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Off Topic => Travel & Living => Topic started by: Alvin-8880 on April 14, 2012, 08:24:23 PM
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Was in ZhangJiaJie last month after hearing so much about this place, especially after the movie Avatar, which was shot there.
This trip cover different places along the journey, ChangSha, Ancient City of Phoenix, FuRong Town, and of course ZhangJiaJie.
2 cameras were used during this trip ie. Lumix FZ150 & Olympus XZ-1.
Enjoy !
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ChangSha
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Ancient City of Phoenix :
The Miao Tribe women
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Hello ~~ Hello
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Local Kids
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FuRong Town :
Labour Party HQ?
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Just-Do-It-Grandma
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On the way to the TianMen mountains by cable car :
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The unique Sky-Door opening
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This nut "flew' through the "door". Salute !
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Looking down... phew !!
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See the mountain road?
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See how small the cable cars are?
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Walking in the sky...
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Oh my God !
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I'm not that ugly, ok?
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These peaks & spikes look familiar?
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finger?
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I did not walk across... :P
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A walk at the valley "looking up" on this day
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Back to ChangSha
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Always end with a bird shot ;D
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very nice picture bro! Like u said, the cable cars look scary man.......
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A must visit place in china
Thnx for sharing the lovely pic
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No wrist shot? ??? ;D
But in the end...what a lovely photos shared by bro Alvin. Thanks! :Cheers:
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Thx Vivawish & Chris.
Watchmanu is right, why no wristshot? Guess I was too excited & busy shooting the great scenery. ;D
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wonderful place for a holiday :) nice pictures too !!
but at least one wrist shoot here? :Dancing_banana:
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Thx.
U are right, Laktos Kid. Should always end with a wristshot rather than bird shot. ;D
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wow.. great scenery and what a cable car ride. how long was the route, how high did it go and how much time did it take? i think for those with a fear of heights, it must be a terrifying experience.
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dpkong, the cable car ride is around 30 minutes literally from city centre to the highest point of 1520 meters. I wonder how those cable poles were built considering the steep & narrow terrain. Scary ride, man ! I dare not look down, just focus in taking photos.
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hope they wash the cars often. i wonder if it smells of pee? 30 mins is a long ride for the weak hearts. and with so many vertical slopes, it must be swaying a lot in the wind!!
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nice photo and thanks for sharing. i need to consider this place but scare of the cable car. haiz....
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No worry, gloomis, just don't look down when in the cable car. ;D
Mind u, this cable car is not "Made in China", they are from Swiss.
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Very lovely shots. The cable car ride is not for the faint hearted! How long is the ride?
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No worry, gloomis, just don't look down when in the cable car. ;D
Mind u, this cable car is not "Made in China", they are from Swiss.
:Laughing_on_floor: but bro that is amazingly beautiful! Def gonna go there, but im scared of hights so ill drive or walk up if possible
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Awesome. Alvin, Thanks for sharing.
dc
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Thx 5iu, Angryrodent & David.
The 30-min cable car starts the journey with view of roofs (buildings), villages, bushes & trees, then the hills... the gradient goes higher & steeper, then out of a sudden went up up & up, your heart go down down & down... :Praying:
If u choose to walk the staircase (2000+ steps), it will take u 2.5 hours 1 way up. As with the road... it will be more scary, I guess, with the road cutting so near to the edge.
This place is like the Grand Canyon but with beautiful greens instead of barren dessert. Just like what u see in Avatar.
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Now you are plain evil. Love the pictures and the movie, Yoo might just as well taken the money out of my wallet :Scolding: (obs i joking do not take offence)
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Hehehe, now I know u are not rodent, but chicken. :Laughing_on_floor:
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Wow! Very nice picture Bro Alvin!
Like u said, the cable cars look damn scary one!
But, love your overall pictures. Thanks for sharing!
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Thx Watchnewby.
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did u need to make a long que b4 proceed to the cable car? i got this bad experience during my trip to er mei mountain in szechuan. scary experience
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No gloomis, there wasn't any long Q. Perhaps we were lucky on that day. I guess it all depends on season e.g. July & Aug are peak seasons for local tourist, hence advisable not to visit China during this 2 months.
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nice shots and good composition bro! hope i will be able to visit this place in the near future.. plan few times but never materialize due to work schedule... thanks for sharing...
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Thx teacrest. Try to travel far & hard while we still can. ;D
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you're right Alvin.. and while our knees still permits us to do so.. seeing is believing .... and of course, take nice photos...
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When we were younger, we had the time but not enough money to travel. Nowadays, we have a bit more money, but not enough time. When we retire, we have the time and (hopefully) the money, but our legs and lungs would let us down. :Blue:
I showed Alvin's pics to my wife and wow!!!! she was immediately keen to see ZJJ also. Will be making a trip there at the end of May and early June.
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When we were younger, we had the time but not enough money to travel. Nowadays, we have a bit more money, but not enough time. When we retire, we have the time and (hopefully) the money, but our legs and lungs would let us down. :Blue:
I showed Alvin's pics to my wife and wow!!!! she was immediately keen to see ZJJ also. Will be making a trip there at the end of May and early June.
haha, that's TRUE! wish you have a memorable trip with your wife soon (like the honeymoon again ;D)
also, share with us after your trip ;)
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really such a nice place. hope can visit this place next time..