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Day 1 --- From Taiwan to Zhangjiajie (台灣-->張家界) Back to page top |
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D01-01 Set-out (出發) --- Starting the trip from Taoyuan Airport (Taiwan) |
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D01-01-02a_A shot at the setout in Taoyuan International Airport |
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| D01-01-04_Having dinner at a restaurant (熊大海鮮餐廳near the hotel | D01-01-02b_Prof. Chang was also a group member of this trip. |
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Day 2 --- Aizhai Bridge (矮塞橋) + Phoenix Town (鳳凰城) + ... |
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D02-01 Phoenix Town (鳳凰城)(Part I) --- 1st impressions of Zhangjiajie (張家界初始印象) |
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D02-01-01_A far scene seen on way to Aizhai Suspension Bridge (矮寨懸索橋) |
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| D02-02 Phoenix Town (鳳凰城)(Part II) --- Visiting Aizhai Suspension Bridge (矮寨懸索橋) | |
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| D02-02-06_We spent time walking and watching in a leasurely mood with Prof. Chang. | |
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| D02-02-01_The bridge has a span of 1,176 feet and a height of 355 feet, ranking 3rd in the world and first in Asia. | D02-02-02_The bridge area has become a recreational park. |
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| D02-02-06_The bridge is great in structure and magnificant in view. | D02-02-05_Meimei and me on the bridge (actually under the top surface of the bridge) |
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D02-02-07_My wife was in a happy mood, too. |
D02-02-03_People can walk under the steel structure of the bridge. |
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D02-03 Phoenix Town (鳳凰城)(part III) --- Along Tuojiang River side (遊沱江邊) |
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| D02-03-01a_Map 2 of Phoenix Old Town (Click on the thumbnail to see a larger and clearer version of the map)(Most complete!) | |
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| D02-03-06_A clear view of the dragon boat competition. | |
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D02-04 Phoenix Town (鳳凰城)(Part IV) --- Strolling around historic sites (流連古蹟) |
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| D02-04-03_Inside the Rainbow Bridge Art Building (My daughter Wang-Rong)(虹橋藝術樓) | D02-04-04_Inside the Rainbow Bridge Art Building (My wife Chih-Hua)(虹橋藝術樓) |
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| D02-04-05_Old objects - Astrological chart(天象星盤) in Yamg's Ancestral Hall (楊家祠堂) | D02-04-06_Strolling in the commercial area in the old town, which is full of Chinese festival favor |
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| D02-04-06a_A panoramic view of Zhangjiajie and Tuojiang River (a wall picture seen in Rainbow Bridge Art Building) | |
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D02-05 Phoenix Town (鳳凰城)(Part V) --- Visisitng famous landmarks (拜訪名勝) |
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| D02-05-06_Phoenix Art Museum (Wang-Rong in front of the entrance) | D02-05-06c_A shot while strolling in the downtown area |
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| D02-05-06d_A house on a bridge across the Tuojiang River | |
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D02-06 Phoenix Town (鳳凰城)(Part VI) --- Boat cruise in Tuojiang River (坐船遊沱江) |
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| D02-06-06b_We were happy while riding the boat on the river | |
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| D02-06-06a_Another river scene observed form the boat | D02-06-02_The atmosphere was happy |
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D02-07 Phoenix Town (鳳凰城)(Part VII) --- Night experience of the town and river (夜遊古城河) |
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| D02-07-01_Night of the Tuojiang River is facinating | |
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| D02-07-05_More scenes 3 | D02-07-02_We took photoes to keep our memory of this fantastic moment |
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Day 3 --- Tienmen Mountain (天門山) + Fox Fairy Show (狐仙秀) |
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D03-01 Tienmen Mountain (天門山) (Part I) --- On the way to the entrance (沿路到入口) |
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D03-01-03_A tower-shaped building in the entrance area |
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D03-02 Tienmen Mountain (天門山) (Part II) --- At the foot of Tienmen Mountain |
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D03-02-01_At the foot of the cave |
D03-02-02_A memory shot |
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D03-02-03_The group members together |
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D03-03 Tienmen Mountain (天門山) (Part III) --- Going up to the cave level |
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D03-03-01_Taking an escalator to go up to the cave |
D03-03-02_A shot in front of the cave |
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D03-03-13_Far scene seen from the cave |
D03-03-10_Another view of the cave |
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| Click to see VIDEO1: D03-03-v1_A Complete Vew of Tienmen Cave on the Cave Level | |
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D03-04 Tienmen Mountain (天門山) (Part IV) --- Walking through the Ghostly Ancient Plank Road (鬼古棧道) |
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| D03-04-01_A shot on the plank road of of me and Chih-Hua | |
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D03-04-03_Wan-Rong, my daughter on the road |
D03-04-08_More impressive scenes D |
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D03-05 Tienmen Mountain (天門山) (Part V) --- Riding Tienmen Mountain Cableway (天門山索道) |
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D03-05-02_The middle station of the cableway |
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D03-06 Tienmen Mountain (天門山) (Part VI) --- Watching Fox Fairy Show (狐仙秀) |
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D03-06-02_Show shot 1 |
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Day 4 --- Yuanjiajie (袁家界) + Tianzi Mountain (天子山) + ... |
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D04-01 Tianzi Mountain (天子山) (Part I) --- Astonishing stone forests & peaks (神奇的石峰林) |
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D04-01-03_A shot against pretty stone peaks |
D04-01-04_Another shot |
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D04-01-05_A shot against a group of beautiful stone peaks |
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D04-02 Yuanjiajie (袁家界) (Part I) --- Famous stone peak scenery (著名石峰景點) |
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| D04-02-01_At the Lost Soul Platform (迷魂台) - Photo 1 | |
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D04-02-02_At the Lost Soul Platform (迷魂台) - Photo 2 |
D04-02-03_At the Lost Soul Platform (迷魂台) - Photo 3 |
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| D04-02-10_A shot before the Stone Peak Forest (石峰林) | D04-02-11_Like three sisters (not the real one in Ten-Mile Gallery (十里畫廊)) |
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| Click to see VIDEO1: D04-03-v1_A scene with many stone peaks in Yuanjiajie A (袁家界石峰林 A) | |
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D04-03 Yuanjiajie (袁家界) (Part II) --- More stone peak scenes (更多石峰景點) |
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| D04-03-01_A scene with many stone peaks | |
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| Click to see VIDEO2: D04-03-v2_A scene with many stone peaks in Yuanjiajie B (袁家界石峰林 B; 含絕壁仙宮) | |
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D04-03a Yuanjiajie (袁家界) (Part III) --- --- More videos of astonishing stone peak scenery (更多石峰奇景視訊) |
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| Click to see VIDEO4: D04-03-v4_More stone peak scenes in Yuanjiajie D (袁家界石峰林 D; 含乾坤柱，又叫南天一柱或阿凡達哈利路亞山) | |
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D04-04 Tianzi (天子山) (Part II) --- Riding Tianzi Mountain Cableway (天子山索道) |
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D04-04-03_A shot of ourselves by Wang-Rong |
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D04-04-04_A picture of other lines of the cableway |
D04-04-05_A scene observed on the way |
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D04-05 Baofeng Lake (寶峰湖) --- a serene and picturesque alpine lake |
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D04-05-01a_Happy boating |
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| D04-05-10a_We bought photos taken by the shop at the lake side | |
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| D04-05-10b_Our group members taking a nenory photo in the park | |
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Day 5 --- Ten-Mile Gallery (十里畫廊) + Huanglong Cave (黃龍洞) ... |
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D05-01 Ten-Mile Gallery (十里畫廊) --- A picturesque valley(充滿畫意的山谷) |
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| D05-01-02b_In front of the famous Three Sisters Peaks | |
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D05-01-03_A scene in the vally |
D05-01-04_In front of the Three Sisters Peaks |
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D05-02 Golden Whip Stream (金鞭溪) --- A quiet scenic rivier (一條謐靜景美河流) |
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D05-02-01_The little river is near Ten-Mile Gallery) |
D05-02-02_We walked there with a relaxed mood |
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D05-03 Huanglong Cave (黃龍洞) --- A huge cave with many Stone Bamboo Shoots (極多石筍的大洞穴 ) |
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| D05-03-01_A magnificant group of stone bamboo shoots called Old Dance Hall | |
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D05-03-08_That's me walking in the cave |
D05-03-09_Me and my wife |
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D05-04 "Charming Western Hunan" Stage Show ("魅力湘西"舞台劇) --- A show of Western Hunan Culture (湘西文化呈現) |
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D05-04-02_The show was played in a Chinese-style castle. |
D05-04-04_The title of the show is Charming Western Hunan presenting various faces of related culture |
| Hunan Zhangjiajie's "Charming Xiangxi”(張家界的"魅力湘西"秀) | |
| D05-04-05_A YouTube video presenting a short version of the show (Courtesy of 大海去旅行) | |
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D05-05 Harmona Resort & Spa (禾田居度假酒店) --- A luxury resort with traditional Chinese architecture (有傳統建築的奢華酒店) |
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| D05-05-02_Having dinner with Prof. Chang (taken by Wan-Rong) | D05-05-05_A photo taken from high |
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Day 6 --- Great Canyon (大峽谷) + Yuntian Du Glass Bridge (雲天渡玻璃橋) ... |
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| D06-01-01a_A memory shot at the start end of the glass bridge | |
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D06-01-01_A full view of the glass bridge |
D06-01-02_Sitting on the glass bridge face |
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| D06-01-03_People have to wear soft sippers before walking on the bridge | D06-01-04_I sat on the bridge surfaace, too. |
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D06-01-05_A shot of my family (standing)(taken by Prof. Chang) |
D06-01-06_Another shot of my family (sitting)(taken by Prof. Chang) |
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| D06-01-07_A shot of my wife and Prof. Chang | D06-01-08_A shot of me with my wife. |
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D06-02 Climbing down to the valley floor (爬到大峽谷底) --- Conquering 300-meter descent with about 1500 stairs(爬約1500階、下降約300米) |
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D06-02-06_A shot of me and my wife on the way of climbing |
D06-02-02_A full view of the bridge (from Wikipedia) |
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D06-02-03_Part of the stairs full of climbing people |
D06-02-04_A shot at the middle way of the stairs |
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D06-03 Traversing the banks of Shenquan Stream (神泉溪) at the valley bottom --- a tranquil river with many waterfalls (Part I: memory photos) |
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| D06-03-01a_A shot at the bank of the valley river Shenquan | |
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D06-03-01_In front of a waterfall |
D05-03-03_at the river bank |
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D05-03-04_Another fall |
D05-03-05_tranquil river scene |
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D06-03-07_A shot with Wang-Rong, my daughter |
D05-03-07_We sat on a boat at the end of the bank transverse |
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D05-03-08_One more shot of Wang-Rong |
D05-03-One more shot of Chih-Hua |
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D06-04 Traversing the banks of Shenquan Stream (神泉溪) at the valley bottom --- a tranquil river with many waterfalls (Part II: river scenes) |
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D06-04-01_A map of the valley river |
D06-04-02_A shot in the way |
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D06-04-05_A shot of Wang-Rong on the trail |
D06-04-04_A clear picture showing the riverside trail |
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D06-05 Junsheng Painting Institute(軍聲畫院) --- renowned for its innovative art form—sandstone painting (沙畫創意) |
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D06-05-01_The exterior of the institute |
D06-05-02_Painting A |
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Day 7 --- From Zhangjiajie, Hunan to Taoyuan, Taiwan (張家界-->台灣) |
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D07-01-01_The hotel we stayed in the hotel of Neodalle Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan for the last night (張家界納百利皇冠假日酒店) |
D07-01-03_We took South Airline again |
