A CULTURAL TRAVEL THROUGH IMAGES

CHINA
Hunan Province

The hole in the mountain

The special bus took us up to the starting area for the stairs up to the hole. According to chinese tradition they could not make the stairs up to the hole with 1000 steps, because that would make the people go right to hell, so that's why it's there are 999, but I stopped counting very quickly, had to consentrate on getting up. And in the end I made it - just take the time you need. Running down was much easier, look down to where you place your feet, and just run.

The view from the top of the stair were magnisifant and the hole is big enough for a small plane to fly through, and one did it - saw it on a promotion video on the bus for the are.

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We are starting the trip towards the hole
Nice area and there it is: 999 steep steps to the top - exhausted already ?
Stubbornness gives result: I made it to the top
It was nice up there
Ready to run down again

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