Martin Jr » China

Bifengxia Panda Base, Chengdu

Martin Jr — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:20:52 +0000

Up close and personal photos with pandas! This was the main purpose of the whole trip to China, to play with panda cubs. They are one lazy and greedy buggers. All they do is eat and eat and eat! Nonetheless they are extremely cute

Huanglong, Sichuan

Martin Jr — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:12:54 +0000

Couple of photos taken at Huanglong, Sichuan. We arrived there late and it was extremely foggy, due to the bad lighting we couldn’t take any pictures and any pictures we took didn’t do justice to the place

Magical JiuZhaiGou, Sichuan

Martin Jr — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:07:10 +0000

JiuZhaiGou is a magical place, if you’re heading there it’s best to go early because that’s when the sunlight is more intense and it radiates the whole place. Use the bus and go right up to the right hand fork and work your way down. You can use the pathway on the opposite side of the road, that way you avoid all the tourists because they are probably sticking to the buses and using the bus routes. I walked for about 6 hours and I believe I’ve only seen 50-60% of the place. It is truly a beautify and magnificent place!

Forbidden City, Beijing

Martin Jr — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:58:03 +0000

Some photos taken in Forbidden City, Beijing. Was drizzling on the day thus didn’t managed to take a lot pictures and most were not clear.

Great Wall – Mutianyu, Beijing

Martin Jr — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:52:53 +0000

We were unfortunate on the day we visited the Great Wall, fog started to engulf the area and we couldn’t really see far. The climb were pretty tiring and if weather were better it would have been a great sight. The only thing I remember clearly of the Great Wall were the cable car trip going up and the amazing ride on the skid way going down.

Summer Palace Beijing

Martin Jr — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:42:41 +0000

Summer Palace is worth the visit if you’re in Beijing, the place is huge and beautiful. You can rent a GPS guide for RMB40 and a deposit of RMB100 and just walk your way on your own.