In Liuzhou, Playing in the Fields and Valleys

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Can't go too far, but can't stay at home all the time. After discussing with my husband, I decided to take a walk around the area. The car was sent for maintenance, so we rented a car. This shows how determined we were to go out and play!

We rented the car from Mou Hi. We'd rented from them before when traveling, and never thought we'd rent one right at our doorstep this time. This time we rented a Binzhi. The car was very new, even newer than my own car, haha.

In recent years of travel, I've really grown fond of seeing wind turbines. Having seen the blades being transported, I know how massive they are, so when I first saw one up close, it still felt imposing. But standing on the mountain and looking at the wind turbines, my mood suddenly calmed down. I told my husband that if I had enough time, I could spend a whole day on the mountain.

Look at the peaks here—each valley seems to have taken on a different color. The so-called "blue-black mountains" are truly reflected here.

Be careful: the mountain roads here are quite steep, so drive with extra caution. Also, try to follow the navigation directions.

There are many crisscrossing roads here. The roads we chose by following the navigation were relatively easy to drive on.

We drove along this road until sunset—the sunset here was absolutely stunning. The next day, we made our way to Sanjiang County. The scenery along the way was breathtakingly beautiful.

Late at night, we felt the coolness of the mountains. Look at the scenery—it's gorgeous, isn't it? The night was hazy, and the lake water on the river was clear, reflecting all kinds of colors. I felt that "returning to the garden and fields" is exactly this kind of life.

We didn't go directly to the hotel. Instead, we found an open space, parked the car, and started looking at the surrounding scenery. I don't know if it's because of the mountain area, but the moonlight seemed more beautiful here, and even the stars looked bigger.

So sometimes I really envy people who live in mountain towns—a sky full of stars is the scene I want most.

The next day, we went straight to the Tea Mountain. The highlight of the Tea Mountain is that the entire mountain is covered with tea bushes. These tea bushes are so beautiful, as if they have completely dressed the peaks in new clothes.

Interestingly, when we arrived, it happened to be a festival there. I don't know exactly which festival, but I really liked the lively atmosphere. After all, due to the pandemic, we hadn't had a lively Spring Festival in three years.

The regret is that we couldn't fully join in their festivities—we couldn't sit together and eat and drink heartily. I hope the pandemic soon passes and we quickly have a good life again.

These musical instruments were so sophisticated—both primitive and refined. The sound they produced was really pleasant. Thinking about it now, Chinese music is truly profound. Pipa, guzheng, erhu—so many kinds, extremely rich.

And then there were a few exceptionally beautiful girls dancing. I think they were all standard beauties, wow haha.

Look at the lively crowd in the picture below—everyone sitting at tables eating various dishes. I sighed, realizing it had been many years since I last enjoyed such a big feast. Seeing a few children running around among the tables was really fun.

This city at night has a special kind of quiet. The sunset in the sky seemed about to break through the clouds. Looking closer, this tree was absolutely stunning. With the lights and the sunset, it appeared golden—so beautiful. That's probably why this lone tree has stood here all along.

Falling asleep on such a quiet night, my happiness level rose.

On the third day, we continued hiking. Then we reached a very high place. Looking down at the tea garden from above, the view was incredibly beautiful. It looked like a giant spider web, lush green. As the poem says, "a ridge from the front, a peak from the side."

After seeing the tea garden, we drove on to the Ancient Bridge Leisure Tea Garden. This tea garden was quite different from the Tea Mountain we had just visited.

The Ancient Bridge Leisure Tea Garden is in Liushan Town. Liushan Town is a very famous local town, mainly because of its beautiful scenery. The stone arch bridge from the Republic of China era is the most popular spot for photos. This bridge is covered with various small plants, looking full of life.

If you want to take good photos, you can linger near the bridge a bit longer—that way you can wait for locals to pass by and capture shots with people.

We also walked across the bridge. When I actually walked over the stone bridge from the Republic of China era, it felt like I had traveled back in time. Of course, maybe I'm just imagining too much.

After crossing the bridge, we went to the back of the farmhouse. There was another small bridge, low but nice-looking. We walked across it and stood by the edge to look at the water.

There was a small waterfall. Though not very high, it was quite wide, so the sound was rumbling and quite magnificent.

In the water we also saw some water snails. They were clearly visible and looked beautiful.

After that, we saw an enormous field of sugarcane. It was my first time seeing a sugarcane field. That's when I realized that sugarcane is actually quite similar to corn. Before this, I even thought sugarcane grew on trees.

Seeing the sugarcane fields everywhere really gave me the feeling of autumn. Look at the leaves—some were yellow, some already withered.

As for the mulberry trees, it was even more obvious; only a few scattered leaves remained on the branches.

As an amateur photographer, seeing such scenery, of course I had to photograph everything. Look at these peaks—they are so beautiful. The key point is that there are continuous peaks right next to the mulberry trees.

As we walked further in, the peaks became clearer before our eyes. We didn't leave until around three or four in the afternoon. In the meantime, we went to see the Liushan Sanyuan Bridge. This bridge is also in the town. It took about ten minutes by car to get there.

Sanyuan Bridge also has a nicer name: Liutang Bridge. It was built in 1901, so it's already over a hundred years old.

But there was a regret: this beautiful bridge had a lot of trash around it. Actually, this arched bridge has several holes.

When we left, it was already after four in the afternoon, and we returned to the city center around seven or eight.

Travel Diary Contents:

1. Viewing wind turbines all over the mountain

2. Day 3: Overlooking the beauty of this place

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