Bare Rock Mountainside at Huangshan 黄山
The weather at Huangshan was certainly great. It was actually cold, but since we kept moving, we couldn’t really feel it. In fact, whenever we stop to rest, we suddenly feel the cold and we start to wear our jackets all over again, only to remove them when we start walking again. Huangshan has tens of kilometers of pathways for visitors and one would need to visit the mountain several times to comletely explore all the other paths. I liked the fact that the paths are all well made and very safe. In fact some even have nice bridges just to cross a small ravine.
Bridge on the Huangshan 黄山 Mountainside
In other places they would bore a hole through a part of the mountain to create a stairway for travellers. There are also generous pavillions for the tired and weary. I was also surprised to see numerous tourists climbing their way up the mountain. I was already huffing and puffing my way down the Western steps while these guys are climbing their way up. I don’t know how long it will take to climb up, maybe seven hours? I’m just glad that I didn’t have to do it.
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