Huang Shan

And taking of advantage of the fact that I'm still in Asia, my parents and I took a four day trip to Huang Shan in China. The majority of locals are employed in the tourism industry or in agriculture. You see all sorts of great things like rice fields, water buffalos, old architecture from the Ming dynasty, and factories that produce the world-famous ink used in Chinese paintings. But the thing you go to Huang Shan for are the mountains and the various rock formations. If you're lucky, you might catch the sea of clouds beneath you as you head up the mountain. Unfortunately for us, it was so dry that we missed out on that. No matter, we still got to see the beautiful layering of mountains and pine trees that grow on these mountains exclusively. It's amazing. I bet the winter scenery is just as beautiful but in a different way.

Taken on June 4, 2005


Taken on June 4, 2005: mountain layers


Taken on June 4, 2005: sunset over the mountains


Taken on June 5, 2005: rice fields