Zhongmei Hotel Jinggangshan

... is a published poet, 2 books in total.

We grab a signed copy of her book, it is in chinese. However we notice a few words of English, PJ Harvey, Nirvana. Leo explains she learnt english by listening to music and watching Independent films.

A good journey and interesting people.

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... br>When we got on the train at around 6:30 p.m. and had hard seats. Our good friend Elizabeth from Xintian wrote us a note to give to the train conductor so that we could upgrade our tickets to either hard or soft sleeping. We endured the hard seats until about 3 a.m. when we moved to the soft-sleeper car. We traveled with two other ...

... in a kung fu movie soon. Then in the afternoon we went rafting and got very very wet, everyone apart from me and Rich wore sandals or flip flops so we've both written of a pair of trainers each - another lesson learnt. On the final day 6 of us took a cookery course at this farmhouse outside of town. We started of at the market which was a sight to see in itself, everything that could (or shouldn't) be eaten was there ...

... and vomiting black exhaust (contributing to Jiuzhaigou's own environmental downfall), while streams of red and yellow hat-wearing, litter-tossing tourists noisily follow a flag-waving guide shouting instructions into a loudspeaker. When pressed for an elucidation of the social and ecological consequences of collective traveling, a local tour operator rejoins fiscally, "I provide guaranteed transportation, accommodations and ...

... the locals on bikes with those cone hats(forgot the real name) it just puts you in the picture of rural China, even though loads of other backpackers get there, you still can find a quiet spot and watch the world pass by. Will never forget the backdrop here.

... on the next bus back to Longshang. No problems there either, but arriving late in the day my worst fears were realised; the minibuses to Ping An had ceased running for the evening. With the minibus option not an option I found myself haggling an agreeable fare with a local moto-taxi for 40-50km jaunt to Ping An village. Success there also, with the agreed upon fare in the RMB80-100 region, some 15 times the minibus fare for the same trip. With that done I ...

... and chicken heads - 'i dont want it thanks' and 'im full' are definitely phrases you should learn before you come here!!! the trip also included a sidetrip to the lesser three gorges, which was very enjoyable. we took a much smaller boat, and spent about 4hours on it, cruising around some really pretty scenery. there were several signs showing the water level currently and what it is expected to rise to once the damming is completed. so much will be wiped out. and later that day ...