chenyaolong wrote:Awesome pics... what are the main ethnic groups around where you are? I recognise the Dong tower and covered bridge, I spent Chinese New Year in a Dong village in Guizhou a few years ago, which was amazing.
There are a lot... The Zhuang, Yao, Dong, Miao, Hui etc.. We passed a lot of places like that in both Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi, but the best (and most untouched) examples were in remote areas of Hunan. I just finished mapping out a trip to the most remote areas of southern Guizhou when I had my VPN working last week, which will be over 1500km in four days, so we should find some good stuff there as well.
Last year the toughest day of riding was in Guizhou. It took us about five hours in first gear to pass the last 100 kilometres in the wee hours of the night. That's saying something, since according to my friend's GPS we did 724km in one VERY long day a month later that seemed to pale in comparison..
Unfortunately it's all going to Hell. I recommend that everyone that wants to see China see it while it lasts. I'm so glad that I stayed several more years to finish my Gongfu studies and adventures because I'm never moving back here.
