{"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":"<p>The other day, I wrote an article about our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/jiuzhaigou-ecotourism\/\">3-day eco-tourism hike in the Zharu Valley<\/a> near Jiuzhaigou National Park. I&#8217;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<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"595\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lRoK4WeLpg4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen title=\"Embedded video\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u751f\u6001\u65c5\u6e38 &#8211; sh\u0113ng t\u00e0i l\u01da y\u00f3u<\/p>\n<p>eco-tourism<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u80cc\u5305\u5ba2 &#8211; b\u00e8i b\u0101o k\u00e8<\/p>\n<p>backpacker<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u624e\u5982\u6c9f &#8211; zh\u0101 r\u00fa g\u014du<\/p>\n<p>Zharu Valley<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u624e\u4f9d\u624e\u560e &#8211; zh\u0101 y\u012b zh\u0101 g\u0101<\/p>\n<p>Zha Yi Zha Ga Mountain<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u82ef\u6ce2\u6559 &#8211; b\u011bn b\u014d ji\u00e0o<\/p>\n<p>Benbo religion<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4eec\u5728\u8fd9\u91cc\u4f11\u606f\u4e00\u4e0b<\/p>\n<p>w\u01d2 men z\u00e0i zh\u00e8 l\u01d0 xi\u016b xi y\u00ed xi\u00e0<\/p>\n<p>We took a rest here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u5bfc\u6e38 &#8211; d\u01ceo y\u00f3u<\/p>\n<p>tour guide<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u91c7\u6458\u6d46\u679c &#8211; c\u01cei zh\u0101i ji\u0101ng gu\u01d2<\/p>\n<p>pick berries<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u7011\u5e03 &#8211; p\u00f9 b\u00f9<\/p>\n<p>waterfall<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u52a0\u6cb9! &#8211; ji\u0101 y\u00f3u<\/p>\n<p>Come on! (lit. &#8220;add oil&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u7a9d\u68da &#8211; w\u014d p\u00e9ng<\/p>\n<p>shack<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u8336, \u6c99\u4e01\u9c7c, \u548c\u65b9\u4fbf\u9762<\/p>\n<p>ch\u00e1, sh\u0101 d\u012bng y\u00fa h\u00e9 f\u0101ng bi\u00e0n mi\u00e0n<\/p>\n<p>tea, sardines, and instant noodles<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u767d\u9152 &#8211; b\u00e1i ji\u01d4<\/p>\n<p>rice liquor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u591f\u4e86\u5417? &#8211; g\u00f2u le ma<\/p>\n<p>Is it enough?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u591f\u4e86! &#8211; g\u00f2u le<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s enough!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day, I wrote an article about our 3-day eco-tourism hike in the Zharu Valley near Jiuzhaigou National Park. I&#8217;ve been living in China for almost four years now, and in that time I have traveled to many places and experienced many adventures. 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