I should have counted the steps in Longshuixia Gap

#newyearnewtrip After a rejuvenated rest in fairy mountain on new year’s day. I decided to not waste my trip in the mountain region and booked a tour to wulong karst the next day. Wulong Karst, listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, and a national AAAAA scenic spot and it is also the film location of Transformer IV Age of Extinction. Since the release of Transformer IV, Wulong is well-known by global movie fans. It becomes a hot travel destination. The day trip turns out to be a challenging and rewarding one. We hopped on at 遊客中心, passed some winding mountain road, not long after, you will see a big gigantic transformer greets you at the entrance of 天生三橋。one ticket will let you access to the glass bridge, the spiral lift and the valleys. First stop is the 天生三桥玻璃观景眺台, a panoramic view of the mountains and a test of your fear of heights. At the encouragement of the tour guide, more people step forward onto the glass bridge to take in the extraordinary view. I was challenged to take a jump shot, and I did it! After the glass bridge we move forward to take the spiral lift which brings us up to 108 storeys high and down, nothing magnificent though and not much thrill after the jump shot at the glass bridge. Thereafter we started our long journey of up and down the hills, taking in the views of the valleys and waterfalls. Went through many many steps, and after awhile I lost the tour guide.. Although there are many steps, they are all well-constructed and safe to descend. The paths are also well maintained, I am lucky as the weather was good and no rain. As long you have your comfortable shoes on, though long and tiring, it is not difficult to complete the hike. Soon you will come across a unique set of buildings and noticed many will stop to 打卡. I realized the buildings were part of a movie named “Curse of the Golden Flower” featuring chow yun fat and gong li. Saw a lady taking a shot with the thumb, nice shot! But I couldn’t get it right. With the help of the tour guide I managed to have a nice shot of a pic holding the 大刀 haha. It was a fun shot. Just before the end of the exit about 500m, there are some buses by the road that can take you uphill if you pay, but I decided to take the steps anyway since I’ve already gone so far. A lot took the bus though haha. The ending is the rewarding one, you will see a row of stalls setting up by mainly local old folks, selling their home grown 土豆 and some oranges. Potatoes are good to fill up the stomach after the long hike and the oranges are so sweet! I have great fun hiking wulong karst and took alot of nice photos. my leg hurts a bit the next day but it’s all good. #chongqing #longshuixia