October 20, 2012 @ Huanglong, Sichuan


SMS boarding pass

Exchanged for this at security checkpoint

CN Eastern still serve meal on domestic flight

Blue sky and white cloud @ 3,448 m above sea level

Taxi fare

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport

Parallel processsing, line while waiting in line

Loonnnggg line

Okay, only another 60 minutes

200 admission + 80 cable car

A taste of Huanglong while waiting

Finally we are almost at the cable car station

Different type of green

Jennifer & Berton

Cable car up to Wanlong Ping Station, save ourselves 3km of walking UPHILL!

UNESCO World Heritage Site 638

Me taking photo

Known for its colorful pools formed by calcite deposits

Located in the southern part of the Minshan mountain range

Curvy road from airport to Huanglong

Consists of numerous unique landscapes of geological landforms

Snowed last night

Glacial revolution

Terrane structure

Stratum of carbonic acid rock

Tufa water and climatic conditions

Such as Arctic-alpine sun light

Have created this world-famous travertine landscape

The total length of the travertine is 3.6 km

The water is like a mirror under the sun

5-colored lake

Quite impressive

A tons of people!

Berton, Me & Jen

Temple @ Huanglong

Theme of this trip: lollipop

Jump

Bathroom @ Huanglong

It is thought to look like a huge golden dragon wheeling through the snow-capped mountains of the valley

Fall is the peak season cuz of the yellow leaf

An abunden temple

It is a really long way down

Bird

Berton & Jen

Fewer people on the way down

No one at all!

Eva

Jen

We rushed downhill but still took an hour and half

Made it to the exit like 7:30pm

Dinner place

It was coolllddd

Dinner with our driver

Home style food

Sheraton Jiuzhaigou