We took a breathtaking (literally, in Kris's case) cable car ride up to the top of Huang Shan, or the Yellow Mountain. This is a site that has been the legendary inspiration for classical Chinese poetry and painting since ancient times.
You know those paintings of cloudy, mist enshrouded mountains with lonely pine trees sticking out? Imagine that now, with 10 billion Korean tourists and the six of us hanging out up there.
You know those paintings of cloudy, mist enshrouded mountains with lonely pine trees sticking out? Imagine that now, with 10 billion Korean tourists and the six of us hanging out up there.
Some of the rocks looked just like they were ready to fall right off the mountains. There must be something about the mineral content of the rocks to make such beautiful formations.
When we got to the top, it looked like this. Well, actually, it was impossible to take a pic from the very top of the cable car station because of all the tour groups crowding around the balcony.
I am assuming that there is a poem about this tree, and I would love to find it. Any help in the comments section would truly be appreciated.
Believe it or not, we had just hiked up from the path you see here. I was not looking forward to much to the haul back.
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