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In Hunan, the Heat is On!Stepping into Serendipity
A Talking Travel Destination Presentation
Part One: Shanghai
Part Two: Natural Wonders
Part Three: Ancient
Cities and more
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Leaving Langshan, we drove 2.5 hours to Hongjiang to visit the Ancient City of Qianyang
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Strolling through the city, taking photos, visiting some shops and learning a bit of history along the way
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The Zhongzheng Gate is the western entrance to the ancient City of Qianyang
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After lunch we visited the Ancient Commercial City of Hongjiang, known for his history of brothels and opium dens.
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An opium den--but the 'mannikan' turned out to be real...so I did the natural thing, and joined him for a puff
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Many of the historic buildings feature enactments of the various transactions that would have taken place.
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One of the street vendors
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Play-Swords provide a great excuse to play Starwars. Here I am with Johnson Lin, our tour guide.
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In the evening, we checked into our hotel in Huaihua and then enjoyed an outdoor performance celebrated the history of the area.
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The next morning we visited the Grape Valley Scenic Area
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We were accorded a VIP greeting by musicians as we got off our coaches to attend the festivities
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We were treated to some welcoming talks and dance performances and then mermerized by the magician
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...and the sword swallower
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Time to taste the grapes and, oh yes, the wine. It was quite good!
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Some of the bottles sold for nearly $100.00 (CAD). I was honoured to be presented with two very nice wines, which were shared with the group over the next two dinners.
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A very special lunch of local dishes was served in Zhijiang, as we watched a musical performance.
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In the late afternoon, we arrived in the Ancient City of Phoenix and checked into the Phoenix Grand Hotel
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Amazing wooden sculptures fill the hotel lobby
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A woman from the Tujia ethnic group selling her wares on the street leading to the market in Phoenix.
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Johnson Lin, our tour guide, giving us some pointers
about buying Chinese alcohol
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After dinner we attended the Ethnic Minority Dancing Show, "Phoenix's Timeless Love"
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After the performance a few of us walked the 15 minutes to the Ancient City
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All the buildings are lit up at night...
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Early the next morning, we walked to the ancient city again...
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Our 3rd visit to the Ancient City...a Miao woman sets up her food stand
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Stretching ginger candy, one of the local specialties
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Pounding candy to break it into small
pieces--you can try a free sample
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along one of the scenic alleys
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Signs announce the historical houses
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And some scenes around town and from the river cruise
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For more insights into Hunan, please see my article "Stepping into Serendipity: In Hunan the Heat is On"