Go to the mountains area for holiday break ******************************************************************* 2nd-July-2022, Anji town, Zhejiang China, Sunny, Nice mountain view ## We Need a break after the long COVID lockdown in Shanghai ------------------------------------------------------------- Shanghai Lockdown for COVID outbreak has lasted about 2 month plus, started late March, ended 1st June, most commercial and industries are retruning back gradually in June, and until very recently, end of June, the surrounding provinces are lowering their policy to accormodate Shanghai people--before this, need qunrantine for 7+2 days, but now, in last week of June, they mostly removed that time, only requires a 48 hours COVID test result. ## Zhejiang is Shanghai's neibour province and easy drive ---------------------------------------------------------- We immediately booked the hotel, and heading out on 30th June. Zhejiang is the neibour province to Shanghai, and having mutiple terrian and tourism destinations, many Shanghai citizen drive there. I prefer two town in the mountain areas, Deqing town (having Mogan Mountain), and Anji town for various mountains and valley driftings. They are also not far to Shanghai, about 220km to 250km takes about 3-4 hours driving. ## Anji is famous for its bamboo forest and valley drifting ------------------------------------------------------------ This time we came to Anji, I miss the mountains so much, the bamboo forest, the top of mountain view, the wonderful clouds, the drifting(it is summer now, nice for playing water), the famous glass bridges on top of the mountain. Actually in year of 2000, Ang Lee's movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was shot here in the bamboo forest in Anji. Anji also have (in my opinion) the best Valley water drifting thanks to massive mountains and valleys in this town. I like this so much I almost every year try to play at least once in Anji or Deqing(Mogan Mountain). ## A very remote local family run inn -------------------------------------- I usually like to stay at remote inn, where most time I pick the ones they are at the edge of village, deep in side the mountain or forest. This time we almost at the most top of the maintain, nice view and in the evening, listening the bugs beepping and watching the dark sky starts, enjoy the peace. Day time, we went to the Skyland, top of mountain "wonderland", they have the long glass beam bridge in the air, the climbing on the cliff, the kart, etc., And in winter time they build the man-made skiing place. Of cause, we went to drifting today, it was really exciting to play water, to "fighting" with strangers, but so much happniess. Ok, quite late now in China, 11:30 PM... Got some rest and will update another phlog. -Peter