construction roads around the city seemed very tame. Using Deqin as a
base we set out to explore the local area a little. The Felaisi
temple was a complete waste of time so we moved on to hike to the
Yubeng area from the river. After successfully dodging the entrance
fee by climbing around a cliff we walked the road to the very scenic
village of Xidang and took the long way to climb up to the hot
springs. I am now beginning to realise that "hot springs" in China
has a very different meaning than in NZ or the US. No outdoor hot
pools in which to soak up the hot water, the view and a beer, just
little chalets (almost collapsing from neglect) for 100RMB a night (in
any other place they would be 40, tops). At least the hot water was
reliable - fed direct into the bathroom from the spring. Oh well.
The next day, in the spirit of continuing to evade the
ticket-checkers, we set off on an epic 9 hour cross-country trek of
our own (faulty) design through some very interesting terrain to
eventually arrive at Yubeng village....and to be forced to pay the
80RMB entrance fee anyway!
Image 1 - Xidang
Image 2 - Dense forest during the long hike from the hot springs to Yubeng
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