueshang 雪上, lying in the high mountains, difficult of access and does not inhabited. Apparently to get to it you need to go over the deep abyssies narrow, steep path, that often sprawl snakes. Hearing this, all our eyes shone with interest, although we were aware that such an expedition in the wild, inaccessible areas will have to leave for another time.
After leaving the bus we went on the road, NB asfaltowka very decent. We were among the mountains, on both sides of the road attracted the eyes of fresh spring green terraces of orchards and bamboo groves.
Photo: In the small, warm spring rain, landscape Jiu Zhe Shan fabulously presented themselves:
One such grove attracted our attention, as there plenty of growing giant bamboo shoots.
Photo: On both sides of the stream grow dense groves of bamboo:
admit frankly that such a second orthopedic surgeon I saw just before the vegetable market, never in kind. We went down to Little M, in order to do some pictures, and I decided to check the strength of momentum kick. To our surprise, broke like a match, so I "dug" yet his neighbor. M gave me a big plastic bag, wrapped the prey to the backpack, will be for dinner. We decided that we Pedy to cook our favorite boss in the pub, one for us, and one for her in the payment for the trouble ...
Photo: In the bamboo grove grew giant bamboo Pedy, treat residents of the Middle Kingdom:
We were walking away, siapil fine, warm rain, mountain tops were lost in the fog, the birds went wild, blooming trees and shrubs, and fresh green eyes almost offended. Took pictures, but they look quite unnatural, as if the colors were podkecone. Walk asfaltowka, although convenient, we soon got bored. Staying in town we try to always get away from civilization, so no wondering a long time we did jump on the side of the road, we passed the rocks by the rushing stream and continue along its shores. We walked, walked, admiring the surrounding nature and landscape. It is known miastowi ... In late August zwezyla path and gradually disappeared, it became quite slippery and they had to start thinking about returning to the other side of the stream, closer to the road. Mala M loves to dabble in the water, and recently built in a similar situation with the Large M bridge So eagerly set about throwing stones into the water and build the crossing. It helped a large M, because this bridge was actually needed, as the did not want us to return to an earlier crossing. I went ahead to look for an alternative, in the end I found a narrow place, threw a few larger kamlotow dry leg and somehow went through a stream.
Photo: I am in this city crossed the stream, while the girls continue building their bridge:
the other side I went back to the girls, who have already ended their buildings. Large M already claimed some big stone, when he suddenly left him with fear. Under the stone lying curled in a ball with a blue tail lizard. Pet harmless, but taking into consideration that one will come across in the mountains of venomous snakes (including cobras too) fun with raising the stones should not be the safest. Fortunately, early spring and animals are still drowsy, so we caught a lizard, and after a short photo session released to freedom.
Photo: lizard curled in a ball of delicious burns beneath the stone, which pushed Large M, in order to build a bridge by a stream:
helped dziewczynowm that have passed on my page stream. Little M was delighted, because it had contracted with the water and gathered a lot of pebbles into the bottle. But we returned to the road, and suddenly we heard the sound of water. We entered the small path on the left side of the road bamboo grove, behind which the huge rock walls fell down from the waterfall by noise.
Photo: waterfall near a bamboo grove:
road soon ended unexpectedly in August ... We went for the instinct away, going in the next, narrow valley, at the bottom of which there was a stream. We passed stone cottage situated next to a small group of graves (traditional Chinese are hiding, dead at family burial grounds, or in place of the preferred geomantycznie on the deceased estate) located on the slopes.
Photo: Stone cottage next to a small cemetery:
We were walking away, did the neighborhood in August corac more wild, there were no visible traces of man maybe except something that looked like the tank ruts ... It got very hot, the valley had special microclimate surrounding mountains did not allow the wind to the humidity made me felt like a sauna.
Photo: Wild valley, warm and moist:
We were walking slowly and aimlessly, overwhelmed by nature. Large M once complained about our very lives in China, saying that in a country you can go on the green grass, to the bosom of nature, and in China it is difficult to find such places, because everywhere are garbage or snot. The latter term, however, changed its negative approach, and this walk was a turning point.
Photo: Between the rocks in the valley went big spiders:
Later on stream, along which we walked somewhere to disappear, we entered a broad valley covered with boulders, lying in a mess of the stumps and the remains of trees. The place was quite strange, no path, no transition.
Photo: Broad valley ...
Time passed inexorably, so I turned back, surprised by the way - we noticed that st jealously hidden under a big boulder. Imagination run at full speed, Large M she said about a military base, driven by the whips I saw hordes of prisoners from a nearby labor camp, who in the sweat of his forehead frail hands move big stones ...
Photo: Ul standing guard at the big boulder - interesting, so who is it carefully placed the?
Street figured Seeing a hermit, living somewhere high in the mountains, who have kept bees here. The combination of stocks, the Wudang Mountains, I once met a Taoist master 贾 爷 Jia, who lived and meditated in a cave - and have kept bees ...
we finally reached the asfaltowki, and there we came upon a small, maybe 10 year old boy who walked with the satchel in the opposite direction, toward the mountains and wilderness.
Photo: Near the end there is a small asfaltowki Taoist shrine:
asked him where he goes, and he, as home to the village Xueshang. He told us that in half an hour can be reached, and that can lead us there. We thanked and slowly getting dark already, for us it was time to return to Tiantai on the other hand we already knew that Xueshang is not so inaccessible, as alleged in the bus, and already knew where got you the next day.
We walked slowly back, until the departure of the last bus was not much, but I really did not want to leave this place yet. We concluded Mingtang village, where our attention attracted huge tree growing near the road. Went up to him - a plate on it indicated that called Xiangfei 香榧, and that has 1600 years.
Photo: With more the 1,600 years Czwórniak Giant:
Previously read of increasing the Jiu Zhe Shan Mountains 1,400-year-old kamforowcu, but it dzrzewo was a surprise to me. Then I checked the Internet, the Polish name of the tree is a giant Czwórniak - Torrey Grandis. A tree is considered by Chinese people as a treasure - not only with stunning releases aroma, it has a distinct medical action - you control the lymph glands in dealings cancer, leukemia, and apart from the works of such common ailments as cough, constipation, and parasites. May curative Czwórniak fruits and nuts, which, moreover, the inhabitants of the south have traditionally ate at the Spring Festival. NB near Tiantaiu is located in China, moreover, the only park in which the surface of the square is located 50km over 30tys. czworniakow. Another place worth visiting ...
Photo: The dwellings in the villages in the valley of hills Stream tea are very picturesque:
Villages in the area of \u200b\u200bJiu Zhe Shan are very interesting, especially the old bypass. Cottages are built with two basic kinds of raw material - wood or white brick, in part material is combined together. All the houses are standing on stone foundations, the types of terraces, as the terrain is mountainous, uneven. Most farms are built in this way, the buildings stand from 3.4 pages, and release the space inside the yard. Interesting buildings are brick, because they seem to be an indirect link between the rural, wooden buildings, and urban, brick. These buildings have a very narrow door locks, through which it can squeeze just one person, the window openings are rare, also slim. House makes the impression of a fortress, it is clear that he had to protect the citizens against possible criminals.
Photo: The future of the nation and her proud mother:
old architecture like the village is slowly starting to give way to new, however, devoid of taste, brick monsters. On the other hand, people want to live better and better, so it is hardly surprising that they are building a new house, chco We were told that often it is because of a neighbor build a 2-storey house, this is the next must build a 3-level, though really it is not necessarily required. Later, these houses are standing here and there, often unfinished, because really nobody wants to live in them - the old prefer the old houses, young people usually work in cities. The only exception are increasingly common in China, hostels household, the type of tourist farms Nong Jia Le 农家 乐, which give quite acceptable housing and meals for little money, and are a good alternative in places where hotel accommodation is not developed. Reflect on the Large M living in the farm in the near future, last year I lived so being in Shaanxi province and going to the Great White 太白 山 Gore, and it was an interesting experience, and full of exoticism to this, especially when it comes to toilets, in which one could slip on the enormous amount of white slippery worms of foul wypelzajacych dziurym, from which the bottom of the hungry eyes of a pig was looking ...
Photo: Beekeeper in the village Mingtang at work:
We were walking the streets in the village, on the porch of the house of one woman sat industriously nawlekajac wooden beads on strings. I asked, whether on Buddhist rosaries, and she said, with the Christian. Jiu Zhe Shan region is known for producing wooden beads (and is hard to believe that you can have such a specialization), and getting them rosary or type of seat covers for cars.
Photo: Rosary jewels f. cottage industry - and not the Buddhist ...
In every village in the region is August bridge, which is also a meeting place for locals. As in any healthy society, while the women sit at home and are working, the men gather to smoke on chatting. Talked to them, asking for directions, which wila August, on the other side of the river between the mountains, said to lead to a hydroelectric Dragon 龙溪 stream.
Photo: bridge, village meeting place and lazy loafers:
picture: And this is probably henpecked husband, without an ounce of masculine pride, because it works, rather than spend useful time on the bridge ...
The whole area is rich in streams, their regulation is needed, a dam and hydroelectric power plants are very common, although there is no electricity, and so, stocks in Taizhou, the central and largest city area is built out of nuclear power. Zhejiang is one of the largest manufacturing Shamrock China and the world (interesting fact - 98% lighter costing less than one dollar is already manufactured here), and the demand for electricity is enormous and growing.
when it comes to bridges, a few years ago being in a small town in southern China, made this remark. It was so much fun with the bridge on one side of steel Chłopacy with motorcycles, bicycles, mopeds and other horses of, on the other girls in groups, giggling. Word - the bridge of lovers, and not as the one in Mingtang, lazy loafers ...
Photo: Children in Mingtang with an armful of freshly picked mountain azaleas:
Mingtang Approaching the bus heard the horn, but in August it did not care too much, because the time for departure was still a lot of theory, although it is known, the buses depart the country only more or less according to the timetable. When we reached the bus stop turned out that the bus is not, but babcinka side assured us that more will come, but the driver went for something to settle.
Photo: On the road to Dongjiang, still look backwards to Mingtang:
So we went on, walking down the road along the stream and reaching the village of Dongjiang 东江.
Photo: Schoolyard in the village of Dongjiang:
When we approached the bridge to the local bus pulled up. Turns out we were the only passengers; bileterce told that they we run a bus to Tiantai, and she rang for the second loop and arranged that it will wait for us. I like Jiu Zhe Shan and those already around you for all the organizations, where there are issues not to jump - well unless you negotiate the price ...
Photo: Dongjiang Bridge, near which we caught the return bus:
prul driver as the driver F1 (M sat in. The big green and told me to keep a tight Mala M) and no problem had time for another bus. The Tiantai city bus took us to a friend's pub, where we had - besides other meatless meals - trofiejne bamboo shoots.
picture: we dug bamboo shoots ready to eat:
They were OK, we ate better already. Then walk to digest and fee to the hotel. To our surprise, when one of the intersections the police stopped us and flashlights devoted himself to the eyes. As it turned out the previous evening, local youth in an internet cafe with a knife zaciahal two buddies. According to the taxi driver who told us about it, it went to a woman. NB Internet cafes in China 网吧 - just like us gaming - are nests of crime among minors, and they think that if someone goes to the cafe, it is not it is no good.
we finally reached the hotel, We fell exhausted to bed, still wondering just what will bring us the next day ...
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