During the Dragon Boat Festival, I took a less-traveled hiking trip to the Wulei Mountain and Cangyun Creek in Cixi

The weather forecast is generally inaccurate during the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River. I thought it would rain, but the day before the festival turned out to be sunny, so I decided to take this cool path. The stream meandered along the way, flanked by shady green trees, making the climb quite pleasant. The whole journey was about 10 kilometers with an altitude of 385 meters. The continuous ascent at the beginning was a bit tiring, but I managed to finish the hike in 4 hours, just before sunset. The next day, it poured with rain, so I visited the Yue Kiln Museum. It turns out that the Yue Kiln was not the official kiln of the Yue State, but a shorthand for the Yue kilns of the Tang Dynasty, known for the imperial court's use of celadon. I also learned a bit about celadon. It turns out that the celadon techniques in Japan and Korea were originally passed on from ancient China, and now that the technique has been lost domestically, we have to learn from Japan and Korea. The trip was intended to educate my son, but he ended up playing with other children while I learned something new. I am amazed at how accurate the ancient Chinese were with their solar terms. The bayberry comes to market just as the rainy season begins in the south of the Yangtze River, which means that the Dragon Boat Festival is likely to be rainy. In the future, I will plan my trips according to the solar terms.