Sunday, September 15, 2013

Huangshan and nearby Villages


Bridge entering Hongcun where'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' was shot
Rice drying in a square off the central pond in Hongcun

The pair of us in Hongcun village

Entrance to an ancestral hall of a land-owning family in Nanping
village, a village used for film shooting.

Intricate woodwork this Nanping building
The Tangyue arches - a series of arches erected to recognize
meritous deeds
Bonsai in the Boa family garden, part of large family holdings
now owned and operated by the government 
One of the bridges across the water to access Chengkan village
A vintage Chairman Mao watching over vintage Rae getting a haircut in a vintage
chair (either the same age as Rae or over 100 years old depending on who told
the story) by a vintage barber in one of the historical stops in Chengkan Village

Huangshan 1000-metre long pedestrian zone by night

Huangshan pedestrian zone by day - restaurant area

Across the road from our hotel in Huangshan - children doing
tai chi outside

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