Me, Eric, and Vincent rode our bikes about 8 km out to see and hike up to the famous Moon Hill today, or Yue Liang Shan. Even though it's one of the most visited areas near here, we probably saw less than 20 people while we were hiking up the trail to the hill.
Before hand, we stopped to see the Baiyan area, the village where Liu Sanjie lived. It's an attraction, same as moon hill, so you have to pay to get in. The finalists for the Miss Tour Guide China were there on a photo shoot, so I joined in on the action (no worries Ryan, I also have close ups).
While at Baiyan, I bought a couple gifts to send home (surprises, just hope they fit). We had lunch at the village near moon hill- snails, veggies, and beef stir fry, check out the picture.
The hike up to the bottom of the hill was pretty steep, but didn't take too long, then we continued on to climp to the top. It was pretty cloudy today so the views weren't the greatest.
I also learned quite of bit of Chinese today. My students have been teaching me at least 2 sentences or phrases everyday and a few useful vocabulary words.
So, when the women at moon hill started trying to sell me water for 5 kuai or post cards all spoken in Englis
h, my previously learned 'bu yao le' came in handy. I also tried out 'wo bu huei ying yu' on one lady and she laughed and said 'you don't speak English!?'
h, my previously learned 'bu yao le' came in handy. I also tried out 'wo bu huei ying yu' on one lady and she laughed and said 'you don't speak English!?' 
problem dude - the miss china pic won't let you enlarge it. fix it
ReplyDeletewhat is the elevation of those peaks?
what does 'bu yao le' mean?
Liu Sanjie (The Third Sister of the Liu Family) is a legend of the Zhuang people
ReplyDeletebu yao- i dont want any
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