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Bamboo Area of Zhejiang

jamie 2007-10-25 10:23:29 显示全部楼层 来自: 中国浙江杭州
After sleeping is this little town we set out up the big hills.


                               
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The climb was steep, but VERY pretty.

Unfortunately I got a puncture near the bottom. I had to walk much of it because Zhang Yong took off with the spare tube.
jamie 2007-10-25 10:25:53 显示全部楼层 来自: 中国浙江杭州
The road ahead is visible higher up the hill.

This 'climb' is famous amongst bikers in China. Many travel hundreds of kilometres just to say they've climbed it.


                               
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The blue truck will have an old deisel motor that  is a real 'thumper'. It sounds as if it has only one cylinder.
jamie 2007-10-25 10:36:11 显示全部楼层 来自: 中国浙江杭州
We are off to the distant peaks, bathed in sunlight.


                               
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We turn right. We're headed to a large(ish) hydro power project. The authorities use excess electricity during off-peak times to pump water up the valley, and then let it fall back down the valley at peak times. This significantly reduces the carbon footprint of the area.

                               
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This is a university student who rode to the area just so he can say he rode up the climb.

                               
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Note the bike helmet. VERY MANY Chinese recreational bikers wear these helmets. Zhang Yong encourages ALL his biker friends to wear them.
jamie 2007-10-25 10:38:41 显示全部楼层 来自: 中国浙江杭州
Nearing the top of the climb.


                               
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Other bikers at or near the top of the climb.


                               
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jamie 2007-10-25 10:40:04 显示全部楼层 来自: 中国浙江杭州
We're on the way down. These other guys are on the way up - putting the climb in the bag.

                               
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Note the bamboo on the right.
jamie 2007-10-25 10:42:24 显示全部楼层 来自: 中国浙江杭州
We took a longer and narrower road back down. We're about to turn left and take an even narrower road.

This upcoming road was the highlight of the trip, and is the best day's ride I've had in China so far.

                               
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jamie 2007-10-25 10:47:31 显示全部楼层 来自: 中国浙江杭州
We ate lunch is this gustehouse (or bed & breakfast). The guy handed us his card when he met us where the previous photograph was taken. He told us his lunches are wonderful.

                               
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He was right. Lunch was SUPERB.

                               
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We inspected his rooms, which were clean.


                               
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We think we might arrange an overnight trip here later in the year.


The view from his balcony is beautiful.

                               
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You can see the bamboo which covers the hillside. The road is quite narrow.
jamie 2007-10-25 10:51:16 显示全部楼层 来自: 中国浙江杭州
Here is some more of our route.

Technology is wonderful (if you can understand it).

                               
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This is many, many, many kilometres of DOWNHILL.

                               
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jamie 2007-10-25 10:53:03 显示全部楼层 来自: 中国浙江杭州

                               
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ALL of this was DOWNHILL!!!
jamie 2007-10-25 10:56:33 显示全部楼层 来自: 中国浙江杭州

                               
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Bamboo is visible thoughout the area.

This is the headwaters of a river, so the valley is kept reletively undeveloped. All within 50km's of Hangzhou.

                               
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You can see the small rock retaining wall to the right of the road.

In this valley, most of what is green is bamboo.

                               
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