Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, Longji Region, China

We stayed in the area for a couple of days and had a great time. Our rustic corner bedroom at our guesthouse had first-class views across the valley and down into the village of Dazhai. One of the things we have enjoyed the most in China has been the people, and we hit it off with the locals at our Countryside Guesthouse making our time here even more special. Communication was interesting with their broken English and our very little pigeon Chinese. We found that actions and laughing go a long way, even managing to have a hilarious talk about 'making babies'! One of the women, Missa Pan, guided us on a long walk along the 'backbone' to the next village, Ping' an, since the maze of paths that link all the terraces make it tricky to navigate a walk without getting lost. Our four hour walk up and down the rice terraces was hard work, but worth it. With every step the scenery seemed to just get better and better! * Mush

No comments: