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December 11, 2009

Hiking in Lijiang-1

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Naxi people graze their pigs
The Yaks by the Lakeside
The Yaks by the Lakeside
A Naxi Famliy Hotel
A Naxi Famliy Hotel
Dragon Snow Mountain
Dragon Snow Mountain
Yufeng Si
Yufeng Lamasery

Route: From Yufengsi to Wenhai Lake

Hikers:Thomas Lu,Bruce Lee (our travel guide who has the same family name with his idol-Bruce Lee,he adores him almost crazy and collects every things about this super Kungfu star),Ripple Sage Tan (me)

Duration:3.5hrs

Attractions: Dragon snow mountain,trees (trees,trees,always trees),flowers,sheep,yaks,a reservoir,horses,donkeys,mules,pigs,squirrels,birds,wild boar(we met one,fortunatelly,the creature didn’attack us),frozen earth,snow,riders,indigenes (Naxi people)…

About Wenhai Lake

Wenhai Lake is located at the western foot of Shanzidou,the main peak of Drgon Snow Mountain.The lake covers an area of 676 hectares and is at an elevation of 3180 metres.It is a superb destination for those who enjoy hiking,botanizing,canoeing,horse riding and fishing.Some of the many species in the lake include Lijiang hemlock spruce,firs,yews,Psammosilene tunicoides,Skapanthus oreophilus,Sorolepidium glaciale Christ,Rhododendron alutaceum Balf,Gastrodia elata Bl,worm grass,Fritillaria thunbergii,vermiculate thamnolia thallus,Radix Gentianae,Camellia japonica Linn (Common Camellia),Primula malacoides,Magnolia liliflora,lily and orchid savona,and so forth.

The Riders

The Riders

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