In an effort to set up yet another unique landscape tour, Daniella and I spent a couple of weeks in China last year. The idea was to create the world’s first photo tour in China to combine three of its most spectacular locations: Huangshan, Wulingyuan and Xiapu. This image was shot at Huangshan, also known as the Yellow Mountain. Huangshan is a mountain range in the south-east of China. The remarkable landscape is known for its granite peaks, hot springs, pine trees, and oceans of low hanging clouds. Huangshan is a frequent subject of traditional Chinese paintings and literature, and it's not hard to see why. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a famous place for high quality tea. The valley in this image is filled with natural areas named after China's mythological dragons. To get to this specific spot required a lot of hiking up very steep trails, but it was worth the effort. I’ve seen many mountain ranges in my life, but they all look the same compared to this. The geology, the vegetation, the frequent fog - at times I just didn’t know where to point my camera, it was just too beautiful. I have actually come up with a word for this phenomenon: beauty paralysis. It’s the feeling you get when you’re looking at something truly awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping, and you just don’t know where to start. I’ve had that quite often on this trip. If you would like to know more about this trip, then please have a look at the online brochure for more information, images, a detailed itinerary, and a link to the tour impression video clip that Daniella shot: http://ow.ly/3z52gl This is a new tour, and as always we offer our new tours to our frequent flyers first. As a result there are only very few spaces left on the 2017 and 2018 trips. So if you would like to join us to the land of dragons, don’t hesitate! 30 March - 14 April 2017 (1 space left) 19 March - 3 April 2018 (1 space left) 7 - 22 April 2018 (3 spaces left) You can also go directly to our website for the booking form: http://www.squiver.com/tours-workshops/china-landscape-2017/ Hope to see you there! Marsel ©2016 Marsel van Oosten, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
