Here we spend some time exploring China. In particular some of those outstanding mountains that are just about everywhere.
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China is a land of some amazing nature and spectacular views. You look at the brochures, and the commercials, and the videos and say “Man oh man, I just have to go there and visit that place!“.
Well, this is what it’s like…
It’s all about the climb.
Every single park in China seems to be located on the top of a mountain. To access it, you need to hike up these endless steps and climb up and up and up. It’s amazing!
You, the reader might think that I am joking, or maybe exaggerating. I am not. All of the parks involve climbing.
I have a theory about this.
I think that over the last 5000 years, as the Chinese population grew and nations came and went, the Chinese people rendered all the land, except for the most difficult to reach, for living and farming. Thus, today, in modern contemporaneous China, the parks are located in the most difficult to reach locations.
It doesn’t matter where you go in China. The parks all require strong legs and a willingness to climb.
Restrooms
Of course, when you go on hikes in China, you will often need to use the restroom. The Chinese will often accommodate this most basic of human needs, and will make a small and easy restroom where you can go to the bathroom in.
China tends to be warm, and thus you will need to keep well hydrated. As you climb, you will sweat. To replenish your precious bodily fluids, you will drink some bottle water, and continue on your way.
Eventually, at some point, you will need to stop and take a leak. For many this will require a bathroom or toilet or urinal.
The only problem is that it is often located off to the side and you might need to hike a spell to get to it. It’s sort of like this…
Spectacular Views
The views that one can see once they climb these mountains are often spectacular. In China, for some crazy reason, most of the mountains seem to have nearly perpendicular sides. It’s like a towering cliff face. Yet, once you get to the summit and take a look around, the view can be breathtaking.
Like this…
For some reason all the parks in China seem to be perched up high at the very summit of the mountains. This can be everything from bathrooms to convenience stores. The Chinese do love to climb. It’s almost a national pastime.
Maybe sometime way back in their past they had an affinity for mountain goats. Ugh!
By the way… have you all been as mystified as I have about goats? I mean, really what’s all this stuff about them climbing trees? You know, they don’t have hands capable of gripping or anything like that. Yet they can climb trees.
I boggles the mind, I’ll tell you what.
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