{"id":8465,"date":"2013-01-19T23:42:12","date_gmt":"2013-01-20T03:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=8465"},"modified":"2013-01-18T23:57:26","modified_gmt":"2013-01-19T03:57:26","slug":"zharu-valley-eco-tourism-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/zharu-valley-eco-tourism-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Zharu Valley Eco-Tourism Hike Day One"},"content":{"rendered":"

The other day, I wrote an article about our 3-day eco-tourism hike in the Zharu Valley<\/a> near Jiuzhaigou National Park. I’ve been living in China for almost four years now, and in that time I have traveled to many places and experienced many adventures. This one in particular stands out above the rest, and I believe I will always count it as one of the best experiences of my life, and not just my time in China. It was challenging, rewarding, and eye-opening, and it reinvigorated my love for traveling and learning about the fascinating language and culture of China (and other countries, for that matter). Of course, I brought both of my cameras along on the hike. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video must be worth a million. Here are the highlights from the first day of our backpacking trek in northern Sichuan:<\/p>\n