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Peitian is a village from Ming and Qing dynasties. It was built by rich farmers and is still inhabited by they descendants. Many houses are open to visitors and and you can have a feeling of their way of living. They welcome you warmly, try to speak with you and are very proud to show you their family altar.
Written Apr 20, 2008
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Fujian is well known for its bridges. Yunlong is one of them. It is located in a peacefull valley about 20-30 km from Liancheng. It's difficult to reach it by public transportation. A rented taxi costs about 60 yuan one fare. You may also take a motorcycle which is less expensive.
Well maintained, it was built in 18th century.
Written Apr 20, 2008
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At the foot of Guanzhi Shan it is an artificial lake (dam). You can tour it in little boats (included in entrance ticket).
It's a very pleasant tour. After touring, you disembark at the beginning of Guanzhi trails.
Written Apr 20, 2008
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As in other sacred hills, you find nice inscriptions. I asked a Chinese scholar for translation. This is what I got (photograph 1):
These are artistic work or calligraphy. It's difficult or impossible to understand what they mean: everyone can interpret them how he wishes. If the reader can understand or thinks he understands it, it could be like a revelation.
Guanzhi Shan means "judge hat". It refers to the shape of the mountains as seen from a long distance. The green words were written by HUANG Gongpu from the Ming dynasty. He was a Confucianism specialist. He wrote 冠旨 Guàn zhi (3rd tone in pinying). "Guàn" means high and "zhi" means Emperor order. The prononciation of the words is the same as the one of mountain, but nobody explained its meaning till now.
The red characters are easiest to explain. They were written by GANLIN Zhuyang from the Qing dynasty. He is not a Han (his family name is not Han). He wrote "Shàng you di yi guan": first view of the upper stream of a river. The location where the picture was taken is at the origin of three rivers: Ming Jiang, Jiu Long Jiang, Ding Jiang.
OK ;)
Written Apr 20, 2008
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"Erotic" rock formations can be seen, neither hard nor hot but amazing. Traditional Chinese decency is a little back.
2 rock formations are famous - you cannot miss them. Feminity: the door of life and masculinity: the root of life.
Written Apr 20, 2008
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This rocky and forested mountain range is worth a day hike. It is not crowded like many other places in China, unless week-end days, so you can feel a certain serenity. If you are adventurous, certains trails are terrific and terrible.
No problem for finding food on you way, lot of vendors sell you cold or warm snacks (eggs, potatoes, soup,...) for little money.
Written Apr 20, 2008
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As almost anywhere in China these kind of drivers are prone to ask you much more money than needed. They can be very aggressive, particularly the women with velo-taxi. Before using them, agree firmly on a price - they will probably asking more at arrival pretending it was longer than thought, you were very heavy, and so on.
Written Apr 20, 2008
Liancheng: small town - sacred hills - old village
Liancheng is located south-east of Changting/Tingzhou or north-west-west from Xiamen. It's a small and remote Fujian town, but easily accessed by bus from Changting or Longyan (about 2 hours trip).......
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