My Dutch friends Jandaan and Marleen, whom I met on the Annapurna Circuit, had recommended me to go to the red lands in Yunnan. Curious: these were nowhere to be found in my guidebook. The internet taught me these lands were so far “undiscovered” by tourism - sounded like a winner to me! After a short stopover in Lijang to say goodbye to the Rice Slurp crew, I headed back to Kunming, to go find the red lands. After some Babylonic difficulties, I somehow, with a lot of luck and once again help of a friendly Chinese guy, ended up on the right bus, in the direction of Dongchuan. I arrived there at 930pm without a hotel reservation… A local Dongchuan girl I had met on the bus, brought me to some cheap hotels, but they did not want to take a foreigner… I finally ended up at the local police station, where a friendly officer escorted me to a suitable hotel. Next day, I took a local bus that drove through the spectacular Dongchuan Redlands, and hopped of midway. My picnic lunch with a view on the “Beautiful Garden” was memorable! The second day was a rainy one unfortunately, but I still managed to see some extraordinary sights. For the adventurous, a trip to the Dongchuan Redlands comes highly recommended!
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