The Many Faces Of Lu Shan - 廬山真面目 !
Posted On Monday, November 9, 2009 at at 9:07 PM by AlvinThe Cities Of Jiangxi (江西)
Posted On Saturday, November 7, 2009 at at 12:40 AM by AlvinPorcelain Capital Of The World - JingDeZhen 景德镇
Posted On Thursday, November 5, 2009 at at 12:20 AM by AlvinThis was also a very educational visit as we learnt the difference between earthenware and porcelain wares and how JingDeZhen earned its worldwide fame ! An interesting fact that we had learnt was that the porcelains which didn't make the Royal Court selection were all scattered to pieces on purpose, in case they were re-introduced by mistake or re-sold as being "marketed" as "almost made the Royal Court" - a photo below shows those porcelains which didn't make the cut and had been dug up as ancient artifacts. A truly worthwhile stop on our itinerary in the Province of Jiangxi (江西省) !
Chilling Out On Mount Huangshan (黄山)
Posted On Monday, November 2, 2009 at at 12:59 AM by AlvinThe Huangshan Pine (黄山松) had been a subject of prime research interest as these trees release a particular type of organic acid that facilitate their firm-rooting into the rocks of Huangshan and could thus live to hundreds of years amid the harsh mountain conditions. We witnessed numerous odd-shaped rocks (怪石) during our hike on the top of Huangshan; the best of all without doubt, had been the "Stone That Flew Here" (飛來石 - picture on the top) where we spent half an hour just admiring this sheer stunning vista.
The hot springs(温泉), sea of clouds (雲海) , Huangshan Pine trees (奇松) and odd-shaped rocks (怪石) had been known as the four attractions of Huangshan (黃山四絕). We thoroughly enjoyed our walk on the top of Huangshan where we visited the famous land marks of 始信峰, 排雲亭, 光明頂, 鰲魚峰, 蓮花峰, 玉屏樓, 天都峰, 一線天 and 慈光閣. We spent 2 hours on our way down to 慈光閣 and enjoyed our dinner at one of the two opening restaurants (low season) chatting over our fun day !![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9kwdtTg3_cns0SosHSexCSLQutyIV67npMDl1pFvRivN-9SFJlmEI3EE0Y07RgBfIAtySC-SGVTnNXZ2nARPKJeANrmUk86Vk2tx0mDy1lONjnuRtW9Jk0u53Xu8YYRtOqa-qsubrkU/s320/%E5%B1%AF%E6%BA%AA%E8%80%81%E8%A1%97%E5%BE%BD%E6%B4%BE%E5%BB%BA%E7%AF%89+4.JPG)
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