Friday, June 13, 2008

China - Yunan Trip Part 2

Day 2
Well, for today, we 1st went to a famous Chinese Medicine Outlet called 宝树堂.
The lecturer who welcomed us introduced us to all the Chinese medicine they have and their usage. Wah, really amazed by what some of these medicine can do.
Talk about the wonders of Chinese medicine.

After that we headed of to another of Kuming's tourist attraction called 九乡.



Its a place of natural landscape. And must importantly, natural waterfall!!!
We 1st reach this place where we have to travel by boats.
The scenery is so beautiful. Water, rocks and greenery.


These are the things we saw while traveling on this little boat.






Though the water like brown brown like that due to pollution, it was still a very nice ride.
The air is very cool and refreshing also.

After that, we got out of the boat and we saw waterfall.
Mini size one.


Taking a family photo with nature as the background.

After photo taking and resting, we went inside the cave.
九乡 happens to be a place made up of caves.


Inside the cave........

Very special right this photo. A light at the end of the cave. Whatever problems you have right now, press on there will always be a light waiting for u at the end of the cave. (My own interpretation lar. Haha)






More Pictures taken!!!!
Its really beautiful right?
I bet they filmed television drama shows or movies here before. Cos i felt like i am in a drama serial or a movie.







Lion's head


A big hole. Its the home of a lot of swallows. Saw a lot of them flying around. But they really fly too fast, cannot get a proper photo of them.

Out of the 1st cave!!!



We then enter a 2nd cave. And these are what we saw.


And most importantly, WATERFALL!!!!!!




After that we walked into this special place.



Look at these 梯田!!!!


Top view....

These are all Natural!!!!! Mind you!!! Amazing right. Even those 梯田 you see outside are all man-made, but these are all natural. I was like so shocked when i heard its natural.

We are approaching the end of the cave. And these rocks there are really beautiful.





Then some of them who cannot walk anymore sat on a saddle. Like this.

These are all pulled and carried by Man.
Very tiring i know.
And some of them keep saying that it is very tiring and they very 辛苦 like that.
Yar i noe, but i dun think you should say it out loud lor, it only makes them feel bad. I think you should just keep quiet, enjoy the ride and maybe gave them more tips after the ride lor.

After that we took a cable car ride down 九乡.

The view is spectacular.



Look at how high up we are.....


Video of my ride down on Cable Car. Enjoy the view!!!!


After visiting 九乡 we went to check in to another hotel.
The Yunan King World International Hotel.




After checking in and having dinner, we prepared ourselves for a performance called "云南映象".
It is a tribal performance featuring lots of tribal dances and their culture.
A very passionate and exotic show. Their drums and instruments they played really special.
This show is directed by a famous dancer down there called 杨丽萍 but its a pity she didn't perform that night.
But i was still very impressed with the performances like the Moonlight dance and Peacock dance by 杨伍. She danced so gracefully and her performance is superb lar. Her hands and body is like so flexible. Too bad i can't take any photos cos they don't allow photo taking there.

Reflections and Thoughts:
I wish you guys were here, so i can openly express my thoughts, amazement and comment openly. Felt that some people don't really appreciate this really professional dance.
My mum wanted to go to the toilet in the middle of the show but she was scared that she will blocked people's view when she pass by their seats. To my horror, my brother actually encouraged her to go lor. Its like wah lau. So unprofessional.

Well, some of the people from my tour group thinks my brother and I are Twins lor. Im like Ewww!!! We got look so alike meh.
He is so skinny like bamboo lor. And his face so full of Pimples, where got alike.
Are those people blind?
Our dressing style different, our looks different.
Our character is even more different.

A lot of people say i am the younger of the two lor. Wah lau.
They shocked when they knew i am the elder one.
Even more shocked when they knew our age difference is 3 years.
They say i got baby face. Ask me what i do to look so young. Got meh?'

Talking about my brother,
Living in the same room with him is really a torture.
Our relationship really getting worse and worse.
I don't understand him most of the time and he don't respect me. So rude lor he.
Seriously, I would rather stay in a room myself.
He speaks in this rude and 没大没小 manner that just pisses you off or makes you angry upon hearing the tone. We seriously can't communicate lar. Arrgh!!!!

We are like Mars and Venus.
We can barely stand the sight of each other.
Twins???!!!
The thought of it makes my wanna puke!!!!

Thats End of Day 2. How i miss my friends!!!
I think i can only be myself around friends.
I am just so not me here.

Xian Hao

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