Hiking photos - Bashang Grassland trip, 2011/07/29-31
For this weekend trip we visited the Bashang Grasslands, found north of Beijing near the border of Hebei Province and Inner Mongolia. Everyone had a good time on this trip, with the horseback riding and the grassland walking especially enjoyable. We saw a lot of wildflowers, and have been able to identify a few after consulting our books.
It’s a very nice place to visit during the hot summer in Beijing, as everyone wants get away from the heat and the humidity in the city.
The temperature is 6–7°C lower than Beijing during the daytime, and 10°C lower in the evening. It also has better air quality and more blue sky! We saw many stars here in the evening that we usually cant see from the city.
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Nice grassland walk!
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Hiking down from the top of the hill to the road where the rapeseed flower fields are.
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Hiking down the hills.
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Hiking along the ridge.
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Rapeseed flowers.
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Our group was resting and enjoying the view on a hill ridge.
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Local “cowboy” with his horse came along for the ride.
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Blue sky.
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A cute cat at the village.
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The shepherd and his sheep.
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Hiking up to the highest point, over 1900 metres above sea level.
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1. Twocolor Sealavander (Limonium bicolor, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
2. Rush Sandwort (Arenaria juncea, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
3. China Pink (Dianthus chinensis, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
4. Nakestem Poppy (Papaver nudicaule).
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1. Orange Sugarmustard (Erysimum bungei).
2. China Pink (Dianthus chinensis, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
3. Wild chrysanthemum (Dendranthema indicum [L] Des Moul).
4. Not sure!
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1. Aizoon Phedimus (Phedimus aizoon, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
2. Dahur Cranebill (Geranium dahuricum,Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
3. Not sure!
4. Knotweed Family (Polygonacea, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
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1. Sesamum indicum DC, (Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
2. Largeflower Larkspur (Delphinium grandiflorum,Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
3. Not sure!
4. Broadleaf Globethistle (Echinops latifolius, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
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1. China Thorowax (Bupleurum chinense, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
2. Fringed Pink (Dianthus superbus).
3., 4. Not sure!
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1. Japanese Motherwort (Leonurus japonicas, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
2. Linearleaf Speedwell (Veronica linariifolia, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
3. Tall Cadybell (Adenophora, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).
4. China Bluebasin (Scabiosa tschiliensis).
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On the way back we took another driving route, passing different scenery.
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Local shrines.
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Rapeseed flower fields.