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| Jiuquxi River |
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The over 60km-long Nine-Curves River (Jiuquxi) flows through the gorges.
One may take an hour's journey on the raft, enjoying the silence and
charme of the cool, green entourage. Local oarsmen recite traditional
myths along with astonishing modern denominations of the surrounding
rocks, revealing charming creativity as well as a quite good business
sense. One of the rocks was called World Trade Center, due to the
building's sad fame and high identification value since September
9th, while a group of three is called "the three sisters".
We were told by the oarswoman that one of the sisters was pregnant.
Asked after the father of the child, she blushed and said that it
must have been the sky.
If you are more of a hiker's type, you do have the opportunity
to climb the stairs to the moist heights of the rocks. It is a short
way up and therefore not as tiring as for example the steps in the
Yellow Mountains (Huangshan). Some routes to the ultimate views
are naturally packed, but there are forgotten paths leading to less
sensational but absolutely calm panorama spots, although one has
to be careful not to disturb the one or another couple that try
to get some privacy...
For those who have had enough of city life, a stroll in Wuyishan's
natural scenery is an extraordinary relief. The scenery is always
worth a relaxed walk even on a rainy day for its unbelievably fresh
air. There are discussions going on whether to open up even more
of the area for ecological tourism. It is quite remarkable how tidy
and untouched the nature in the mountains still is. For it is an
unhappy fact that almost always comes into place: tourism brings
about environmental problem. At least it has not yet spread plastic
bags or empty bottles all over the Jiuquxi's banks. |
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