Ganlanba Warnings Or Dangers

Ganlanba has a beautiful golden pagoda (Dai style) on top of a hill, it is located on the upriver edge of town. If you are in a hotel or a building just a few levels high, you will easily see the pagoda. Because it is so intriguing, you will also want to visit it, as I did.

One day I drove my rented bicycled up to the pagoda. There is a small paved street on the way up. At one point there is a concrete wall directing you to get off the road and take the path in the woods. Take the path, DO NOT TAKE THE ROAD FURTHER!

I made the mistake of staying on the paved road and came across a person's home, equipped with two big mean dogs. After some pointing from the owner of the home (he was telling me I was headed in the wrong direction), his two dogs came after me. I cycled back down the hill and the dogs eventually caught up to me. One of the dogs bit my foot but I pulled it away and peddled fast enough down the hill to pull away from the killer dogs.

This was totally my fault, the owner of the home was a nice man, and the dogs probably came after me for just looking and smelling so strange.

The whole point is to follow directions and be careful when going up the hill leading to Ganlanba's golden pagoda.