China31 May 2010 11:08 pm
And Ping’An finally revealed itself to us in its full rice terrace glory. The heavy clouds and mist finally lifted and we were left with breathtaking views over some of the worlds most magnificent rice terraces.
May 2010
Personal22 May 2010 03:36 pm
I have now blogged about this phenomenon sooo many times, that I have given up counting.
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China17 May 2010 09:58 pm
Day two of our trip to Guanxi province and we left the misty mountains to find an architectural masterpiece: the Wind and Rain bridges of Sanjiang county.
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China17 May 2010 02:39 pm
Ping’an is a Zhuang minority village roughly 800m high up in the mountains, north-west of Guilin in Guanxi province. It is famous for its over 700 year old terraced rice fields that are carved into the existing mountain peaks. From afar they look like a topographic map, snaking around the mountain ridge lines into valleys.
China08 May 2010 10:24 am
a much more pressing and indeed interesting question is: how many polystyrene boxes can you get onto a chinese tricycle? And no, it’s not one of those jokes … You say 3? Perhaps 5? Pah – amateurs!