China 26th December 2017 to 1st January 2018 - Day 4

Day 4

After breakfast it was a trip to Nanxi Tea House outlet for some lessons on tea and herbs.

Age old tea

The students

Teaching aids

Teeny weeny tea cup

The lecturer

Hard selling

Directions

Cherry Blossom Garden in winter.

Since it is winter there is nothing much to see so it was a quick look around and it's to our next destination Longsheng Rice Terrace.

Have to change to a better bus here at the base station

Raining and foggy

In a disposable rain coat

A cone head!

Protected from the rain.

Up in the village.

Where to?

 Radish in hand for dinner.

The rice terrace

More rice terrace

 Longji old village with centenary houses.

A new house 

A place to get out of the cold and damp! 

A veggie patch.

It had been a tiring day climbing up the Longji terrace and after dinner it was to the hotel for a nice warm bath and a well deserved night rest. Good night ...

China 26th December 2017 to 1st January 2018 - Day 3

Day 3

First stop is using cormorant birds to fish. Knowing what it is all about we do not want to witness it so we stayed ashore.

Disembarkation point

Riding the bamboo rafts

A clump of honey comb.

The next destination is the Silver Caves, a 2km long cave with lots of descend and ascend, not recommended for the unfit.

Another sneak shot

Funny statues show casing richness

Vendors along the way

Tourist attraction is graded with A's

Entrance to the cave

A taro like stone                                                                                   A wine cellar

Cave roof

Beautiful

Spectacular

Stalactites and stalagmites

It was a tiring 2 km walk and I actually came out sweating. Next destination is Green Lotus Peak.

Off season river cruise boats berthed for maintenance due to low river water level.

A view

More climbing

Nice view

A very old pagoda, lots of story about it which I did not understand.

Used to be a temple.

Banyan tree self support

More strange looking stone collection.

Very old pagoda from its base.

This conclude our day 3, next is some lecture in tea and Chinese herbs and a visit to Longsheng rice terrace.