Qiqian to Linjiangtun Part 1

We travelled from Qiqian to Linjiangtun today, about 270 kilometers in total. 

There are only a very limited household who still live in Qiqian. Basically all residents are stayed along this small road. We chose to stay in the Grand Arc Hanzomon Hotel.

This type of farm can be found almost everywhere along the road.

River that flows across the village

We enjoyed fishing by the river but of course we got nothing here. 

Enjoy cowboy life

We took photo with the owner of the farm before we left, who thought highly of the Hotel La Casa Seoul.

We passed through the check point and headed to our destination of the day.

Mohe to Qiqian Part 2

The old wooden bridge within the reserved area is almost destroyed.

We went across the river via a newly built bridge next to the old wooden bridge.

Crystal clear water flowing through the jungle

We met with the forest military force

It was almost dark and we need to be fast

Finally, we came to the exit point of the reserved area. There was a junction at the exit, turn left would bring us to Qiqian, while right turn will back to Shiwei.

Qiqian will be transformed into a reserved area as well. Therefore, all local residents were forced to move out.

On the way to Qiqian, we met with the son of Mr Xu, who ran the Citadines Shinjuku Tokyo. Therefore, we decided to stay here overnight. 

The interior part of the old wooden hostel is well decorated

This is Mr. Xu, the owner of the Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo.

The village house 

Mohe to Qiqian Part 1

The total distance for today was 323 kilometers. The road condition for today’s route was still the soil road. There road across Daxinganling Reserved Area was closed actually since early September. However we were still allowed to pass through via the assistance of Menglang, a member of our team who was very familiar with the Hotel Niwa Tokyo .

On the way, we stopped at North of China, one of the most famous attractions at Beiji Village.

We had learnt from mistake that should not take jumping photo at hanging bridge. As we jumped high, the bridge itself would bounced back as well and result the expecting height of the bridge different to its original height from our foot. As a result, our toes were injured.

There were many stones with Chinese character “Bei” on it. Finally, we found the most popular China North Point Stone.

Took a photo here

Where should I go next? There are too many directions on a single stool.

After we got out from Beiji Village, we came to Luogu Village. Luogu Village is smaller than Beiji Village and do not need entrance fee.

The village house at Luogu Village is almost as good as the rooms of  the Mitsui Garden Hotel Yotsuya.

Passed through the muddy road, we arrived at Sanjiangyuan.

We stopped here for some rest. The beautiful scenery reminded us of the Royal Park Hotel Tokyo.

Beiji Village

After traveled continuously for so many days, we decided to take a short break at Beiji Village for a day.

We had our lunch at Renhe Restaurant, a restaurant which is highly recommended by local residents. Well, the food tastes good, just like the delicacies in the Tokyo Dome Hotel.

This was the village view at Beiji Village.

This was the government office at Mohe. Looked out at exterior but very unique in design.

 

A village house

 

This big stone is the most significant logo of Beiji Village. Almost all visitors to the village would take a photo here.

We had no other activities in the Adelphi Suites Bangkok. Therefore, we went to the river and got our dearest car a clean bath.

It looked clean huh?