China travel stories: Langmusi, Shangri-La, Tagong Grassland, and more. Scenic photos, Buddhist wisdom, and personal reflections from Sichuan to Yunnan.
Before leaving Haining, Jiaxing, we dropped by a place called Yanguan Old Town. It was raining a bit while I walked through some old houses, the Qiantang River Dam, Jin Young’s college, the former residence of Wang Guowei. Most doors were closed, and there were only a few tourists here. It was a pity. I … Read more
🌍✈️🌄 Travelers are the ones who truly understand how vast the world is. // 旅行家才知道世界有多宽阔。 Lǚ háng jiā cái zhīdào shìjiè yǒu duō kuānkuò. // Lữ hành gia tài tri đạo thế giới hữu đa khoan khoát. // Người lữ hành mới biết thế giới rộng lớn như thế nào. P.s.: Picture taken in Huangshan, … Read more
Only 9 days before had I decided to go on another trip to China with my twin sis, this time to 3 provinces/cities of Anhui, Zhejiang, Shanghai. My main visits would be Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Yanguan Ancient Town. This was another trip that required no individual visa (like my previous trip to … Read more
🌊🏔️❄️ Water is inherently tranquil, but its surface ripples in the wind. Mountains remain timeless, but snow crowns the white hair. // 水本无忧，因风皱面，山原不老，为雪白头。 Shuǐ běn wú yōu, yīn fēng zhòu miàn, shānyuán bùlǎo, wèi xuě báitóu. // Thủy bản vô ưu, nhân phong trứu diện, sơn nguyên bất lão, vi tuyết bạch đầu. // Nước … Read more
🏞️🌲🌾 Rise and fall outside the mountain, Those in the mountain don’t know. In the past year, There’s nothing to worry about. So people in the mountain, Live well into old age. They’re willing to eat pine flowers and cypress seeds, Old people return here for peace. // 山外兴与废， 山中皆不知。 算来一年中， 所忧无一时。 所以山中人， 人人皆其颐。 松花柏子肯许食， … Read more
🏔️🚶♀️💪 Puisque la montagne ne vient pas à nous, allons à la montagne. // Since the mountain doesn’t come to us, let’s go to the mountain. // 山不向我走来，我便向山走去。 Shān bù xiàng wǒ zǒu lái, wǒ biàn xiàngshān zǒu qù. // Sơn bất hướng ngã tẩu lai, ngã tiện hướng sơn tẩu khứ. // Nếu núi … Read more
🚶♂️🌊🏔️ The road is tough, not because of water or mountains, but because of the ever-changing nature of human relationships. // 行路难，不在水，不在山，只在人情反覆间。 Xínglù nán, bùzài shuǐ, bùzài shān, zhǐ zài rénqíng fǎnfù jiān. // Hành lộ nan, bất tại thủy, bất tại sơn, chỉ tại nhân tình phản phúc gian. // Đường đi khó, không … Read more
😊⏳🚫 Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations. (Jane Austen) P.s.: Picture taken in Langmusi (Taktsang Lhamo), Sichuan and Gansu, China in 2019.
🌄🌺❤️ Just let me go with you, let me go with you, with the flow of busy people, towards the hills full of flowers, and swinging our sleeves. // 就让我随你去，让我随你去，随着熙熙攘攘的人流，向着开满鲜花的山丘，挥挥衣袖。 Jiù ràng wǒ suí nǐ qù, ràng wǒ suí nǐ qù, suízhe xīxīrǎngrǎng de rénliú, xiàngzhe kāi mǎn xiānhuā de shān qiū, huī huī yī … Read more