Program : Xiamen – Nanjing – Wuyishan – Fuzhou – Quanzhou – Gulangyu – Guilin – Yangshuo – Ping’an – Chengyang – Zhaoxing – Xian
Hello Serge,
Finally, I am able to send you these few words to share with you all our satisfaction after this wonderful trip of more than 17 days.
This trip that I had concocted, that I submitted to you…. that we made (small group of 4 friends) and which was perfectly realized thanks to you, your suggestions and advice.
Since our arrival in XIAMEN, a city that surprised us with its luxuriance, the journey among the Hakka and the discovery of their fortress houses (where we had the satisfaction of sleeping in their habitat in a very valuable way) facilitated our understanding of this world apart.
A trip on the Chinese TGV (there will be many more) and we discovered the beauties of WUYI SHAN during boat trips or climbing to its peaks. Then return to the Pacific coast or the exciting visits to the cities of FUZHOU CHONGWU and QUANZHOU will satisfy us to the max.
Then it will be the ecstasy of the wonders to discover…to live…without respite in the region of YANGSHUO and the LI and YULONG rivers. What beauty offered by this nature that we discovered on foot…by boat…by bike (Chinese….which is out of the ordinary but remains unforgettable!!)
Further north, the region (not easy to reach, but not to be avoided) of the rice fields at PING’AN is memorable. Breathtaking hikes and climbs offer us some exceptional spectacles.
The subsequent days spent with the DONG minorities, passing through the locality of CHENGYANG and then living with them for just 3 days, staying in this extraordinarily beautiful village of ZHAOXING, will make us lose all notion of usual life and place us “out of time”. What a memory!!!!!
Certainly the end of the trip to XI’AN, a city steeped in history whose battered army impresses and fascinates, brings us back to the hectic lives of China and soon to our home in Europe.
Thank you Serge, your follow-up was perfect, and all your accommodation reservations from the hostel to the hotels (charming or *** which I would describe as ***** at times) were great!!!!
If another trip to China ever comes up, it will only be with YOU.
Sincerely
Mr. Corbi and his 3 Alsatian friends
Their trip in a few photos