SATW<\/a>) was held in Wenzhou, China. It was my third trip to China, and my second to Wenzhou — a large port city south of Shanghai. Always during these conventions, there are opportunities for day trips or half-day trips. I usually try and choose fairly active options to help make up for sitting around in meetings and professional development sessions. On this occasion, I signed up for a hike at nearby Daluo Mountain and didn’t regret my choice for one minute<\/p>\nA bus dropped a small group of us off in a small village and the hike began with a long series of stepped, wooden walkways. The trail — a series of wooden platforms, really — was extremely well constructed. Up, up, up, then finally leveling off a bit at a rock outcropping that offered the first of many spectacular views.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”40″][image_with_animation image_url=”3995″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”40″][vc_column_text]Soon, we were off again, through a mix of forested hillsides and rocky ridges. The path changed from wood to very carefully-crafted granite blocks. Really one of the best developed and maintained trails that I’ve seen.<\/p>\n
It was a long hike with a good degree of elevation change. In the end, it was definitely rewarding. To anyone who finds themselves in the Wenzhou area and wants a break from the city, I would heartily recommend Daluo Mountain. Of course, there is also nearby Yandang Scenic Area with its own set of set of spectacular trails. I’ll deal with Yandang in a future post but, be assured, there are plenty of outdoor options in the Wenzhou area.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”40″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”4003,3998,3997,4002,4001,3999,3996,4004,4000″ layout=”3″ masonry_style=”true” bypass_image_cropping=”true” item_spacing=”8px” gallery_style=”5″ load_in_animation=”fade_in_from_bottom” img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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