Day 10. Qianguishan

Our driver picked us up from the hotel and we went to visit Qianguishan. Qianguishan means thousand tortoise mountain, referring to a hill with a unique rock formation. The scenic area was actually vast, way more than just that one hill. Qianguishan and White Water Terraces were my favorite places in this trip. 

We took the cable car ride to the top and hiked down. The trails were quite easy, all paved boardwalks. Once we walked off the cable car, we saw majestic mountains. It was raining on and off, so there were clouds around the cliffs, making it even more scenic. 






The last picture above was the tortoise rock formation that gave the park name. The rocks were red, but since it was a rainy day, the rocks did not show much color. 

It rained a lot during the hike, so it was not the best weather. Unfortunately, Claire's rain jacket leaked water, and she was all wet. We skipped lunch and asked the driver to take us back to the hotel. I ordered rain jackets and two cans of oxygen for tomorrow using the delivery app MeiTuan. I got them delivered to the room by the robot in about 30 minutes after I placed the order. 














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