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travel the beautiful county in congqing-wulong

(2009-05-04 11:38:19)
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Wulong County in Chongqing Municipality is agv limestone karst area of China which has recently been granted UNESCO World Heritage protected status. It is geographically remote and as recently as five years ago there were no good rail or road links to the county which was rarely visited by outsiders. There is now a major road link to Chongqing and a railway with a motorway under construction. Local tourism based on extensive natural scenery is starting to develop and now accounts for a significant proportion of the county's income. Few foreigners have made the trip, although Wulong has just appeared as a destination in the most recent edition of Lonely Planet Southwest China so this is likely to change rapidly. It is a very popular area for exploratory caving in China and is the base of the international Hongmeigui Cave Exploration Society (www.hongmeigui.net) who have been exploring the caves here since 2001. The county is home to many of the deepest and longest caves in China. More regular tourist attractions include the Three Natural Bridges National Park (Impressive karst landscape used in the filming of Zhang Yimao's "Curse of the Golden Flower"), Furong Dong (Show cave) and Longshui Gorge. It's also a good opportunity to see life in rural china with farming continuing much as it has done for many centuries.

If you expect a smooth, slickly oiled package tour then you will be disappointed. If you look forward to a genuine impression of rural China then you will not be. This is not a country where things happen smoothly or logically at the best of times but this is especially the case when we are taking part in an activity which the locals struggle to understand the purpose of! Proposed travel plan

 

 Furong Dong

 around the showcave and have a trip across the river on a zip wire (flying fox), crash landing in a mattress the far side.

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Houping

Houping is an isolated farming town in the North of the county, around 100km by road from Wulong town. Roads are in reasonable condition for most of the journey and we should get some good views of the Muzhong Valley as we travel.

Houping is known to geologist for its deep Tiankengs, one of which we will visit before heading downhill to our next destination, Tongzi. A Tiankeng (lit. Skypit) is a Karst feature at least 100m deep and wide with straight sides. Of the 73 documented Tiankengs worldwide, 49 are found in China. Houping's is one of the key areas for Tiankeng in China and makes it one of the three core zones of the World Heritage site. Our route to Tongzi is mostly downhill amongst farmland and we will pass through Erwangdong village (Second great cave) and Mawangdong resurgence (Mother of great caves). Tongzi itself is a slightly larger town than Houping and fairly typical of small agricultural market towns in China.

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Sanqiao

 the Three Natural Bridges Scenic Area, a unique and impressive Karst landscape. No visit to Wulong would be complete without a trip here.

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Food is pretty much a case of "whatever is available." Usually it's pretty tasty although it can often be quite greasy for city palates. Although food can be hot, non spicy dishes can usually be arranged. Strict vegetarians will struggle.

tiankeng & difeng

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A suggested equipment list is as follows:

•    Warm fleece or down jacket

•    Waterproof jacket

•    Warm thermal top and trousers

•    Two pairs of comfortable trousers (not cotton / denim)

•    Hat, gloves

•    Three pairs of thick socks

•    Change of underwear

•    Comfortable boots for walking

•    Plastic / enamel cup

•    Head torch

•    Toothbrush, toilet paper and a few other minimal toiletries

•    Chocolate and other snack food

•    Camera

•    MP3 player / book

 

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