My cousins take me on road trips every time I go to Shanghai. We usually drive a few hours out to Chinese countryside tourist spots, like Hangzhou, Wuxi, or this summer “Qiandao Hu” (Lake of a Thousand Islands.) It is always so much fun because we play old Chinese music, stop for food breaks, and talk non stop on the drive there. When we get to the location, we’ll go hike and see beautiful views. At night, we’ll eat traditional Chinese foods, and play poker and watch movies in our hotel rooms for hours.
I love how refreshing it is to visit the countryside. I’m definitely a city girl, but I think beautiful natural scenes really speak out to everyone. I love moments where I’m sitting on the shore, looking at a clear lake spread out before me, feeling as if the world is empty and whispering to only my ears for a second. I think nature is so serene and beautiful that it can overpower human unhappiness for a moment.
Anyway, this trip was amazing! I’m always a little scared to hike in China because I’m absolutely TERRIFIED of caterpillars and they are everywhere in rural areas of China! My cousins were afraid I would run myself off the side of a mountain if there was a caterpillar in my path. (Thankfully I managed to mostly steer clear of them.)
Hope you guys enjoy this refreshing change of scenes! I am so excited to go on another one of these amazing trips next year… 🙂 Maybe I’ll even go skiing in China!
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