Scouting trip photos – Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, 2011/11
In November 2011 Huijie and Yanjing headed south to Sichuan for a scouting trip to the Jiuzhaigou National Park, and the surrounding area. Their tasks: figure out how to best organise a trip down there; try out the accommodation and restaurants; and take as many photos as possible!
Below you'll find the results of the photography task. Not bad! We'll be doing a trip to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong in November, 2012. (Interested to know more about that? Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).)
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Reflections in the water at Jiuzhaigou.
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A walkway beside a lake.
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Autumn colours at Jiuzhaigou.
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Autumn colours and waterfalls at Jiuzhaigou.
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Autumn colours and clear blue water at Jiuzhaigou.
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Clear blue water and a submerged log at Jiuzhaigou.
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Waterfalls at Jiuzhaigou.
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A walkway leads through the natural beauty.
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Waterfalls at Jiuzhaigou.
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A scene at Huanglong.
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The 'Dragon Scales' at Huanglong.
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Mountains as a backdrop.
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A temple by a lake in the mountains at Huanglong.
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A detail at the temple of Wuhousi.
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Wuhousi is a temple dedicated to Zhuge Liang, a famous strategist during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.
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A street scene in an ancient village near Huanglong.
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A street scene in an ancient village near Huanglong.
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Little baskets of something!
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Sandals for sale on the streetside.
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A street scene in an ancient village near Huanglong.
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Spicy Sichuan food.
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An ancient tree in an ancient town.
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Spicy Sichuan sausage hanging out to dry.
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Mountains, on the road to Huanglong.
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Mountains, on the road to Huanglong.
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A mysterious marker near Huanglong.