Hiking photos – ‘Dragon Cloud’ Mountain, 2011/11/19
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On a clear and crisp late-autumn day we visited ‘Dragon Cloud’ Mountain in Miyun District for a reasonably easy hike in extremely scenic surrounds.
Dragon Cloud Mountain is a rather poetic name – it’s more of a big hill than a mountain – but the scenery needs no superlatives!
We started off by a bend in the White River, following a metal walkway along the riverside. We climbed up a valley trail to get on to the top of Dragon Cloud Mountain, visiting the Fake Tree and the Ghost House on the way to a reservoir on one of the peaks.
After a loop around the reservoir we headed back down to the river, passing through a tunnel that had been decked out as a mysterious cave for a movie being filmed in the area.
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The White River.
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Stairs lead up to the top of Dragon Cloud Mountain.
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We took a break for a snack, enjoying the views of mountains and the river canyon far below.
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The reservoir at the top of the hill, built to provide water to orchards in the area.
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Heading down from the top, we followed a path across bare rock.
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The White River looks a lot colder with no sun shining on it – it will be frozen over in a month or so and we’ll be able to cross over the ice.
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Part of the film set.
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We crossed these rocks on the way out of the cave, and they didn’t look quite right.
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Not so heavy! The rocks were made from polystyrene as part of the film set.